With the colder weather finally here, after the short summer stint last week, I've gone back to the dark side of my nail polish collections. Although I love wearing bright shades in the winter to add some colour to my wardrobe, it doesn't beat wearing a co-ordinating outfit and nail polish combo. Today's NOTD post is with a shade that I've had sitting in my collection for a while now but just wasn't sure about the colour...
This is Violetta by No.7.
When I first purchased this it was purely on a whim because I had one of those No.7 vouchers that I didn't want to waste but as soon as I got it home, it went straight in to the drawer and was never seen until a few days ago. This shade has me baffled as in the bottle, it is definitely a purple-blue but in the photo it looks like a navy blue - I hate when that happens!
I don't have very many No.7 nail polishes, actually I only own 1 other polish from the brand, so I was quite impressed with the consistency of the polish and the fact that it went on super smooth. However, after a couple of hours of wear, there was already significant tip wear which really grinds my nerves. It is the biggest pain in backside when you apply a nail polish, admire the beauty of it and notice that it starts to wear a little at the tips after a few hours. Can you say "fail"?
Needless to say, I changed my nail polish almost immediately and don't think I'll be applying this shade any time soon... I'm sticking with my trusty Filthy Gorgeous 'Midnight' and Barry M 'Navy Blue' if I want this kind of shade again.
Has anyone else had this problem with No.7 or any other brand of polishes? Let me know who the offenders are so I can avoid them!
Until next time...
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I got this same colour for my birthday along with another two colours and I really don't like them I find they go on streaky and are a bit on the thick side and like you said they chip so fast and take ages to dry too! Will not be repurchasing any of them.
ReplyDeleteI got this polish too when I had one of those No.7 vouchers. I liked it at the time but it chipped easily and tip wear was atrocious as you have pointed out. I found it to be really thick too and it soon went super gloopy in the bottle. It's impossible to get any wear out of it now. x
ReplyDeleteI haven't tried their nail polishes but I always get one of their eye pencils w/ my vouchers! Absolutely love them! x
ReplyDeleteHey all.. Thanks for the comments.
ReplyDeleteI'm kind of glad to know that it wasn't just me that has had a bad experience with this nail polish and I can guarantee that I definitely won't be trying anymore from the brand either!