Sally Hanson complete salon manicure nail polish - swatches

I picked up some Sally Hanson complete salon manicure nail polishes from my local Priceline yesterday. They retail $14.95 for a 14.7ml bottle but it was on sale for $10 and they had a buy 3 pay for 2 special so any excuse to buy for research purposes. Sally knows your busy so there are 5 steps in 1 bottle: base coat, strengthener, growth treatment, colour and topcoat available in 21 salon inspired shades.

I love it when I turn up to a wedding and everyone's fingers are nicely manicured and why not, there's shots of everyone holding their bouquets, helping dress the bride, putting on earrings and even exchanging rings so it makes sense that nails should be nicely presented. Acrylics or even stick on nails are a great option if you have less then perfect nail beds. If you have nice nails I personally prefer gel polishes which can be done beforehand, lasts up to 2 weeks and you walk out dry so no need to worry bout smudges and accidents.

However I guess not everyone has time as I notice that a few weddings I've attended too bridesmaids and on the odd occasion even a bride painting their nails in between hair and makeup so these polishes got me thinking, since they only ever have time for 2 coats of colour anyways wouldn't it be cool if you got the added bonus of the base, strengthener, growth treatment and topcoat as well!

Valentine's day nails

To coincide with valentine's day I thought I'd do a post on some ideas for nails.

I'm really loving floral nails at the moment, i think any flower is great especially vintage inspired but you can't go past roses and ribbons for valentine's day. So without further a do, this year I'd like to introduce you to nail wraps.

They work in the same way as minx nails but are water activated and have much better designs. They are fairly easy to put on by yourself and last as long as nail polish without chipping or even longer if you keep applying topcoat every few days. My nails have lasted over 2 weeks! You can find out how to get some on my Facebook page.

You can either apply to all fingers or mix it up a bit with nail polish and rhinestones for added bling. And for those looking for something a bit simpler, nail polish in the colors of love; maroons, reds, pinks and white in full color or french for something a bit different. Add as little or as much bling as you like for beautiful nails that'll look great opening up any present this Valentine's day.