Showing posts with label nail product review. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nail product review. Show all posts

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Nail Magic Botanical Nail Strengthener with Horsetail

A product thumbnail of Nail Magic Botanical Nail Strengthener with HorsetailNail Magic Botanical Nail Strengthener with Horsetail is a new addition to the Nail Magic line by Haken.

"An intensive treatment containing horsetail, a healing herb rich in nutrients that work to make the natural nail stronger and assist in promoting healthy growth"

I'll say! I love this stuff. I've been using this for a few months now and I have had great results from it. I use it as a base coat for my polish, and sometimes use it under the free edge of my nail. I paint my nails twice a week, or so. So that goes along with the instructions of using it two to three times a week.

The full instructions read: "Apply one coat on a clean, dry nail 2-3 times a week for the first two weeks. You do not need to remove the old coat during this time just apply the new coat over the existing coat. After two weeks remove original coats and repeat the application process."

I don't follow this to a T, but like I said, I use this as a base coat and it works wonders. My natural nails are very flaky, they peel, crack and break at the drop of a hat. Since I've been using this under my polish I haven't had nearly as many issues. You can of course follow the instructions exactly if you aren't a polish wearer and just want something to maintain your totally natural nails.

Give it a try if you have nails like mine were!

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Orly: Halley's Comet

First I want to say that this nail polish was ridiculous to photograph. To me, this is much more teal in person than my camera will pick up on.

Alrighty, this polish is from the Orly Cosmic FX Collection. I know I'm a little late on this, but for the purposes of this review it's not about being on time, it about the fabulousness of this color.

This color is a turquoise with greenish yellow reflects.

These photos are of one coat of Nail Magic's Botanical Nail Strengthener, two coats of Halley's Comet, and two coats of Nail Magic's Fast Dry Top Coat.






Application was better on this polish than Space Cadet, from the same collection. Much more pigmented, and much smoother.
































Lovely yellow reflects.
The brush is small (Same as Space Cadet), and quite honestly it annoys me, but I'll get over it because these polishes are so lovely.


































The following images are under different camera settings and some are enhanced to show a more true to life color.

I enhanced this picture slightly to make the polish lean more turquoise as it does in person.







































These two pictures were taken under different camera settings than usual to show the glitter effects and the reflects.









I love this color, it's gorgeous. These are no longer available at Sally Beauty, but I'm sure there are some larger retail stores or salons that may have them. http://www.transdesign.com/ still has these in stock, but they come with a hefty price tag at 10 dollars a piece. Definitely an indulgence, but it's definitely worth it!



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