Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Sally Hansen Grape Going!

         For today, I've got another Sally Hansen polish. This time, it's Grape Going! (damn unnecessary punctuation) from their Insta-Dri Line.


Grape Going! is kind of hard to put into words. I guess it's a violet purple, metallic-ish looking base, with bright blue, iridescent shimmer floating on top of it. The shimmer also has a duochrome shift to it, where it goes from blue to purple. 

Sunlight, no flash.

Natural light, no flash.

Sunlight, no flash.

Natural light, no flash.

Sunlight, no flash.

Sunlight, no flash.

    I think Grape Going! doesn't get as much attention as it deserves, because it's truly a lovely polish. And I know I'm gonna get beat up for this, but it's really what I hoped RBL Scrangie would be. In sunlight, the blue shimmer catches the light and stands out so beautifully from the base, but it's in regular light where Grape Going! really shines. With every movement of my fingers, the shades of blue and purple in the polish shift and flow smoothly over my nails, and the shimmer floating above it all gives Grape Going! this dreamy, fairytale-like quality that I just love. It's just so pretty, and especially if you can catch a sale, the price is really quite good.
   Formula-wise, Grape Going! was okay. It was a bit thin, but the Insta-Dri brush actually helped me with controlling it. It took three coats for full opacity and depth, which was fine, but unfortunately didn't dry as quickly as the bottle would have you believe.

And that's all from me today! Thanks for reading, and have a happy hump day! n_n

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thenailaholic · 719 weeks ago

Look at that duochrome! Incredible colors.
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Yes, it is rather spectacular. n_n
Ooh, I bet it looks amazing as a pedi!
And thanks for the compliment!
Did you just bad mouth a RBL? I love it. It's like dirty talk.
Wow. Your pictures instantly took me back to your review of RBL Scrangie and when I read your post I was pleased to know that this polish worked for you. I love how pronounced the duochrome is. Very pretty on you.

(I hope you don't get beat up too bad. I like reading your blog & My Lucid Bubble because of the completely honest commentary.)
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Thanks! I'm glad that it worked out better too...Scrangie really broke my heart LOL.
And it doesn't matter how much I get beat up. I shall continue to keep it all the way real, until the end of time. Or the end of this blog. Whichever happens first. ;)
I'm not gonna beat you for the Scrangie comment. I'm going to hold tight to my bottle of Scrangie, though. :)

I tagged you with an award, which I know you already got, but I just had to do it:
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1 reply · active 719 weeks ago
LOL thank you for not beating me. And I can't blame you for not wanting to let Scrangie go...it looked really lovely on you.
And thank for the award and the kind words you said about my blog! I really appreciate them. n_n
Ahh, that one is so pretty! I find that the insta-dry polishes chip on me in two or three days, though, no matter what topcoat I use :( It looks so pretty on you though!
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1 reply · active 719 weeks ago
I'm glad that you like it!
And that's too bad...I hate when pretty polishes wear terribly. Like those darn OPI glitters.
If it helps at all, I find that I can get some nice wear out of these if I use Sally Hansen Hard as Nails as the base and Poshe as the topcoat.
I thought of you when I was looking for polishes and I stumbled upon this one particular polish...

Chi Chi Moondust!! you need to get this polish =)
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Ooh, I just looked it up and I agree...I do need it.
I also need to change my last name to Moondust, because it sounds better than my current last name. ;)
Gorgeous! Especially in the shade
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1 reply · active 719 weeks ago
I'm glad you like it!

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