Review + Swatches--Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Nail Polishes Shades As Hot As the Summer Season!

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Starting on the left is Big Shiny Top Coat, then  Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Nail Polish #170 Espresso, #280 Rapid Red, #155 Making Mauves, #325 Peachy Breeze, #125 Pumped Up Pink and ending with #160 Mauve It on the right.

You can always make just the right statement with fashion forward nails and toes.  With these six great shades of Sally Hansen’s Insta-Dri Nail Polishes, you are covered with attention-grabbing colors from fun brights to neutrals that can work so well for day through the night to help you sizzle.

The colors that I chose were #325 Peachy Breeze (perky coral-pink), #160 Mauve It (marriage of peach with soft mauve-pink bound together with a graceful shimmer), #125 Pumped Up Pink (cheerful rosy pink with a radiant shimmer), #155 Making Mauves (subtle gray-mauve neutral) to two year-round colors with #280 Rapid Red (classy matte red) and #170 Espresso (red-mauve matte with a bit of pink).

This was also my first time trying this fast-drying nail polish and loved the consistency of the formula as well as its big brush, which simplified for more precise painting and speeding up the manicure process.  I also liked how well this polish covered in one coat except for Peachy Breeze, which needed two.  However, I do prefer two coats because it does seem to make the polish last longer without chipping.

I swatched the shades for you in the below photos.  

The first one that I will show you is #155 Making Mauves.

#325 Peachy Breeze cries out fun with its bright splash of color.

#170 Espresso is perfect for anytime of the year.

A#160 Mauve It is easy to wear and a nice neutral.

This #280 Rapid Red is a gorgeous true red that is timeless.

This is one of my favorites #125 Pumped Up Pink along with my recipe for delicious Mock Pecan Pie. 

The only flaw that I found with this polish was it does chip in about two days.  However, wearing a top coat like Sally Hansen's Big Shiny Top Coat does help to extend the life and pump up the shine.  When you take into account how inexpensive Insta-Dri is along with a beautiful selection, this polish is wonderful for keeping nails beautifully groomed without breaking the bank in doing so.  Check Sally Hansen's Insta-Dri Nail Polishes out for yourself! 

*Disclaimer:  Free products were provided to facilitate this review--not my opinion.*

Review: Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Nail Polish (Mad Women, Spice Age, Too Haute) & Top Coat + SWATCHES!

Disclaimer:  This post is based on a free product provided by a company as a press sample so that I may offer my own  opinion, which may be the same or differ from yours.

This is Sally Hansen Miracle Gel 560 Spice Age.

A great way to give your image a boost is with a gorgeous shade of new lipstick or nail polish.  With Sally Hansen’s Miracle Gel Nail Polishes that I received, you are sure to find the colors to do just that among the tempting 47 polishes.  I got 520 Too Haute (violet-pink), 560 Spice Age (ginger-brown), 500 Mad Women (pink-fuchsia), and 100 Top Coat.  

These new polishes do have a nice size brush that made application fairly easy.

Sally Hansen Miracle Gel 500 Mad Women

For this review, I started by using one coat to paint my nails.   However, I do recommend two coats because the color can show through.  Nonetheless, I like to see how heavy the coverage when I first try new polish.  

I did follow the first coat with the 100 Top Coat.  It did not last nearly a week so I started again.  This time I gave myself two coats before adding the Top Coat.  What a difference that made in extending the wear of this polish.  I got 12 days of beautiful looking nails!

I do think 500 Mad Women or 520 Too Haute were my favorites to compliment my skin tone.  

I really liked not worrying about chipping with that extra time that I got.  If you are tired of painting your nails every other day, then do check these polishes out because this will solve that for you.

Have you tried any of Sally Hansen's Miracle Gel Nail Polishes yet?  Any favorite colors you recommend please share here.  

  

On the left is Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Top Coat with 520 Too Haute on the right.

Here I'm modeling Sally Hansen Miracle Gel 520 Too Haute.  This looks so striking even with jeans.  The color appears quite violet in the jar but once on the hands transforms into this unbelievable deep pink-violet.

Here I have on Sally Hansen Miracle Gel 560 Spice Age, a dramatic brown.

I thought Sally Hansen Miracle Gel 500 Mad Women was a flattering shade as well.  What do you think?

Disclaimer:  Free products were provided to facilitate this review--not my opinion.*

NYC New York Color Fashion Queen Collection of In a Minute Nail Polishes and Queen Jewels Crystal Couture Top Coats Review for Fall, 2014 + SWATCHES!

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Starting on the left in the above photo 002 Queen of the City, then 003 Crown Gold, and ending with 001 Royal Chic on the right.

NYC New York Color created a lot of dramatic nail looks for Fall with their Fashion Queen Collection of three New York Color In a Minute Nail Polishes ($1.99) and six product line of Queen Jewels Crystal Couture Top Coats ($1.99).  

New York Color In a Minute Nail Polish, Royal Chic 001 is a deep brown with a hint of plum to make it more exotic. Flowing like a dark rich burgundy wine is 002 Queen of the City, my favorite among the group.  Then again, 003 Crown Gold is a bronze-gold, which also warmed my heart for how nicely it accented short nails.

I also received three of the Queen Jewels Crystal Couture Top Coats to try out.  001 Fashion Queen had big chunks of glitter in two tones of gold.  003 NY Princess also was heavy on the glitter with two tones of a majestic purple.  Those two were just all right.  The large glitter failed to spread evenly and gathered in spots.  This size of glitter was a bit too gaudy and distracting for my taste, if truth is told.

On the left is 003 NY Princess with 001 Fashion Queen in the middle and ending with my fave shade of 006 Rule the City.

On the other hand, I loved the effect of the last Queen Jewels Crystal Couture Top Coat, 006 Rule the City.  This was a striking gunmetal shade that had a stylish, shimmery base and tiny bits of red-plum glitter to pop it to life discreetly without looking gaudy.  It painted on evenly to make it win more points with me.

Starting with my thumb and working over to my index finger on my left hand is 002 Queen of the City, then 003 Crown Gold, 003 NY Princess,  006 Rule the City, and ending with 001 Royal Chic on my little finger.  My right hand has 001 Royal Chic with a top coat of 001 Fashion Queen on the thumb. 001 Fashion Queen is also on my right index finger.

This is 002 Queen of the City.

Do check this limited edition NYC New York Fashion Queen Collection out when looking to updating your Fall nail polishes and top coats.  I think you will like what you see once you hit the drug store where you shop.  

 *Disclaimer: Free products were provided to facilitate this review--not my opinion.*