Nails Of The Week–3–Bright Red

I recently shared the nail trend of the color Red in varied hues in 2012 - you can check the detailed post The Nail Trend That Painted The World RED!.
My favourite Red this year is the Honeymoon Red from Sally Hansen Diamond Strength collection.

Sally Hansen Diamond Strength Honeymoon Red

This shade is a gorgeous red color with hints of shimmer (really hints as the glitter only imparts a wonderful shine to the nails with no particles being visible on your nails)

Sally Hansen Diamond Strength Honeymoon Red

The color is aptly called honeymoon red. It will remind you of roses, hearts and all things red associated with love and romance! And for the Indian girls out searching for a nail paint to go with their bridal outfits – this is just the color you will need. The shade is so apt for bridal nails that you will simply fall in love with it.

Butterfly Free Hand Nail Art - Tutorial

Linked@Lipgloss Linkup Party wants PINK and We Love Nails theme this week is free hand nail art. Well I thought this week I'm going to link both these up and present to you a butterfly nail art. Again as I've said in my earlier nail art tutorial - I like nail art that doesn't take too long to do. This week too I have really short nails and but the same nail art done on long nails would look lovely!

Butterfly nail art

So without further ado lets begin.
First of course begin by painting your nails a base colour. I have painted it using Diana of London City Glamour - Jasmine. A nice pink colour as the base.

Next I took Sally Hansen Diamond Strength "Honeymoon Red" (I love that name) and draw short strokes to create the butterfly wings.

Then I took the Sally Hansen Diamond Strength "Save that Date" and drew the body and antennae for the butterfly.

Butterfly nail art

To give this some shimmer instead of a top coat I finished with the Sally Hansen Diamond Strength Fairy nail paint.

Butterfly nail art

Butterfly nail art

Here is a step by step picture tutorial

Nail paints used:
1.  Diana of London City Glamour - Jasmine
2.  Sally Hansen Diamond Strength - shade Honeymoon Red
3.  Sally Hansen Diamond Strength - shade 28 Save the Date 
4. Sally Hansen Diamond Strength - shade Fairy Tale Ivory

Sally Hansen Diamond Strength No Chip Nail Colour - Fairy Tale Ivory - Review

Sally Hansen nail paints are really becoming my favourite. The nail paint I am reviewing today is from their Diamond Strength range.
The nail paints from the diamond strength range are no chip nail paints. The colour lasts on your nails for a very long time - it does not chip at all. Even after a week of having this on my nails it only fades off - never chips not even at the edges!

The nail polish comes in a glass bottle with a very cute little diamond stud on it (click on the pic to enlarge it and you will see the shiny diamond stud)

Sally Hansen Diamond Strength

The back label contains details about the nail paint and ingredients - I couldn't capture the back label properly as the shimmer particles would cause the light to reflect off and not give a clean shot.

Sally Hansen Diamond Strength - back label

The shade I have is 02 Fairy Tale Ivory. Its a very pale pink colour with loads of shimmer particles. One coat only leaves the shimmer on your nails and two coats give you the nice soft pink colour to the nails. Nails appear healthier after applying this nail paint. I love how naturally shimmery my nails look after applying Fairy Tale Ivory.

Sally Hansen Diamond Strength - sparkly nails

Sally Hansen Diamond Strength

I simply love the shade and the longevity of this nail paint. I do want to try out other shades from this range because nothing has lasted longer on my nails as much as the Sally Hansen Diamond Strength.

Details at a glance:
Packaging       : glass bottle with plastic cap - and a diamond stud on the front

Pigmentation  : good

Fragrance       : none
Staying power: long lasting
Price              : Rs. 500 (approx)

What I like:
1. The colour
2. Sparkly Finish

3. No chip - long lasting

What I don't like:
1. Nothing

style tip: apply a thin layer of this nail paint on your other nail polishes as a shimmery top coat - your nail paint will last longer and you can change the shade of your nail paints with the soft pink tinge in this nail paint.