Nails like the night sky *

In a previous post (review on SH Xtreme Wear Nail Polish) I mentioned I wanted to try the shade "Gunmetal", and that I also did not have a great experience with the colour "mint sorbet". I decided to give the polish another try but this time in Gunmetal.

I am so glad I tried it :) I love the shade by itself, although after a day or two it starts to look a bit dull. It truly is a gunmetal colour, however the pictures I took show it at a grey toned, metallic blue (more blue than grey). I just got bad pictures :( Couldn't get the colour to show up through the bottle. If you're planning to wear this shade by itself it is beautiful but you WILL need a high gloss top coat to keep it looking fresh.

Gunmetal

Surprisingly enough it didn't chip at all, unlike "mint sorbet" which chipped on the FIRST DAY. On day 3, it wasn't at all chipped and I decided to amp it up a little with SH Xtreme Wear Hard as Nails Polish in "Strobe Lights". I pink toned, dual chrome glitter polish. I initially tried this shade on my toes on top of Essie's Sand Tropez...which by the way looks fabulous (less dramatic but still gorgeous)!

Strobe Lights

I think I have a new favourite nail combo:
Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Hard as Nails in "Gunmetal" with "Strobe Lights" on top.

xoxo

Sally Hansen (Hard as Nails) Xtreme Wear Polish

Ok....so I'm horrible at sticking to a posting schedule. I've had writers block (bloggers block?) for a while :( Busy with work and school and haven't really been trying new things per se or checking out new things. So I'm going to scrap the schedule and just say SURPRISE!! A NEW POST!!! instead. :)

While stalking the isles of the pharmacy I came across one of Sally Hansen's relatively new formulas, Xtreme Wear. It claims to be strong, "hard as nails" and chip resistant (I would assume for at LEAST a week of wear).

I bought the shade "mint sorbet", a gorgeous pastel mint green :) I honestly am in love with the shade.
The only problem I had was after the first day (2 coats) two of my nails chipped. I have heard many great reviews on this formula and there are people whose nails looked fine for almost 2 weeks. Mine however, did not. I don't know if it's maybe the colour or I just happened to get a bottle with less of the magic inside. It chipped like a MOFO. Not pleased. Though I will keep wearing it just because I love the colour so much. I didn't get a chance to take a picture of it because I removed it from my nails THEN thought about the post.
 I want to try out some other shades. I spotted a fabulous navy blue and a really beautiful gun metal shade....wonder if they'll live up to the hype?

xoxo