Nail Polish Collection: Misc. ''Cheaper'' Polishes [January 2013]

Next up I have the rest of my "cheaper" (chemist/drugstore) brands. I say cheaper in quotation because the Sally Hansen CSM is almost the same price as Essie and OPI here in Australia, but the rest of the polishes included here tend to be under $10.

NOTE: I have to mention that I took all my photos in a crudely made lightbox. Well, I don't think you could call it a lightbox...it's two planks of white painted wood and a lamp with a daylight globe! So whilst I tried to get these as colour accurate as I could, some colours may be just a tad off. I'll try to let you know when that happens, otherwise just google image the colour you were looking at. Also, I took these photos freehand so I'm sorry that some are a little crooked..I hope it doesn't bother you as much as it bothered me!

L-R: Maybelline's Green Park/ Coral Rose/ Candy Apple/ Bubblegum/ Bubblicious/ Sands of Time

Sally Hansen - Whisper

The last of the Sally Hansen Smooth and Perfect range, and I wish I'd left this on the shelf. It's the only one that I was disappointed in, as it went crinkly and weird, and it dried super slowly. This is either 2 or 3 coats, I can't quite remember. 

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Sally Hansen - Linen

After the Peachstock fiasco, I decided to play it safe for the rest of the day. This is a very white pink, and it's lovely. It's far whiter than any Essie light pink that I own, and it painted on smoothly in 3 coats. It's just one of those really delicate colours that I love, and I absolutely love this line from Sally Hansen.

Sally Hansen - Sea

Whilst this colour is pretty, it took a lot more effort than the other colours from this range that I've worn so far. It took 4 coats, and the first 3 of them were so difficult that I didn't know if I'd ever get it smooth! But patience prevailed and here is Sea, a whitened mint green with no top coat.

Cloudy sunlight

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Cloudy sunlight

Sally Hansen - Satin

I was lucky enough to get invited to a fashion launch, so I decided on some simple nails to wear today. Satin is a soft pink and is almost opaque in 2 coats. 3 coats would be opaque, but I really like seeing the tips of my nails gently peeking through with this colour :) 

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Clouded sunlight

Sally Hansen - Sorbet

Another one from the new Sally Hansen range. I was least looking forward to this one, thinking it would clash slightly against my skin tone but it ended up absolutely loving it. It has a soft sheen like all polishes from this range, and it was opaque in 2 coats. 

Sally Hansen - Dune

There are so many excuses I could write up to explain my absence for the last couple of weeks, but firstly I can't be bothered, and really, they aren't very exciting. Today I wore Dune, from the new (to Priceline) Sally Hansen 'Smooth and Perfect' collection. I hadn't really read up on this collection because I didn't think it would ever hit Australian stores, but I'm so glad I picked up 6 of the shades (3 for 2 at Priceline at the moment). It applied opaquely in 3 coats, and I think it's the perfect subtle beige/peach manicure. It also has a very slight silver sheen, which I personally love. 

Sally Hansen - Bejewelled

I'll admit, I wasn't expecting much from this glitter, so I layered it over Sally Hansen's Save the Date. This was one coat of glitter, and I think on bare nails it would only take 2 coats for opacity. 

Sally Hansen - Bride to Be

This colour looked so un-bride like to me that I just had to pick it up. It's a silver polish with a green tinge, and it was nice enough to wear, but definitely not a shade I will be drawn to often. I also haven't seen this colour on any of the nail blogs I regularly visit. This is 2 coats and it went on a little patchy, and this was a pain to remove so be patient with this one. It also dried slower than I'm used to.

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Direct sunlight

Direct sunlight

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Sally Hansen - Mint Sorbet

It was unbearably hot today, so I'm glad I chose Mint Sorbet since it is a "fresh" colour. Whilst this was a pain to paint on and was most probably the thickest polish I own, it was nice and refreshing on my nails, especially since I so often reach for Essie's Mint Candy Apple. Whilst they are very similar colours, Mint Sorbet leans more yellow.

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Sally Hansen - The Real Teal

Not much to say about this one. It's bright and it's pretty. 2 coats.

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Direct sun

Sally Hansen - Virtual Violet

My nails were finally starting to grow into a half-decent length, and what do I do? Nibble them right back down again :( It was a boredom thing, and I was so mad at myself! Anyway, sorry for even shorter nails for the next couple of posts, but I'll be slapping Sally Hansen's nail growth stuff on like crazy, so hopefully that does the trick!

Now, back on to the swatches. Priceline just got a whole heap of new polishes in from Sally Hansen and Australis, so I went a little crazy yesterday. I was almost going to pass this up because it's such an obvious and predictable colour that I thought I'd have a million and one copies. Luckily I only had one by Chi Chi and it was quite a few shades darker in both the purple and blue shades. This was nice to apply (2 coats). All photos were taken in natural daylight.