Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Sally Hansen Rockstar Pink

I had a very belated urge to do something Valentine's Day related. Since I didn't do anything special or themed for Valentine's Day I decided to pick go with Sally Hansen Rockstar Pink which I picked up from their new Xtreme Wear collection. When I picked it up this colour screamed Valentine's to me, add glitter to the mix and this was a no-brainer!

I applied OPI Natural Hardener for my base coat and then applied three coats of Rockstar Pink. The formula is thin but not runny. now that may sound contradictory so let me explain :) Since the formula is thin this allows the glitter to glide on smoothly and subsequent coats allows for total opacity without any clumping from the glitter. This polish was a breeze to apply and was almost perfectly opaque with two oats but I added a third to ensure total coverage. I applied a thick coat of Seche Vite top coat and Sally Hansen Insta-Dri drops to hasten the drying time. I would suggest you add another layer of top coat if you want it feeling perfectly smooth since it still had a grainy feel with just one coat.

I just wanted to note that the bottle contains 11.8ml and for this one manicure I used a significant portion of it to achieve complete opacity. I can't wait to try this over other nail polishes as a top coat :)

These photo's were taken a night later in artificial light after I had removed most of the excess glitter.

Sally Hansen Rockstar Pink in Artificial Light
Sally Hansen Rockstar Pink in Artificial Light
Sally Hansen Rockstar Pink in Artificial Light -  blurry goodness!!!
Sally Hansen Rockstar Pink in Artificial Light
Sally Hansen Rockstar Pink in Artificial Light

Then two days later I took these photo's outside but unfortunately it was overcast so there's not much sunlight to work with.

Sally Hansen Rockstar Pink in Natural Light
Sally Hansen Rockstar Pink in Natural Light

Sally Hansen Rockstar Pink in Natural Light - more blurry shots :)
GLITTER OVERLOAD!!! This colour is just stunning! It's so pretty and smoothly blends together for a glitter overload. Rockstar Pink had pink, purple, blue and silver glitter particles all through it in a clear base. I keep finding my attention drawn to my nail polish, especially with the sunlight sparkling off them. If you love pink and glitter I suggest you pick this colour up at once!

6 comments:

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    1. It's super glittery! This jumped to the top of the list as one of my favourite nail polishes :)

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  2. How manny layers do you use? thanks love your blog!

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    1. I used three coats for full coverage since I'm not a fan of naked spots :)

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  3. I love this polish! Whenever I run out, I must go buy more immediately. o! And I also really love sally hansen celeb city, and sally hansen red carpet! So very glittery! Obsessed! :-) you might like those too! :-)

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    1. Ooh I wish I could have a back up of my favourites! I'll have to look out for Celeb City and Red Carpet!!! Thanks for the heads up :)

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