Sally Hansen Nail Salon Pro Tool Kit

Most Helpful Critical Review

Absolutely Tiny

I've been painting my nails for years, and dabble in art and brushes every now again...I'm certainly not a professional, but would say I have reasonable or intermediate skills. I like to add new brushes to my collection every now and again, and try to explore a variety of brands, both mainstream and... indie. Sadly, these brushes are entirely too short to be of any use to me with a handle just a smidge over an inch and a half, and the ferrule bringing the total length to 2.5 inches (the dotting tool has a 2 inch handle, and is 3 inches overall). I ordered online and didn't even think that doll sized brushes were an option, so I didn't pay attention to the clues that these would be microscopic in length. I can't store them with the rest of my brushes and dotters, as they'll just be lost in the bottom of the jar, never to be seen again, and I need a longer handle for better brush control, as I have some tremors and need to be able to rest the brush against my hand to help balance it. Handle aside, the "striping brush" has bristles way too short to be a true striping brush, and it's also much fatter than a good striping brush should be; it will kinda sorta work, but the lines will be chunky. The detail brush is ok, but again, a little thicker than what I'd normally look for in a true detail brush capable of what I'd consider to be actual detail work. The dotting tool is fine, nothing out of the ordinary here. Overall, I'm very disappointed in the set. If the handles were longer, I'd try snipping out a few bristles to see if I could make them work for what I need, but they are completely unusable by me with these tiny handles.