Hello, Happy Sunday, and welcome, new readers! I'm stoked you're here and I hope you enjoy my blog as much as I do (really hoping that doesn't read like a line from Mean Girls, lol).
The unfortunately discontinued Sally Hansen Nail Prisms have been an obsession of mine since I first laid eyes on Burgundy Orchid two years ago. I've made it my mission to own them all, and all means every light and frosty shade as well as their beautiful dark duochromes and saturated holos. I'm kind of an oddball in that I actually really like light pearly colors but so many of the light Nail Prisms are copies of themselves. I've intended to do a comparison post for something like a year and a half but in the mean time, I'll just show you one of my more recently acquired Prisms.
This is Pink Pearl, a pale pink to pale golden duochrome.
It's pretty much impossible to eliminate visible nail line with the light Prisms. I used three coats here and its been my experience that four coats makes no difference in appearance and only increases thickness and dry time (which is still not inconsiderable-- even with a quick drying topcoat, Pink Pearl is prone to dings). Careful application will minimize, but not eliminate, brushstrokes.
Even so, the shift is quite obvious and very cool and even if you're not exactly a fan of light and pearly, you can appreciate that it's only recently that companies are starting to create duo- and multichromes that stand up to the Prisms.
Pink Pearl is a must-have for diehard collectors and fortunately, one of the easiest Prisms to find and can be purchased for under $5 on ebay and amazon. In case you're interested, now is a good time to find quite a few Prisms for under $10. My search continues, however, for the ever elusive and always expensive Turquoise Opal.
Thank you for reading and enjoy your Sunday ♥
It's elegant and dainty... maybe a tad frosty, but don't forget it was a sign of the times! Alot of polish was frosty back when those came out. Plus all the best duo/multichromes have a bit of frost in them (the pigment I suppose) its the "nature of the beast". I also have a *small* collection of prism, would you believe I got 2 from a freecycle exchange? And the others, I got from (of all people) my younger sister (who is 6 yrs younger then me). She went shopping with some money she got for b-day or x-mas... lets not forget she was a child at the time, and purchased 4(!!!). Oh I wish I had her forsight! :P
ReplyDeleteAnyways, that was a bit off the path of discussion, what I meant to say was that is is still really gorgeous despite the frostiness. :D
I have a small handful of polishes left over from the mid-2000s (actually purchased then, unlike my Prisms) and yep, they're all frosty, lol. I can't decide if I just really liked the finish even then or if that was all that was available. But I don't even remember the Prisms being out, that's how not into doing my nails I was at that time. I'm pretty sure I had acrylics when these were in stores. Good for your little sis! I'd love to hear which ones you have. The frost doesn't bother me at all, like I said in the post, I rather like it :) I have five or six light Prisms though and they're very similar to each other (and I've read reliable reports that some of the more elusive colors are carbon copies of earlier numbers). They really are pretty little things, though, and i ought to do a copparison post on them, for my own sake, lol :)
DeleteThis polish is the only type of polish I ever bought myself back in the day. I don't know why. I still have bottle after bottle of pale, frosty polishes from way before I even began collecting. Now mind you, my polishes didn't have that lovely duochrome...they were merely pale and frost-tastic. The more I think about it, the more I'm convinced you would love Orly Angel Rain! :)
ReplyDeleteOh, I'm certain I would, too ♥ Angel Rain has that smooth, jelly-like, almost high tech looking finish, too, so different from these. I still love my frosties, though, sue me ;D
DeleteLove the pink shimmer but I just can't seem to love pearly finishes like this. Great pictures as always!
ReplyDeleteThanks sweets ♥ I know they aren't for everybody... It's why I can get them for so cheap, lol ;)
DeleteHi Liesl - how very you!!! I love that mother of pearl look and the slight duochrome shift adds so much to this polish!!! I actually prefer such shades with a tiny bit of VNL - I found they can easily stray into chalk-land which I do not really consider flattering <3
ReplyDeleteI've never experienced chalkiness with anything but poorly composed cremes so I'm honestly not entirely sure what you're talking about but it doesn't sound flattering. I totally agree about the vnl on lighter duochromes, though, it gives such a dainty look.
DeleteVery pretty. I always like the look of white nails, but not on me. This would be a great alternative to a "white-out" white.
ReplyDeleteGood call! It certainly applies more easily than white cremes. They both have their place ♥♥
DeleteI agree with Essie! That pink duochrome definitely helps to warm the polish up a bit. Even so, I just cannot bring myself to cross to the frost side. Of course, not everyone wears them as well as you do :)
ReplyDeleteAww, you're sweet :) I know you either love 'em or hate 'em. I am to this day drawn to light and pearly, though, I just think the concept of such a look on nails is fabulous, lol :)
DeleteYou know I love your swatches and this swatch looks great on you...but I don't really do frosty for myself.
ReplyDeleteEven with such a pretty duochrome? ;) I kid, I know I'm a bit of an odd bird, lol.
DeleteYippee! Another vintage SH fan. LOL Have you checked out Cassie Cosmetics on eBay. Harry carries lots of vintage SH (I swoon for SH Chromes!) including the Prism line. Have you tried any of the light pearly Prisms over a dark base color? Oooooo! Ooooooh! Wooooow!
ReplyDeleteYAY, a kindred spirit! ♥ I get 99% of my Prisms through Cassie Cosmetics, I heart them. I've been tempted to pick up the silver Chrome ( I had that one back in the day and I loved it) but I'm on this mission to BUY ALL THE PRISMS!!!! and I don't deviate from that when I go to their sites, lol. I did try White Diamond over black and it was a pretty sweet transformation but on the whole, I'm a purist with these things, lol.
DeleteI think this is the only one I own! I guess I will layer it over something!
ReplyDeleteyou should try it on its own first. I have a pretty large handful of light Prisms and they all look similar so this one wasn't any great shakes for me because of that but if it's your first/only, your perspective will surely be different ♥
DeleteOooh that is just so lovely and ethereal! I love the hint of blush in the white and pearly finishes always gets me. :) It looks really pretty on you!
ReplyDelete~ Yun
I love that I can always count on you to be as enthusiastic about pearlies as I am ♥ And thank you ♥
DeleteIt's super pretty, but I'm so not drawn to wearing those shade. I should though, that colour shift is awesome!
ReplyDeleteIsn't the shift awesome?! I don't think I did it justice in my description up there, either... It's got kind of a seafoam flash on the other side of the pink, too. Come to the dark side, Julie :D
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