Sally Hansen Mint Sorbet:

Sometimes a color works out, and other times it just doesn't. Here's an example of the latter:

Sally Hansen "Mint Sorbet" is another color I picked up from the drug store in a stressed out fury. What I was really going for is a light jade color, something similar to Chanel's jade from last year- but obviously one that is within my "i'm a grad student and work part time" budget.

At a cool $2, this shade should have been exactly what I was looking for. It's not. This actually isn't terrrribly far off... but I think having this kind of color on my nails, so opaque and flat- I'm just not digging it ya'll. Though a pastel is nice for spring, I'm not sure this is my kind of pastel.

A light green creme, this looks more like sea-foam rather than mint to me. It's application was super thick and hard to control, leaving any chance of a thin double coat in the dust. It was so bad after I applied it, i opted for an accent nail to distract me, using Sephora's "Only Gold for Me" Top Coat.

After sleeping on it, it's starting to grow on me a teeny bit. The jury's still out on whether this polish will have an encore, but for now I'll keep it and see if 'mint sorbet' can cut it until the end of finals.

-Christina

To relieve stress, apply one gold french mani

I can't say this is an original idea (thanks Pinterest) but it was exactly what i needed today. Final Exams are less than a week away and the pressure has finally hit me. No, not just occurred to me, but hit me like a truck. How do I calm down and de-stress? Put on a fresh manicure and work through it of course!

The base is a single coat of Essie Allure and, using band-aids as a guide, I carefully applied a gold tip using Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear nail color in Golden-I. It was a stressful day so I picked up some polishes on sale- what can I say? Hi my name is Christina and I'm a stress-shopper.

Golden-I actually surprised me- it has flecks of both gold and silver, but definitely packs a gold punch with good coverage! Hopefully I will use this color for more nail-art in the future.

Overall I love this look. It's glamorous, but not in an offensive or overly flashy way. Plus I think it's a modern twist on what can often be a very old fashioned, or even tacky, manicure. I'm loving it!

-Christina