Sally Hansen Black Tie

Sally Hansen Black Tie is one of the most beautiful polishes I've tried in a long time. It's a black duochrome with the most fabulously gorgeous purple and green color shift to it. This is not one of those almost-black duochromes that just has a hint of color to it. Even from far away, it has a pearly, gunmetal look to it. The color shift here is very complex as well and you can often see multiple colors at once. Pictures don't do this polish any justice because it's tough to capture the duochrome on camera. But it's so ridiculously pretty!

I took pictures in a variety of lighting situations and I'm still not happy with how this polish shows up on camera. I think this is just one of those shades you need to see in person to fully appreciate.


Admittedly the formula here is not the best. It covers in two coats so opacity is not an issue, but this polish feels thick and goopy and drags considerably when applying. I think a lot of the formula problems stemmed from the fact that the brush kept picking up way too much polish and unless I scraped it off each time, I wound up with a big dollop of polish.

But honestly? Look at her, you guys! It makes me forget all about the not-so-hot formula. Black Tie is what I wanted Chanel Black Pearl to be. I feel like a supervillainess with this polish on; for some reason it stikes me as very Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty. Black Tie is utterly badass.

I'd say Black Tie is a total must-have for all my fellow duochrome lovers out there. I can already tell I'm going to be staring at my nails all day today while I have this on!