Sorry for the lack of posts this week (All last weekends were scheduled!), I had an exam yesterday morning that required some serious last minute cramming.. Right up to 5AM yesterday morning. Stress like that requires a treat, right? So enter my first high-end polish - Lancome's Vernis in Love.
The bottle is sturdy, with a nice glass bottle & glossy black lid, and the Lancome rose printed on the bottle. I spent ages looking through the colours - When a nail polish is €18, you want to love it! I'm lacking in red polishes, so this deep red stood out to me.
No joke, one coat is all it took for some serious colour & shine. I was impressed! I ended up adding a second coat though, just for longevity. The colour didn't change at all, so if you're in a rush, you can definitely do a quick coat & run. Sounds all good, right? It was.. Until the next day. Forget the extra coat for longevity, you'd need Superglue to keep this on your nails. In fairness, I can't be bothered with a topcoat because I'm always changing my nail polish, but I still don't expect massive chips the next day.
I won't lie, the chipping after paying that price puts me off buying another shade. I do still love the colour, & ended up taking it off to re-apply it, but it's not something I'm going to turn to when I'm rowing or in work.. My nails would be bare after 10 minutes. However I've just picked up a top coat (first time for everything) so hopefully that'll help, seeing as I've bought it.
In general though, I'd sadly avoid Lancome's nail polish. I'd rather just pay €2 or less for an Essence polish! Does this mean I can buy something else as an exam treat...?
Have you tried any Lancome polishes? Or have there been any other brands that have really disappointed you?
Chloe x
Chloe x
Beautiful colour but I hate when you pay a lot for a product and it's not up to scratch, just not worth it!
ReplyDeleteI know, it's completely put me off!
Deleteah that's a shame. Chipping after a day would put me off any brand no matter what price they were. You definitely need a second treat to make up for it!
ReplyDeleteExactly, that's never happened me before! I'll try the topcoat but still raging!
DeleteThis is so pretty love the shade its a shame you never liked this polish and I have not tried it myself but it would have been perfect for valentines day x
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I still like the shade so it ight get wheeled back out! x
DeleteI only use Nails Inc and Rimmel nail polishes and until now I`m very happy with them. I have nominated you for a Liebster Award, here are the details: http://sowhatsfashionabout.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/another-liebster-award.html
ReplyDeleteI haven't actually picked up any Rimmel polishes in ages! Thank you x
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