Miracle gel manicure by Sally Hansen

I noticed that some drugstore brands came up with gel-like manicure products promising finish and longevity of real gel manicure without using an UV lamp. Of course I was curious to see how they perform. I tried duo of products by Sally Hansen and trio by Essence. Let’s start with SH first, about the Essence one next time.

Price: individual nail polish costs 7,99€, the duo with top coat polish 13,99€.

Colours: I bought 310 Shock wave which is medium Barbie pink and 240 B girl which is light turquoise. The colours are not bright as the Sally Hansen says on the packaging they have rather pastel feel.

Texture and application: both nail polishes have wide brush so the application is easy. The texture is not the best, first 1-2 layers have streaks so sometime you have to put even the third coat. That means longer drying time. It can take up to an hour to get the nail polishes to apply and dry.

Look on the nails: the nail polishes are not extremely shiny which is disappointing since they are supposed to mimic gel manicure. Moreover from closer look you can still see streaks here and there, especially if you have uneven nails like me.

Longevity: Sally Hansen promises up to 14 days of bright colour and shine. Well as mentioned in previous part, it is not super shiny and the nail polish started to chip after 5-7 days. While it doesn’t stay on my nails for 14 days, 5-7 is still a lot for me, so I don’t have problem with longevity. On the other hand the nail polishes look quite bad so I don’t want to have them on my nails for that long.