Saturday, June 18, 2011

NOTD: Sally Hansen Nail Prisms - Pink Rose Diamond

I must admit I haven't worn pink nail polish since I was a tiny kid. I've hated pink most of my life. I don't hate it now, but I'm still not very fond of it in some things. I'll wear pink makeup (love pink glitter and eyeshadow!), but I don't own any pink clothes and nothing in my house is pink. I've always been more drawn to red. LOVE red and wine colours.

I'm wearing this pink polish as it was a gift from the hubby (he ordered it from eBay and I did not pick it out). As soon as I was done putting it on, I went to show him. He immediately asked, "is that the one I got you?" :-)  At least he cares that I bother to use/wear things he gets me.  I don't think I'd like this polish if it wasn't for the beautiful rainbow sparkles. :-D  He knows I like sparkles!

I applied 1 coat of Avon's NAIL EXPERTS Smooth Beginnings Base Coat, 3 coats of Pink rose diamond and 1 coat of Avon's NAIL EXPERTS UV Gloss Guard Top Coat. Using Avon's base and top coat has helped my polish last at least 4 days with no chipping. That says a lot since I work with my hands daily (I hand craft jewelry for a living in case you didn't know). When I clean my house, I wear those handy rubber gloves to keep my skin from drying out but it really helps the polish last longer too.
In natural direct sunlight

in natural indirect sunlight

What is your favourite nail polish colour to wear? Mine is anything red or dark red...also have been digging gray or gunmetal polish.

~BLIX
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19 comments:

  1. MKJune 18, 2011 at 6:55 PM

    I just made a franken using that color. I actually own three bottles and none of them are the same color. Nice job by the way.

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  2. Libby's Pink VanityJune 18, 2011 at 7:35 PM

    That's a very sparkly pink; has lots of character. And, I'd wear it. :) I have found that I like almost any color of polish save for some nudes and yellows. If I had to wear just one, it would be a fire engine red or a deep burgundy.

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  3. dull_flameJune 18, 2011 at 7:47 PM

    Pretty! I wish they still made those, but I think that was before I started wearing polish again.

    I wear a lot of greens, blues, and purples, but I also have a gold I'm really fond of- OPI's Diamond Series in Glow. It's a gorgeous, coppery rose gold. I love it. my other favorite is currently Gamer Glam by China Glaze, and Watermelon Rind.

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  4. D.Sadie (D.G.S.Beauty)June 18, 2011 at 8:27 PM

    Wow, I love this. That's such a pretty color.

    -Dinah
    dgsbeauty.com

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  5. AnonymousJune 18, 2011 at 9:02 PM

    I'm not a big fan of pink but This is cute! Right now, my favorite color to wear is orange.

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  6. Mama LauraJune 18, 2011 at 11:50 PM

    Love that polish!

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  7. SaraJune 19, 2011 at 2:05 AM

    Aww.. your hubby chose a beautiful shade for you. love it!

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  8. LunaJune 19, 2011 at 3:17 AM

    WoW this is such a beautiful color ... me like :D
    My favorite colors anything purple and sparkly

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  9. LydiaJune 19, 2011 at 4:53 AM

    I'm not much of a pink nail polish fan either, it puts me off when I see a cosmetics stand with a hundred various shades of pink and not much else. This polish reminds me a little of the GOSH holographic nail polish with all the different sparkles in, it's really nice and girly. :)

    I like blues and teal colours at the minute, I'm also a keen purple nail painter.

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  10. UnknownJune 19, 2011 at 5:26 AM

    Ohhh I love that colour so so much, it's stunning. Pink is my favourite colour :P Sally Hansen is hard to come by here in the UK :( I don't really have a go-to nail colour, I swap them constantly. I guess at the moment I'm most drawn to metallics and holographics.

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  11. chelsea2788June 19, 2011 at 6:03 AM

    I don't usually do pink either, but the glitter adds dimension, so maybe I'll give it a try.

    I just bought Revlon's "Mad About Mango" and I absolutely adore it. It's perfect for summer, and orange is my favorite color. Plus, it's scented! :)

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  12. RuthyJune 19, 2011 at 10:37 AM

    I pretty much love all nail polish colours and this one is amazing.

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  13. EmmaJune 19, 2011 at 12:41 PM

    This is stunning! It's very 'multi-dimensional' as they say :) it makes it far more interesting than the bland mid-tone pinks you can buy.x

    my favourite nail varnish at the moment is GOSH's Blue Monday - it's similarly iridescent but slightly more subtle :) http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz113/lacquerized/Lacquerized/gosh-blue-monday-small.jpg

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  14. SakaraJune 19, 2011 at 4:25 PM

    Its quite a purply pink so i kind of like the colour.

    my favourite ..oh i cant pick one! China Glaze Ruby Pumps is an incredible red gitter, Claire's Magic is a blue purple jelly with pink purple shimmer, Illamasqua's Scarab is the most divine blood red shimmer, Spa Ritual Health Wealth & Happiness is purple with blue sparkles and Color Club Wild at Heart is a purple hologlitter like what you have butin royal purple.

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  15. Katie ElizabethJune 19, 2011 at 4:33 PM

    wow, soo glittery! great color and i love that there are so many colors sparkling in it.

    xo katie elizabeth
    ohheyylife.blogspot.com

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  16. LisaJune 19, 2011 at 5:33 PM

    I like blues and purples.

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  17. UnknownJune 19, 2011 at 6:04 PM

    This is so pretty! My fave right now is pastel colors

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  18. AnonymousJune 20, 2011 at 8:44 AM

    This is a nice glitter nail polish, maybe would look more intense on a dark base? I love to wear purple and violet shades, my favourite nail polish of the moment is "Let's Talk", from Sinful Colors.

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  19. JinxJune 30, 2011 at 6:50 PM

    I agree that the sparkles make it even better than if it was just pink. Blix, you would appreciate the time I put into my nails today--I did a bright beautiful red and my index nails in blue with white polka dots. In celebration of the 4th :) :)

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