Review: Orly Won't Chip Top Coat

You might have seen my little rave a while back all about the Orly Bonder nail polish, one of my favourite finds of the year so far, well imagine my surprise when this little goodie appeared on my door step.

The Orly Won't Chip* top coat is basically the big sister to the Bonder base coat. Together they aim to work as a superglue for your nails, ensuring they stay around for a decent amount of time, rather than just chipping off after a couple of hours.

Now, I have nails that for some reason nail varnish hates. I've never really had a manicure last longer than a couple of days, no matter what I tried, until Orly came into my life. 

They each promise to make you mani last for as long as possible and prevents chips appearing.

Both of these products really do what they say! I do think the nail varnish matters, for some I can make a manicure last for 3 days, but for some it can last over a week. Now I'm not going to say absolutely no chips appear, as I have very rubbish nails, but they make varnishes last so much longer than without them. I definitely couldn't be without these in my nail stash.

Have you tried this polish?

Laura xoxo

You can pick it up from LookFantastic here.

*This was sent to me for review purposes. All opinons and views are my own and I'm not being paid to write this post.

Trying the Trend: White Nails

So, extremely badly painted nails aside (the camera has made them look worse!)  I thought I'd try the whole white nail trend a try. It's definitely something I haven't dabbled in since the awkward primary school Tipex as nail varnish days.

My weapon of choice was Pseudo Silk Kimono by Deborah Lipman*. It's a matte offering which was a first to me. I've never really used a matte polish before, the application is a bit tricky if I'm honest. You have to work fast and really layer up the product to get a decent finish (yes mine is messy!)

The matte look reminded me a bit too much of tipex nails, so I decided to use a top coat that had a bit of shine to it, and I think that made the varnish a bit more wearable for me.

Overall I think this trend is quite interesting, however, can I pull it off? I don't really think so. I do however think it would look nice with some glittery polish over the top!

What do you think?

Laura xoxo

You can pick the polish up from LookFantastic here.

*this product was sent to me for review purposes, however all opinions and views are my own and I was not paid to write this post.

Review: Mavala Oil Seal Dryer

I'm sure many of you agree with me when I say waiting for your nails to dry is one of the most tedious tasks out there. The worst is when you've waited an hour, desperate for the loo or to pick up that biscuit next to you, and you end up smudging it within minutes. Well, fear not, I may have found a solution!

The Mavala Oil Seal Dryer aims to dry your fingers to touch within a matter of seconds, whilst also nourishing your cuticles. Sounds a bit too good to be true right? Well I've tested it and I must see I'm very impressed.

I've not once smudged my nails since using this, and it pretty much is dry to touch in a matter of seconds. The fact that it's an oil makes it super easy to apply too. You don't need to concentrate on the application and I find it has a nice nourishing quality to it too. I'm also hoping that this will mean I'll be able to use a whole bottle without any of the glooy -ness that occurs with polishes.

I've tried both the Sally Hansen Insta-Dry and the OPI Rapid Dry and must say that I think this wins hands down. Coming in just over £10 it won't break the bank and is definitely worth each and every penny.

Have you tried this? What do you think?

Laura xoxo

Review: Orly Bonder Top Coat

I love having painted nails, theres just something about it that makes me happy and feel better about myself. However I hate having chipped nails, which usually occurs after two days of wearing nail varnish and I don't have the time or patience to keep on top of my nail painting, so for a while I stopeed painting my nails altogether.

Then a couple of weeks back I was watching a video my MissGlamorazzi and she mentioned this Orly Bonder Top Coat and I became a woman possessed trying to track it down to test it out.

I painted my nails on a Tuesday evening and the picture above is the following Sunday. Pretty impressive considering I'm constantly washing up at work and had done some tidying. I hadn't noticed anything wrong with it until the Saturday either. Plus, this is a No7 nail polish which doesn't last long on me anyway.

Overall I'm really impressed with this basecoat, my only issue is the size of the bottle. Smaller than my little finger I think it could be bigger, however for a fiver I can't grumble too much. Also hopefully I'll be able to use the whole bottle before it goes gloopy.

Have you tried this? What do you think?

Laura xoxo

Review: CND Sticky Base Coat

I love having painted nails, but hate having chipped ones and hate having to re-apply. It really is a love/hate relationship. So when I heard about a nail varnish that's meant to make your nail colour last, I jumped at the chance. The real question is though, does it really work?

Just applied//Four days later

Four days later without CND

So as you can see, it hasn't really made that much of a difference. Whilst it is a nice base coat, I doubt I'll be getting it again. Especially as it's quite difficult to get a hold of.

What do you think of this? Have you tried it?

Laura xoxo