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Throwback Thursday ~ Sally Hansen Nail Prisms Burgundy Orchid

Hey all! I’m really enjoying doing these Throwback Thursday posts. It’s giving me a chance to try some older polishes that would likely sit in my helmers another 5 years otherwise, and it’s a nice break in my routine. Last week I featured a polish that is only a few years old, but today’s is much older than that. For the purpose of this blog series anything 10 years or older will be referred to as vintage. Although I will also be featuring Rare, HTF or newer but discontinued brands. That way you get more variety and I never run out of content! 

Sally Hansen Burgundy Orchid Nail Prisms

Today I’m showing off Sally Hansen Burgundy Orchid from the Nail Prisms line. This line debuted in 2002 and it was definitely the first of its kind! Since this was a very popular line there are still lots of these floating around, some shades are really easy to hunt down while others are VHTF. Burgundy Orchid lies somewhere in the middle. Just as I sat down to write this post I was able to find one bottle on Amazon for roughly $25. 

Sally Hansen Burgundy Orchid Nail Prisms Sally Hansen Burgundy Orchid Nail Prisms

I am clearly spoiled by today’s multichromes as I didn’t think about using a black base until after applying my 4 coats, only the second time I’ve ever done 4 coats. Ain’t nobody got time for that! 😂  These older multichromes really need that dark base for all the colors to pop. The amber shift is pretty subtle in my swatches, but is quite prominent in other swatches I found. Either way it’s a gorgeous polish, and I can only imagine the excitement over these back in their day. 

Sally Hansen Burgundy Orchid Nail Prisms Sally Hansen Burgundy Orchid Nail Prisms

I decided to reswatch this over black to see how much of a difference it made. It brings out the purple really well, but the other colors were actually much harder to capture.. both to the eye and the camera. 

Sally Hansen Nail Prisms Burgundy Orchid
2 coats over black

Sally Hansen Nail Prisms Burgundy Orchid
2 coats over black
Hope you enjoyed todays post and I will see you next Thursday with another great vintage find! 

Until next time, stay polished!

  • Oh man. I remember when these were “the thing” to have. I never purchased any myself, but I wanted them sooo badly. With modern multichromes I can’t imagine the need to go dusty hunting for these.

  • I loved these. I still kick myself for tossing them during a move.

  • Naked Without Polish

    I have one or two from this collection. I wish I could have found more. They’re so good!

  • Tracey

    Such a great idea for a post. I may have to do a few of these myself! Back to the Polish though, looks so pretty on you x

  • Ehmkay Nails

    I found some of these in a dollar store a couple years ago. They were so pretty!

  • Ooh so pretty! Love finding vintage polish!

  • Jenalyn Pirosch

    I love seeing it over a black base!