Nail Polish Fave: Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear

Alright, so if you've been reading my blog for any length of time, or if you know me in real life, you KNOW that I am addicted to nail polish. I love to have painted nails, it makes me feel so girly and so grown up (even if the color isn't super "grown-up"). I have a lot of nail polish, but most of it is cheap and the stuff that isn't (Zoya, Essie and OPI) was purchased in a sale, promo code, coupon, etc.

One of my all time favorite nail polish lines is the Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear line. There are a gazillion different colors and they are $2 at Target. They last forever and are so opaque and the color selection is pretty on trend along with having some stand-by colors (reds, nudes, etc.)

You don't have to put a top coat on these for them to last, but I always do. And none of the ones I have tried stain your nails, they wipe off with regular nail polish.

Pictured above are Coral Reef (this is the BEST coral shade EVER! Its like a neon coral and its GORGEOUS!), Mellow Yellow (bright yellow, it's like sunshine in a bottle), Perfect Pear-ing (kind of a minty green), Pacific Blue (bright, BRIGHT blue, love this with a white accent nail), Lacey Lilac (perfect pastel purple) and White On (the most vibrant and opaque white you can buy for the price).

A few others I like but aren't pictured are Mint Sorbet (mint green) and Gunmetal (gorgeous metal gray color, it's stunning).

Have you tried these? What are your faves from the line? What are your nail polish faves?

Sunday Bonus: Spring Nail Polish Faves

Ah spring time. Flowers in bloom, green grass is growing, birds are chirping. It's my second fave season. And right now we can't see the flowers or the grass and the birds are staying the hell inside because this is Minnesota and spring is 10 degrees above zero with a chance of snow. The only thing chirping right now is the snow plow going in reverse.

That being said, I'm a dreamer, and right now I'm dreaming of spring. So to put us all in a better mood I am sharing with you my fave nail polish picks for spring.

Nudes! I love nude polish, maybe more this year than in years past. But these colors are just so fresh and clean and such a change of pace from the deeper, darker winter colors. Pictured above are Essie's Ballet Slippers and Zoya polishes in Rue, Brigette and Marley. I love the nudey purple hues from Zoya and Ballet Slippers is always a classic.

Brights and pastels are a classic spring trend. I am in love/borderline obsessed with what I am calling "Classic Movie Star Red" polish right now and Zoya's Carmen is a great choice! I also love classic pastels shown above in Zoya's Shelby and Blu (Um, not sure if it's intentional but Steel Magnolias is my fave movie of all time and Shelby's fave color was pink. Coincidence?), Essie's Mint Candy Apple and Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in White On. I don't know what the deal is with my camera today, it's just not interested in focusing.

Last but not least, I love weird finishes on manicures, I was a huge fan of the OPI Black Shatter, and the Pixie Dust Collection from Zoya. And this is my new obsession, matte finish top coat. This one is from Wet N Wild and was 89 cents at Walgreens. So far my fave way to wear this is with black nail polish because it gives your nails a leather-like finish. Maybe not the most spring-y but I'm loving it anyway.

What are you faves for spring? Tell me in the comments below.

Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Vox Box Review

As you may already know I am an Influenster and as part of being involved with that program we get the opportunity to review products from time to time in a Vox Box. I was lucky enough to be sent a second box and even more lucky that it contained nail polish!!!! In addition to being obsessed with makeup, nail polish is even more of an obsession for me. The really cool part is that I don't actually own any of the three colors they sent us!

So as I said, these products were sent to me to review and test out, but as always the opinions featured in my blog are always my own. You may remember that several of the Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure colors were featured in a fall nail polish blog post from awhile back. And I have owned the shade Pat on the Black before but ran out and so when it came in this box I was pretty pumped. Love that color. Here are the colors I was sent.

Red My Lips 

Pat on the Black

Jaded

As I've said, I've used these polishes or this brand before and I love the formula on this line. It's long wearing and mostly opaque. I know you aren't supposed to/don't have to use a top coat on these but I always do and it's hard not to. I love all the colors. Pat on the Black is an all time fave for me, but I really loved the Red My Lips shade. My least fave was Jaded because unlike the other colors this wasn't as opaque and the shade looked a little weird on my pale skin. I will use it and try it again. I just wasn't as wowed with it as the others. One of the best things about these polishes is the brush. I totally forgot to snap a pic of the brush for this post, but it's huge! It covers 90% of my nail bed in one swipe and it's awesome. I have six shades but would love to get a few more in lighter shades to try that end of the spectrum out.

Do you have any of these colors? Or have you tried this line by Sally Hansen? Tell me in the comments below.