Month: June 2013

The New Black Nail Polish

I happen to be in the right place at the right time. I’ve always wanted to test out and try The New Black Nail polish since its debut last year in Sephora, but never got around to it. During an office visit that was work related, I happen to be there on the day of a big beauty sale!! I have always wanted to peek inside one of those beauty sales, and on that day, I did more than just peek…I was invited to shop and shopping is what I did. They had tons of polishes and this was my opportunity to score some brands I have wanted to try like The New Black. These polishes are packaged in fours, fives and up. Each packaging has colors that coordinate to what you may want to do artistically. For example, if ombre is the look you want, they give you all five colors in descending order so that you get your ombre just right. If its effects that you want, they pull together 4 or 5 colors that will blend well for different effects in order to make it less difficult to think about. I tried the colors out and like them all. The purple colors you see are the ombre colors. You can mix them up as you please but will never go wrong because the tone of all 5 colors always work well together. The New Black gets my 2 thumbs up and I will be indulging a lot more.

Long Lasting Nail Polish…the winner is Kara by Zoya

I’m always challenged by clients about nail polish and their lasting abilities. So, I decided to document how long Zoya’s Kara nail polish lasted on this busy working mother of 2. See for yourself.

Top picture freshly done with base coat, 2 coats of color polish, top coat and drying drops

14 days later and her polish is in tact except for some minor chipping on the pinkie and ring finger. She never top coated her nails or wore gloves. It helps to have a good manicurist too 🙂

Do I believe all nail polishes are not created equal? Absolutely!!  But, to be fair I will also document different brands and you can tell me if all nail polishes are created equal. I think you will be surprised at the answer.

Sally Hansen Nail Polish

From Salon complete manicure to Inst-Dri to Xtreme wear, Sally Hansen seems to have it all. I was invited to a preview for all of their nail polish lines and found that they much more to offer. Cuticle oil enriched with vitamin e, fast drying drops and a hand creme that I really enjoyed. Sally Hansen has been around for decades, and at times, being an editorial manicurist you sometime forget about the drug store brands and what they have to offer. I am very glad that Sally Hansen’s Pr team invited me to view their products. I can certainly use them and give them some spot lights on my photo shoots. They gifted everyone who attended bags of polish and nail essentials. When I got home I had a great time playing in all of my goodies. The colors are vibrant and apply pretty well. The hand creme was my favorite on long with the cuticle oil. The next time you’re in a drug store, stop by the Sally Hansen display and take a look at their line. Not bad for some old timers. 🙂