After four days, this drugstore mani looks just as fresh as day one.
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GAH. I’m getting really antsy to paint my nails with the Chanel cruise colors. (That purple? It’s just calling my name.) So I’m gonna do that tonight, but before I go there, shout-out to my current nail polish situation, Sally Hansen’s miracle Gel in Mauve-olous, which is certainly marvelous.
OK, this is… I painted my nails on Friday night after one of those epic restroom sessions that El Hub makes fun of me for, because I literally can spend practically two hours in the restroom after I put Connor down to bed. He’s like, “What are you doing in there? Did you fall in the toilet and get stuck? now you can’t get out?” (Side note, no, that only happens to my velvet Teddy Lipstick, ha! ? ) and I’m like, “Dude, I’m just living my best life in here, OK?” I was so pleased to have some time to myself, so in celebration of that, I did a hair mask, a face mask, and I also painted my nails. ??
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I did two coats of Mauve-olous on top of bare nails, and then the miracle Gel top coat on top, which is the process Sally Hansen recommends, and look! — after four whole days, there’s only a little bit coming off at the ends of my nails (as to be expected). but really, no big chips. Sure, the shine has dulled, but the polish still much more or less looks like fresh paint. I’m betting this could easily go six or seven solid days.
I’ll be wearing it again, for sure.
By the way, Mauve-olous is one of those colors that looks very different in different lighting. Like, I’ll go into the bathroom, and it’ll be peachy pink, but it’s mauve-rose in full sun. I think it’s really beautiful, and it’s affordable, too — about $8 a bottle.
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Oh! — and another bonus offer of the miracle Gels is that they dry relatively quickly. You don’t have to sit there for 45 minutes while you wait for your nails to dry. For two coats and the top coat, I’d give them 20 minutes to completely dry down.
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It’s good stuff!
Your friendly neighborhood charm addict,
Karen