Seventeen Gel Colour Nail Varnish Review

Seventeen have been knocking out some great makeup recently , a particular favourite is the Phwoar paint concealer , so I always stop by the stand to have a look.

I was wanting a dark nail varnish , that's was nt black , or dark red and the colour Blue Lagoon caught my eye, somewhere between a royal and navy blue . It's in there gel polish range which I'm always dubious about but it was more the colour that appealed to me . 

I applied it as soon as I got home , it went on smoothly , 2 coats gave really good depth of colour and I liked the shape of the brush , it's quite stiff, flat and wide which I find really easy to paint with . 

It left a really glossy finish even without a topcoat which is why I suppose they called it a gel colour . The other  reason would be that it boasts an 8 day wear , this was not so much the case I had chips on several nails after a few hours , now I'm never the best with nail varnish it does chip a lot on me , but I would at least normally expect to get the day I paint them chip free.  I have tried it again a since and did the same . So a little disappointed I have to admit as I really like the colour . 

No 7 Gel-look shine nail colour

Boots say 

" Spectacular colour and complete coverage in one stroke, with outstanding and durable gel- look shine " 

With so many nail polishes now boasting gel like qualities I thought I'd give it a go over my traditional nail polish choices . I am not one to commit to salon brand gel nails even though being trained in Shellac myself as I can't stand looking at the same nail colour for up to 2 weeks . I like to change colours and the fact that nail polish is so non committal I prefer to paint my nails every couple of days .

So I selected the shade galaxy , feeling a little festive it's a nice deep burgandy/purple with a bit of shimmer to it . 

I liked the brush and formula and was really easy to paint , it was comparable with higher end nail varnishes , getting a decent coverage with 1 coat and the on second coat a perfectly smooth and even coverage. Without top coat however I would nt say it was particularly gel - look shine .  It did dry very quickly which impressed me also properly touch dry within a few minutes . 

The longevity was no where near 'gel like' either , I had chips within a day and here are my nails after 2 .

Most nails have chips in the polish , and this is one of my biggest bug bears so it's immediately coming off . 

Overall I'm a little disappointed as I had high hopes after my initial application with it being so easy to apply , and looked great once top coat was applied . 

It's available in Boots at £7