Sally Hansen Airbrush Face Makeup Review & Swatches

Sally Hansen Airbrush Face Makeup ($9.97 exclusively at Walmart) is a lightweight spray foundation that gives a sheer, natural finish. 

Years ago, I was borderline obsessed with the Sally Hansen Airbrush Makeup by What Not To Wear makeup artist Carmindy (love that show) and couldn't believe that it had been discontinued. Fast forward a few years and it's BACK...well sort of. It's not under Carmindy's name anymore and it's sold exclusively at Walmart, rather than CVS.  Needless to say, I bought one immediately with the hope that this is Carmindy's version repackaged. 

NEW Sally Hansen Airbrush Face Makeup Spotted at Walmart

Today I was at Walmart looking for the new Maybelline Summer releases and while I didn't have any luck with those, I did spot an exciting new launch from Sally Hansen! 

Airbrush Face Makeup ($9.97) is a foundation version of their Airbrush Legs spray, which I love.  I was also a huge fan of Sally Hansen's Natural Beauty Airbrush Foundation that was part of the Carmindy (makeup artist from What Not to Wear) line at CVS several years back. I was so disappointed when that was discontinued, so I'm crossing my fingers that this is the same formula, just repackaged. 

First Impressions: Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Review

You guys have been asking me to review the new Sally Hansen Miracle Gel so I wanted to do a quick first impressions post now just to get you some information quickly, and then follow up with how it wears later on.
For those of you who aren't familiar with Miracle Gel, it's a new line of gel nail polishes that are used with a special top coat that needs no curing under a lamp- just natural daylight. Typically, the top coat and colors are sold seperately, but I found these combo packs at Target for $14.99. I chose the color B-Girl because it reminds me of one of my favorite Essie shades, Mint Candy Apple.

The packaging claims "up to 14 days" of wear. I've seen a lot of people complaining on various blogs and review sites that it only lasted 10 or 11 days for them, not 14. Well, first of all, polish hardly lasts 3 days on me without chipping, so I'd be ecstatic with 10 days! Second, the claim is "up to" 14 days, so it's a little tricky in the wording, but they've covered themselves in case it doesn't last that long. It's just a matter of reading the packaging carefully.

The color comes in a clear bottle but the topcoat is blacked out. I'm guessing it's because of the photosensitive ingredients in there that they don't want exposed to light.

The box says to use 2 coats of color and one coat of the topcoat. Unfortunately, this went on very streaky so I had to use 3 coats. Still, the color went on bright and vibrant, and my nails look super shiny!
 It took a while to dry, which was a bummer because I had stuff to do and I was waiting around for between 20 min and half an hour with tacky nails.

Overall, the application process wasn't the best, but it will all be worth it if this makes it through the week without chipping. If it's still on by next weekend, I'll consider it a success!
Have you tried Miracle Gel yet? How's it working for ya?

***UPDATE***
My Miracle Gel Polish has chipped after 3 days of wear.  Just on one finger, but it's a pretty large chunk that's missing.  It may be because I used three coats and it's very thick, which tends to make it chip more easily but I don't know.  Still, 3 days is longer than regular polish lasts on me, so I'll give it that!

Sally Hansen Gem Crush Nail Polish Review- Razzle Dazzler swatch and Revlon Stormy Night

I spotted the new Sally Hansen Gem Crush nail polishes at my local Walgreens this week, and since I haven't tried a glitter nail polish in a while, I thought I'd pick one up, especially since they're supposed to be full coverage. 

I chose the shade Razzle Dazzler, which is a fine pink glitter with chunkier silver glitter mixed in.  

The brush is wide and flat, which I love- it makes application really easy and quick.

Here's a swatch on paper: 

This is with 2 coats, and it's pretty well covered already.  A third coat would make this totally opaque.  

My only complaint is that this came off within a day without a topcoat, so I definitely recommend using one.  I did my nails a few nights ago, and by midday the following day, the color had almost completely chipped off three of my nails!  So I re-did them with a base and topcoat, and they're still going strong!

I also wanted to show you what this polish looks like layered over another color.  I used 2 coats of Revlon's Colorstay Longwear nail polish in Stormy Night (a dark gray) as a base, and then layered one coat of Sally's Razzle Dazzler, and it came out like this: 

I feel like the possibilities are endless with these!  I can't wait to try Razzle Dazzler layered over a pink shade, I think it would be really pretty.  

Here's the two together- Razzle Dazzler layered over Stormy Night on the left, and Razzle Dazzler by itself on the right: 

What are your thoughts on these?  Do you love them as much as I do?

Sally Hansen Salon Manicure Cuticle Eraser + Balm

I was in Rite Aid yesterday, and spotted the new Sally Hansen Cuticle Eraser and Balm- I was totally drawn to the white and mint-green swirly pot! 

My hands are dry normally, but the winter makes them look like I'm 84, not 34, and having hands that are that dry, comes with major hangnails and rough cuticles.  Since I just bought a beautiful new Revlon Colorstay Gel nail polish (review coming tomorrow), I thought maybe I should clean up my nails a bit first so my manicure looked prettier.  

Here's the packaging/ingredients

I loved that this is an all in one product to remove cuticles and moisturize at the same time.  The balm smells really light and fresh, like cucumbers, and it's the consistency of a cross between vaseline and a body butter.  It's very thick, yet easy to massage into the nails. 

 I found that it removed some cuticle, but not completely.  I think I'll have to use it a few more times to remove them totally.  The instructions said you can use a cuticle pusher to get rid of hard to remove cuticles, but I didn't have one with me- not a big deal.  I loved the way it made my nails and the skin around them so smooth and healthy looking!  They looked my age again, which was so great.  

My one (tiny) complaint with this is that it's hard to wash off.  The directions said to wash your  hands afterward, and when I did, I realized that I still had greenish goop stuck around the sides of my nails.  I had to wash my hands a couple of times, scrubbing furiously at them to get it all off.  The buttery consistency of this stuff makes it want to hang on for dear life, which is a good thing while you're using the product, but not so good if you want it to come off!  Next time, maybe I'll try a stronger soap, such as dish soap to remove it, and see if that's easier.  

I definitely recommend this product if you're looking for an all-in-one solution to clean up and moisturize your cuticles!  It cost around $7 at Rite Aid.

Sally Hansen Moisture Twist 2-in-1 Primer + Color Gloss- Twisted Nude Swatches

Yesterday at CVS, I spotted new Sally Hansen Moisture Twist lip glosses, which are lip color + primer in one tube.  They remind me of creamcicles, how they're all swirled together. 

According to the Sally H website: 


Prime and color lips in just one moisturizing twist. The primer sets a smooth, super moisturizing base for flawlessly smooth shiny lips. Available in 10 luminous shades.

Benefits:

+30% more moisture, instantly

Antioxidant formula has Jojoba, Sunflower & Moroccan Argan oils

Non-sticky, weightless feel

There are 10 colors to choose from: 

Since I'm all about nude lips, I decided to try Twisted Nude, a pretty peachy pink.

It comes with a regular doe foot applicator, which I actually like.  I think they make it easy to apply the color, and are soft and velvety feeling.  The formula tastes like cake batter- so yummy!

The formula is so super moisturizing with the Argan Oil in it, and is not sticky at all!  It gives the perfect sheen without being too glossy or thick and my lips felt smooth and soft for hours afterwards.  It really melts into the lips and feels incredible.  The more I use it, the more it seems to soften the lines, especially if I've applied it more than once that day.

It wears pretty much like a normal gloss, so you will need to reapply pretty often.  But it doesn't claim to be long wearing, so I didn't think it would be.

Here's my before and afters: 

BEFORE

AFTER

  Have you tried this, or any other glosses with Argan Oil in them, and if so, what did you think?