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Say No to New Sally Hansen Nail Polish

Thursday November 5, 2009

I'm not a huge fan of wearing nail polish, especially with kids, college work, and then using the computer all day every day for work and everything else in between. Basically, I have to find a really great nail polish that dries fast and lasts long. So recently I decided to try Sally Hansen's New Insta-Dry Fast Dry Nail Color in Wined-Up and Night Flight. After trying both colors and allowing them to dry, as directed, I began to wish that I didn't try them at all.

Let's just say that within a day of normal activity half of my nails had already chipped. And let's face it, I'm a mom and a writer not a carpenter or construction worker, so there is nothing that I could have done to chip my polish within a day. Just for giggles, I decided to leave the polish on to see how it would look by the end of the week. I was very unhappy with the outcome. The polish was cracked and chipped on every single nail, and it looked like I had been wearing the polish for 2 weeks or more. So my personal opinion is that you should just say no to the new Sally Hansen Nail Polish, and instead use that $5 for something better.

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Comments

November 9, 2009 at 6:34 pm
(1) Heather says:

I have to disagree on this . It is the ONLY polish that stays on my nails. I use Petal Pusher and get at least a week, if not more.

November 20, 2009 at 7:41 pm
(2) Tiffany says:

I disagree with you. I have the nail polish in mauve it and petal pusher and it stayed for at least 5 days. Plus I do all the chores and normal nail polishes are lucky to survive without chipping through 2 days. The applicator is also awesome.

November 23, 2009 at 2:12 pm
(3) Ms. Picky Consumer says:

This was not my experience at all. I did my regular manicure, and applied the SH Petal Pusher in two coats with one top coat of Poshe. My manicure is one week old and a few days with not one chip – and I use my hands a lot. Perhaps you did not prep your nails properly, making sure your nail bed was perfectly dry, primed smooth and ready for your base coat. This polish is a winner.

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