ESSIE – PRETTY EDGY vs SALLY HANSEN – GOING GREEN

For the longest time I kept trying to get my hands on this Essie nail polish but it always seemed to be sold out so I had to find the closest dupe I could at Ulta and I bought Sally Hansen’s Going Green.

I’m using 2 coats of Essie Pretty Edgy in the pic above and I love how bright and truly green it is. This is an opaque creme that provides great coverage and is very easy to apply.

When I got home, I noticed that it was extremely similar to the Sally Hansen Going Green nail polished I had so I decided to compare them side by side.

 In the pictures below I am wearing both nail polishes and the camera, the angle and the close up shows you the difference between them but in real life it is almost impossible to tell them apart. I showed my hand to a few people and nobody was able to see a difference. In other words, you really need to watch it up close to notice that Going Green has some slight shimmer but besides that, they are basically the same color. They both wear great in my experience.

I am wearing:

Essie Pretty Edgy on ring and pointer fingers

Sally Hansen Going Green on pinky and middle fingers

Betty says…exact dupes   

SALLY HANSEN’S SILVER ANNIVERSARY

I recently found this nail polish at target and fell in love immediately. The name is Silver Anniversary and it doesn’t have a number like they usually do. In my experience when they don’t have a number it means they are limited edition so I grabbed it as fast as I could. I knew I didn’t see this one when browsing at the 2010 fall collection so I was wondering what collection this little beauty belonged to but so far I haven’t been able to find that info. I did however find on their website that they have a color with this name and its number 16 so I don’t know if it is part of their regular line….

 Pinky - one coat

Ring- two coats

Middle – three coats

Pointer – four coats

It is sheer enough to be used over other colors but it is buildable to provide complete coverage as you can see.

The name describes the color perfectly and there’s not much more I can add. It’s shiny, shimmery and beautiful. I’m not wearing any top coat so the color you see is the real thing, no added shine here.

Betty says…get it fast even if it is part of the regular line

SALLY HANSEN 2010 FALL COLLECTION

Walking around Ulta I found the stands with the new fall collections for their different lines. I checked every color carefully and the only 2 colors that called my attention were these:

A Girl’s Best Friend is a very sheer multi-colored shimmer. The golden tone stands out from the others but depending on how the light hits it, you can see hints of green and pink micro glitter. It seems to have a pearlized base on the bottle but it is not noticeable on the nail.

Pinky - one coat

Ring- two coats

Middle – three coats

Pointer – four coats

I have yet to try it over other colors but I am sure it will work with just about every color in my collection. I’m not a fan of yellows and gold tones but for some reason I feel they couldn’t have named this better, it can truly become a girl’s best friend. Try it over white or the lightest shade of pink and the result just screams snow…perfect for the holiday season.

Shining Moment is a bronze like nothing I’ve ever seen, so let’s go to the picture first

Pinky - one coat

Ring- two coats

Middle – three coats

Pointer – four coats

I have to say that the camera doesn’t do justice to this color. It is a warm brownish shimmery color with the same pink and green micro glitter that I mentioned for the other color. It is sheer but I don’t know if it would work on top of other colors and as you can see it is buildable to complete coverage with 2 to 3 coats. I’m thinking Thanks Giving…..oh yeah, perfect for that kind of feast.

Betty says…. Gorgeous  

DVD NAILS BY SALLY HANSEN

This week I tried Sally Hansen's HD nail polish in DVD for the first time and so far I love the color. It is sheer so I needed 3 coats to get the coverage I wanted but that quality comes in handy when you like to layer your nail polishes. You can see how it looks over black. If you want to wear it by itself you will get a pretty lavender with blue and purple micro glitter.
 

Betty says....2 thumbs up