Like many of you I'm sure, I absolutely adore having my nails professionally done. I also love the finish and hassle-free longevity of gel manicures, but realistically I rarely have the time to take a few hours out of my day to treat myself to getting them done, it can also be a seriously expensive habit and let's face it, if you need to take them off in a hurry, it's a total nightmare!
Being a blogger, I'm also constantly trying out new formulas and colours, and a lot of the time having gel on my nails just isn't practical for work either. If I need to try out a new shade, or change my nail colour for a shoot, gels just end up being a bit of a nuisance. Therefore, with the exception of holidays, I tend to reach for gel-effect nail polish most of the time and over the past few years I've tried and tested most on the market. Sally Hansen has always been my go-to brand for nail-strengthening treatments top coats so when they asked me to test out their range of Miracle Gel polishes, I naturally had very high hopes for them... They have a patented natural light curing system that claims to give comparable colour, volume and quality to gel nails whilst also lasting much longer on your nails than normal polish. I've been testing out the range over the past few weeks and I've been really impressed.

The shade range is massive, with over 45 colours, so it wasn't hard to find shades I loved. I was especially happy to see they do a beautiful cornflower blue (called Sugar Fix), one o...