Sally Hansen Midnight in NY and Hidden Treasure
 Last September during NYFW, Sally Hansen unveiled their new Complete Salon Manicure line and the Tracy Reese for Sally Hansen Spring 2010 Runway Collection. Two of the shades, Midnight in NY and Hidden Treasure were layered to create the nail look for the show.
I’ve already beyond raved over the Complete Salon Manicure formula when I wore it during my NYFW NOTD Challenge so I’ll spare you my gushing but wonky brush or not, this polish wears like iron. And the combination of Midnight in NY and Hidden Treasure is not only gorgeous, it resembles a certain hard-to-find polish that many of you hunted for last fall. See what I’m talking about after the jump! |
Midnight in NY is a hidden treasure all its own. This pure black lacquer is packed with multi-colored micro-glitter that is so subtle it doesn’t really translate on camera. In person, the glimmer is much more apparent and keeps the polish from being just another boring black creme. I photographed it under artificial sunlight to show off its understated glamour. My only complaint is the opacity. The formula glides on perfectly but it took three coats to cover any bald spots created by the brush.
Adding a layer of Hidden Treasure turns this look into a full on glitter party. In the bottle Hidden Treasure looks like fish scales and reflecting a rainbow of colors in the sunlight but over Midnight in NY it creates a burning embers effect. The multi-sized, irregularly shaped particles take on a coppery hue that reminds me of China Glaze Fortune Teller, the sellout hit from last Halloween. I only used one coat of Hidden Treasure here but with a second coat it becomes a perfect Fortune Teller substitute.
Bottom line: Hidden Treasure is the true star and gorgeous for layering. I threw it over some other colors on a nail art wheel and it’s ridiculous over purple and over royal blue it’s reminiscent of Barielle Falling Star. Midnight in NY’s shimmer is very pretty but doesn’t get it to “must have” territory for me.
The Tracy Reese for Sally Hansen Spring 2010 Runway color collection is limited edition and available now at drugstores nationwide. Tip: I’ve had great luck finding the Tracy Reese collections at Bed Bath & Beyond stores with expanded beauty sections.
Has anyone spotted this collection at their local drugstore/mass retailer? What do you think of these colors? Does the combo remind you of Fortune Teller or is it just me?
Disclosure: Product samples were furnished to me by Sally Hansen. For more info view my Disclosure Policy.
I never would’ve went for Hidden Treasures if I’d've just seen it in the store…but now I HAVE to have it since it looks soooo different than I would have imagined! I’ve probably passed it up a million times. Thanks!
Has anyone been able to find Hidden Treasure? I don’t even know where to look, and the Sally Hansen website isn’t showing it as part of the line. Is it gone?
I’ve been having the same problem. I live in Canada, though, so maybe that’s why? It’s weird, though, because all the other colours are there. Just this one is missing.
It’s definitely still around! I previously checked Ulta, Target(s) and CVS and none had it. Then I finally got the idea to check Walgreens and hit up the one closest to me and grabbed the last bottle. How it’s set up at my Walgreens is that it’s not displayed on the wall with the other cosmetics, and it won’t be listed as a color with their core colors. You have to hunt down the separate cardboard/plastic display that they set down on a table.
I may be late in the game but I wanted to share my success!
I traveled 30 minutes away from my city to a smaller town and found TWO bottles at the wal-mart there. yes I bought both! I’m going to do my nails now! I’m thinking I’ll put it over Suzi Says Feng Shui!!
Check ebay – both are on there!
After reading this and coveting those awesome nails, I went on a mission to find Hidden Treasure. After weeks of going to as many drugstores as humanly possible, I finally found ONE bottle in this dinky, hole-in-the-wall Shoppers Drug Mart in Toronto. It was kinda just smushed in with the other pale colours. I was ecstatic. Clearly the colour is aptly named.
Glad you finally found but you aren’t kidding, it really is a Hidden Treasure.
Just like Morgie P , I was on a mission trying to find this nail polish and after weeks of looking for it in all drug stores I finally found it 2 days ago in a Rite aide right around the corner from my house. I was so happy I couldn’t take the excitement all by my self I had to tell the lady that was next to me why I was so ecstatic about. lol. It”s all it says to be and more. LOve it, love it, love it. It was a Hidden Treasure after all.
when this first came out, my dad went on a mission to find it for me. then nubar 2010 came out, he tried getting that for me to. recently, he confessed to buying it for me on ebay. i really love my dad. <3
Hasn’t anyone else had the trouble I’ve had with SH Complete Manicure’s brushes from HELL?? I had to return the two I bought, and struggled to do a pedi on a friend of mine using SH Insta-Dri because every single time the redesigned brush was withdrawn from the bottle, it was so overloaded with polish it had to be “bled off” for about 10 seconds. Talk about exhausting, plus I ruined a towel of hers when I hadn’t taken the requisite 10 seconds of wiping the brush on the bottle opening, maybe just did 5 seconds, and a giant drip of polish rolled down the brush. I don’t know who this “redesign” is good for. I thought I was losing my mind when I first bought 2 bottles. If there’s a special way to use these brushes, I guess I’m just not smart enough to figure it out. I’ve only been buying polish and manicuring my nails for about 32 years. I really used to be a fan of SH until they came out with this new dumb brush.