Sally Hansen Fuzzy Coats Swatches! - Part 1 of 2

Hey peeps! It's taken me forever, but I've finally got some more Sally Hansen pretties swatched. I decided I needed to try these things after eyef**king Nails inc. Feather Effect pretties. The SH version sells for $5.49 in my area Target stores, so about half the prize of Nails inc. Score. Or it was score, till I got Target's email earlier. Something about Fuzzy Coats priced at $4.75. Damnit, I hate when that happens. Anyway, I'm still kinda glad I got them. They peaked my interest, but I wasn't sure if I would actually like wearing them. They're just short, little bar glitters in a clear base. So, I did what any rational-thinking nail blogger would do...I had hubs drive me around to 4 different Targets just so I could acquire a complete set of Fuzzy Coats. I was stoked to share my photo of what would've been my first purchase of a complete set of polish. Every friggin display I saw only had spots for 6 shades, so that's what I got and yes - we really had to hit 4 Target's to find them all. It didn't take long for a reader and my daughter to point out there are EIGHT Fuzzy Coats shown on Sally Hansen's website. OMFG. Are you KIDDING me?!? Damnit, you have no idea how proud I *was* to have purchased a complete collection of nail polish. Seriously, that never happens. What the hell Sally Hansen? Me no comprende  and that is so NO bueno :( I don't know how to say it's bullshit in Spanish, but if I did I'd throw that in there too. Anywho, enough rambling. Check out mah Fuzzy Coats. I love that they are called Fuzzy Coats btw :D

 Behold Fuzz sea! You know I have to post macros to show the detail. You're welcome :) Teal and yellow bars in a clear base. Now how's about a swatch for your eyeballs? This is an odd color combo, but I dig it...

Interesting, don't you think? Makes me think late 80's & very early 90's. This here swatch is one coat of Fuzz-sea over Sinful Shine All The Rage, a thin layer of top coat too. The Fuzzy Coats take a bit of work to get a decent look. The directions on the bottle say to use 2-3 coats, and to gently shake the bottle. After tons of experimenting I decided to go a different way with them. I've noticed the dab method seems to work better with these, for me anyway. Well, it seems to look better when I dab and lightly drag the brush down the length of my nail. The more bars you can get to face the same direction, the better the look too. And, I think application is easier when I don't shake the bottle first. Yeah it sounds weird, but my personal recommendation - don't shake these up before using, and wipe most of the glitter off the brush first - a little goes a long way. The more tiny bars on your brush, the more likely you are to get a clumpy look :/ These are just my opinions, and how I managed to get the look above. I don't think the folks at Coty or whatever actually meant for them to be used that way, but to each his own right? And, shaking it up just seems to get tons of the hairy little glitters clogged around the neck and up the brush, so it makes for a messy bottle neck and an even messier application :(  One of my biggest pet peeves, glad I figured out how to prevent it for the most part. Remember how I recommended to wipe most of the glitter off the brush before applying it? Less really is more when it comes to these Fuzzy Coats. Allow me to demonstrate...

Eeh, I mattified it. It looks better that way, just trust me. I understand they're meant to look this way but it looks so, ummm, messy? Can you see what I meant when I said less is more? Start adding layers and you get that gross, hairy look. I got creative and decided to add a coat of Wool-lite to my index finger, another coat of Fuzz-sea to my bird finger, 1 coat Peach Fuzz on my ring finger, and 1 coat Wool Knot to my pinky. I've almost satisfied my curiosity on layering different Fuzzy Coats over one another. I'm sure it could be done tastefully, but mine's pretty gross. Here's a swatch of Fuzz sea over Sinful Shine My Kryptonite...

My index and ring fingers have one coat, bird and pinky fingers have two. And I should tell you that swatch was done before I figured out the easiest application technique. One other thing I noticed about the Fuzzy Coats, they don't look too bad layered, as long as you're looking at them from a distance. No kidding! These in-your face swatch photos kinda bring out the ugly side of them, I think? Anywho, ready for another fuzzy shot? Well...

Fuzzy Fantasy is a cute one! I love me some green, especially neon or pastel green.

There's one coat over Sinful Colors Cotton Candy, mattified with NYC Matte me Crazy. I like that combo, it's a Springy look for sure. I had to try Fuzzy Fantasy over another color. So naturally, I chose the last color I should've went for. Check it out y'all...

 Yep. I did that.

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Ok, so I didn't really need Tyra Banks to tell me what that swatch is. Horrible, it's just horrible. That's Lightening from the SH Insta-dri line. It's not the worst combo ever, just the worst on me. I wish I could rock bright yellow. That swatch kinda makes me think of an uber cold corona with a lemon wedge in the neck, or those big frozen margaritas you can find in any cheesy Shenanigans-style restaurant. You know, the ones that are about the diameter of a human head? mmmm. Alcohol is awesome. Anyway, the point is, this would probably be cute on someone that wasn't the color of mayonnaise. Now let's move on to the third and final Fuzzy Coat of this post. Check out some Wool Knot...

Cute blue and white bars. Shall we check it out swatched over a light blue polish perhaps?

There it is... It's a delicate, subtle look right? Makes me think of dumbass wedding traditions. You know, like something borrowed, something blue? I actually like it though. So far I'm more impressed with this one and Fuzz sea than any of them. I think it's adorable :) On my ring finger I again decided to experiment and added a coat of the pink fuzzy- Wool Lite. I used a coat of OTD, but ended up adding an extra coat on my ring finger to completely smooth it out because I obsess and pick at the slightest little bump on my talons. Talons. Wow. It feels nice to be able to say that again. And it's much more fun to paint these things than my grotesque little nubby nubs I carved up a few months back. No matter, here's a shot of them coated in fuzzies - closeup...

So...my opinion on these fuzzy things - I like 'em when they're applied a certain way. I like some of them more than others. I'm thinking they'd be fun to franken with. I'm still not sure why they intrigue me so. Now shall I ask your thoughts and feelings on Sally Hansen's Fuzzy Coats? Love 'em, hate 'em, or are you on the fence like me? I mean, I like them, I think? There's still several things I don't like about them. For me, application is a tedious pain in the ass. BUT - I've still got some experiments to do before I make a final decision. Well folks, I hope you've enjoyed today's ramblings. That about does it for now. Look out for the other Fuzzy Coats review soon, and don't forget the giveaway - mmmkay? There's 2 weeks left, and there's an international prize too! Click here to get to it. Good luck :)