Tonight I have a review of the Sally Hansen Fall 2011 Collection. The Collection is a result of several collaborations with Fashion Designers: Tracy Reese, J Mendel, Rachel Roy and Prabal Gurung.
Mousseline. Perfect work neutral, a soft white with a ceramic hue. It makes my nails look like porcelain which I love. The only problems is that I needed 4 thin coats for complete coverage.
Ballet Rouges. A nice dusty pink, like Barbie but with an edge. I used 3 coats for good measure but could have gotten away with 2.
Courtesan. Medium fuchsia, very pretty. Only needed 2 coats.
Crinoline. Soft white neutral with a pink hue compared to Mousseline's beige/taupe. I liked the formula better on this one but it also required 4 coats.
Dorien Gray. A blue-tinted gray. It's more gray but looks blue on me for whatever reason. It has a very thin formula and required 4 coats.
Green Tea. Dusty mint green with a hint of blue. Very chic. Two coats required.
Himalayan Blue. Gorgeous blue with a thin formula. I needed 3 coats.
Madame X. I like the formula on this one the most. I only needed 2 coats.
Terracotta. This one reminds of a cappuccino. Pretty color but I'm not sure if it looks that great with my skin tone. Two coats gave me mannequin hands.
Oxide. Gunmetal foil that's really popular right now. Only 2 coats were required.
Oxide in direct light to show its blingy-ness.
Bewitched (Outdoors). Pretty eggplant creme. It's very dark but almost black indoors.
Overall the polishes applied well in either 2-4 coats. Most of the line are cremes so there may be duplicates available. Some of the formulas were a bit thin as noted above while the other were better and only required 2-3 coats. My favorites from the collection are: Bewitched, Mousseline, Dorien Gray and Green Tea.
I don't have the exact release date but the collection will be available soon.
Bewitched (Outdoors). Pretty eggplant creme. It's very dark but almost black indoors.
Bewitched (Indoors). I took a second pic to show the actual purple/eggplant of the polish. I used 2 coats.
Shiny Penny. Very sheer copper-orange. I used 2 coats but could have gotten away with a 3rd. My camera couldn't accurately capture its beauty.
Overall the polishes applied well in either 2-4 coats. Most of the line are cremes so there may be duplicates available. Some of the formulas were a bit thin as noted above while the other were better and only required 2-3 coats. My favorites from the collection are: Bewitched, Mousseline, Dorien Gray and Green Tea.
I don't have the exact release date but the collection will be available soon.
~The above polishes were provided to me for review.~
Ooh I love Dorien Grey, Green Tea and Ballet Rouges. I hope I manage to find these somewhere locally! Thanks for the swatches. =)
ReplyDeleteooh although I'm a pink person, I'm really excited about that terracota. i feel like i have 'those' pinks already.. lol. thanks for swatching these
ReplyDeleteI am surprised to see I like most of these! I love Mousseline and Green Tea! I love your nails, too!
ReplyDeleteShiny Penny reminds me of Deborah Lippman's Brick House.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous colors, but the sheerness is a bit of a bummer.
ReplyDeleteI love it all
ReplyDeleteOh my ! Lovely :D !
ReplyDeleteMy favorites are Mousseline and Dorian Grey !
GORGEOUS
Dorian Grey does remind me a little of China Glaze's Sea Spray ?
Thanks for sharing! I fell in love with Mouselline but 4 coats really are offputting to me >.<
ReplyDeleteOhh, these are NICE! And your nails are straight FIYAH!....Something else I will have to hunt down!!!!
ReplyDeleteOh I actually love all of them..well apart from the orange ones. Never been really fond of orange. But the first 6 were really pretty! :)
ReplyDeleteLOVE!!! thanks :)
ReplyDeleteLove Dorien Gray and Bewitched :D Thanks for beautiful swatches :)
ReplyDeletethey're all pretty :D
ReplyDeleteThanks so much ladies!
ReplyDelete@Pretty. I know you have so many pinks already. I think Terracotta will be cute on you.
@Tera. Thank you, you're too kind!
@Jennifer. I think it looks similar but maybe a little lighter. It looks like more golden according to swatches.
@Bunny. I agree but if I love the color sometimes I don't mind an extra coat.
@Admiral.It is similar but slightly darker and more blue (at least on me :)
@Glittermuffin. I agree Mousseline is my fav <3<3<3
@Sweetie. Thanks so much (blush).
@Olivia. Thank you. I prefer burnt oranges and corals.
@Aurora. You're welcome :)
@Abby. Thanks!
I hope you all are having a fabulously polished days!
I think the only one I'm not thrilled with is Terracotta. Your nails look fabulous!
ReplyDeleteMy heart fluttered!! I am in love with Dorien gray, mousseline, green tea and bewitched. Eee!! I can't wait!!
ReplyDeleteXoxox
My fav is Dorian Gray! I don't know if I've told you before, but I love the shape of your nails!!!
ReplyDeleteI just spotted these in the Meijer near where I work. I wasn't sure about Terracotta--picked it up, put it back, and ended up getting the penny one instead. Might go back for it.
ReplyDeleteI saw a big display of these the other day and passed them up because they all looked kind of "meh" in the bottle but, seeing them on the nail, there's a few that I like alot! I'll have to pick some of them up! :)
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