I saw this little beauty on offer in Superdrug the other day and couldn't resist trying it out for just £1.50, the range is normally £3 each. Unfortunately it couldn't do a worse job of living up to it's 'one coat' name!
Fairy Dust is a shimmery, silvery pink shade which is almost foil in appearance, it's pretty but the photos below show 3 coats, so not only is it not a one coat polish it takes an additional third coat on top of what most of my preferred polishes require!
Excuse the messy picture, we've had a leak in the flat and I have been quickly trying to grab a few photos right after painting my nails before I go and chip them and cause horrendous tip wear mopping up the kitchen which means that my clean up of the top coat has not been good, normal service will be resumed shortly, I hope!
In conclusion, this polish is pretty but definitely not a one coater, no way. The bottle is fairly small and for £1.50 it is definitely not a bargain when you need to use so much each application. I'm most disappointed becasue I was hoping to stamp with it and as you'll see in the next post it is most definitely NOT a polish for stamping with.
Oh no:( Always gutting when something doesn't live up to expectation. I've been eyeing these up as well, umming and ahhing - know I've read this i'll know not to waste my time (although the colour is pretty).
ReplyDeleteThis polish looks really lovely, shame it wasn't a one coater after all though. Still, I might have to have a look at these next time I'm in superdrug :D
ReplyDeleteMaybe you had a dodgy one - the one I have just swatched looks perfect with 1 coat! I am hoping it will be good for stamping but will have to wait and see lol
ReplyDeleteReally! That's so weird this one looked rubbish after one coat, is the one you have the same shade? I wonder if some are maybe better than others?
DeleteYes it is the same shade. I tried it out last night on one nail and it looked fine but my nails are not as long as yours unfortunately :(. I would probably do 2 coats if doing a full mani. Still haven't tried it for stamping!
DeleteLet me know how you get on with stamping. I tried it and it worked ok, not great but it did give a nice subtle stamp effect
DeleteThats good to hear :) Should look nice over white or maybe a darker pink creme? Decisions decisions.... lol
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