Have I confessed yet that I’m a Walgreens addict? Their weekly flyer has me, in all my list-making glory, furiously writing down new products, researching color choices online, and spending waaay too much money on “Cheap Thrills”.
‘Cause they’re not cheap when you buy five at a time.
Today’s cheap thrill is Sally Hansen Nailgrowth Miracle in Wholesome Earth (360); since several people commented on my manicure recently, I thought you might like to see more.
Wholesome Earth is a deep, rich, earth-toned red, which applies easy due to the unique shape of the applicator brush. It needs two coats, and I wear a base coast and a top coat as well. I can’t speak to its ability to miraculously grow nails, since I keep mine trimmed very short. The polish holds up pretty well to abuse—as well as a very dark shade can, I think—and wearing it I feel more classy than goth, despite how close to black the final shade actually is.
For around five dollars at your local pharmacy!
beauty on the outside 
Very pretty! I just don’t have the patience to use nail polish regularly, I wish I did, it is so high maintenance though…sigh.
This color looks beautiful on you and just like Chanel Rouge Noir, great dupe!
I think Tarleisio noted the Chanel connection too! That’s awesome 🙂
It’s been a long time since I wore nail polish regularly, and just started doing so in the past couple months. My secret pleasure? Picking it off as a stress-release, then re-painting.
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I lo-o-o-ve sally hansen. My favorite new colors last year were navy baby, http://www.sallyhansen.com/products/nails/nail-color/complete-salon-manicure%E2%84%A2, a pure navy blue that has the flat brush you like, and wet cement http://www.sallyhansen.com/products/nails/nail-color/hard-nails-xtreme-wear, a lovely dove gray.
Wet cement sounds right up my alley!
I get tons of compliments on the gray nail polish except for the guy at the 7-11, who told me it looks like primer.
I have been using lots of nail polish lately in the attempt to keep me from picking my nails – though I pick off the polish, too! That color is awesome, and I also love those flat brushes.
Picking off the polish is very relaxing, isn’t it?! I usually try not to do it until the end of the day, but it’s not uncommon to spot me at work with four unpainted nails… LOL!
Aren’t those brushes a miracle? I wish they call came that way 🙂
Me too! My birthday present of Rouge Noir would be gone in nothing flat! 😀
Like you, I’m just not a talon kinda gal. For one thing, they make it much harder to type…For another, my cats have the monopoly on claws in this household!
Ah, Walgreen’s. How I miss it! Do they still carry those awesome Jordana eye and lip pencils? There was one shade – called ‘auburn’ – that was my perfect, perfect eyeliner, and it was all of …99 cents! No other brand makes anything close, alas!
I used to spend ages in Walgreens, sampling stuff and thinking…”yes! Poison green pearl nail polish! What an excellent idea!”
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I love Jordana! I just bought a lip gloss from the line, and I love it— it’s great on it’s own, or over a matte lipstick.
Poison green pearl… I think I might waltz on over to Walgreens after my nap (yep!) and see if they’ve got any in stock 😉
I love… no, LOVE nail polishes. I mean, buying those. When it comes to using them… Well, let’s put it this way: if I need another bottle of Chanel’s Blue Satin or Vamp it’ll be because in N years I will finally decide to use them again and discover that my bottles dried out.
LOL, Undina, I now own two, and feel pretty proud of myself! Currently my nails are back in their ground state: picked clean of every trace of polish. 🙂
Is there a brand you prefer picking off? I heard there are some polishes that do not chip off but instead can be taken off as a film – I wonder if it would be more or less therapeutic.
You know, I have not tried the one that comes off as a film, although I do remember seeing it. The base coat I use (two layers of) actually causes the polish on top to peel off very nicely, so it is both cathartic, and minimally messy at the same time 😉
i am a male who loves to paint my toes, and I have worn Wholesome Earth three times…the last time I took my bottle to my nail salon and had them apply it for me. They thought it was a very pretty color, and they applied a thin white and silver design over the top afterwards…I am very satisfied and proud of the finished look.
It’s SUCH a beautiful color! I’ll bet it fabulous on your toes— I wish that I could see the finished look! 🙂
Thank you! I love this color soooo much! I have tried several browns but this is prettier.