Sally Hansen Gem Crush in Bling-tastic

Sally Hansen Gem Crush in Bling-tastic

2 coats

 

I thought I had swatched all the Sally Hansen Gem Crush shades I had- some went sent to me, and I purchased a few a while back. But I ran across one I never took a photo of, although I do believe I have worn it.

 

You can actually get pretty great coverage with these- this swatch is just two coats and other than the pinkie, which could use another coat, my other fingers look great. As a side note, these also work great as glitter toppers over a coordinating base shade. I actually think they wear a bit better that way too.

 



Here's a shade pic so you can see the glitter shades a bit better- smaller turquoise hex glitter mixed with larger silver hex glitter.

 

 

 

Sally Hansen Gem Crush Swatches

We've been having lots of overcast days lately, which is not great for a nail blogger who likes to take swatch shots outside!

But yesterday the sun was out after I got home from work, so I got out some Gem Crush shades sent to me for review and got some quick swatches done.

Left to right, 2 coats each

Razzle Dazzler- light rose-toned pink with silver glitter

Be-Jeweled- light purple with pink glitter

Big Money- gold with light purple glitter

Showgirl Chic- silver with blue glitter

Although these are great on their own, I also think they are cool to use as a glitter coat on top of a coordinating shade.

Sally Hansen Gem Crush in Glitz Gal (2 coats)
over 1 coat of Orly Iron Butterfly

Sally Hansen Gem Crush in Cha-Ching! (2 coats)

over 1 coat of Sally Hansen Hard As Wraps in Heartbeat Cream

Sally Hansen Gem Crush in Lady Luck (2 coats)

over 2 coats Sephora by OPI It's My Pink

One thing to note is that these are very hungry glitters.... they eat topcoat, so I have found that adding a coat of Gelous before using Seche Vite really helps smooth them out.

Disclosure: These Gem Crush shades were sent to me for review purposes.

NOTD: Sally Hansen Gem Crush in Lady Luck

Sally Hansen Gem Crush in Lady Luck (2 coats)

over 2 coats Sephora by OPI It's My Pink

After I had worn It's My Pink for two days, I wanted to spice it up a bit. I added 2 coats of Lady Luck and Ba-Bam! (anybody else watch Good Luck Charlie with their kids?)

Disclosure: The Gem Crush shade was provided to me for review purposes.

NOTD: Sally Hansen Gem Crush in Cha-Ching!

Sally Hansen Gem Crush in Cha-Ching!

(two coats over one coat of Sally Hansen Hard As Wraps in Heartbeat Cream)
topped with one coat of Gelous and one coat of Seche Vite

I loved this so much! It was so eye-catching and glitzy.

It wore fabulously for about 2 1/2 days, then it did start to chip. Not a big deal to me, since I have polish ADD and am ready for a new shade after a day or two anyway.

Disclosure: The Gem Crush shade was provided to me for review purposes.

NOTD: Sally Hansen Gem Crush in Glitz Gal

Sally Hansen Gem Crush in Glitz Gal

over one coat of Orly Iron Butterfly

(click pic to enlarge)

This is just gorgeous! Last month I tried Glitz Gal on it's own, but didn't like the sheer-ness of it. This time I decided to start with a charcoal grey polish as a base coat and Iron Butterfly fit the bill. (By the way, I totally bought Iron Butterfly because I am a big fan of In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida.)

Glitz Gal is a very hungry polish- it ate up my first coat of Seche Vite. It dried super-fast, but the texture was so bumpy, I knew I would be messing with it all day. So I added two coats of Gelous, and then another coat of Seche Vite and it was much better.

Bling Bling

Hi Girls! It's April from dot...dot...dot... - it's been a while since I have participated here on Manicure Mommas, but I am back and will be showing off my polish color each week!

Enjoy!! :o)

Nail color of the week ... Sally Hansen's Bling-tastic from their new Gem Crush line.

Base coat: Essie's Fill The Gap

3 Coats of Bling-tastic

Top Coat: Seche Vite

Indoor lighting
In the sun, indoors
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I am LOVING this color. I needed 3 layers to coat each nail. By the 3rd time around, I found that the glitter stayed better if I tapped it on with the brush, rather than glide it across my nails. The finished results are quite smooth ... tons of aqua-blue glitter and silvery-gold pieces, too! What do you think??
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So sorry for the iPhone pics ... I should really pull out my fancy camera to show you just how vivid and gorgeous this color actually is, but that involves a lot more process time. I am all about quick and simple these days! :o)