Tuesday, August 7, 2012
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Tell-All Tuesday: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Nail Color |
0.31 oz./ $4.99 (buy one get one 1/2 off) @ Walgreens
·
Covers
in just one coat
·
Color
glides on precisely and quickly
·
Dries
in 60 seconds
If we are going
to be friends, you may as well know right now: I have a fetish with painting my
nails. Back in my high school days, I would paint them (sometimes daily) to
match my outfits and other crazy things along those lines. My nails are rarely
the same color(s) for more than a week. There is something so relaxing about
painting my nails, and I always feel 100x's prettier with a fresh coat of
polish to rock.
Now that I've
gotten that off my chest, let's get down to business with this particular
polish. Let's start with the brush. It's about double the size of your typical
nail polish brush, and rather than being in a rounded shape, it is flat. Weird,
right? It's actually quite genius if you think about it - a wider brush can
cover more of your nail with just one stroke. It makes it so much easier to get
a nice looking, even coat of polish simply because you aren't having to re-dip
your brush in the polish and frantically smear around the already drying polish
on your nail. Speaking of drying polish, let's move to that next.
Insta-Dri lives
up to its name to say the least. I always start with painting my thumb and
then move outward, ending with my pinkie; by the time I am finished with my
pinkie, my thumb is usually dry. (Keep in mind that if you glob on the polish,
you obviously won't experience the same results). It's such a relief to have
fast drying polish for those of us with a busy on-the-go lifestyle; it completely
removes the worry of smudging, smearing, or bumping a nail and ruining it so that you have
to completely redo it (and typically in the process of removing the polish from
the ruined nail, you proceed to ruin another 4-5 nails with the nail polish
remover...). Slow drying nail polish is such a hassle. How many of us really
have an extra 10-15 minutes to sit around uselessly and wait for our nail
polish to dry!? I'm sure there aren't many of you raising your hands.
The color quality
of this polish is phenomenal. As said in the product description above, you
really can get great coverage with just one coat. It's always beneficial to do
an additional coat to increase the color intensity while decreasing your risk for chips.
So how long does
this polish stay on your nails? Well, I'm afraid that may be the only downfall. I noticed chipping on the second day, mind you I wash dishes by hand and am
also a hand-washing and sanitizing freak. I had applied two coats and not used
a base or top coat, so perhaps that would lead to a more desirable outcome.
All in all, I do
love this nail polish line. I have tried this polish in the Brisk Blue,
Lightening and Grape Going and simply love them all. They are so fun, vibrant, and youthful. If you are looking for a quick drying polish with a lot of fun,
outrageous color options, definitely check the Sally Hansen Insta-Dri polishes
out the next time you are at the drugstore.
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