I was so excited to find theColor Quick Fast Dry Nail Color Pen by Sally Hansen yesterday, that I rushed out today to buy the Nail Art Pen by the same company. As for ease of use? It is most definitely easier to use than thin nail polish brushes. Being that it's purpose is much more precise than the Color Quick Fast Dry Nail Color Pen, my review will be based on that fact.
As I mentioned yesterday, I've always been very bad at polishing my own nails. While the Color Quick Fast Dry Nail Color Pen is definitely the answer to my basic nail polishing needs, the Nail Art Pen is a bit more difficult for me to use. The design is just fine. Implementing it just takes more time and patience.
The pen itself is designed like a marker and works like one as well. The solution it contains is water- based, so it won't stick to your nail on it's own (a base and top coat is required). If you wish to use it just to place a design on your nails, you can always just use a clear base/top coat. The fact that it's water-based makes it easy to remove (and it's also environmentally safe)!!!
Unfortunately, water-based "paints" take longer to try. So, no drying an entire job in under ten minutes like with the Color Quick Fast Dry Nail Color Pen.
(Warning: If you don't have nail polish remover (or water and soap) handy and you get the solution on your skin, it will initially stick. It behaves much like Correction Fluid in this way. [Being that I don't have the most steady hands in the world, I have a tendency of doing this, thus requiring me to have nail polish remover on hand, which I consider a bit of a con.])
As for the price? Ease of use is usually worth it. But at $8 per 2ml (compared to the average nail polish bottle size of 10ml), is it really worth it? That depends on how much you want to be able to design your own nails. Personally? I don't think I'll be buying any other color [I bought the basic white] anytime soon, unless the price were to dramatically drop. (I think I'll try the Nail Art Decals next.)
As I mentioned yesterday, I've always been very bad at polishing my own nails. While the Color Quick Fast Dry Nail Color Pen is definitely the answer to my basic nail polishing needs, the Nail Art Pen is a bit more difficult for me to use. The design is just fine. Implementing it just takes more time and patience.
The pen itself is designed like a marker and works like one as well. The solution it contains is water- based, so it won't stick to your nail on it's own (a base and top coat is required). If you wish to use it just to place a design on your nails, you can always just use a clear base/top coat. The fact that it's water-based makes it easy to remove (and it's also environmentally safe)!!!
Unfortunately, water-based "paints" take longer to try. So, no drying an entire job in under ten minutes like with the Color Quick Fast Dry Nail Color Pen.
(Warning: If you don't have nail polish remover (or water and soap) handy and you get the solution on your skin, it will initially stick. It behaves much like Correction Fluid in this way. [Being that I don't have the most steady hands in the world, I have a tendency of doing this, thus requiring me to have nail polish remover on hand, which I consider a bit of a con.])
As for the price? Ease of use is usually worth it. But at $8 per 2ml (compared to the average nail polish bottle size of 10ml), is it really worth it? That depends on how much you want to be able to design your own nails. Personally? I don't think I'll be buying any other color [I bought the basic white] anytime soon, unless the price were to dramatically drop. (I think I'll try the Nail Art Decals next.)
I covered what most matters to me about the pen (and what I, in turn, thought would be most important to my readers). If you'd like to learn even more about the product (from a teenager who seemingly has a lot more time and spendable cash than this new Mom [me]), check out JackieAm's (quite extensive) review below:As always, Happy Shopping, Ladies!!!
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