Sparkled Beauty

It's sunny out, so let's talk holo nail polish :)

This is a surprise find at Sally. Squirt was asking for some nail polish for herself, and I thought Sally Girl would be perfect. I happened to pick up this little bottle before I realized it was a pink holo. And I of course have to test it out.

The holo effect is visible in the bottle and on the nails, but it's not in the face kinda shine. Considering the nail polish world not having enough holos, this is a nice addition, I might add.

Application with this polish was easy. I believe I did 2 coats here, no VNL. Despite the size (of the bottle and of the brush), I didn't have any issue painting my nails.

These Sally Girl are ideal for travelling. The tiny bottles didn't take much space at all, and if you happen to lose them, they aren't hard to replace. I used to carry quite a few (regular sized) bottles of nail polish with me, kept worrying they'd break/ spill, even when I carefully wrapped them up. Problem solved now!

You can probably see the shade a little better here. The holo is a lot more visible IRL, I just can't seem to capture it.

I think Sally Girl nail polish are $.99 in the US and CAD1.39 (or something) around here. They sometimes go on sale too. Pick a few up to try out, you'll have fun with them.

So, big and small nail polish companies out there, please make more of the holo goodness. We don't mind if it comes in tiny little bottles like this or big huge full sizes. The end! :)

I went to Sally for their Buy 2 get 1 free all nail polish promotion the first day of the month, hoping some LE bottles from last month were still there. I wanted to get this post up to let you know the promo works for discounted bottles too, you can mix and match brands, as long as the free bottle is the cheapest among the 3. I found some gems on the shelf :-)

First up is Orly, the brand I don't have many bottles from but love to explore more.

First row: Gumdrop (Sweet Collection), Charged Up, Fantasea, Luxe (Foil FX Collection), Blue Suede (Matte Couture Collection) and Pixy Stix (Sweet Collection), retail CAD6.49 each with Sally card.

Second row: Poison Apple (Once Upon A Time Collection), Blue Suede and Matte Vinyl (Matte Couture Collection). I found these at a different Sally store, discounted to CAD5.59 a piece. So, the exact same bottle could be on regular price at one store and on discount at another :-)

I wanted to try Sally Girl polish, so I picked 3. Some of their bottles do have names but not these, so there're just numbers: 812112 - a holo pink, 812002 - a shimmery dark purple and 812005 - a pink chunky glitter, retail CAD1.39 each.

I also got a few famous duo chrome shades from Nina Ultra Pro. First row: Molten Gold, Molten Copper and Molten Ruby, CAD5.29 each.

Second row are the discounted ones: Velvet Seas x 2 and Vintage Velvet (Crushed Velvet Collection), CAD4.19 each.

After getting these home, I went and checked swatches. Some shades looked good, but some were said to be sheer or with application issue :-) If you have any of the shades I got, I'd love to hear your thoughts. I might have to do a few exchanges.

Hope the week starts out right for you, ladies. Have a good day!