Sally Hansen Dorian Grey

I have never used a Sally Hanson nail polish before and was really impressed with this nail polish.  The brush is big and flat and applies easily and smoothly,  The finish is glossy, smooth and very professional. I have never used a polish at home that had such a professional looking finish.  It also lasted quite well on my nails and gave me quite a few days without chips.  It lasted a lot better than many others. 

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The colour was Dorian Grey, an almost blue gray.  The colour is a bit dull and weird, not much to recommend there. 

I am keen to try this brand of nail polish again, in a prettier colour.

This nail polish is not exactly cheap.  It was more than R100, around R129 if I remember correctly.

Are all nail polish colours created equal?

I have declared war against nail polish that chips quickly.  I hate having less than perfect nails and do not have the time to do my nails every day.  So I have been looking for great nail polish.  The way I do this is to buy one bottle of a brand, use it and then decide whether I will ever buy that brand of nail polish again.

I bought a nude Essence and thought it was just horrible.  It does not even last a day.  I was so unimpressed that I threw the bottle away before I used all of it. 

And then I got a grey bottle of Sally Hanson and loved it.  After this, I read the following blog post about Nails Inc polish where the blue lasted much longer than the nude colour of the same brand.. 

 

My question is:  Does different colours from the same manufacturer last longer?  Is nude a colour that just does not last and I should not be painting all of Essence's polish in a bad light simply because the nude did not last.  And does it mean that Sally Hansen only impressed me because I tried a bluer colour?

Anyone out there who can solve this mystery?

Sally Hansen nails and cuticles hand crème

 

I received a 28 ml sample of this hand cream in my Rubybox.   On the tube it promises 24 hour moisture.  Soften hands, smooth cuticles and condition nails.  It also comes with shea butter, one of my favourite ingredients.  The shea butter is fairly high in the ingredients list, always a good sign, although there is more Safflower seed oil in it than shea butter.

I have to confess I do not think I would ever have chosen this off the shelve in a shop.  However, it was great.  The thing I liked most about this cream was its smell.  It has a strong citrus smell, my guess would be oranges.  It is a fresh, pick me up smell.  Apparently citrus smells wake you up and improve concentration.  This cream provided moisturising, was not greasy and was a perfect hand cream.  I have used up the entire sample and would definitely consider buying another one.  My favourite body/hand cream is definitely Palmers.  I am not sure that this one was better than Palmers, but it was less thick and oily if that is important for you.  I also do not think it was better than the Dr Ndlovu I tried. 

I do not struggle with my cuticles, nor do I ever use a cuticle cream, so I cannot say whether it was an effective cuticle cream. 

I have seen it in Clicks and it can also be bought from Rubybox for R59.95 for 96g. 

You can read some other reviews here.