Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Nail Polish

The other day I was at CVS and I stumbled upon the Sally Hansen Insta-Dri nail polishes.

I have tried several Salley Hansen nail products over the years and they never seem to live up to their claims of being long lasting, chip free, quick drying, yada yada yada.

Since they were buy one get one 50% off (I would have prefered buy one get one free), I decided to go ahead and try them because I fell in love with #21 Uptempo Plum. I decided to get the #14 Flashy Fuchsia as well...you can never go wrong with a hot pink!

I was dying to try the Uptempo Plum, so as soon as I got home I took off my Metro Chic (Sephora by OPI) and re-painted my nails. My first impression was WOW!

Pros:

*Dries super fast (after all it is a fast dry nail color).

*One coat was plently ( I can only imagine how nice 2 will look!).

*While it is a glittery polish, it does not come off nearly as chunky looking as it does in the bottle.

*They are cheaper than OPI and China Glaze and if you can get them on a BOGO, even better. They were $4.99 at CVS, but I'm sure they are cheaper at Wal-Mart.

*They have a wide range of colors, and for the most part they are pretty unique.

Cons:

The brush is gigantic!!! Which I guess can also be a pro on larger nails such as the thumb...but on my tiny pinky it is tricky!

To top it off I used my Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Anti Chip clear coat. I have had that for about 2 months. It does dry them really fast...but the anti chip claim is a bit far fetched.

When I painted my nails I had low expectations about how long it would take before they chip. Normally I can get through about 2 days before the chipping starts. But in this case I knew I would be moving boxes at work, and fully expected them to be horribly chipped by the time I was done. For the most part they have very little chipping damage after moving what seemed to be a billion boxes.


When it is all said and done, so far I am quite impressed with this nail polish and I cannot wait to try Flashy Fuchsia (I will try to remember to post a pic once I use that one).

A side note on this...and don't quote me because I could be 100% wrong. Based on pictures I have seen and looking at the actual polish...Uptempo Plum looks like it could be a dupe for MAC's Baby Goth Girl.

Anyway...hope this wasn't too long and boring!!! :o)