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Hello!
So I met my deadline Friday for the next book in my series--it's safely with my editor and I have time to breathe!
Today we're gonna take a look at some new
Sally Hansen Insta-Dri polishes, this time matte metallics! I'm super excited about these because I love matte polishes, and because Insta-Dris tend to stamp really well (because they're often one-coat polishes). So let's take a look at how these hold up:
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| Sally Hansen Burnished Wine |
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| Sally Hansen Burnished Wine |
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| Sally Hansen Burnished Wine |
Coverage: 1-2 coats (I'm wearing 2)
Application: Like butter! Fast drying!
OMG you guys!!
Burnished Wine is a multichrome purple-copper-pink scattered holo! It has all the awesome things--and it's matte! The color is sexy and vampy, like a yummy glass of wine in an atmospheric bistro. This is a must have, as far as I'm concerned.
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| Sally Hansen Gold Rush |
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| Sally Hansen Gold Rush |
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| Sally Hansen Gold Rush |
Coverage: 1-2 coats (I'm wearing 2)
Application: Excellent and fast drying!
Gold Rush is a rich gold with plenty of metallic sparkle. Bright and fun, perfect for summer, and goes with everything.
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| Sally Hansen Molten Mauve |
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| Sally Hansen Molten Mauve |
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| Sally Hansen Molten Mauve |
Coverage: One coat
Application: Like slipping into satin bedsheets, and dries fast!
Molten Mauve is a sexy berry that make me want raspberry-blackberry gelato right NOW. I've been wearing this on my toenails since I got this non-stop and I've had it on my hands three times now. Can you tell I adore it?
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| Sally Hansen Rose Flush |
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| Sally Hansen Rose Flush |
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| Sally Hansen Rose Flush |
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| Sally Hansen Rose Flush |
Coverage: 1-2 coats (I'm wearing 2)
Application: Gorgeous and fast drying!
Rose Flush is another multichrome--this one a peach-coral-gold-pink. I didn't expect to love this one, but I fell head over heels--this is another must-have. It's soft and romantic and reminds me of a summer sunset. Gorgeous.
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| Sally Hansen Smokey Silver |
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| Sally Hansen Smokey Silver |
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| Sally Hansen Smokey Silver |
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| Sally Hansen Smokey Silver |
Coverage: 1-2 coats (I'm wearing 2, but you'll likely just need one)
Application: Excellent and fast drying!
Smokey Silver leans a little toward a pewter, but not all the way--it's strong and steely and super versatile. A great neutral!
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| Sally Hansen Smouldering Teal |
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| Sally Hansen Smouldering Teal |
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| Sally Hansen Smouldering Teal |
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| Sally Hansen Smouldering Teal |
Coverage: One coat
Application: Fast-drying perfection!
Smouldering Teal is like the bright waters of the Caribbean, or the rich, mid-afternoon sky of a hot summer day. I'm always up for a good teal, and this one is fast, easy, and perfect for summer.
All of these polishes had lovely, fast-drying finishes, and the little extra surprises were very cool! I don't expect duochromes and scattered holos in Insta-Dris, and I'm very glad they're here.
So how do they stamp? Well, unfortunately, their success as stamping polishes were limited, both because they're matte polishes (and dry so quickly), and because of their specialty nature. They did stamp to a degree, but not as brilliantly as many other Insta-Dris:
From left to right we have: Burnished Wine, Smokey Silver, Smoldering Teal, Molten Mauve, Gold Rush, and Rose Flush. As you can see, Smokey Silver, Smoldering Teal, Molten Mauve, and Gold Rush all stamped visibly (Molten Mauve also did show over black, but my camera didn't want to capture it for some reason) and if you're going to by them anyway, you might get some use here depending on the look you're going for. But I wouldn't call them an overwhelming success. Of course, stamping isn't what they're designed for! They work beautifully as specialty matte metallics, well enough I don't care if they stamp or not. :)
You can find all of these polishes on sale wherever Sally Hansen polishes are sold. Or, if you don't like to drive around to a bunch of stores because you have to have ALL of them (nope, I'd never do anything like that), can find them on Amazon.
Big hugs,
M. xoxo
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