Fifty-Two Weeks

Radiance In A Haze Hi Everyone! This week's color of the week was totally not intentional. I originally hadn't intended to do a Matte finish nail polish on the blog...but I must have been in a total daze yesterday. As I stpoped by the pharmacy I saw this lovely purple polish on the shelf and HAD to have it! I guess I never read the bottle though. I never realized it was a matte finish polish. So, I paint about three nails and then look more closely  - huge surprise to me! (a sad one unfortunately...I am not this biggest matte fan) However, persoanl bias aside, this color as a Matte is really a lovely one. After two coats of color, In A Haze  was perfectly smooth and had a perfect matte finish look. Sally Hansen nailed it! This polish not only went on well, it dried fast. In my book, that makes it a win! Now, of course by now you have notiece the other picture of the nails with a nice shine to them. Well, I personally couldn't stand the dissapointment ...

Gear up for Shark Week Shark Week is almost here! And I thought, what a better way to prepare than to paint some nails?! Here are some images of shark nail art that I think are great inspiration for your shark week nails! (*disclaimer - I am not the artist of any of this nail art and do not claim to take credit for their artwork) Don't want any nail art but still want to embrace the colors of the shark? Try some of these polish colors! Underneath I put where you can purchase these polishes - but as always you can just go to their website and purchase them online.  Butter LONDON - Lady Muck (Ulta, Nordstrom) Essie - Chinchilly (Local drugstore or super-center) Essie - Cocktail Bling (Local drugstore or super-center) Rescue Beauty Lounge - Concrete (www.rescuebeauty.com or your local RBL dealer) Deborah Lippmann - Waking Up In Vegas (Nordstrom) OPI - French Quarter for Your Thoughts (Ulta) Sally Hans...

Triple Shine Radiance Hi Readers! This week's color of the week also features a fun complementary color and an really nice top coat! Let's check it out! My friend Sunshine patiently let me play with and paint her nails the other night during one of our Game of Thrones viewings and I am totally loving what we came up with! On Sunshine's nails we have Sally Hansen's new Triple Shine line of polish in Vanity Flare (purple), Statemint (neon yellow), and Triple Shine Top Coat .  All three of these polish were great to use! The purple only needed one coat of color, but the yellow needed two full coats of color so it did not look streaked. We topped all of the nails off this with smooth top coat. The nails really do have a great shine effect!! For some fun we even added some Nails Inc. Floral line of polish in Chelsea Enchantment Gardens. While it isn't super  visible on the yellow nail, it is very kool looking on the purple nails! All of  thes...

Update Your Nails this Season Refinery29's Beauty Prep School paired up with Sally Hansen and created this great little video on how it is OK to finally mix and match your favorite colors for a fun and new updated look this season!  Check out the whole article  here  or just check out the video below! If you use any of the tips from the video and article, please share them on the blog! I would love to see what amazing combinations you come up with! You can find Sally Hansen products at most local super centers and drugstores.  Be Radiant! Amanda #fiftytwoweeksofnails @theradiantamanda

A Radiant Mani in One Bottle: Update! It has been almost One week since I painted my nails with Sally Hansen's Complete Salon Manicure and I am so impressed!! There is a little bit of wear off on the the tips of my free edge, but it isn't really noticeable unless I'm poking you in the eye.  This excites me because I really have put some mileage on my nails this week. I have done tons of dishes, showered a bunch, cleaned up after 170 preschoolers, had chemicals on my hands from cleaning, used an exfoliating face scrub and much much more!  The color itself has stayed so so beautiful, although I do feel that it has dulled a bit faster than polish with an actual top coat painted on top.  All in all, I would give Sally Hansen's Complete Salon Mani a Thumbs Up! (yes...I am a diehard Supernatural fan...) I also would totally recommend this nail polish product as a great polish for a quick, but also lasting, simple manicure.  Interested in getting a b...

A Radiant Mani in One Bottle Hello All! Its week three of the Fifty-Two weeks of Purple! This week's color is something I am very excited to share with you. Sally Hansen has created a "Complete Salon Manicure" in a bottle! In one bottle of nail polish you can get Seven of the same benefits you can get from salon manicures.  This bottle of I Lilac You by Sally Hansen packs these Seven benefits, while also being a really lovely color that fits in well with Pantone's Radiant Orchid: Base Coat Strengthener Growth Treatment Color Top Coat Chip Resistant Gel Shine With this product you can practically skip the salon and get some of the same results. Try using a polish like this while practicing some of my Lasting At Home Mani tips! I am excited to see how long this polish will actually last and whether I will notice a difference in my nails.  When putting on this polish I definitely noticed that it was going to take more than one coat of polish to have ...