Early Tuesday morning, I received an awesome surprise in my email: Sally Beauty Supply is having a 3-day sale on nail polishes! From Tuesday, Feb 25 - Thursday, Feb 27, if you buy any polish (excluding OPI), you get another polish free!
There's no coupon necessary, just show the cashier this ad or use the promo code when checking out online.
I headed to my local Sally Beauty Supply store to browse the new China Glaze spring line, but they didn't have any colors that sparked my interest. Instead, I chose a textured polish by China Glaze "Sand Dolla Makes You Holla" and one polish that almost completes my collection, "Luxe and Lush" from the China Glaze Hunger Games line.
Luxe and Lush (left) and Sand Dolla Makes You Holla (right)
As my only other brand of textured polish besides Zoya PixieDust, I was interested to see how I'd react to China Glaze's take on the textured gimmick.
Sigh. This is an example of "too much" in a single polish: there's multi-colored micro glitter, milky white jelly base, and texture in this polish. I used three coats to reach a decent opacity to cover my nail, but I think you can stop at two to avoid covering up the jelly-sandwich effect. I TRULY hate the textured polish here; I really just want to keep adding coats until it smooths itself out, defeating the purpose of a textured polish.
I'm not sure how to take the milky base; only the top layer of glitter shows through, but the layers underneath look muddy and dull to me. However, I don't completely hate the polish. This is a really unique polish, and I really haven't seen others attempting this anywhere else. And yes, I am still in my neutral white phase, and when I hold my hands far away, I looks like confetti cake. It's a fun polish to transition into spring with, so I'm not going to get rid of it anytime soon.
"Sand Dolla Makes You Holla" with a layer of white under the pointer and middle fingers.
Three coats makes the polish opaque over the nails, but for fun, I had put a layer of white underneath the middle and pointer finger nails to see any difference. It makes the polish brighter underneath, but it also takes away the milky white effect.
I'm glad I decided to pick up this polish during a sale. I'm not overly impressed, just because textured polishes aren't my thing, but it's a unique shade that I'm sure I'll touch on randomly in the future, or at least let my friends swatch it for themselves.
To find a Sally Beauty Supply store near you, use their store locator HERE
China Glaze nail polishes have a 3-free formula: no DBP, Toluene, or added Formaldehyde.
"Sand Dolla Make You Holla" is available at certain nail and beauty supply stores, such as Ulta and retails for $6.99.
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