Saturday, 22 January 2011

Review: Isadora's graffiti nails in subway green 806






I'm not really a nail polish enthusiastic as I like my nails short. But Isadora's graffiti nail just caught my attention. I haven't seen anything like it before. I actually bought this last year 2010 but haven't taken any pictures till now.

If you go to Isadora's website, you'll find the other color range and instructions on how to use it. It might be confusing as the website has base and the graffiti nail top all together. Be sure to look only at the graffiti nail top.

My experience and tips:
  •  I used a gold nail polish as a base color for my nails. You don't have to use gold. Basically all light colors such as white, yellow , pink and so on will do. Isadora has their range of base colors but  any brand will do.
  • After letting my base dry  for about 30 seconds, I applied the second layer which is the Isador's graffiti subway green in 806.Wait 30 seconds for it to dry. Optional: I found the finish to be too matte for my taste so I applied a clear transparent nail polish as a third layer for a glossy finish.
 I did encounter some obstacles while painting my nails . As it drys really fast, you have to work fast. Another is that you have no control whatsoever on how those pattern will form..  It might depend on how you stroke your polish and the amount you applied. It's not really that huge deal because nail arts should have some kind of  imperfect shapes. However if you applied too little of the product , it has a tendency to look like a smudge instead of a crust like shape. I also had issue  with the brush. It basically hard to work with.. The bristles  is short and too thick. It is  hard to control and  get the "right amount" needed to form the crust like shape.

The end result is below.



    Overall: Despite its drawbacks, I think this product is fun and adorable. I like it enough and I'm thinking of getting another color. I'm interested in 808 blue burner and 810 all city brown.

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