Sally Hansen French Manicure White Tip Pen Fine Tip Reviews
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White tip pen fine tip
Doesn't work well. Better going to professional is worth it. — 1 year, 10 months agoThis review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 0 of 0 people said helpful
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Don't waste your money
This is basically like applying white-out/liquid paper onto your nails. It's a very thin liquid that drips all over the place. The application tip seems like it would be more convenient than applying tape to your tips, but this is just as much of a pain. — 2 years, 1 month agoThis review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 0 of 0 people said helpful
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Promising, but not that great.
I love the nice and clean look of a french manicure, but I don't like getting fake nails (getting them removed tore my real nails up badly, and they were thin and ugly for a loooong time), and getting a french mani at the nail salon seemed like a waste of money (especially since I always manage to smudge my nails, whether I do them myself or have someone do them for me)! I've tried doing a freehand french manicure, using a regular bottle of white polish—it ends up a little messy and hard to perfect, but once you get the hang of it, not so bad. I've also tried using those nail stickers that make the perfect little curve, but sometimes the stickers pull off the base coat or the polish seeps underneath, or the white polish dries too much and pulling off the sticker pulled off some of the white polish as well. Both of those ways are fine, and I don't mind doing them, but finding an even easier way to do an at home French mani would be ideal. So I was really excited when I saw Sally Hansen's French Manicure White Tip Pen. The product is only couple of bucks, and makes it look like I'll be done in no time, with great nails. However, that is not the case. You're supposed to shake the pen for awhile to make sure all of the product is thoroughly mixed, and then press the tip onto some scrap paper for awhile to get it flowing (like a paint pen/marker). Sometimes the product came out fine, sometimes it was really thin. The marker design itself was fine—the chisel tip did make it fairly easy to apply the product and to get a nice line. However, the liquid polish didn't seem to be opaque enough. Going over the same area resulted in really lumpy looking polish. Applying it over a basecoat also frequently resulted in lumps. The best results were using the manicure pen, then basecoat, then topcoat. Honestly, the mess around my nails from this product (because it's so watery) and actual white polish is fairly comparable. And the length of wear once dry was quite short—I had a significant amount of tipwear within 2-3 days. I want to like it, and will probably try to get some more use out of this pen, but I probably won't repurchase. — 1 year, 10 months agoThis review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 0 of 1 people said helpful
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I think if some improvements were made it would be good. I do like that it's easy to use because I have a tween who like to do her own nails. — 1 year, 10 months agoThis review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 0 of 0 people said helpful
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Has good potential but...
I decided to try this out because I loved the way my hands look with a French Manicure but I had artificial nails and it took forever for my nails to grow out so I wanted to take advantage of my grown out long nails and do something different besides regular polish. I like the use of the pen better than a brush. Makes it easier to apply the white tips. The tip is not a fine point. It resembles a Sharpie marker after continuous use, more of a small rounded tip. You do need to shake it well enough to mix the liquid and saturate the tip to get even coverage, since the consistency resembles White-Out. What I did was paint the white tip first, base coat, 2 coats pale pink polish, then top coat. Overall, it came out way better than expected but, with practice, it will look better next time. The pen is awesome for touch ups. If Sally Hansen were to improve on this product, I suggest to make the pen a sponge tip shaped like a pointy cone to get the sides of the nail since I got white all over my skin trying to paint the edges. Also, make the container a softer plastic so you can squeeze the product out for better control in saturating the tip of the pen. Also it should already include nail guides. Other than that, it's a decent product and I'll try to make the best out of it for my nails. — 1 year agoThis review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 0 of 0 people said helpful
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Regular-width pen works great for me
I have tried other brands of French Manicure tip pens in the past. They tended to streak or go on a bit lumpy, and the felt tip always dried up quickly. So I switched to using white French tip polish (in a regular nail polish bottle) for many years. I tried using the curved paper guide strips to help me get a clean, even, nicely shaped inner edge, but since my nails tend to be a bit yellow I have to use two coats of the white polish on my tips, and when the polish dried and I pulled off the tape I usually ended up with a thick-ish ridge along the edge that had been taped. Then I went back to painting on the white French tip polish freehand, but even after doing it for many years I never got the hang of getting an even, balanced curve. Finally I decided to give a white polish pen another try. Unlike the previous ones I had used, this one was a flat, matte white, not pearlized. After I applied two coats of sheer pink polish on top, I was really surprised at how much better I liked the look of the plain white tips than the pearlized ones. And, unlike the previous pens I had tried, this one went on smoothly, thinly and evenly! I was getting pretty excited, but I still had the problem of not being able to apply the polish in an even, balanced curve that wasn't lopsided on some nails. So I bought another package of the curved, stick-on paper guide strips and tried it with the white "tip polish" pen. After applying two coats of the white polish and allowing each coat to dry, I peeled off the paper strips, not expecting much but hoping for an acceptable result. I was thrilled to see that my white tips looked as though they had been applied professionally, and there was no ridge at the edge of the polish! After applying two coats of sheer pink polish and a top coat of Seche Vite, my French manicure looked perfect. If you have trouble giving yourself a nice-looking French manicure, I highly recommend trying the combination of this nail tip pen and the self-stick paper guide strips (mine are made by Nailene). Note: It is important to shake the pen VIGOROUSLY and to hold the tip pressed down firmly against a piece of scrap paper for the entire 30 seconds recommended on the package. — 1 year, 2 months agoThis review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 0 of 0 people said helpful
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Should This Be In The Literary Supply Section?
I'd have to say this product falls below average and I'll elaborate why. First of all, the idea of a creating french manicures with a pen sounds so optimistic and ideal considering that it sounds easy and quick but let's dissect the product. The product is a pen containing a white fluid with a felt tip which the tip is pressed down to dispense product. First of all, the product isn't dispensed well because it may come out either over saturating the felt tip or hardly which causes application to be uneven and can be frustrating to rectify. The fluid itself is similar to a correction pen fluid for office/school use so the finish is more matte than most nail polishes but dries somewhat lumpy if it is applied unevely. The next part is that this product dries oddly as it can easily be dented or scathed which means reapplication by erasing all of the work and restarting again to attempt a flawless finish. It's hardly easy nor is it effective by means of creating a flawless manicure because of the apparatus itself and the dispensing system. I spent about seven dollars on this and it's sitting in my bathroom drawer until I can figure out a more improved method of application or somehow get it so that the product doesn't look so piled on or similar to finger paint finish. — 4 years, 12 months agoThis review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 4 of 4 people said helpful
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BEST AT-HOME FRENCH MANICURE!!
I have tried a few different at-home french manicures and I find this to be the BEST ONE! It's a little tricky to use at first. You have to shake the pen vigorously to ensure that the white is well-blended inside and before using it, press the tip down on the top of the cap. If it looks really watery, continue shaking the pen but if it looks like a creamy, bright white dot, then paint away!!! First I start with one coat of a base followed by a coat of clear polish. Let BOTH DRY COMPLETELY before even attempting to use the pen. Once they've both dried, I usually just follow the natural line of the tip of my nail, going from corner to corner. I let this first application dry completely then layer another coat of clear polish. Once that layer of polish is completely dry, I go back and re-apply the pen to all my nails, going over the lines I just created, and then finishing with the Mega Shine Top Coat. By doing this process that I do, I get a perfect french manicure look for a fraction of the cost that it would take if I went to a salon. The base and clear polish coats that I apply in the beginning give the white polish in the pen something to hold onto besides just my plain nail. And by layering between coats, it ensures that I get a chip-free, locked in look! Hope this helps any of you girls out there who may be skeptical of this product!!! Good Luck!! — 2 years, 2 months agoThis review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 1 of 1 people said helpful
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Not practical at all
Seems like it'd be great, in theory, but not so much. It does seem like it's inspired by the common middle school practice of painting a "french manicure" on your nails with white-out. The problem with this product is that you have to press down (pretty firmly, I might add) with the tip to dispense the product and this is really really hard to do with your non-dominant hand. The formula comes out watery and dries pretty streaky and unevenly as well. Save your money on this one; those little tapes still seem like the best way to go (though I'll still be looking for that miracle solution!) — 2 years, 1 month agoThis review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 0 of 0 people said helpful
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Don't Waste Your $$
I was so excited for this pen! For the first couple of uses it was wonderful! Then after I didn't use it for a couple weeks it completely dried out and was useless! — 1 year agoThis review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 0 of 0 people said helpful
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