Sunday, 14 September 2014

Maybelline Forever Strong SuperStay Gel Nail Colour

Gel nail polishe became all the rage a while back, when the formula promised some amazing results. I'm pleased to see that high street brands are jumping on the band wagon, and starting to produce gel polishes to rival the more bigger, and even professional nail names in the business. 

Maybelline have never been a brand I've looked to for nail products, however their display in my local Boots caught my eye recently, and had me reaching for the Forever Strong SuperStay Gel Nail Color in Nude Rose (£4.49). 





I instantly loved the dusky pink colour of this polish. It's one that I had been searching for, for a while without even reaslising I was doing it (is that even a thing?), and the price point was really good, when you compare it to other gel polish offerings on the high street...under a £5, yes please! 

Application is really great, because of the fan shaped brush it's made it easy to pretty much cover the whole nail area in one sweep.  You will need more than one coat to get a nice solid, opaque finish - with this particular shade I found three coats to get a good colour.  

The gel nail colour is advertised to have a 7 day lasting time, which is really where it fell short for me because after having it on for a few hours, it had already started to chip, which something I've never experienced before. I know that a good quality top coat is always advised when painting nails to extend their life span, however I think when it comes to gel nail polishes, the forumla really shouldn't be flaking away after such a short time - it  may just be my individual bottle, or a problem with that shade, but I will be testing out another colour soon so I'm hoping it's a one off.

Have you tried any of the polishes from this line at Maybelline? 







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