Sally Hansen Salon Effects Strips a.k.a FOOLISHNESS!

Ok so the only other angry post I wrote was this post.  Do you know what those two post have in common?  Sally Hansen.  AHH!  Sally Hansen bothers me.  There prices are over priced for their quality ($8 for Gem Crush?  It's so easy to find dupes for half of them!).  But, everyone was saying how great they were, so I tried 'em out. 

In the box there's 16 nail strips in different sizes and a nail file and cuticle stick

I followed the instructions to the letter!  Look at that foolishness!  I don't know if it's just that my nails are weird-shaped, but before i removed the back (ya' know to cover the sticky side) they were shaped just fine.  Just looking at these pictures is depressing.  If these work for you then continue using them, but as far as I'm concerned LIQUID nail polish is the best way.  And you get way more usage for less money! ($10!!!) Ridiculousness) 

And as a side note:  I was at the mall and tried the Incoco nail strips and they fit my nail 10 000 000  times better.  But they were $20 and I repaint at least every other day so spending that much money for 2 days of wear wouldn't make sense but they had some really cool designs.

So over Christmas break I went up to Boston to visit family and friends and while there I painted Olivia (one of my best friends since preschool) nails.  And so she sent me a picture and post so here it is:

Larson did this mani for me and I absolutely loved it!!  It's was a silver base with a sparkle clear top thingy on the top.  This is Revlon 'Silver Dollar' and ULTA 'Pinta-Yada-Yada'.  The only complaint that I had was that her base coat didn't work well on my nails.  Today (only 6 days after the mani was out on) I only have 2 full nails left and they are kind of chippy.  It was kinda weird though because they came off in full pieces, but otherwise I loved it!!!  Thank you Larson!! :D                        

How to Remove Glitter a.k.a The Tin Foil Technique

 Ok, so glitter is really pretty (as seen here).  But, it's a pain in the but to remove.  But if you use this method, it's not.  So in this example I'm removing Color Club 'Holiday Splendor'.

1) Pour acetone, or acetone-based remover on a cotton ball.  Place on nail and wrap tin foil around the nail.  The bottom part of your finger should be covered.  

2)  Wait for 4-7 minutes (depending on the amount of glitter) and then remove.  If there is a little bit of nail polish left on your  nail can be whipped off really easy.  

Now your done.  ta da.

Color Club 'Holiday Splendor'

This is AN AMAZING color from the Color Club Beyond the Mistletoe collection.  It's a bunch of holo and silver glitter in a teal base.  It's so frikken' beautiful.  Sadly it's a bit sheer, so this is 4 coats, but it's worth it.  It dries matte because of the gritty glitter, so use a top coat (not seen here).  I have swatches of some of the other Beyond the Mistletoe collection coming up.  (top picture in focus, bottom picture out of to show the glitter)

Wet n' Wild 'Tempt'

This was a Christmas present from my friend Jessica and it's a really pretty color (don't look at the pointer finger, I took these pictures a day later).  This is a type of Wet n' Wild called  'Speed Zone', but, it's still really good.  It dries really fast and for this color it was only 2 coats.  One weird thing though,  in the bottle this looks like it's a metallic color, but on the nail it's like a shimmer and it's a lot darker (See picture below).  Do you guys have any nail polish that looks different in the bottle than on the nail?

Island Girl 'Aloha Magic' 5 Pack

This is the 'Aloha Magic' pack shown here.  Umm I love my dad and am extremely grateful, but do u see the awkward bald spots on these nails.  These are all 4 coats.

First up is this magenta color (btw non of these have names). Now this is very unoriginal, I  have two exact dupes in my hoard and have seen many a more in the stores and online. (sorry but for the life of me blogger would not let me center that picture!)

This is another unoriginal color.  I have an L.A. Color that is IDENTICAL!  And while I haven't used that nail polish probably better than this.  Also not to big on this color any ways.

I really like this color. But no matter how many coats, there was always a bald spot.  

My favorite color of the bunch a really pretty teal-blue kinda color. although not very opaque.  Oh Island  Girl, you pretty colors and- oh no I can't say that on the internet- bad formulas depress me.

Best formula.  No awkward spots nice color too! So while not the best color it's defiantly the best polish!

This is a picture of all of them. 

What do you think?  Is this set worth the $12?  Do you have dupes for any of these colors?  Comment below

Pumpkin Nail Lacquer, Unnamed Hot Pink

I really like these pumpkin nail polishes.  For several reasons:

1. They dry INSANELY fast.  Like, I paint my nails from left thumb to left pinkie, then right thumb to right pinkie, and I can keep on doing that.  No dry time.
2. They glow in the dark (see slightly scary pictures below).
3. I rather enjoy the bright colors.  I also have neon purple and orange.
4. HAVE YOU SEEN THOSE LITTLE PUMPKIN BOTTLES?!?!?! (full bottle picture here)

This is four coats without a topcoat