I Love My Nail Art

contentsSpring Runway Nail Art Designs 4Runway Inspired Lace Tip Nails 5Runway-Inspired Tribal Nails 6Runway Inspired Nail Art 7Floral Nails For Spring 8Manicure Party…and Mimosas! 9Confession of a Fashionista 10Color Blocking Nail Art with Sally Hansen 12Party Time With Sally Hansen Nails! 14Colorblock Nail Art Party 15Color Blocked & Polka Dots Nails 16Aztec Nails 17Melon Salsa Nails 20Street Style Pop Art Nails 22A Heavy Metal Manicure 23Graffiti Nail Art 25Flower Nail Art 26Sally Hansen Fuzzy Coat 29BFF Summer Textured Nails 30Cotton Candy Nails 31I Heart My Nail Art 32Colorful Street Nails 33Nude & Neon Nails 33

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cover story Rachel Hinderliter

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Ronni KellerSpring Runway Nail Art Designs

Off to Walgreen’s I went! Not only do they have a huge (huge!) selection of

Sally Hansen popping colors, they also have really easy to use color tools, which I love, love, love.

And, because I’m a super savvy shopper, I made sure to use my Balance Rewards card to rack up points to use on my next purchase.

From start to finish, including drying time, this look took me about 45 minutes total. So worth it!

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love the pink and gold metallic nails in this Walgreens display! There was also a beautiful section of Sally Hansen nail polish called "Colors of the Season" with a great selection of trendy colors.

After a LOT of deliberation, I ended up choosing one of my favorite trends right now, black lace; which is both classic and current.

cover story–Rachel HinderliterRunway Inspired Lace Tip Nails

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Denise JohnsonRunway-Inspired Tribal Nails

I fell in love with these Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear shades: Mellow Yellow, Coral Reef and Golden-I. I also thought that the Insta-Dri in Blue Away was a perfect addition to the color combination! I added the Sally Hansen Nail Art Pen in Black to use for the patterns. I was so excited to try them.

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Holly Lefevre

Runway Inspired Nail Art

I have long loved painting my nails. You could almost call it a hobby. NEVER COULD I HAVE IMAGINED that I would still be having fun playing with my nails...thanks to Sally Hansen. Sally Hansen has always

been my "go to" nail resource. When I need nail care, I look to Sally Hansen. It has always been synonymous for nail color and care...and now they are the leaders in the Nail Art trend - my new favorite thing.

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Samantha SponslerFloral Nails For Spring

e decided that we’d try out the Spring Fever Salon Effects first. We matched it with some Sally Hansen 770 Rock Bottom Hard As

Nails polish and got to work. I wanted to do a combo of the two and Miss. A said that it would be “fresh” to do a diagonal since it’s something different. {And that’s what the runway is all about… something different and new!}

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Chelsea DayManicure Party…and Mimosas!

T he one downfall of our manicure party theme of “Mimosas and Manicures” was that some of us may not have had the steadiest hands after a couple glasses of champagne!

Good thing I picked up some Sally Hansen Manicure Clean-Up Pens for cuticle clean up on those who tackled fancy nail art projects but couldn’t quite stay in the lines…

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Jillian WarnerConfession of a Fashionista

I am 30 years old, worked in fashion for a decade and have never once painted my nails. Why? I don't really have an answer. I guess the truth is that I've been afraid. I headed

to Walgreens and checked out the pretty incredible collection of nail polish, nail art pens and all of the other products I am not remotely qualified to use.

After some aggressive filing and cuticle trimming I started out by using the Mint Sorbet color. It took me a few tries to get it on my nails the right way, but eventually I got the hang of it. The No More Mistakes nail polish remover pen I had opted to buy was very helpful with the learning curve. And now we may have created a monster because this whole nail art thing is actually a lot of fun! My favorite product is definitely the Sally Hansen nail art pen; because of the skinny lines and more intricate designs you can create with them. I also have a little person begging me for some designs on her nails so I better figure out how to draw hearts, stars and flowers soon!

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he great thing about Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear nail polish is that it is fast drying. Five minutes and my nails were good to

go (this is especially great when you have a little one at home who needs your full attention). Plus, I only needed one coat. To my surprise (yes, I surprise myself when my plan actually goes according to plan), my nails turned out great. The quick dry polish and nail strips only took about 30 minutes from start to dry.

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Kimberly SneedColor Blocking Nail Art with Sally Hansen

here are so many options for fun nails with Sally Hansen and you can find them all at Walgreens! I love these Block Party and Think Outside the Block collections! So

what did I finally decide on? I wanted to try out the new color-blocking craze: taking 2 or more colors and combining them separately, yet in the same area, in a geometric fashion. Now one of my favorite color combos is turquoise and red, so I thought that Sally Hansen Insta-Dri nail colors 270 Racey Rouge and 440 Mint Sprint would make a great duo!

A couple of notes – first, washi tape is a great nail polish aide! It’s not as sticky as real tape but allows you to get clean lines. Second, Sally Hansen Double Duty is fabulous! I used it both as a base coat and a top coat with this manicure. One less bottle to deal with works for me! Easy, right? But the outcome is just so much fun! And this is just the tip of the iceberg! I was so impressed with the collection of Sally Hansen products and colors at Walgreens that I know I’ll be back! So head to your local Walgreens today and pick up your very own Sally Hansen supplies and show off your DIY manicure!

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am weak for any excuse to have a fun Girl’s Night Out–so a Sally Hansen Nail party–I'm in! The Sally Hansen Display

was awesome and had everything for nail art that you can imagine, with all the perfect colors. With so many options, I grabbed tons of stuff for our party - - the gel strips, gel polish, top coat and

base coats, French manicure kits, nail art pens, cuticle cream, and even a polish remover pen for easy touch-up. Seriously, there was everything.

A nail night went hand-in-hand with that - perfect fit! You should plan a spa nail night for your next GNO - it was great!

Mandy BeyelerParty Time With Sally Hansen Nails!

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Kendra HaltermanColorblock Nail Art Party

hat could be a better way to end the week than laughing with some favorite

girlfriends while we help each other come up with fabulous nail designs? We had so much

fun painting and talking into the night! This may become a regular event for us. What do you like to do when you get the girls together?

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’m trying to plan how to make even my NAILS stand out, so I was really excited to get a chance to try doing

some fun stuff with my nails using Sally Hansen products. As we all know, color blocking is super trendy right now…so I set out to find some fun colors to color block my nails with.

I should preface this whole post with the fact that I’m not claiming to be a professional nail artist; and my photos definitely show that my nails aren’t PERFECT, but I think they turned out pretty darn good being that I’m not great at this stuff. I LOVE how they turned out, but don’t be expecting perfection…mmkay?

EEK! I love how they turned out. They are so much fun and I love the variations of color blocking.

Abbey DeHartColor Blocked & Polka Dots Nails

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ztec inspired patterns are HOT this spring! I’ve been seeing them in all the stores and all over Pinterest,

so I thought it would be fun to do an Aztec inspired manicure. When I stopped by my local Walgreens yesterday, I picked up some Sally Hansen nail polish and pens. I did a quick pinterest search and instantly had a ton of ideas at my fingertips {no pun intended…well, may just a little one…}. When I got home with all my new goodies, I started playing around with them, mixing and matching colors. Then when I saw these together, it instantly reminded me of a gorgeous pair of earrings I pinned a while back, and I knew I had to try to duplicate them!

I’m pretty proud of the way they turned out; especially considering my hand is not the steadiest. I’m already scoping out more colors like the Block n’ Roll collection and Sweet Strips collection. And I’m trying to come up with some more ideas.

April FontenotAztec Nails

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Jessica Toothman

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A few days ago I threw my mom a birthday party. This wasn’t just any party; it was a Sally Hansen I Heart My Nail Art color blocking party!

or the nail art bar I had a few jars of nail polish in every color as well as some nail art pens and Salon Effects

nail polish strips. I’m a huge fan of the Insta-Dri line so I made sure to have plenty of that on hand. I found an old appetizer tray in my kitchen that I thought would be perfect to hold the polish, so in each of the four sections I put a color combo to give people some ideas for their nails. I also had q-tips and polish remover on hand for mistakes. The polish bar was a total hit and my mom LOVED it! It felt great to be able to do something really special for her like this and everyone had a blast!

I can’t believe how fabulous this party turned out. I truly couldn’t have hoped for a better time! It was great seeing all of the different color blocking patterns everyone came up with, and having some much needed girl time with some great people.

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he Sally Hansen nail line is HUGE and Walgreens carries pretty much everything. I’ve been using Sally

Hansen polish forever since it fits my budget and I like their colors. I also like that they always have new products to fit the trends, and Walgreens keeps the new stuff in stock.

I was a little nervous about being able to recreate a striped look freehand, but the fine tip on the Sally Hansen nail art pen was reassuring.

Luckily the stripes were a lot easier than I thought they’d be. The color came out of the pen easily and I found that if I held the pen still and moved my nail across in one smooth motion, I was able to get the look that I was going for. I had so much fun with them that I couldn’t resist adding a tiny heart on my ring finger.

Carly Morgan

Melon Salsa Nails

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Mickey CouttsStreet Style Pop Art Nails

ince I love the bright colors of the Sally

Hansen lines so much, I decided on a Pop Art look. I ended up getting five different bright colors; black and clear top coat polishes and a black Nail Art Pen. I was so excited to get started! I was thinking that my cookie design talents would hopefully make nail art easy. It turned out that the street look is supposed to look edgy, so they (at least most of the ones I love) didn’t need to be perfect.

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Randi DukesA Heavy Metal Manicure

y teenage daughter, Kennedy, and I had some fun mother/daughter time

earlier this week. We went a little wild and gave Kennedy a heavy metal manicure. Picture a French manicure with metal tips instead of white tips … cool, huh?

I bought four different bottles of Sally Hansen polishes in shades of gray. Kennedy and I both love the outcome of this heavy metal manicure … the metal tips add such a fun and unexpected element.

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Kristyn KilcullenGraffiti Nail Art

ver since designers like Phillip Lim, Kate Spade and Rachel Antonoff embraced “Graffiti” nail art during New York Spring Fashion Week 2013, I have been seeing “Graffiti” nail art all

around. I finally decided to try out this trend using some fun new Sally Hansen colors I ordered offline from Walgreens.

What I loved most about creating Graffiti nail art was that there were no rules to it and each look I created was unique and unpredictable. You can let your imagination run wild when creating these carefree looks and you don’t have to worry about being perfect with it!

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Jenny WinwardFlower Nail Art

s soon as I laid eyes on the new Sally Hansen "Fuzzy Coat" polish I knew it would be the perfect texture for grass! I had seen some cute grassy manicures on Pinterest and thought it would be fun to try.A

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Angela Petersave you tried Sally Hansen textured nail polish? If not,

they're a must try! I started checking out the Sally Hansen Instagram and I was so inspired by the fun and bright colors that are in for summer! I knew I wanted to get 'beachy' with my manicure! So I went to my local Walgreens and I was floored by the giant selection. It was pretty breathtaking to see the fabulous new collections for summer!

I ended up choosing two gorgeous Sugar Coat polishes and a white Nail Art Pen from Walgreens to create my Beach Ready Manicure with! Aren't they gorgeous?

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Alyssa FradySally Hansen Fuzzy Coat

hen I heard about the new Sally Hansen Fuzzy Coat polishes, I knew I had to try them!! There are lots of different things you can do with these

polishes; but first, let's talk about exactly what they are. The Fuzzy Coat polishes are a matte, bar glitter set in a clear base. I like this better than some other glitter polishes because you can brush it on instead of dabbing it.

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Anastasia SmithBFF Summer Textured Nails

extured nails have been all the rage lately, from nail caviar to bird feather effect, with

my favorite one being the liquid sand type. Sally Hansen has a collection called Sugar Coat, which includes several gorgeous matte and shimmery textured nail polish shades. My BFF, Jennifer, and I both agreed that these polishes create something like an "egg shell" effect, which actually makes our thin and bendy nails look and feel stronger–a surprising benefit of a textured nail polish.

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Christine TsangCotton Candy Nails

ally Hansen has just released two new texture nail polish lines - the Sugar Coat and the Fuzzy Coat. The combination of the sugary

texture and the colors available in the Sugar Coat line lead me to think COTTON CANDY.

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Victoria FarnsworthI Heart My Nail Art

threw a nail party this past weekend. And it

was fabulous. I had a bunch of my girlfriends over and we attempted to do some crazy Street Style nail art. All of the products that we used were Sally Hansen, and I completely fell in love with the Sally Hansen Salon Effects and the Sally Hansen Nail Art Pens.

Both of these products make it so easy to achieve a flawless look! They were so easy to apply, and everyone else ended up with such fun, cute, and funky nails!

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LOVE bright colors. I was having a hard time deciding

on which polishes I should buy because Sally Hansen has an insane variety. I ended up buying a nice mixture of different formulas, colors, pens, and a topcoat.

Amy TrauntveinColorful Street Nails

ight now I’m seeing a big

trend in “Street Look” nails, with lots of bright colors and funky designs. They are so much fun to create and the possibilities are endless! I couldn’t wait to get started!

Sarah VargasNude & Neon Nails

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