Textured Manicure: Sally Hansen Sugar Coat nail polish

Textured Manicure: Sally Hansen Sugar Coat nail polish

Swatches Cosmetopia Digest   Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Number of nail polishes used: Two - one creme polish and one textured polish.
Number of base coats: One.
Number of top coats: Nil.
Number of times this manicure was redone on at least two nails: Eight.
Findings: Detailed below
It was one of those almighty messes. But I think the results were worth it. Read on for more details about this textured black and white manicure using striping tape and Sally Hansen Sugar Coat nail polish in Lick-O-Rich.

Manicure: Sally Hansen Fuzzy Coat Tweedy nail polish over Lancome Vernis In Love 220M

Manicure: Sally Hansen Fuzzy Coat Tweedy nail polish over Lancome Vernis In Love 220M

Swatches Cosmetopia Digest   Monday, March 03, 2014

So I saw my dentist and things are looking good; everything is healing nicely. I celebrated by painting my nails with Lancome Vernis In Love 220M or Jolis Matins and Sally Hansen Fuzzy Coat nail polish in Tweedy.
I've swatched the Vernis in Love first. Jolis Matins is a light, milky-neutral shade with peachy tones that can be worn to work. Streaky with one coat, you can get better coverage with two coats, and even so, you can see faint outlines of tips. The polish is easy to apply and dries reasonably well. I have tried a couple of Vernis in Love polishes now and I will not be buying more - I think O.P.I., Zoya, China Glaze and Ciate are far better value for money and have the better formula. Still, I wouldn't have known if I hadn't tried. This is in natural light. I can't wear plain neutral polishes without wanting to add something else, and I was bored within hours and decided to apply another nail polish above this.
Now for the best part of this manicure - Sally Hansen Fuzzy Coat nail polish in Tweedy.

Manicure: Blue textured leopard print nail art with Sally Hansen Sugar Coat nail polish

Manicure: Blue textured leopard print nail art with Sally Hansen Sugar Coat nail polish

Swatches Cosmetopia Digest   Monday, February 24, 2014

I finally bit the textured nail polish bait. Truth be told, I wasn't impressed by the Barry M textured nail polishes one bit. After trying my fair share of the polishes that separated into gritty and watery parts, I was prepared to dislike all textured polishes for life until I came across the Sugar Coat nail polishes in the Sally Hansen counter. An O.P.I. snob for most part, I love Sally Hansen's base coats, but had not really tried their nail polishes.
The moment I swatched the Sugar Coat nail polishes, I changed my mind, picking up a few of the shades. These are even, like concrete but not gritty and give you great opacity with a thin coat and do not separate into grit and liquid. And the texture shows up (feels up?) only once the polish dries, so you can apply it just like a normal nail polish.

Here is a blue textured leopard print nail art with Sally Hansen Sugar Coat nail polishes and more on the Sugar Coats.