New NYC City Samba Collection Preview!

INTRODUCING THE CITY SAMBA COLLECTION

FROM NYC NEW YORK COLOR

THINK: A Brazilian beauty escape.

WHAT IT IS: A limited edition color inspired by the vibrancy of Brazil. NYC New York Color is bringing the sexy beaches and sizzling sun of Brazil to New York with a new, limited edition City Samba collection filled with Brazilian fun and flare. Look your sexiest yet with Carnivale-ready nail polishes, brilliant lip glosses, and shimmering bronzing powders.

The NYC New York Color City Samba Nail collection includes:

In A New York Color Minute Quick Dry Nail Polish ($1.99): Ultra-quick dry nail enamel in electrifying summer shades. These high pigment colors are infused with a hint of shimmer for brilliant, tropically-hued nails that won’t fade. The nail strengthening formula is infused with magnesium, iron, copper, and calcium for beautiful nails and specifically formulated to dry in lightning speed time to a dazzling, high shine finish. The shades: Carnival Red,Copabanana, Jacaranda Flower, Ocean Blue, Palm Tree, Tropicoral, Sweet Melon and Amazon Green

Show Time Nail Art ($1.99): Fine-tip glossy polishes in Brazil-inspired, tropical colors. Extend your love of art to your nails with the new Show Time Nail Art line from NYC New York Color. The ultra-thin tip is specially designed to allow for intricate, detailed nail art designs.High shine and glossy, the intensely pigmented color is infused with a hint of gorgeous shimmer and draws on easily to create brilliant nails that capture the creative heart of New York and the passionate spirit of Brazil. The shades: Black Ink, Pinkasso and Silverism

New Wet n Wild Gray's Anatomy

Wet n Wild Gray's Anatomy, three coats, with flash

I picked up two of the new Wet n Wild Fast Dry polishes last week during the Walgreens sale. I got Gray's Anatomy and Party of Five Glitters for the grand total of $2.10! Gotta love Wet n Wild for their budget friendly make-up treats.

Wet n Wild Gray's Anatomy, three coats, with flash

Today I have Gray's Anatomy to show you. I'm always looking for fast dry polishes because I constantly am doing my nails 3 minutes before leaving for dinner/a party/whatev. It usually takes me so long to figure what to wear to said event that I end up with no time for nail polish, and you KNOW I can't attend a party with no nail polish!!! I usually rely on my OPI Suedes for this purpose, but I may be using Wet n Wild Gray's Anatomy next time! Although I had to do three coats (and possibly needed a fourth), the drying time was super fast! I really didn't have to wait around for this to dry at all. I would say it was dry to the touch in a minute and a half, and dry to the nail in 5 minutes.

Wet n Wild Gray's Anatomy, three coats, no flash

This multi-chrome gray is really pretty and different. It's silvery gray, but it flashes pink, green and purple. It is a bit on the sheer side, however. You can see the VNL in those first three pictures. I think the VNL that you actually see in person is more like this last darker picture. The pictures with flash and in sunlight always make polish seem more sheer, so I took a dark picture this time to show the real sheerness. It's not too bad, I could definitely live with it.

Wet n Wild Gray's Anatomy, three coats, dim light

I really like this color. I wish it was a tad more pigmented. I guess an awesome multi-chrome color, fast dry AND super pigmented is asking a lot for the less than $2 price tag. Considering the price and it's fast-drying ability, I say this is a Must Have! I mean, how can you skip a multi-chrome polish this cheap??

Wet n Wild Gray's Anatomy and the other Fast Dry colors are available at your local Walgreens.

I'll post Party of Five Glitters sometime this weekend. It's really a layering glitter, so I'm experimenting with cool combinations!

Sally Hansen Insta-Dri in Mochachino

I thought we'd have a little test of the Sally Hansen Insta-Dri promise today. If you don't know already, the Sally Hansen Insta-Dri polishes are supposed to be able to be applied with only one brushstroke, be opaque in one coat, and dry in one minute. And now onto the test:

Mochachino, one coat, no top coat, no flash

Claim #1- Can be applied in one brushstroke.
I have pretty narrow nail beds, so I was able to apply the polish in one brushstroke on most of my nails. My thumbs are too wide to comfortably do one brushstroke though. In the first set of pictures, I did apply the polish with one brushstroke. It was fine, but I really prefer the coverage of my usual three strokes.

Claim #2- Opaque in one coat.
This polish was pretty opaque in one coat. Not bad at all as you can see from the pictures. It does look a little thin with only one coat, but if you were in a real rush, I think this would be acceptable coverage. You can see how much better it looks with two coats in the second set of pictures.

Mochachino, one coat, no top coat, with flash

Claim #3- Dries in one minute.
This is pretty accurate as well. The nails were dry to the touch in one minute. I probably wouldn't have gone running around touching things after just a minute. But good enough to gingerly get into your car and drive if you needed to run out to an event. When you add the second coat, the dries time increases a bit, but not too horribly.

Mochachino, two coats, with top coat, no flash

So how do I feel about Sally Hansen's claims? Overall, if I were in a real rush, I would find the whole one brushstroke, one coat thing to be very useful. It would make my nails look presentable in a short time. However, for every day wear, I much prefer two coats, plus top coat, and my usual three stroke application, as seen in the pictures below. You can see in the above picture how much richer the polish looks with two coats. And even with two coats, the drying time was pretty fast, so this still makes for a quick mani. I think this color is really gorgeous too! However, as you can imagine, your results will vary with the color you choose. Light colors will be harder to get even and opaque in only one coat. But if you haven't tried the Insta-Dri series, they're available in a wide array of colors to suit every taste, so give one a try!

Mochachino, two coats, with top coat, with flash

Sally Hansen Insta-Dri polishes are available at drugstores and your local Stop and Shop.