Cute As A Button vs. Temptation

A few of yous guys mentioned you'd like to see a comparison between a polish I showed you the other day, Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Temptation, and Essie Cute As A Button. Welp here ya go luvs!

Cute As A Button is one of my favorite Essie's ever and I really liked Temptation when I wore it but didn't make the connection to their similarity until it was pointed out to me by some readers. They actually are super similar, but not quite dupes.

The Essie is a smidge warmer/more coral and the Sally Hansen is a bit more opaque and is a total crème where the Essie has almost more of a jelly-crème finish. Both are excellent polishes. If you're having trouble finding Cute As A Button, try Temptation. You should be able to find it in stores wherever Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure is sold.

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Pink, Berry, and Coral Red

It's no secret that I love pinks. There's something about that salmon hue that I just adore. Dark pink, neon, corals, berry tints, I don't know, those blush colored lacquers just call to me. Out of my four helmers, my pink drawers carry the most polishes. Here is one of the newest pinks I have, Temptation from Sally Hansen's Complete Salon Manicure line. It's a shade from the Spring Tracy Reese line. I would describe it as salmony coral pink crème. This is two coats.

A variation of pink is berry. This is Torrid Bloom, an older Sally Hansen polish also designed by Tracy Reese. This came out in Fall 2008. I saw a swatch of this on a blog back when I first started blogging, but for the life of me I can't remember which one it was, and I've wanted it ever since. I scored it in a swap a while ago :D This is two coats. The formula is thin and kind of a weird texture, almost like vinyl. Oh well, I freaking love this.

This isn't necessarily a pink shade, it's more in the red family. However, if you asked me my favorite shade of polish EVER? It would be coral. This is Eyeko Coral Polish "For Resort Nails". I love this orangey red crème. It really flatters my skintone and applies like a dream. This is two coats. I know Eyeko doesn't have nail polish on their website for purchase right now, but I hope they get back in the lacquer game one day.

What is your favorite shade of polish? The one (or three haha) colors that you find yourself buying over and over. Le sigh. I hope I get some sunshine here soon for swatching. I have lots of new polishes to show you! Stay tuned for the China Glaze On Safari collection, BB Couture's 6 Shades of Grey collection, and lots of indie glitters :)

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Tracy Reese for Sally Hansen Spring 2011

Here are three polishes from the Tracey Reese collection for Sally Hansen that came out in the Complete Salon Manicure polish line this Spring. The collection was heavily pastel but there were a few brighter shades thrown in.

First is my favorite, Casting Call. It's a melon coral crème that was opaque in one coat. I used two because I normally do and it makes the color look nicer on most polishes. The formula was superb. Flowed nicely and wasn't thick or thin, but in that nice polish sweet spot.

Next is Eel Skin, a very gorgeous cool toned grey crème. I really adore this polish and wore it as a pedicure color for a while. I was surprised to see this in a Spring collection, but I don't care I love it! This is two coats.

And last to show you today is Barracuda, a pastel baby blue crème with that mod day-glo look, almost as if you painted a coat over white. This one was slightly thicker than the others, but still relatively easy to work with. This is three coats.

I'm impressed with these Salon Complete polishes, they have great formulas and pigmentation. I don't think I'll ever love the bottle design or the brush totally, it's just too much. The brush stem is way too wide for the opening of the bottle. Otherwise, I give these polishes a thumbs up.

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