Sally Hansen Sugar Coats textured polish swatches and review

Hey Peeps! It's taken me some time to get this post up, I keep getting sidetracked by random life things. Alas, I bring you 3 shades from Sally Hansen's new textured polish line, Sugar Coats. Arg, still not diggin' the textured trend. Regardless of my thoughts, I know that most of you like 'em so here we go! Btw, I purchased these myself to give you guys a bit more insight on the Pinkey Nails textured prototypes from my last review. Since I had yet to try textured polish, SC seemed to be the way to go. They're $5.49 a piece at Target, I've yet to see anything cheaper. Not sure how much JulieG Frosted Gumdrops are, but there aren't any Rite Aids in Oklahoma- so those are unobtainable for me. Check out these Sugar Coats though...

Meet Razzleberry. I was disappointed with this one. It's a gorgeous color with a runny formula. Caused me to make a mess on my cuticles, so the relationship was doomed from that point on. Compared to the other textured polishes I've tried so far, this one seems way too thin. Dry time wasn't too bad though. My swatches for all the Sugar Coats in this review show 2 coats btw. Here's a closeup shot of Razzleberry...

It does look like a bunch of sugar was poured into a bottle of polish. I hate the texture, reminds me of those crappy metal nail files. You know the ones I'm talking about right? Those grotesque, dangerous-looking things our moms and grandmas always carried around in their purses. Ugh. Maybe I'll use the Sugar Coats for some nail art, who knows. Next up is Cotton Candies...

Another awesome shade that, unfortunately to me, looks like someone ruined it by pouring a bunch of sugar or fine grade sand in the bottle :/ This one's formula was easier to work with though, it wasn't as thin as Razzleberry. Dry time seemed pretty good. Here's a closeup...

Hmmm, still not sold on the textured polish but it is a pretty color. Anywho, Let's have a look-see at the third Sugar Coat. Here's my personal favorite, if I had to choose a favorite that is...It is Sour Apple!

It's not too terrible looking, right? Sour Apple didn't give me any issues, the formula seemed good to me. It was just like Cotton Candies. I hate removal of these things though, I get sand or whatever that stuff is everywhere. Here's another closeup for ya...

 I love the color, but as with the others - I doubt I will wear it, might implement it into some nail art or something. So, my opinions on the three Sally Hansen's Sugar Coats I've reviewed for ya today...It's pretty obvious, I don't like them. But at $5.49 a piece at Target, it seemed like these were the smartest choice for me. I didn't want to waste too much money on something I was already convinced I didn't care for. But like I said earlier, nail art- maybe. Look...

So, I noticed 2 of the Sugar Coats and one of the Pinkey Nails prototypes matched my yoga pants pretty good. FYI - I don't do yoga, but I've recently noticed another thing...I wear more yoga pants than anything :/ Well, what the hell? When I do work, I work from home so why not be comfy right? Besides, those are friggin CUTE. Anywho, I actually had fun creating that mani. And it didn't look too bad, think I managed to wear it like a whole day & a half before I removed it. Seems like the Sugar Coats didn't feel quite as rough by that point either. I'm hoping to find some nail art contests soon so I can make use of these things, they really did surprise me at how fun they were to play with. Something retarded that I noticed though...I've shopped at 4 different area Targets over the past couple weeks. ALL of the Sugar Coats Displays only have 4 different colors. WTF is up with that? I got all but Bubble Plum, I didn't like that color enough to justify it's purchase. Another weird thing, these area Targets all have the same 6 shade SH Fuzzy Coats displays! DAMNIT! I actually liked those things, so I bought all of them. Or so I thought. Till one of my readers on FB and my daughter both pointed out there's 8 shades on the site! I am annoyed that these other shades aren't currently available around me. I would most likely pick up a few more Sugar Coats, and I would definitely snatch up the other two Fuzzies :/ So....what's your opinions about Sally Hansen Sugar Coats and the textured polish trend in general? Have you tried any yet? Like 'em, love 'em, hate 'em? Let me know what you think in the comments folks, I enjoy hearing from ya! Oh, don't forget to enter my giveaway. I just added an international prize too, wooo! Click here to enter, good luck! Type at ya later peeps!

Pinkey Nails Textured Polish Prototypes swatches and review

Hey Peeps! Things have been a bit hectic around here for a couple weeks, so I haven't been able to post as much as I would like. Today, I must show you these two textured polishes created by Pinkey Nails aka my polish buddy Sara. These aren't for sale in store as of yet, she's waiting to get some input from fellow polish peeps before they'll be available to the public. If you've ever had a convo with me, you know I HATE textured polish! I think I might kinda like OPI Pussy Galore, but honestly I think it's mainly 'cause of the name. I also think I need Scofflaw's David Bowie's Bulge, and now I also need Jindie Nails Princess Consuela Banana Hammock, thank you Cynthia. Anywho, since I had been adamant not to buy any textured polish I decided I should probably get some just to have something to compare Sara's concoctions to. So I got Sally Hansen's Sugar Coat, and continued my Target polish excursions till I found 2 other shades. Agh, my Target still isn't opened back up yet, I'm not even sure how much of it's still there. Sadly, they had the BEST polish selection ever. Enough pissing and moaning, back to the review. Check out the first of two textured prototypes, I call it Protoblue...

I love that color, btw. There's tons of glitter in there too, I think I even saw a few small blue bar glitters. The formula was on the thicker side, so I decided to add a tiny bit of thinner which made it easier to spread. Check out out...

Being so loaded with glitter, it's understandable why it's a bit thicker. It really is gorgeous though, kinda reminds me of Zoya Pixie Dust. Here's a macro just 'cause I can...

Did I mention I love that color? Now let's check out the second Pinkey Nails Textured polish. I introduce you to Prototype number two...

 

 So, it's kinda gun metal grey with purple-blue shimmer. There's loads of holo micro glitter among other glitters mixed in too. The formula of this one was awesome, no issues at all with application. Dry time wasn't bad either. How's about a closeup?

So there ya have it folks...Pinkey Nails textured prototypes. I like the colors, actually I love the blue color especially. Since I'm not a fan of textured polish, I'll probably try wearing the blue shade with a couple coats of top coat. Compared to the Sally Hansen Sugar Coats I've tried, these seem a bit thicker BUT - they are chock FULL of glitter so that's understandable. Prototype #2 is the perfect formula however, very easy to work with. I found the formula of SH Razzleberry to be a bit too thin, I made a mess on my cuticles which was very irritating. If you've ever noticed my swatches, I never paint close to my cuticles. That's because I'm lazy & hate the cleanup, and I'm very OCD-ish about my nails. I find it much easier to make clean polish lines when I start a bit away from the cuticle too, and that is an extremely important factor in my obsessive tendencies. Check out Pinkey Nails on Etsy here. Head's up, she's got her polishes listed at $6 a pop. Pretty sweet. Like Pinkey Nails on Facebook here for shop news, updates, giveaways, etc.  Soooo...whatcha think? Are you diggin' the textured trend or do you hate it? Do you think Sara should work on the textures a bit more & sell them in the shop? Leave me some comment love folks, comments make me happy :) Well, spam and rude, snide comments piss me off but the rest of that stuff is awesome! Don't forget to get your daily entries in for the giveaway. I'm even nice enough to save you some time, click here to head to the giveaway post. Till next time folks...