When I came across this set at TJ Maxx, I was quite curious
as the packaging and product design was very similar to the Physicians Formula set I reviewed not too long ago. They even used the same interlocking bottle
concept. I figured, what the heck, give it a try!
I decided to go for a set with a metallic dark blue, silver,
and a purple jelly with purple glitter.
First and foremost, I need to address the biggest problem I
had with this set: The bottles themselves. Simply put, they suck. The brushes will not stay in the
cap. I had this problem with all three polishes. Even worse, one of the brushes
actually fell out while I was using it.
Normally I would do a
shot with nail art, and then stress test the polishes on their own. I’m not
going to do that this time as there’s too high a risk of this polish making a
mess I don’t want to clean up.
The formula was pretty good on these, I could have gotten
the job done at two coats, but I went with three for all the colors. I was a
little disappointed that the glitter in the purple polish was hard to see. The
jelly base is pretty dark.
It water marbles well too, even the purple glittery one. I
usually don’t have good luck getting glitter to play nice in the water, so that
was a nice surprise.
Does it stamp? Yes. The silver did the best by a long shot.
The purple and blue didn’t stamp as well as I had expected. Oddly enough the
color from the purple and blue bled into the silver after the fact.
The polish held up pretty well. It lasted a full day of work with some tip wear, but nothing major.
Verdict: Unacceptable
The polish itself is good. Having the caps come off the
bottles without the brush is not. Brushes falling out while in use is a whole other
thing. I’m giving them the lowest rating to date because no one should have to
protect their work area and wear a smock just to do their nails. Do not buy
this!
It’s a crying shame
really. The best polish in the world is useless if the bottles they’re in self destruct.
They could have been a contender!
