Maybelline Color Show - nail polish review

Today I'll be talking about a nail polish that came with the Deauty Box of December. It's the Maybelline Color Show in 'Pink Lady'. It's a pale pink which is very neutral. So it was perfect for me as it is also appropriate for work.

What Maybelline says about this product:

Chip Free Nail Color, Straight from the Shows
The Official Nail Color of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York
Long lasting nail polish 

Why You'll Love It

No chip color nail laquer straight from the shows. Easy-flow brush. Formaldehyde, DBP and Toluene free.

For Best Results

First apply a clear base coat to prevent your nails from yellowing and to help your nail color last longer. With one sweep, paint the first line of nail polish up the center of your nail starting from the base to the tip. For the cleanest look, be sure to leave a small space at the base of the nail. Then apply nail color to the rest of the nail.

My experience:

First I used a clear base coat to protect my nails and then started with the first coat of nail polish. I found it to be too thin, not much color and strokes were visible. Luckily it did dry pretty fast, so then I put on the second coat. After the second coat it looked better but the color still wasn't as it should be. Then I put on a third coat and below is the result:

The brush made the application easy and smooth, but I still needed at least 3 strokes to paint the nail.
The color is very light and did not cover enough, I had to put on 3 coats before it looked decent. BUT it was very shiny and I did not use a top coat! :-)

My nails did not chip for an entire week! So I was actually very surprised! It's the first time that my nails didn't chip after 2 days. Usually they chip after 2 days, but this one didn't! After one week I started to notice some cracks in the nail polish and a little over a week it started to chip a little bit from the sides.

So after all, I think this is a very good nail polish as it really doesn't chip!
I think that if I use a slightly darker color, that 2 coats will be sufficient.

Have you tried this nail polish? What was your experience?

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