Product Review: Sally Hansen Maximum Growth Plus Nourishing Nail Color

Hi All!

Today I will be reviewing a Nail color for the house of Sally Hansen.  Sally Hansen has been a well known brand for hand and foot care and especially their range of nail products.Their nail colours boast of nail protecting and growth properties. I had received this particular product in my FabBag a couple of months ago. Let's see how this product fared on me...

Product Price: INR 675/- for 13.3 ml of product

 

Product Claim:

A growth treatment that fortifies and protects nails so they can grow. Triple-protein and silk formula instantly reinforces soft, bitten and weak nails.

 Ingredients:

BUTYL ACETATE, ETHYL ACETATE, ALCOHOL DENAT., NITROCELLULOSE, ADIPIC ACID/NEOPENTYL GLYCOL/TRIMELLITIC ANHYDRIDE COPOLYMER, ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL, TRIMETHYL PENTANYL DIISOBUTYRATE, TRIPHENYL PHOSPHATE, ETOCRYLENE, BENZOPHENONE-1, HYDROLYZED CORN/SOY/WHEAT PROTEIN THIOGLYCOLAMIDE/ THIOPROPIONAMIDE, HYDROLYZED SILK, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, PHENOXYETHANOL, CHLORPHENESIN, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, D&C RED NO. 6 BARIUM LAKE (CI 15850), D&C YELLOW NO. 5 ALUMINUM LAKE (CI 19140). 

My Take on the Product:

I got the colour Tender Mulberry (31) in a FabBag. Its a nice neutral pink shade which would suit most Indian skin tones. The product come in a transparent glass bottle with a plastic cap with a steel finish. The consistency of the nail polish is more runny than most formulae I have used. The product is enriched with  Soy proteins and vitamins A,C and E. These additives are to help protect the nails from chipping and breaking, so you can allow you nails to grow. The application brush is thinner than any other nail polish I have used. It makes the application more accurate. This Nail polish needs at least two coats to come close to an opaque finish. For full opacity, I needed 3 coats. The product dries pretty quickly, but the process slows down after the second and third coats are applied. 

I like the colour since its a nice summery pastel and I could carry it off with most of my clothes that I wore through the week. The polish stayed well for two days after which it began to fade away from the tips of my nails. I had to reapply the polish to my tips on the 3rd day. I like my nail paint to last at leat 5 days before I remove it and let my nails rest. So this was a bit disappointing. 

As for nail protection and maximum growth, I can't really say. I do not have any major chipping or breaking problem, so I don't know whether it helped my nails or not.

Pros:

1. Well known brand
2. Contains Soy proteins and Vitamins A,C and E
3. Pretty Shade, will look good on a variety of skin tones.
4. Slim brush for easy and accurate application.
5. Transparent glass bottle makes it easy to spot the colour from among others.

Cons: 

1. Faded from tips within two days.
2. Needs at least 3 coats to give opacity.
3. Drying time between coats is an issue.
4. Quite Pricey.

Overall Verdict: 2.5/5. I'm not so happy with the product. The nail polish began to fade the very next day of application.  I have better nail polishes at much lower prices. It is unlikely that I will buy this product.

Did you like this review? Have you used Sally Hansen Maximum Growth Plus Nourishing Nail Color? What did you think of it? Let me know in the comments section below.

Think and Stay Beautiful!

My FabBag Feruary 2015

Hey All,

 I was very pleasantly surprised when my February FabBag arrived on the 2nd of the month (I'm used to getting it between 18th - 20th of the month)!

So I thought,"Great! Now I can do an early post!

This Month the theme is DATE NIGHT

So here's the preview:

 In keeping with the Valentine's Date Night Theme, the Bag this month is heart shaped. Its black in colour, which was a surprise because we don't usually associate the colour black with love.

The collection this month covers hair care, skin care, and nail and lip colours.

Kama Ayurveda Mridul Soap-Free Cleanser

and

Rejuvinating & Brightening Ayurvedic Night Cream

Price: INR 295/- for 40 gms (Cleanser)

INR 1195/- for 50 gms (Night Cream)

Sample Size in Bag: 5gms of each product 

 Sally Hansen maximum Growth Plus Nourishing Nail Color in Tender Mulberry (31)

Price: INR 475/- for 13.3 ml

Sample size in Bag: Full Size

 

LaSplash Couture Liquid Lipstick in Poison Apple

Price: INR 1000/- for 3 ml

Sample size in Bag: Full Size 

Livon Moroccan Silk Serum

Price: INR 259/- for 59ml

Sample Size in Bag: 30 ml

I'm quite happy with the February 2015 FabBag. It has two full sized product and the haor serum is also decently sized. I'm fond of Kana Ayurvedic products too. I've been wanting to try out the Livon Moroccan Silk Serum since I heard of the launch, and i'm really happy that it came in my FabBag!! Cant wait to try it!

Keep an eye out for the product reviews.....

Keep well!!



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LOTD: End of Durga Puja 2014

Hi All!

Well Pujas ended yesterday and I was so exhausted that I just couldn't manage to put up this post the day before.

Last day of Puja means bidding farewell to the Goddess. And when a married daughter prepares to leave her natal home after too brief a visit, Her family showers her with blessings and good wishes by gifting her various auspicious gifts celebrating her married status.

The Goddess's Shringar is done by rubbing two beetle leaves on her cheeks (an effective beauty treatment). Then sindur or red vermillion (the most powerful symbol of a married woman among Hindus) is applied to her forehead and the parting of her hair. She is then blessed with durva grass and unhusked paddy (both, symbols of fertility). Finally she is offered sweets, signifying the sweetness of marital life.

This ritual is performed only by married women. After this is done, the women offer sindurto each other as a celebration of marital life and wishing each other a long and happy marriage (ward off widowhood on the other hand,since it is considered the highest misfortune that can befall a woman,among Hindus).

I was unable to click any of my pics here so I'm using photos which I found on the net. The references are given.

http://www.durgapujo.com/show_image.php?x=531

https://www.flickr.com/photos/41758168@N06/3966923362/

Boron Dala

By Sammyabrata Mallik (Google+)

http://www.genesisartgallery.in/work_details.asp?txtid_workDetails=937

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20121029/nation.htm

I chose to keep my look simple for the day. Not too much makeup since most of it would get covered in sindur. I stuck to the traditional colours of white and red but the outfit was more modern. For the makeup, I applied a wash of the plum shade with a hint of bronze shimmer (Cameleon Eyeshadow Palette). Black eyeliner on the top lashline with a dash of white completed the eye. For the lips I lined them with NYX Slim Pencil in Chocolat and glossed over with Sally Hansen Lip Gloss in Sunset

Products Used for Makeup:

1. Bodyography Foundation Primer in Clear
2. Lakme CC Cream in Bronze
3. Faces Canada Concealer Stick in Medium
4. Maybelline New York Clear Glow Pressed Powder in Nude Beige
5. Beauty UK Blush in Rustic Peach
6. Cameleon Eyeshadow Palette
7. Elle 18 Liquid Eyeliner in Blackout
8. Lakme Eyeconic Kajal in White
9. NYX Slim Pencil in Chocolat
10. Sally Hansen Diamond Lip Gloss in Sunset

This brings to an end my Durga Puja 2014 Series. What did you think of the various looks? Let me know through your comments in the box below.

Take Care!