Brattlesnake...

My parents are on vacation in Texas. In honor of that, I did a lazy manicure with Sally Hansen Salon strips. These are called Brattlesnake. Have a great Monday!

Love letter

These are the Sally Hansen strips in "Love Letter". I really don't like them. I think the matte white makes them stiff. These were an unopened package and I've had them on for about 24 hours. They REALLY shrunk a lot at the cuticle area, I mean, look at the gap! Then they chipped, if you can see the tip on my middle finger. The sides are starting to pull up as well. All the conditions were normal, like the temperature and such in the house. The only difference may have been the dryness inside than before, but I have never had luck with designs on the white background. They seem to do this. Maybe it's the white itself. The ones that are the shimmer white wear well, but are too sheer for my liking. Anyway, Hope you all have a great Thursday.

Don't throw away unused Sally Hansen Salon Effects Strips!

I have a tip for you all today. As we know, I am a Sally Hansen Salon Effects strips whore. I'm not ashamed :) But what happens when you have those few extra leftover? Sometimes, I am able to use one package at a time out of the two. This usually means that I have broken a nail and have to start over with stubbies, but I still have that unopened package of 8! I am usually able to cut a few in half and use one strip for two fingers. However, I am usually rocking longer nails, so I can only use one strip for one nail. So then you have 5-6 strips left over, right? Do you wanna toss them? I just spent an average of $10 for this box and only get to wear it once? No ladies....NO! I store and save the extra strips. I thought about it and came up with a few ideas. Firstly, you need a fairly airtight container. I chose an empty prescription bottle. These are designed to keep pills dry and fresh, right? Secondly, you don't want them to fade from sunlight. I wrapped the bottle in black paper, blocking the sun completely. (Don't keep them in direct sunlight just like regular polish, because they still get hot and can dry out from that) That's it. If they do dry out a bit from being in there for like 6 months (which some of mine have been) OPI has a dropper bottle of polish thinner. Let a drop or two fall on the paper backing, and let that soak in for a minute. They are nice and pliable again. Is this method just as good as opening a fresh package? Not by any means, and I'm not claiming it as such, but you can at least do a little something with those extra ones! Use them on your toes the same day, use them as french tips, or do random nail art as I have done above. I used OPI "Nein! Nein! Nein! Ok Fine!" as the base. I wanted a little something extra, so I had some of the SHSE strips left in "Stud-io Time", cut them into small strips following the lines in the pattern, and viola! Studded Gunmetal!

Zip It!

Didn't have too much time today, but I thought I would rock some of the new Sally Hansen Salon Effects strips from the "Rock of Ages" collection. These are called "Zip It!". Have a great day!