Hey guys!
I’m back with another real girl review today! Recently I’ve been trying out some nail polish options for longer wearing and “gel-like” formulas. In an ideal world, I’d be getting a gel manicure every month or so, but this is not an ideal world and girlfriend cannot afford that. I wish, though!
Wanting a similar quality manicure with regards to durability and extended wear time, I have been trying some drug store options that promise lasting shine and long-lasting color. This first post is about the Sally Hansen Miracle Gel line.
First of all, this polish is $9.97 for the base color and $9.97 for the gel topcoat. You don’t need a UV light for this product to work. A once-monthly salon gel manicure would cost you around $420/yr, whereas a monthly new shade of this product that promises to last 14 days would cost you around $140 (including 2 bottles of the topcoat). Definite potential savings, but does it hold up to its promises?
Long story short… no. This polish lasted 5 days, and on the fifth day it was significantly chipped. The first couple of days I was hopeful- other than some light bubbling, and one tiny chip the shine was great, the application was easy and the color was gorgeous.
As you can see here, three days in there was already considerable chipping.
These pictures are on day five, and the chipping had spread to both hands. When I went to take it off, the remaining polish would not budge- for something that was chipping so much, it was seriously difficult to remove. I sat for thirty minutes and used a buffing file and a lot of nail polish remover to get my nails clean.
This polish honestly lasted less time than my usual routine of Sally Hansen Triple Strong, color and Sally Hansen Diamond Flash top coat (on short nails, that lasts me 7-10 days). As you can see, I’m a major fan of Sally Hansen but this product just did not work out for me. I will be trying it out with the shortest of short nails to see if that has any bearing on how the product performs but for now… It’s not something I’d recommend.
I’m going to be trying out another major brand’s 2 step gel line soon, but please let me know if you have a favorite that I should try! Or any tips for how to get this polish to work for the full 14 days…
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Oh man sucks that it did not last long the color is gorgeous!
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Yeah, the use of the word “gel” in that product is nothing short of a marketing scam.
Real gel nails require UV light to set into the nail bed. They are dry as a bone under the UV lamp within 45 seconds. The only trouble with real gel nails is that they start lifting on the sides sometimes.
I’ve been having a real problem lately. I love Sally Hanson’s Miracle Gel nail polish, I’ll buy her product at least 8 bottles of polish out of 10, but, three times now I’ve had the brush separate from it’s holder and then the whole bottle is wasted. Without the brush doing it’s job, you cannot get a beautiful manicure. The first time I thought it was a fluke, the second time I was pissed, and now it just happened again and I’m upset and writing to complain. Let’s face it, that’s almost $ 30 down the drain.