Sally Hansen Lush from the Velvet Texture Collection

 Hello my pretties!  I can't believe December is almost gone, I seem to have fallen way behind with my swatching situation, oops!  I must apologize, if you follow me on Instagram, you know I have not been away from polish in general, just my blog.  I think I will be writing my blog posts during my lunch hour and see how that works, because I just can't seem to stay up long enough to do it at night anymore, I am waaay tired by like 9:00 pm which is INSANE!  ME!!!  The "Night Swatcher"!  I feel like a farce.  Let's move onto today's polish before I start having a cyber-existential crisis, these ultra-early mornings are supposed to be a temporary thing anyways.

Today, I have Lush, from the Velvet Texture Collection by Sally Hansen to share with you all,  let's take a look!

Sally Hansen Lush

Shaved Ice from my Neglected Files

*Purchased by me*

I showed you guys Sally Hansen's Sugar Coat Collection last month, but I was missing the white shade, Sugar Fix.  Turns out soon after my post I visited Big Lots and voila!  I found it, purchased it, swatched it and nail-arted it for you today.  Are you ready?  Boom! 

Sally Hansen Pacific Blue vs. NYC Ocean Blue... Dupes?

*Purchased by me*

You probably heard it already.  Sally Hansen changed everything but the name of a classic again: Pacific Blue.  If you are unfamiliar with this situation, I strongly suggest reading Gianna's original post and follow up over at Nouveau Cheap.  Well guys, I think I found a decent alternative.  Check it out:

Sally Hansen Pacific Blue vs. NYC Ocean Blue

My 'Murica Mani: Independence Day Jelly Sandwich

*Nothing to disclose*

Hello my pretties!  I hope everyone is having a phenomenal weekend.  I am getting ready to go spend some time with the family, which is always exciting but exhausting.  We are a very cheerful bunch so our family reunions usually turn out to be a bit on the loud side, a lot on the fun side, you know what I mean?  Anyways, I just wanted to share my awesome nails with you today before all that goes down.  I gotta say, I am very excited to actually go show them off! :)  

Independence Day Nails

Sally Hansen Sugar Coats (VERY pic heavy!)

*Purchased by me*

Hi guys, I have been visiting my local Big Lots pretty much weekly with the hopes of replacing my Sephora by OPI 18k gold topper, which has been popping up here and there for under two dollars.  Unfortunately I haven't had much luck with that shade, but in the process I have found a bunch of other super cool polishes, and today I am sharing some shades from Sally Hansen's Sugar Coat line.

Sally Hansen Sugar Coat

Sinful Colors Rain Storm & Sally Hansen Snow Globe

Hello darlings, hope you all had a happy hump day!  It was a bitter-sweet day for me, but what's new right?  There's a reason Wednesdays don't get much love.  I can hear the rain falling on my roof and it looks like I've got a case of the blues... haha!  Get it?  The blues!  Because of my nails!  (Sigh...) I better warn you, I've also got a case of the comedies today, so continue reading at your own risk.

Sally Hansen Snow Globe over Sinful Colors Rain Storm

Milani Sugar Rush

I am ultra impressed by Milani Right now.  I didn't really pay much attention to them in terms of nail polish until I came across a bottle of Totally Cool at the Dollar Tree (you might remember it, I posted about it here) and I loved it!  Well, I was walking through the make-up isle at my local K-Mart last night and found a box with a bunch of new Milani polishes!  It's their spring collection, and there are tons of matte glitters, holographic glitters, and glitter bombs in general.  I snagged my two favorites up and today I am sharing with you one of them: Sugar Rush.

Milani Sugar Rush

Sally Hansen Cherry on Top

Hello my lacquer-head brethren, today I have another gorgeous Sally Hansen Glitter to share with you guys, are you ready?

Sally Hansen Cherry on Top

Sally Hansen Open Mica Night

Hi guys, Happy 2014!  I am always excited about new beginnings,  and what a perfect reset than a brand new day on a brand new month, on a brand new year!  I wish everyone a wonderful new year!  I am happy to start off the year with another polish that I saw and fell in love with instantly:

Sally Hansen Open Mica Night

China Glaze Strawberry Fields vs. Sally Hansen Twisted Pink

Hello guys!  How is everyone doing on this lonely Monday, stuck between a weekend and a holiday? 

I have a comparison for you.  I picked up Twisted Pink at Rite Aid last week for around 70 cents on clearance.  It reminded me of China Glaze Strawberry Fields in the bottle, so naturally I swatched them side by side on my nails and I have the results to share with you today!  Let's get to it:

China Glaze Strawberry Fields Vs Sally Hansen Twisted Pink

Sally Hansen Grape Shifter & Julie G Royal Rebel

Hi guys, I have many exciting things to share with you today.  Let's start with my nails because I am in love with this combo!

Sally Hansen Grape Shifter over Julie G Royal Rebel

Sally Hansen Midnight Glitz

I'll start with my personal bit of bad news: I broke a nail last night.  I did all I could to save it -as evidenced by the crazy glue all over my fingers- but this baby was beyond a tea bag repair, alas, I have nubs again for the next couple of weeks.  However!  I went a little bananas swatching over the weekend, so my nail length will be inconsistent in the next few posts, because I am more excited about some polishes than others, and I didn't swatch in order. :(

Okay, let's move on to the fun stuff!  Today I have another lovely polish by Sally Hansen to share: Midnight Glitz. 

Sally Hansen Midnight Glitz

Twinkle Toes-ty by Sally Hansen

So Halloween is here... happy Halloween, remember to keep it safe!  I have been running around like a chicken without a head doing some last minute alterations to my daughter's costume.  Totally worth it though, she looks so adorable! 

I have a beauty to share with you today: Twinkle Toes-ty by Sally Hansen.

Sally Hansen Twinkle Toes-ty

Revlon Autumn Spice & Sally Hansen Copper Penny

Hi guys!  I am having a hard time believing it's autumn.  I mean, sure... we had a little sprinkle a couple of weeks ago but here in California we are constantly hitting the mid 80's so it just feels like a reeeeally long summer... but not on my nails. no sir!  Not today, check it out! 

 Autumn Spice & Copper Penny
 

China Glaze Ruby Pumps, Sally Hansen Red Carpet and Finger Paints Romanticism Ruby Comparison.

Who doesn't love China Glaze's Ruby Pumps?  It's a classic, the polish that started it all for me.  Super fine red glitter suspended in a red jelly base, perfect two coater formula, easy removal... what's not to love about it?  Needless to say, when I found out Sally Hansen made a dupe, I just had to get it as my Ruby Pumps bottle was almost gone.

Mermaid's Tale by Sally Hansen (Mermaid Week!)

Who doesn't love mermaid stories?  When I was about six years old, I went to Disneyland for the first time.  My mom had told me we would go on a submarine ride to see mermaids and their treasure, I was so excited I (felt as if I) couldn't sleep for days with anticipation!  When we were there and I finally looked out that sub's window, I wanted to cry: I had clearly been fooled and the things before us were nothing but mechanical robots and fake treasure!  I was a big girl about it and didn't cry or ask any questions, but I was SO disappointed when I saw the whole farce unfold before my eyes.  Disappointed in myself and in my family for falling for it, because they were just having a blast. 

Now, I am not looking to start any mermaid controversy or burst anyone's bubble at this point, but I will tell you the next mermaid-related-polish will be no disappointment to anyone:   Sally Hansen's Mermaid's Tale.

Sally Hansen Pink Sprinkle

Sometime this spring, Sally Hansen brought out their Sugar Coat collection and joined the textured polish craze.  I didn't like them, and I did not read ONE good review on them so I know I wasn't alone.  The problem seemed to be dullness: they all looked like textured walls.  Well, brace yourselves for a bombshell!

I have a SH Sugar Coat to share today, Pink Sprinkle (230).  To see more swatches from this line, please click here.

Okay, now we are talking about an amazing polish with SO. MUCH. DEPTH!