NOTD with Sally Hansen and China Glaze

As I posted this week I really like my Sally Hansen polish in Gray by Gray... so much that I wanted to do another manicure with it! I have told you all that recently I have been playing with more interesting polish combinations doing fades etc on my nails! I'm no expert yet, but I really do enjoy playing with the combinations.

This week was my Gray by Gray faded with China Glazes Spontaneous! I love this purple colour and it looks amazing mixed with my SH. Now I must say that cremes aren't as easy to fade into each other as polishes with a sparkle... no idea why really, if you know leave a comment telling me why!!

I think next time I will finish my CG a little closer to the tip of the nail as I used it to the middle this time and I don't see my SH as much as I would like. All in all though I really like loved this combo!

Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in Gray by Gray

I am not sure why but I am so attracted to colours that many find a little blah... grays, deep blues etc always seem to be my weakness. I hadn't noticed this colour in store but once I saw a post on Gray by Gray from fellow blogger Rock that Look I knew I had to have it! It took me a while to find it in store but once I did I snatched it up! This is my first Complete Salon Manicure colour so I was excited to make the purchase.

This colour it seems can be compared to MAC's Blue India as well as Barielle's Slate of affairs. I don't have either of those little gems but if you have them you know my affection for this lovely blue gray shade! I can't describe the colour any better then a blue gray or slate. It has a medium depth that really matches so much in my wardrobe I was surprised!! haha

Picture courtesy of Nouveau Cheap

This brush style is something new to me, my camera wouldn't take a good shot of the brush so I don't have one to include but I found a great one that compares this brush to the standard type brush from Nouveau Cheap's blog! This brush is much wider and flatter then the standard which I actually really liked and I thought it gave great control to the application!

The formula of the Complete Salon Manicure I thought was great as well... at least in this colour. One coat gave great coverage and it is thick without being gloppy... is that even a word? haha Sally Hansen claims that this polis is a five in one, Base Coat, Strengthener, Growth Treatment, Color, Top Coat. Now I can't live without my basecoat and my Seche top coat so I can't validate those claims but this polish is chipping a little less then I am used to! Sally Hansen also claims that 'Patented Vita-Care Technology for advanced wear, more shine, and nourishing care.' The wear I can agree with as well I did like how much shine there was even before my top coat... as for nourishing care I will have to get back to you on that one!

Overall I think these polishes are great and Gray by Gray is definitely a winning shade for me!

Great Lipstick Shades for Valentines Day!

Valentine's day is just one of those times a year where you want to look your best for that special someone! Lipstick can send out the signal that you are ready for romance!

Lipstick was first used to make women look more fertile and therefore attractive to the male of our species. When women are fertile or aroused their lips become flushed, which is what the first lipsticks were meant to mimic.

We have moved on since those days venturing into colours that really just mean we like to play with colour. With nude the look that many women want today it totally goes again the original purpose for adding colour to the lips!

Here are a few of my favourite lippies, great for completing that Valentines look! There is something for you here, whether you want to use a romantic red or a coy nude!

Besame Cosmetics in either Cherry Red, or Merlot.

MAC Russian Red

Gosh Darling

MAC Myth

My favorite gloss is Sally Hansen Lip Inflation in either Sheer Blush or Sheer Pink!

What colour are you planning on wearing this Valentines Day??

NOTD-Orly's Enchanted Forest

Yesterday I decided to buy two of Orly's polishes from the Once Upon a Time collection . Today I wanted to give my feedback on Enchanted Forest. 

I rarely find a green polish that I like but I must say that this deep forest green is a great one. This is a creamy looking polish with now sparkle but lots of shine. Two coats gave a great deep colour with lots of depth and no streaking. This is day one so I will have to get back to you on the wearability of this one but I was so exited about the shade that I just had to post right away!

For fun I added Sally Hansen's Xtreme Wear in Lime Lights over the Orly on my middle nail just to see now it looks. I really liked the effect and will probably do a full manicure this way sometime in the future.

Sally Hansen's Hard as Nails Hard as Wraps Review

I recently bought Sally Hansen's Hard as Wraps from the Hard as Nails collection because I am always looking for a way to strengthen my weak and peeling nails! This product claims the following; Patented formula with Acrylic Gel seals and hardens nails with an instant, long-lasting wrap-like surface and a smooth, shiny finish. Nylon fortifies nails and helps prevent chipping, splitting and peeling. I don't know why I had such high hopes for this one but lets just say I was greatly disappointed.

I don't know if I have the worst nails in the world or something, I always read the reviews before buying something new. If the reviews aren't good I move on to the next product. This one had good enough reviews for me to try it, especially for the price at only around $6. I gave this one a good try using is consistently for for over a week. All I have to show for it is 2 broken nails and the rest are peeling worse then they ever have.

First of all I found the product hard to apply. It wasn't as thick as I had thought it would be, so it spread too much on the nail leaving a lot of clean up to be done. I could not use my Seche Vite as a top coast because it caused the product to bubble up within a day. My nails did not feel as strong as when I use my Orly Nail Armor, and I was right as my nails were easy to bend which caused the Hard as Wraps to begin peeling leaving my nails completely unprotected. Within the week I had to reapply this product 3 times which I found a little high. When using my normal routine all it takes is one maybe twice a week which is normal when taking into account polish changes.

Overall I really don't have anything good to say about this product. There as a few formulations of the Hard as Wraps and I don't know if one of the other formulations works better, but this one was a complete waste of my $6, I could have gotten a really nice lip gloss and been happy with my purchase.