Tried and Tested.... Revlon ColourStay Nails...

Ever since I tried out coloured gel nails I have been an absolute convert - there is nothing quite like being the proud owner of some serious shiny and glossy nails with no chips even after a whole week of work. With most gels telling us they stay put for 2-3 weeks it was my solution to all those embarrassing moments when your nails chip - I never seem to find the spare time to patch up the chips, or even, *shock horror* remove the old and repaint. Somewhere, somehow I can never find the time (or willing) and so I usually find myself attempting to not show my fingertips anywhere, getting money out your purse can be a little bit awkward...This is where the gels come into their own, literally no worries, except maybe the ones to my bank balance.

I'm no skin flint, but seriously, I have to draw the line at beauty treatments if I know I'm going to be living off baked beans for the next two weeks and so  after finding that having my nails done was leaving me a little short, I went cold turkey and had to give up my nail luxury and come face to face with doing my own nails. It has not gone well. I have zero patience for painting nails and for some reason seem to be completely incapable of sitting still for 5seconds to at least give my drying nails a chance - this in turn results in a fabric printed, smudged mess that is sat on my nails, and oh, instead of taking it off and starting again how about I just leave it to dry a mess...*sigh* without the funds to go back to gels or the ability to make my nail polish last longer than a day I had begun to fall out of love with nail varnish, until I stepped into my local Boots store and saw that there was a special offer on Revlon ColourStay nail varnish. With the promise of gel-like shine and up to 11 days of shatterproof nail colour - I was sold! At only £7.99 per nail colour I decided it was worth spending out the money on a colour and topcoat... it was worth a try right?

It says on the bottle that they recommend at least two coats and quite frankly, I refuse to do any more on a nail colour, yes, I get that bored. The brush was relatively thick and flat which made applying easy, although the varnish itself seemed quite thick to me, I had to be careful that I didn't slap on one massively thick coat (I used to do this to save time, never works) I was a good girl whilst applying, I waited between each coat to make sure the layer was dry before I reapplied but I did find it took a long time to dry. Once I had completed the two coats the spicy red colour Id' picked (Delicious) had covered well and there was a real dazzling shine to it that I hadn't seen with any of my regular nail varnishes. I could make out slight mishaps in my coating, I think the shine does magnify it a little. I applied a top coat, which normally I wouldn't have even considered but I thought I'd give it a whirl - it made the nail look even more shiner and giving the finished look a gel-like look.

Now the real test is this 11 day statement that Revlon give - can it really last? I haven't done anything different with my nails or not done anything that I would normally do - I have been washing the same (and no, I don't have a dish washer) and even this morning I have been scrubbing my bathroom using everyone's favourite Cilit Bang, so all in all, my nails have taken a beating and well, its day 8 now and this is what I'm left with

There you have it, not bad eh!? I was really really pleasantly surprised with just how good the outcome has been when normally my nail varnish fails after 3 days. The main chipping came from right at the tips, caused by typing I think, and there was a few lifts at the base but nothing that looked massively unsightly or that I was embarrassed about!

I shall most definitely be buying this again in every colour - with a high shine finish and lasting as well for 8 days (so far) Revlon have excelled themselves! Get yourself down to your nearest Boots store as there is a special offer on at the moment or go over to Revlon's website HERE for full selection of colours.

Have you tried this - what are your views? are you a gel convert?