Sally Hanson Complete Salon Manicure

Since watching so many American Blogs I'm keen to try out different makes of Nail Varnish to see which I like. The latest is the Complete Salon Manicure range from Sally Hanson.

These retail in the shops at about £7.99 but I've been buying these on eBay from various sellers between £1.99 and £2.99. I only bought a couple at first because of the colours but have liked the application and finish so much I've ordered three more.

I think they sell on eBay cheaper because they are no longer colours they stock in the shops.

A few things to mention, the brush in these nail varnish bottles are much wider than other brands but personally I find the application using this brush works well for me and I tend not to over run at the sides of my nail.

The first colour I bought and tried 'Blue Rose' needed only one coat to leave an opaque finish, the one above 'Gray by Gray' I used two coats and finished with a Seche Vite Top Coat. The Glitter I used here was another purchase from Ebay from a range called Technic and the colour is 'Black Mirror' more about this brand soon. Only 99p a bottle and some very interesting glitter colours and combinations.

Lightening Bolt Nails

Having been bitten by the Nail Art Bug, and watched so many videos on YouTube of tutorials and Hauls (mainly in America) I decided to start my own Blog here in the UK. I was disappointed that many of the makes of salon varnish blogger/vloggers talk such as OPI and China Glaze which I'd never heard of I thought I couldn't buy on the UK High Street.

But on the way home from Budapest, there in the AirPort was a OPI Stand! It would be rude not to. So I purchased my first OPI nail varnish. Not one, or two, but a four pack set, OPI's EuroCentral collection. Great value as this was about £32 when single bottles were for sale at £9 each. I was not disappointed, the colours are very vibrant including a deep blue and purple, along with a gorgeous glitter. The cream varnishes are opaque enough to just use one layer and a pretty good finish even before using a Top Coat.

Here's my first attempt at Lightening Bolt Nails, using the set. I've used OPI 'Don't forget your CzechBook' and 'You're Such a BudaPest'. The silver is Rimmel's 'Your Majesty'.

Oh and I have since found out that you can buy OPI in the UK at Sallys. I have bought some China Glaze from Sallys but no further OPI varnishes, also Ebay is great for getting both these makes of varnishes at low prices. 

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