Some Sparkle and Shine: sally hansen

Sally Hansen Salon Effect Nail Polish Strips claim to give you nails instant salon effect without any drying time. They are meant to wear just like nail polish except they are free of the drying time you get with normal polish. They claim to last up to 10 days, are easy to remove and they come in about 40 different styles.

I picked these up in TK Maxx for just £3.99 when they usually retail for --. I's heard some great things, and some not so great things about these and wanted to give them a go.

I've never used anything like this before so I followed the instructions down to a tee and at first they applied okay, but after an hour of wear they started to come off. They edges were peeling, little bits were chipping off and they were just a general annoyance.

I'm not sure if they didn't work because I have bad nails, or if I did something wrong when applying them but they just didn't work for me. I managed to get a picture just after applying so you can see they were okay at first but they were all gone after an hour because I had to pull them off after they started peeling.

For me these just aren't worth the money. I would rather get something like imPress nails or just plain ol' nail polish.

You can pick these Sally Hansen Salon Effect Nail Polish Strips up in places like TK Maxx and I'm sure other places, and you can also pick them up online here for £7.99

This polish is meant to be all 5 steps of a manicure in one little bottle. A nail polish for those busy people, if you will. It has patented ‘Vita Care Technology (whatever that is), and it’s meant to be for long wear, shine and nourishment.

Now, I’m not really a nail fanatic like some people. For one, I bite my nails (I know huge sin) and two I would rather spend my money on an extra lipstick than a nail polish.

However, I do pick some up every now and then and keep them in my collection when they come free in mags and beauty boxes. I don't really have anything to compare this too but it’s a nice polish! It wears for a decent amount of time, but I put a chip resistant top coat over so I’m not sure if it was the top coat or the polish. The colour is absolutely beautiful too. I’d say give it a go if you’re on the lookout for a nice coral pink.

The bottle itself suggests that the user applies two coats (which I think is reasonable) on to clean and dry nails (duhh!) and then that you allow it to dry (Now is that really necessary to put on a bottle? Surly people clever enough to manage to purchase the product, realize they have to wait for it to dry. It’s like putting may contain nuts on a bag a nuts!)

Anyway, this is what it looks like and you get 14.7ml for £6.99 in Superdrug.