NOTD #1 with Sally Hansen and Barry M

Posted on by Miss Beauty Saver
NOTD #1 Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in Greige Gardens 404 with Barry M Basecoat, Topcoat and Nail Hardener

Welcome to my first ever NOTD post! 

First of all, I have a little confession to make: I’m a beauty blogger with an ever growing collection of nail polishes that I hardly ever use! This is kind of embarrassing and a little silly, right?! 

Maybe I should try and explain a little bit. It’s really not that I don’t love nail polish, because I do, it’s just that a) I’m very impatient and can’t wait for my nail polish to finish drying so it ALWAYS gets smudged b) I have a fairly practical, hands on job and my nail polish always ends up gets badly chipped at work c) being an musician, I have to keep my nails very, very short so I don’t damage the strings on my instrument and d) quite simply, I’m too lazy to put it on and too lazy to take it off! There, I feel better now I’ve got that off my chest! 
NOTD #1 Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in Greige Gardens 404 with Barry M Basecoat, Topcoat and Nail Hardener

I’ve decided to be a better beauty blogger by making an effort to paint my nails on a more regular basis and share the results as well as my thoughts on the nail polishes I use with you guys here on my blog in these NOTD posts. They probably wont be super frequent posts, but I hope they may add a little variety to my blog output and inspire me to paint my nails more often!

NOTD #1 Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in Greige Gardens 404 with Barry M Basecoat, Topcoat and Nail Hardener 


I Purchased this Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Nail Polish in the shade 404 Greige Gardens from Poundland. Poundland is a great place to pick up branded bargain nail polish and I’ve even had some genuine OPI shatter nail polishes from there recently! 
NOTD #1 Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in Greige Gardens 404 with Barry M Basecoat, Topcoat and Nail Hardener 

I really like the Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure nail polish range as the formula and the shade range is fantastic. This was completely opaque by the second coat and I found it to be relatively quick drying. The brush is quite wide and easy to work with. The Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure range usually retails for around £6.49 a bottle. I think that the only reason that some of these can now be found in Poundland and other discount retailers is because the particular shades are probably from a few seasons ago.

Barry M Clear Basecoat, Topcoat and Nail Hardener
I used the Barry M basecoat, topcoat and nail hardener as a topcoat to add a little extra shine and to hopefully make my D.I.Y manicure last a little longer! 

 Let me know what your top tips are for a long lasting and neat manicure as I am not that practiced in the great art of nail painting yet! 

 

 Hanna Rose aka Miss Beauty Saver xox

Comments (18)

18 Replies to “NOTD #1 with Sally Hansen and Barry M”

  1. Charlotte MacDonald-Gaunt says:
    October 31, 2013 at 8:47 am

    Lovely shade – Sally Hansen has some wonderful colors and this is really gorgeous. Great choice! Xx

    http://makeupbycandlelight.blogspot.co.uk/

  2. Simplybeautifulelegant says:
    November 1, 2013 at 8:22 pm

    great post! would you like to follow eachother?
    xx
    daniella
    simplybeautifulelegant.blogspot.com

  3. Heather says:
    November 6, 2013 at 9:03 pm

    Hi Hanna, that nail colour is gorgeous! perfect autumn shade 🙂 I've only ever used the Seche Vite topcoat (good, but goes gloopy quite quickly), might have to try that Barry M one! x

  4. Christine Iversen says:
    November 6, 2013 at 9:51 pm

    What a beautiful shade 🙂

    Love, Christine♥
    http://christineiversen.blogspot.com

  5. Kathryn Leaver says:
    November 6, 2013 at 10:46 pm

    That shade is so lovely! And I just adore Barry m, their nail varnishes are incredible and I have the topcoat, it's so cheap and really good!

    Kathryn x
    effievanity.blogspot.co.uk

  6. Shannon Wilson says:
    November 7, 2013 at 12:12 pm

    This shade is really pretty. My topcoat is running low so I may pick up the Barry M one 🙂 Raspberrykiss xo

  7. rarareid says:
    November 7, 2013 at 6:59 pm

    This polish is gorgeous! I love the lilac undertone. Poundland ad Poundworld are great for picking up some really amazing polishes. I'll definitely be keeping my eye out for this shade. 🙂
    Ra ♥

  8. Lizzie F says:
    November 7, 2013 at 11:22 pm

    Gorgeous shade! Love Barry M, they create such pretty pastel colours 🙂 I have to keep my nails relatively short too because of my violin which has made me very lazy with nail polish + care as I sort of 'file and go', but I think I'll start getting better because I do really love nail polish!
    L xo
    (giveaway on my blog- Head-full-of-flowers.blogspot.co.uk)

  9. Jordan Alice says:
    November 7, 2013 at 11:43 pm

    Such a gorgeous shade! Can't believe it's from Poundland – definitely going to have a look in mine this weekend! x

    Jordan Alice

  10. Karla ‘‘Miss Delirium’’ says:
    November 8, 2013 at 9:22 pm

    Hahaha you are just like me!! Except the musician part 😉
    My best advise is to pay a few bucks and get a lady to do your manicure – that´s what I´ve started doing haha 🙂 I actually STILL manage to smudge it though, gosh Im so impatient 😛 xxx

  11. Carrie Richmond says:
    November 9, 2013 at 9:09 pm

    That colour is absolutely gorgeous. I am a bit like yourself and don't really paint my nails but I am trying to make more of an effort! x

    CazmosWorld

  12. blendedblush says:
    November 11, 2013 at 9:55 am

    I love that Barry M Base/Top-coat! – my secret gem!

    I love your blog so I've tagged you in The Sunshine Award =) http://blendedblush.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/tag-sunshine-award.html xx

  13. Inês B. says:
    November 11, 2013 at 10:37 pm

    That is such a gorgeous colour! I really need to check if I can find that in Portugal, its beautiful.

  14. Jenny says:
    November 16, 2013 at 11:47 pm

    Such a gorgeous shade <3

    http://www.krystelcouture.com ♥
    GLAMGLOW + Macadamia Oil Giveaway

  15. Scottish Stef's Nails says:
    December 12, 2013 at 1:46 pm

    its really cool that pound land sell brand polishes..who cares if they are colours from past seasons!theres no rule about it!:)I'm now following your great blog lovely:)x

  16. Francesca Vaughan says:
    December 30, 2013 at 4:45 pm

    This is a lovely shade! I love Barry M and Sally Hansen, such lovely nails. Thanks for the link, I'm now following!

    Have a great new year!

    http://www.thefrancescadiaries.com

  17. Allie Davies says:
    January 1, 2014 at 8:57 pm

    i would never have thought to look in poundland for sally hansen, I'm going to from now on!

    tie-dye-eyes

  18. Paula Kemp says:
    January 4, 2014 at 2:59 pm

    That is such a lovely colour, really unusual.

    I am the same in that I have to keep my nails short as I am a massage therapist by day and always chipping my nails so never bother with them until a special occasion! But I am going to do the same as you and make an effort to do my nails more regularly as I do love having them look pretty 🙂

    Paula at Beauty Lover

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