Nail polish to try in 2014

First photo, left to right: Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Bling in the New Year collection in Twinkle Toes-ty; Midnight Glitz; 3, 2, 1derland; Fa La La Lavender

Second photo, top row, left to right: Sally Hansen Triple Shine in Scale Up, Hypnautical, Pearly Whites, Sparks Fly, Sparkling Water; bottom row, left to right: Twinkled Pink, Fanta-Sea, Kelp Out, Statemint

Every few months, you can count on Sally Hansen to release some new collections, and toward the end of last year the brand unveiled the new Triple Shine formula and the Bling in the New Year collection for the established Complete Salon Manicure formula. Whether you love glitter or you’re trying to find a new formula you like, Sally Hansen has you covered.

The Bling in the New Year collection is beautiful, and I particularly like the glitter combinations: the gold and silver of Twinkle Toes-ty; the black and gold of Midnight Glitz; the green and blue of 3, 2, 1derland; and the blue, purple, and silver of Fa La La Lavender. I’ll certainly be wearing these for any special occasion this year, even though New Year’s proper has passed.

And well, Triple Shine seems to have a little something for everyone: there’s iridescent glitter in Scale Up, Hypnautical, Pearly Whites, and Twinkled Pink; straightforward glitter chunks in Sparks Fly and Fanta-Sea; shimmer in Sparkling Water; and pretty crème finishes in Kelp Out and Statemint. And that’s just a fraction of the 29 shades available. If you haven’t picked out a bottle or two, check out the display the next time you’re at your local drugstore.

AVAILABILITY: About $8 each for Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Bling in the New Year collection, available at your local drugstore; about $5 to $7 each for Sally Hansen Triple Shine, available at your local drugstore.

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Photos by Roxana Hadadi.

In middle school, Roxana Hadadi was a cosmetics-scorning tomboy; in high school, a glitter eye shadow- and black nail polish-loving trend kid; in college, obsessively committed to dying her hair unruly colors that upset her mom. Now a bit older and a bit more mature, she’s trying to figure out what hair, body and cosmetics products will work for her, you and your family in About Face, Chesapeake Family’s new beauty blog — and she’ll leave the sparkle makeup and neon highlights in the past. Roxana also writes movie reviews for Chesapeake Family’s Popcorn Parents blog.