Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Swatch and Review: Spring Flower Manicure with Sally Hansen Insta-Dri

Hi guys! It's March! I can't believe it's already been two months into 2014! And... I can't believe that's it's still snowing where I live. I thought winter was over, but obviously, it's not. Just yesterday, the snow was starting to melt, the sun came out, and it actually smelled like spring. Then this morning, when I woke up, surprise! Everything outside was completely white, I couldn't even see the house across from me! So, naturally, I decided to create a spring flower mani with a few cheerful colours. I used Sally Hansen Insta-Dri in Fuchsia Flare for most of my nails, then for the accent nail on my ring finger, I used Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Lickety-Split Lime for the base. Using a nail art brush, I drew five straight lines to create the flower petals, then used a dotting tool dipped in Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Good to Grape for the middle. I've already done a swatch and review of this colour, if you're interested, click here. A complete review of the rest of the colours I used will be after the photos.



In general, I like the Insta-Dri line. The two colours I used for this mani had a great formula. It was creamy and thick, without being clumpy or gooey. They were bright and completely opaque in two coats. I do have to say though, that the formula for the pink polish was slightly runny and it was hard to keep it from running into my cuticles. There are many colours in this line, maybe around 20 or 30 colours, with a good colour range; from sheer nudes, to the darkest black. Definitely a line that I trust and recommend!

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