Matte nails- the verdict

Word on the street is that matte nails are a big deal. Not one to miss out on the down-lo, I thought I'd give it a whirl. To be honest, I was pretty dubious; I always always finish with a gloss top coat. And I hate smudged nails. Yea.....so why exactly I wanted to try this out, I'm not really sure. What I am sure of is the fact I'm pretty broke. So I went for Pink Flamingo, George Quick Dry nail polish- £1.79. It had the word New! emblanozed across it in big shiny letters. And I am always a sucker for an exclamation mark.

Also meant I ended up buying two lovely spring shades (in shiny variety)


The colour in the bottle did not translate to the nails- when dry, it's a dark pink/ reddy colour. Which was kind of disappointing as I was looking for that specific colour and I didn't get it. Means more money on nail polish. Thank you very much, ASDA.

The product goes on smooth and shiny, like a normal polish. But then it dries really quick in to a kind of.....waXy formula. It's really matte but looks slightly like candle wax or see through plastic. I actually like this. Like all of us beauty-holics that feel guilty about the amount we're spending on products, I feel the need to change my nail colour about....ooh....100 times a week. Yes polished nails are a must-have, but it's all so time consuming isn't it? For once, it's quite refreshing to just 'chuck on' a colour and it dry really quickly without fretting too much about the finish.

Excuse the sausage-like quality of my hands. No, I am not a product of Walls. I am, infact, a human being.

Verdict

Sometimes I feel it's nice to have beauty products made for convenience. Yea, we love to treat ourselves- hell, I've literally got a whole make up bag full of lipsticks- but at the end of the day, there is more to life. There is a beautiful world out there to go and explore. You can't do that with rigid outstretched hands because you're terrified of smudging your polish.

For the working week, this is a great way to remain stylish without taking up too much of your valuable time. Yes, it does need maintenance for chips (using a top coat- unless you get a matte one- will take away from the desired result.) But for this bargain price, it's a hassle free way to make people in the office think you actually have a life outside of ice cream and sex and the city re-runs *checks time- flicks remote, gets back in to bed again*