As a nail tech, I see people come into the salon all the time with dry and damaged nails, most likely due to them going to a salon where they don't care what they do to your nails, like using a drill to take off your acrylic nails or even gel polish, over filing the nail, the list goes on and on. If you are a person that gets your nails done, I think that it is always a good idea to know what is being done to your nails and what protects are being put on them as well, It is also a good idea to have a nail tech that know what they are doing and that will not damage your nails. After all if you go to a salon to get your nails done, don't you want them to not only look nice, but also not be damaged and be healthy as well?
Anyways sorry for that long intro. I really wanted to include that in this post, about the importance of knowing what is being done to your nails. Let's get into the post about these Color Therapy polishes.
So you may wonder what in the world is so special about these polishes? These are a regular polish that has Argan Oil in the formula, that is suppose to add nourishment and moisture to your nails and help them to look healthy.
Also you may have thought, if you have oil or any lotions on your nails it makes it hard for the polish to stick? Well not this polish the oils in the polish are put into the formula and then released on to your nail plate once the polish has dried.
The Color Therapy line is a little bit different from your average Sally Hansen polish or polishes in general, with the oil in the polish of course. But this polish does not need a base coat! You may think what no base coat! The reason why you may not need a base coat with these polishes is due to the oil's in the polish, it is meant to make your nails healthy and that makes it so their is no need for a base coat, because a base coat are meant to protect your nails.
Sally Hansen Color Therapy- top coat, Mauve Mantra and Rosy Glow.
As stated above this polish does not require a base, but their is a special top coat that you can use with this polish, along with a cuticle oil (that I did not purchase, I use CND Solar Oils.)
Instructions and brush for the Sally Hansen Color Therapy polishes.
When it comes to applying this polish you apply it like any other polish, just with no base coat. You polish the color on with however many coats that you will need, then apply the Color Therapy top coat, let it dry and then if you purchased the oil you can apply that to your cuticles as well. I always apply CND Solar oil to my cuticle, once my nails are dry no matter what polish I use. On the Sally Hansen website this polish is said to last up to 10 days with no chipping or fading.
Also these polishes have a nice wide brush as well (as you can see in the photo above.)
You may wonder do I really need this special top coat? Probably not, but I thought for this test I would purchase the top coat that is suppose to go with this polish just to see if their was a difference.
For a test on my left hand I wore the light pink, Mauve Mantra like you are suppose to, no base coat and with the Color Therapy top coat. Then on my right I used my usual base coat CND Stickey, the hot pink color Rosy Glow, and Revlon Extra Life No Chip top coat. We will see at the end of this post if they wore any different?
Ok let's get into the two polishes that I purchased from this collection! I only purchase two polishes because I was unsure if I would like them, and I wanted to test them out first before I bought to many.
Sally Hansen Color Therapy- Mauve Mantra
First we will start off with Mauve Mantra, this is a light pink that has some gold shimmer in it. This is normally not a color that I gravitate to, I normally like very bright colors, but this color I really ended up liking, maybe it is the gold shimmer in the polish. This polish was a bit streaky for me when I applied the first and even the second coat, on the third coat it had much better coverage, this may be due the argan oil in the polish. This was the polish that I used the Color Therapy top coat with.
Sally Hansen Color Therapy- Rosy Glow
Next we have Rosy Glow, this is a shimmery hot pink polish. This was a polish that I took forever to decide if I wanted it, due to the fact that I was unsure if I had a polish like this in my collection already. (that's when you know you have way to many polishes!) by the way I didn't have this color already. This polish also applied very streaky on the first and second coat, then the third coat it looked much better. This was the polish that I did apply a base coat (CND Stickey) and my usual top coat Revlon Extra Life No Chip top coat. This color I had read in a review can stains the nails, so that's why I wore this one with a base coat.
Also these polishes have a weird smell to them when applied to the nail, one blog I read said they smell like Granny Smith Apples, I'm not to sure about that? This is probably the argan oil, which I was expecting it to smell a little bit different. I mean don't sit their and smell the bottle of polish, that would not be a good idea, but once you apply the polish it does have a weird smell to it.
Final thoughts:
I did really like these polishes, I mean they where not super unique but I like the idea behind the formula and helping to keep your nails healthy. As for the formula it self, I didn't like that it was streaky and took three coats to be smooth, but this could just be due to the oil in the polish.
As for any health/ beautifying the nail, this is hard for me personally to tell because my nails normal are in very good shape, and I am unsure if the argan oil really did anything as well, for the same reason. With any kind of moisturizing with lotions and cuticle oil it will help out your nails, so maybe after time with someone that has damaged or dry nails this may help.
As for wear, as stated above this is suppose to wear well with no chipping or fading for 10 days. I normal take my polish off Saturday night, then polish my nails Sunday and wear it for that whole week. So far I would say that it is wearing very well, no chips or fading, I have had this polish on for five days so far. Normally polish wears very well on me, and I always do touch ups on the color and top coat. But this polish I have only touched up the top coat.
So yes I would recommend purchasing these polishes. So far their are 38 polishes in this collection that are very spa orientated (with the names) and even the bottle look very nice and spa like.
These polishes are suppose to be in stores in December, but I found these at Target last week (November), which is supper exciting!
I purchased these polishes for $6.99 each even the top coat was $6.99. So for three polishes and top coat I spent around $20 plus tax.
Here is a link to Target's website if you would like to purchase some of these polishes.
Also here is a link to Sally Hansen's website for more information.
Hope all of you enjoyed this kind of long blog post!
See you next time for more wild and bright nail fun!
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