Polish Me...Indifferent

About nail polish!

Ladies it has been a while, a long while, since I have written a post reviewing a product. I will admit that this post has been sitting on the back burner of my mind for months, I just kept forgetting to write it.

Well I caved and here it is! The product in question: Sally Hansen Color Quick Fast Dry Nail Color Pen (whew, that's a mouth full!).

I admit I purchased this product on impulse. I was getting ready to head out to dinner with the Captain and his parents when I realized my nails weren't done. I usually don't care whether or not my nails are polished, but I always like to look put together when I meet up with his parents (please don't ask me why.) So walking around the local CVS, I thought "Fast Dry Nail Pen, I'd be able to do this in the car! Perfect." So I grabbed a pen, a bottle of nail polish remover, and a box of tissues...you never know.

I am so glad I had thought to buy nail polish remover....

The Color(s): There weren't that many, yet again when I bought this product it was new to the market. There could be loads of new colors now. I bought a rich looking burgundy.

Application: Brush tip is terrible. It is unlike the nice, smooth, and narrow brush that comes with the bottle of nail polish. The tip of this applicator, it thick with heavy dark bristles.

To get the nail polish into the tip, you have to press a button at the top of the applicator, much like a clickable pen. The only problem, uneven flow.

So with the uneven flow of nail polish and crappiness of the brush, the nail polish goes on extremely streaky. It takes MULTIPLE coats (5 easily) to get the entire nail covered. But I warn you, don't look at your nails in bright natural light. If you do you will see splotchy, uneven paint.

Oh and it makes a mess!! The polish drips easily. You have to keep the pen at a 90º angle in order to get the damn paint into the brush but if you are not careful it could drip. It also got all over the rim of the cap as I was putting the lid on and off in between nails, which then proceeded to get all over the table top.

Quick Dry my arse. Because of the multiple coats I was forced to use just to get the color I purchased, my nails were "gummy" for about 2 hours.

Pros: It's a great concept. Nail polish, in a pen, with a brush tip. But that is as far as this great concept goes.

Verdict: Don't bother. It's easier and your nails would look better by using a standard bottle of polish.

So Sally Hansen, you failed me again. I should have seen the signs, primarily your giant logo, that should have warned me to stay far away from this product. I have bought multiple products from you over the years, and I have hated all of them. Your paints are always so runny and they never go on easily.

If I were to recommend Nail Polish: OPI, Essie, and Funky Fingers are my favs.

OPI has the best colors hands down but my manicure will only last me 3 days (When done by a professional)



Essie has OK colors but that manicure can last up to 7-10 before chipping (When done by a professional. The same professional who uses the OPI and applied the same way.)



Funky Fingers has the best insane colors like hot pinks, royal blues, kelly greens. They cost less than 5 bucks each at Five Below The polish goes on amazingly in one coat and will last until I take it off (When I do them myself with no base or top coat.)

YDB