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Recommends a base coat and quick-dry top coat for beginners and says they have had good luck with most Sally Hansen Insta-Dri and Hard as Nails line polishes, alongside cheap LA Colors polish.
“(their metals, mermaid and colorama lines in particular) those are between $1-3 at Walmart and dollar tree. I've also had good luck with most Sally Hansen insta dry and hard as nails line polishes.”
Finds the Sally Hansen Insta-Dri polishes a bit hit or miss but generally likes the line.
Finds Sally Hansen Insta-Dri pretty good with a decent colour range, and likes Barry M polish and its quick-dry top coat.
“Sally Hansen insta dri is pretty good and has a decent enough range. I second the Barry M line, they've got some fun colours. I really like the Barry M quick dry top coat”
Likes the Sally Hansen Insta-Dri line but finds the colours limited; uses quick-dry drops or a Sally Hansen top coat over other polish.
“I like sally hansens insta dry line but the colors are limited. I use quick drying drops or sally hansens top coat over my regular polish and it dries under 10 minutes every time”
Recommends Sally Hansen Insta-Dri neutrals: they dry very fast, are very opaque and usually work in one coat, especially topped with the red-bottle Insta-Dri top coat.
“Try a few neutrals from the Sally Hansen Insta dri line. Dries very fast, very opaque and typically performs well in only one coat. Then top with the brand’s red bottle QDTC. They work”
Has a lot of trouble with the Sally Hansen Insta-Dri line: the first coat dries fast but built-up coats take hours to dry, even with a top coat.
“I tend to have a lot of trouble with the insta dry line from sally hansen. The first coat dries really fast but if I try to build it up it still ends up”
Says painting with Sally Hansen Insta-Dri colour is hard mode: the flat, wide stem makes it impossible to wipe off excess, it drips, and later strokes disturb the formula; Essie is much easier.
“You're getting lots of great tips, but my 2 cents is that painting with Sally Hansen Insta-Dri colour is painting on hard mode. The brush is good, but the stem on it and the”
Their favourite red is Sally Hansen Insta-Dri in ASAP Apple: bright but not neon, neither orange nor blue leaning.
Says Sally Hansen Insta-Dri is great stuff.
“oh I have to get this and add to my purple collection! its so creamy and looks like its bursting right out of the photo, like a roy lichtenstein pop art painting. plus that”
Uses Insta-Dri without base coat for fast manicures; it doesn't have crazy staying power, but with oils removed and a quick-dry top coat they get about 7 days without noticeable chipping.
“Not the OP but I don't use a base coat when I use anything from the Insta-Dri line. If anything I'm usually removing anything from my nails first with something like OPI Bond Aid”
Can never get the Sally Hansen Insta-Dri polishes to go on smooth.
Sally Hansen Insta-Dri polishes are too watery for them and slip all over their nails, though they love the colour selection.
“glad it looks better! i think sometimes there are polishes that aren’t meant to be. mine is any sally hansen insta dri, they’re way to watery and slip all over my nails :( sucks”