Anyway these little darlings from Ciate arrived a little while ago but since my cuticles and nails were shredded to hell, there was absolutely no way my nails were getting photographed. They've recovered somewhat since then.
Onto the details before the pictures and review!
13.5ml bottle sold for £9.00
I love the 2 colours I got to try (I made sure to get brights!). The blue is a cream, the pink has a little blue flash which only really shows up in the bottle. It shows on the nail under bright lights but it hasn't been picked up at all in the photo.
The photos are taken with 2 coats of the polish and no top coat. They dry pretty glossy and I think I'd only need the top coat for the sake of rapid drying, they certainly don't need any extra gloss from a top coat. The pink was more opaque then the blue as the blue definitely needed the second coat to even out the application. I must just point out that my nail ends are abnormally bright white (to the point of constant questions about my French mani) so the pink is possibly a one coat polish for most people. I only needed the second to get rid of the last hint of white.
The flat brush was a huge plus for me! Nothing is more frustrating than a small round brush. This one was perfect. Just the right width. I didn't notice that the bottle shape helped with application as I sit my polish on a desk as I'm applying it. The curved shape is unique and it'll help me spot those specific polishes if I'm looking to apply either one of them one day.
The polish itself seemed thicker than other brands I've used, but not as thick as some of the specifically one coat polishes I've tried. It's this thickness I think that makes the polish so opaque. It's thick but not gloopy (you know, when hey get all nasty and dried up) in any way.
I know you're going to ask about how long they last on me, and honestly I'm not the right person to ask. If a nail polish lasts 2 days on me then it's amazing. I wear polish at work and between the constant handwashing, alcohol hand sanitizer and the occasional solvent, polish just gets destroyed. Still, these lasted through 2 days of polish hell before the first chips appeared. On a normal person that probably equals a week of wear. For the record, Dior nail polish lasts 3 hours at work. So, yeah.
And the black bow on the front of the bottle is just adorable!!
I will definitely want to try some other colours from this line. They've come up with a very solid formula for their polish, I'm impressed!
Before I go, I do just have congratulate Lauren on her Sephora launch!! Congrats hon, you've done amazingly well!!
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