Tuesday 26 March 2013

In Vogue Feather Effect Swatches

I have been so excited to get my hands on these, first posted about here, so when they arrived I had to immediately try them all out at once, after quickly taking a bottle shot. 

The colours are (from left to right) Parakeet, Sunset, On the money and Jaye Bird; you can see some comparison bottle shots  beside their Nails Inc cousins here.


Up close shot of some sample swatches I did before I got home and tried them out on my nails, I think this picture shows the colours of the bar glitter really well.


Now some pictures of them on the nail, I love how these polishes look!


From top to bottom; Parakeet, Jaye Bird, On the money and Sunset. 
All the feather effects are two coats over a base colour of Barry M Blue Moon.


I was so pleased with the way the feather effect polishes applied, the glitter is thick and dense in the clear base which means that the polish is almost totally opaque in just two coats and really covers the base shade I used.  The polish applies beautifully, it's really easy to move it about on the nail to get an even coverage, much less faff than a lot of glitter top coats I own!

Now for some close ups to properly show the beautiful colours of the bar glitter in these polishes.  First up Parakeet.


Jaye Bird.


On the Money.


And finally, Sunset.


As you can see (in the last close up shot) there are odd pieces of glitter which do very slightly overhang the nail edge leaving a bit of a rough effect, I didn't find it a huge issue and it's definitely something you could avoid with careful application.  For the odd pieces of glitter which did end up overhanging my nail edge I found it easy enough to remove with a quick file.

The polish dries to a slightly rough texture which might not suit everyone but it's easily enough covered with an extra coat of top coat of you prefer a smooth finish.


The polish also dried surprisingly fast which was a pleasant surprise, often layering glitters can take forever to dry but these ones were touch dry within a few minutes.

Overall I am delighted with these polishes; I love how they look, I love how they apply and most of all I love that they are a fraction of the cost of the Nails Inc collection that they emulate.  A total win for In Vogue, I'll definitely be making sure to keep an eye on the polishes they release in the future, if this initial collection is anything to go by then they could very well be the next high street brand to look out for.

11 comments:

  1. These are so pretty! On the Money looks like a feather version of Floam. But I really want the blue and coral ones...I hope Superdrug gets them in store soon! x

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    1. That's exactly what I thought when I first saw it, which is great because I love the colors in Floam!

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  2. Fab review, thank you :) I've surprised myself with how much I like these. I thought they were great to use too, really easy application

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    1. They went on much better than I was expecting, I thought they would need loads of prodding about to get an even coverage but actually they were not to bad at all!

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  3. Lovely! <3 I noticed on coat two that they covered really well, impressed!

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    1. I know, I am almost tempted to try them on their own without a base but I think I'd get annoyed at not being able to have perfect neat edges due to the feathers. :D

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  4. They look so much like the nails inc ones. What a great find x

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  5. hmm don't like these as much as I thought I would, but I do like Jaye Bird!

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    1. I'm the exact opposite, I don't normally like bar glitter but I love these!

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  6. These look great! I have two of the Nails Inc ones (Chester and Cornwall) and from your swatches I'd say these are spot on dupes :)

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