Sally Hansen Salon Manicure - Mermaid's Tale

Hi everyone I have a little review for you all today! This beautiful polish was chosen especially for me, by my boyfriend as a surprise. Isn't he lovely?! I have to say I am very impressed with his choice. I hadn't seen Mermaids Tale before I received it as a gift, but it is an eye catching shade. The base is dark ocean blue colour with a jelly formula, and suspended in the polish are blue and green hex glitters, sprinkled with small blue glitters. I have to say I love the Sally Hansen Salon Manicure polish brushes, they are really wide and the polish applies really well. The consistency is perfect, it's not runny at all or gloopy and the brush picks up the glitters easily. Alone, Mermaid's Tale is quite sheer and in the swatches below I have painted Barry M's Nail Paint in Black underneath it to give more depth, I did swatch it on it's own but it didn't look as pretty. Mermaid's Tale reminds me of Deborah Lippmann's Across The Universe which is also a beautiful polish, but Mermaid's Tale is more affordable. I will probably try this polish over a few more shades to see what effects it makes and post those up later. Sally Hansen claim that the Salon Manicure polishes are a 5 in one (base coat, strengthener, growth treatment, salon-inspired color, top coat, chip-resistance and a gel finish) but I think Mermaids Tale benefits from a topcoat, it gives a much glossier shine. Overall I am loving this polish, and I can see myself wearing it over and over again, it's so unique and beautiful.

You can buy Mermaid's Tale here. 

What do you think of Mermaid's Tale? Have you tried any of the Sally Hansen Salon Manicure shades? Which are your favourites?