Sweet as sugar nails aren’t always my thing, if I’m going to
be honest about it. You’re more likely to see my tips a shade of orange or a
metallic deep blue (like my very favourite polish shade, L’Oreal Color Riche in LuxembourgGarden) than something pastel or baby pink. That said, when I was
making a cheeky haul at Chemist
Warehouse I saw the brand new Sally
Hansen Sugar Coat display, and Cotton
Candies leapt out at me immediately.
The perfect medium shade of pink, this definitely needs two
coats to get the perfect ‘sugar crystal’ effect that you are going for. This
feels a little different to the OPI
Liquid Sands for me in that OPI’s
formulation sort of glides on as per usual, before drying to a sandy finish.
This is more like crystals captured in the polish itself, but ultimately the
ideas are quite similar to one another. I really like the sweet and girly take
that Sally Hansen has with
their collection though, and I have my eye on the white variation which is
something I never thought I’d go for.
The textured finish can be a little scratchy, particularly
if you’ve not tried the OPI Liquid
Sand formulas or the other textured finishes on the market yet. I find
that this doesn’t last any better on my nails than regular polishes and still
flakes off, but that happens with every one of my polishes so I know that it is
my nails and not the formula to blame. I’ve heard great nail bloggers mention
how hard wearing these formulas are, so I definitely think you should take my
experience with a grain of salt. Having a textured finish to the nail is really
on trend at the moment (and a little more natural than caviar on your nails…just
sayin’!) and is a bit more subdued for those of you who don’t like ‘in your
face’ nails and nail art. They are also crazily easy to apply, so they are
wonderful for any little girls in your life who adore painting their nails! My
nieces would be all over Cotton
Candies!
Ultimately I’m a fan of this new release from Sally Hansen,
and plan on picking up the white ‘Sugar
Fix’ and perhaps the black ‘Lick-O-Rich’
as well. (Okay, I’m pretty much eyeing up the whole range because I really like
the look of the minty ‘Sour Apple’
also – I have polish problems!) They are quite affordable at $9.95 a bottle and
they are regularly on sale, so I highly suggest you check them out.
What colour
appeals to you the most when it comes to textured nails?
Emma @ emmabovarybeauty
