Sally Hansen Double Duty Review

This is a review of something I've been using for ages; Sally Hansen Double Duty.
If you read the website 'Drop Dead Gorgeous Daily' (http://dropdeadgorgeousdaily.com/) you may have already seen this review, and no I have not just copied it from the website, as I was the one who wrote it! But if you haven't read it, enjoy reading it, and if you have, you can enjoy reading it again!  Before I start the review, I'd just like to say that I'm going to start writing on this blog more, and I would appreciate if people commented on it! I promise to read all comments and reply to every one! Also, check out my youtube channel ! ninahollyd's youtube channel! click this link to go there!

Review: Sally Hansen Double Duty
Price: RRP $14.95
Brand: Sally Hansen
What is it?: Strengthening Top & Base Coat
Want it?:SHOP IT! 
Would you buy it again? Maybe, if it was on sale. 

Sally Hansen Double Duty was a pretty good product to buy; it was the first top/base coat i'd ever bought, so I was pretty happy with it.

It works well as a base coat, but in my opinion, is a bit too thick for the top coat, so I use another sally hansen top coat.

It protects well as a base, however tends to peel after three or more days. But that doesn't really worry me, as I get bored of having the same manicure on for anytime more than three!

The only thing that I didn't really like on this product was that when you need more polish on the brush, and your bottle is about 1/3 full, its hard for the brush to reach the polish, without screwing the lid back on.

The thing about the bottle design that is good, is that unlike most of the other Sally Hansen top or base coats, its clear, so you can see how much is left.

POLL!

So today I've started a new poll! The question is, What is your favourite nail polish brand?
And the answers you can reply with are:

• OPI
• China Glaze
• Sally Hansen
• Orly
• N.Y.C Color
• Revlon
• Sinful Colors
• Maybelline
• Other
  

Please go on my blog and vote for your favourite brand! So far the winner is Revlon, with one vote!

Keep voting girls! 

The poll closes on the 7th of March 2012, at 8:08pm!

Revlon Minted Review & Swatches

When I found this colour, I picked it up because I saw it in a nail bin and I actually thought it was China Glaze Re-fresh-mint. Infact, I think it's a complete dupe of it! It's such a nice minty refreshing cold colour, so its great to wear in the summer.
































Revlon Minted Swatches

All Swatches have:

• One coat of Sally Hansen Double Duty
• Two coats of Revlon Minted
• One coat of Sally Hansen Mega Shine

Revlon Minted Bottle & Ingredients*:

*The Ingredients are so badly scratched out on the bottle that I can hardly read them, let alone take a picture of them. If you really want, I can try to type them, so feel free to comment if you want that.

Name: Minted

Number: 85

Brand: Revlon

Collection: -

Others in this collection: -

Amount: 0.5 Fl. Oz./ 14.7 mL e

Colour: Mint Green

What I payed: $15.95AUD

Where I got it: Priceline

Colour

Like I mentioned before, I think that this colour, Minted, is almost a complete dupe of China Glaze Re-fresh-mint. Its a creme Mint Green, and perfect for summer. Its not like any of the colours I've ever bought before, so when I saw it, I had to buy it straight away and add it to my collection!

Formula & Application

This is definitely a two coat polish. I was worried when I applied the first coat, because of how utterly streaky it was. But as soon as I got my second coat on to my first finger; all my worries went away, and I was ver happy with how it turned out. Once again, the consistency of the formula was good, and that weird thing that happened with my Pink Lingerie didn't happen again, but maybe that was just because it was a top speed polish? And the brush. Need I say more? apart from like my other Revlon polish, I loved the brush!(;

Finish

The finish of Minted is a creme polish, so nothing really special or shimmery, but it is a lovely colour. Up close; if you look really hard, you can notice a few brush strokes. However, its not really like people are going to be up close looking at your fingers to try and see if you have tiny little brush strokes on them right?

Accessibility

Even though I found this colour in a nail polish bin, I dont think it was supposed to be there. I've seen it in tonnes of shops here, like Priceline; which is where I got it, then Target, K-mart, Big W, etc. So it's pretty easy to get.

Pros: 

• Good Formula
• Great Brush
• Easy to find

Cons:

• A bit Pricy
• Brush stokes just visible

9/10

Revlon Minted is a great colour for summer. Its has many pros, like having a great formula. The only things wrong with it are that it's a little pricy, and if you look close enough, you can see some brush strokes. So overall I rate Minted, with a nine out of ten. 

Revlon Pink Lingerie Review & Swatches

So this colour is supposed to have a 'pretty' or 'feminine' name as being Pink Lingerie, but for some reason it just reminds me of a washing line! ? 

































Revlon Pink Lingerie 110 Swatches:

All Swatches have:

• One Coat of Sally Hansen Double Duty
• Two Coats of Revlon Top Speed 110 Pink Lingerie
• One Coat of Sally Hansen Mega Shine

Revlon Pink Lingerie 110 Bottle and Ingredients:

Name: Pink Lingerie

Brand: Revlon

Collection: Top Speed

Others in this collection: Varnished, Mistletoe, Cheers, Glitz & Glam, Snow Bunny, Spice It Up, Decadent, Guava, Cloud, Peachy, Ocean, Royal, Stormy, Hazy, Emerald, Espresso, Fire, Electric, Lava, Violet, Candy, Bubble, Sheer Cotton, Sheer Pearl, Vintage, Black Star, Cupid, Jelly, Poppy, Orchid, Lily, Cherry, Golden, Jaded, Chili, Sugar Plum, Grape, Metallic. 

Amount: 0.5 Fl. 0z./14 mL

Colour: Creme Light Pink

What I Payed: $15.95AUD

Where I got it: Target: 

Colour:

The colour of Pink Lingerie is a Creme Baby Pink. The good thing about creme's is that hopefully they're super easy to get off, unlike some of those glitter polishes!

I think that this colour is almost a complete dupe of OPI Pink-ing of You. So because that's hard to find these days, if you're looking for a colour similar to that, maybe give this polish a try? 

Formula & Application

The formula is a good consistency, not too thick or thin.(: (Yes I know, I just put a smiley face in my review, but you know; I thought it needed it there!)

On the Revlon Website , on that page under Tips + Tricks, it says that you only need one coat, and no top coat, but after I applied only that, I realised that I wouldn't want only that on my nails as it didn't live to my expectations, and wasn't as shiny as I liked it, so I just did my normal routine. The application was a bit weird for me however; I don't know what happened, but on a few of my fingers, the polish just went weird and gloopy.(Yes I said that 'word' again!) Please leave me a comment and tell me If this has happened to you as well. I'd really like to know And, this is the first Revlon Polish I've had myself,but I already know that I love the brush! It's not too thing, nor too thick, so just perfect for me and my uses! 

Accessibility

This is one of those polish brands that you can get at pretty much any big department store, I got mine from Target, but its harder to find the exact colour. I really wanted OPI's Pink-ing of You, but I couldn't find that anywhere, so I looked up some dupes, and I found this colour! I think at the third mall I went to, I found this colour, so its not too bad.

Pros: 

• Very Quick Drying
• Great Brush Size

Cons: 

• Quite Expensive
• Went gloopy/weird on me?

8/10

This is a pretty pink colour, and is amazingly fast drying! You might be able to find it at quite a few stores and I love the brush! The only problems I think it has are that it went weird on me (Please Comment!) on a few nails, and that it's quite expensive. So I give Pink Lingerie an eight out of ten!

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N.Y.C Color Pink Princess Review

Today I'm wearing N.Y.C Color Pink Princess. As the name suggests; the  colour is the type of pink that all of the fairytale princesses wear and looooove! The type of pink that five year old girls can't get enough of, as their whole wardrobe is full of it. But do you know what? This colour actually makes me feel like a princess!(;

N.Y.C Color Pink Princess Swatches*

All Swatches have:

• One Coat of Sally Hansen Double Duty Strengthening Top and Base Coat.
• Two Coats of N.Y.C Color Pink Princess.
• One Coat of Sally Hansen Mega Shine Top Coat.

I'm sorry, I couldn't get many photos of the swatches, as my camera battery died, and I've taken this manicure off now.  But here's what I do have.

*On the second day of wear. Sorry, I forgot to get the pictures on the first day, hasn't really changed much though, and it also was after having a shower, so you can see how un-affected the polish was.

N.Y.C Color Pink Princess Bottle:

N.Y.C Color Pink Princess Ingredients:

Once again, the polish is too light to properly take a picture of the writing, however if you need, I can type up the ingredients for you. 

Name: Pink Princess

Brand:N.Y.C Color

Collection: None, I dont think? Just N.Y.C Color because it's fairly new.

Colour: Shiny Pale Pink

How Much I Payed: $2 AUD

Amount: 0.46 FL. 0Z./ 13.5ML

Where I got it: BP Gas Station!

Colour

So I accidentally went over this in my intro, but this colour definitely makes me feel like a princess. Like one of the ones in Disney cartoons, one with their fairy god mother, and their prince charming. Its a really light colour, very pale and quite shiny. It's one of those colours that glistens in the sun, if you know what I mean. I've realised that because I have olive/tanned skin, light polishes stand out a lot, and make me look quite a bit more tanned than usual! But thats not necessarily a bad thing right? Tonnes of people that I know, go on about wishing that they were tanned, so maybe they should just try to find a lighter polish for their skin? !

Application & Formula

The formula of this polish is quite good. The polish is not gloopy or too thick and has quite a good drying time, unlike some of the the N.Y.C Color colours that I've tried. 

Its no less than a two coat polish, and if you want it to to be perfect maybe try three; because I can just see the whites of my nails on a few nails. I'm not sure if its because the polish is too thin, or maybe just because the colour is light. 

The Brush is just a normal brush size, which is good for me that it's not one of those 'extra wide brushes for quick application' because I like to do nail art with my polish, so it makes it easier for me. But that's just my opinion. 

Accessibility:

The N.Y.C Color polishes are pretty easy to find, as I mentioned in my last review; you can get them pretty much anywhere! I've seen them at Big W, Kmart, Target, etc. I even got this polish at a BP Petrol Station! For two dollars! Bargain! That's probably the cheapest nail polish i've seen since I've started collecting it. So It's definitely cheap, and easy to find.

Pros:

• Cheap
• Easy to find
• Good Drying Time.
• Good size brush for me.

Cons: 

• Thin-ish Formula

8/10 

Pink Princess is a nice colour, once again; makes me look tanned and feel like a princess. Maybe I could be 'Princess Nina, of Tann-iness'? (;

But anyone, I've noticed that this particular N.Y.C Color Polish is a bit of a stand out from the rest! As it is quite thin, and quick drying, compared to the other few that I've tried.

So all in all, I give this pretty Pink Princess an eight out of ten!

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N.Y.C Color Banana Split Review.

So, Seeing as though it's School Holidays, I'm Finally able to wear nail polish again! And also, because it's summer, I thought I'd do my first review on a bright colour! This color is so bright, I actually didn't know if I liked it at first! This colour is N.Y.C colour ' Banana Split' , and I dont actually think its in a collection, because i've only started seeing this brand since about half way through this year. I was surprised, because these polishes are so cheap! So I thought they wouldn't be good, at all. But, I'm actually very impressed! This is the second colour i've tried from this brand, and I'm pretty happy about it!
You know what would be great this summer? Eating bananas, banana splits, banana smoothies, banana milkshakes, even banana flavoured ice cream, all through the summer, but if you can't do that, I'd say wearing it would be almost as good! So, even if wearing this bright , 'banana-ry' colour does make you hungry, if you like super bright colours, this is worth it!



 N.Y.C Color Banana Split Bottle.

N.Y.C Color Banana Split Ingredients

Sadly, the silly N.Y.C Color people have decided to write their ingredients out, in white, on a light coloured polish, which makes it very hard to read and even harder to take photos of! 






















N.Y.C Color Banana Split Swatches.
All Swatches have

• Sally Hansen Double Duty Strengthening Base and Top Coat, as a base coat.
• Two Coats N.Y.C Color Banana Split
• Sally Hansen Double Duty Strengthening Base and Top Coat, as a top coat.

Flash

Daylight

Flash

Daylight

Flash

Daylight

Key Notes:

• Name: N.Y.C Banana Split
• Collection:  Not sure if there is one? Just the N.Y.C  Brand.
• Colours Avaliable in the collection: No collection.
• Amount: 0.46 FL.OZ./13.5ZML
• Cost: I got this as a birthday present, but I've seen it in shops, and it usually costs $2.50
• Where to Buy: B.P Petrol Stations, K-mart, Target, Big-W.

N.Y.C Color Review: 

Colour

This colour is, such a bright yellow, and as the name suggests, it actually reminds me of a banana! At first , I really liked this colour, but when I put it on my nails, especially my toes, it made my skin look a lots darker, than it usually is. On camera, it looks quite a bit darker than it actually is, but with your own eye, its a lot darker. 

Last night was my Dad's graduation party, so we had tonnes of people there, but I remember getting a comment from one lady who said that I was brave to wear such a bright colour! 

I dont think if I was looking for a new colour, that I would of bought this one, unless I really needed it for a manicure, because I already have two other yellows, and dont really think I needed one this shade, and it also doesn't really go with any of my clothes. 

In the bottle, it really doesn't stand out that much! 

Finish

I wasn't really that impressed by the finish, its just as creme finish. But I was impressed that the colour was EXACTLY the same as the bottle colour. 

Application and Formula

The formula for this polish is alright, a bit thick and gloopy though, so its a little hard to get a good smooth coat. Its definitely a two coat polish, you could maybe do a three, but I think that would just add to the thickness on your nail. Looking at it now, after the third day, it looks a little streaky still and bits have chipped off. I have only two perfect nails left, as i've taken all the chipped ones off. But you don't know, that could just be my topcoat. So i'm planning to try this polish with another top coat, to see how that works.

Accessibility

I think this colour would be pretty easy to find, I've found the N.Y.C brand in so many places, even a BP Petrol Station! But I haven't actually been looking for this exact colour, so I don't know if that would be as easy, but the brand is defiantly everywhere, from about $1 - $2.50 at the maximum. 

Pros:

• Its VERY cheap
• Its easy to find

Cons:

• Gloopy
• Long-ish Drying time

Final Thoughts

6/10: I think this is an alright colour, if you dont mind waiting for it to dry a while, but you know, I'm a little impatient, so the colours I usually use are the quick drying ones, so its just a little different for me. 

It might be worth trying this colour, especially if like like bright uncommon ones, that are super cheap! Let me just say, this is the best 'cheap' colour i've had, if that makes sense!

***This review layout was from the Swatch and Learn Website reviews. If anyone has any problems with me using this, please contact me, as it can be easily changed. http://www.swatchandlearn.com/

*Also, I'm thinking, if you guys would like, I was thinking about doing a video review of my next colour, which I think would be fun, and also interesting for you. So comment to me if you think this is a good idea. I would be doing it on my youtube channel ninahollyd.

Missglamorazzi cupcake nails.

Sorry I havet posted for so long!  wish I could just get some followers! Or even some views!
But anyway, my new favourite youtube person, is Missglamorazi! I love her makeup tutorials and also, her vlogs on her other youtube, TheGridMonster, where she is moving house! And her love of pillow pets!(;

But anyway, what i was planning to say, is I am hoping to try out one of her nail tutorials, for 'Cute Cupcakes' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEKWkIn-OrU which looks like this;  

As I live in Australia, I can't really get the exact colours she uses! I can't find any OPI or China Glaze in the whole of tasmania! But the colours I have instead are

• Instead of OPI Do you Lilac It? ("light purple with attitude"(;  ) I'm using a color from a billabong pack my mum got for me , called 'Colour My Summer' , 

when she went shopping in melbourne, and so I'm using the first colour^^ the purple. Which doesn't have a name, but does say 4B on the bottom.

• The next colour Ingrid uses is OPI Pinking of You, (apparently a ' loves me , loves me not, petal pink) So instead I am going to be using BYS Baby Pink, which I havent got yet, but am getting next time I go to K-mart! 

• The third colour used is Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in Yellow Kitty , but I'm using Australis  Nail Colour in 'Rub-a-dub-dub' 

• Then, was China Glaze Re-Fresh-Mint, but Instead I am going to be using either Revlon Minted or Jaded, but I think it will be minted, which I also havent got yet, but will be getting soon.  

• The last base colour used is OPI Whats with the Cattitude? which I was going to use my Billabong Colour My Summer blue, but have only just realised was not the right shade! So, I'll have to go colour hunting for a colour like that! I think probably Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Blue Me Away! for that one. 

Those five colours are also used for the sprinkles! Which are made with the dotting tools that I wrote about in my last post.

• Then she used Sephora by OPI A-ha! Moment for the Icing of the cupcakes. I'm going to be using Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear White On for my Icing. I've heard its a pretty opaque white colour thats not too streaky. 

• The Very Last Colour used is for the cherry on top of the cupcake, even though cherries aren't usually on top of cupcakes, I think it really finishes the look off. The colour that she used it OPI dreaming of Red with a large dotting tool. Instead I used a Satin Colour , which just says Nail Enamel 38. Which is what I will call it. 

• The Extra Tools I will be using are some dotting tools I posted about in my previous post, but I ordered them here http://www.meliney.com/nail-art-supplies#!__nail-art-supplies/nail-art-tools which has extremely good service! But the two that I will be using are the largest, and the smallest I have.  

So, I'm super keen to try this! Can't wait to get my new polishes,! woo! and also, be on the lookout for new reviews, Its School Holidays now, so we're actually allowed to wear nail polish for a change! But , I'm about to do a review, so yeah, read it please! And if anyone has any questions, or just anything they'd like to say, do tell! please! Just feel free to comment on any of my posts,(: xoxo

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