I came across this gorgeous nail varnish in the Boots bargain bin, no less! It actually wasn’t me who found it, it was my ma (she’s so good at hunting the bargain) and she paid £1.50 for a little make-up a bag containing a nail file, a mirror, this varnish and some other bits and bobs, amaaaazing value, huh? Being the greedy bitch that I am I instantly took the nail varnish off of her as it looked like such a pretty coral colour, but I honestly wasn’t expecting much as I rather ignorantly disregarded it as a cheap brand thus equaling cheap quality.
How wrong was I! I love this varnish, the quality is amazing – it dries sooo quick (I was out the door after application within 5 mins!), is fairly chip resistant, massively easy to apply thanks to its new ‘precision brush’ and most importantly, looks so pretty on. You can wear it very subtly with just one sheer coat, or like I have chosen to do you can layer a couple more and get a deeper intensity. In my opinion it looks best with two coats, a perfect semi transparent tropical coral sorbet (a third would make it full coverage, I’m verging on the third territory above), and there was no need for a topcoat as it’s so glossy! Oh yeah, and it has gorgeous ever so subtle shimmer that gives it the delicatest little sparkle upon closer inspection. I am now a total convert to these nail varnishes by 17 and am itching to test more in the hope they are all of the same outstanding quality. The best thing about it (well, one of the best things as there’re so many) is that one of these nail varnishes will only set you back £2.99! AND I’ve checked and this beautiful colour is still current stock (despite my mums’ brilliant WIN of this in the bargain bin) and further more, there is a ‘two for £5’ offer on right now! So you can buy two for only five English pounds. Amazing. I seriously think this nail varnish goes in my top 5 for quality and consistency, for me and this shade it is absolutely perfect. You can buy 17 Lasting Fix Nail Varnish in Tropical Island (and other shades) from Boots (www.boots.com) for £2.99 (or on offer for 2 for £5!). Lx
