Born Pretty Store's Review - Gel Soak Off Polish

Hello!

It's been a hot minute since I did a review for Born Pretty Store and I thought it was time to do one.

I was sent a gel soak off polish  among others things to try and I was pretty excited to wear it. I saw a video on Youtube from someone (I can't remember exactly who it was, sorry!) who tried their gels and I had a good idea of the quality so, yeah, I was pretty impatient to get it.

First of all, the bottle is the cutest thing!

 It's a rectangular white bottle and the cap is actually all the black cap. It's not of those caps that you screw over the actual one. I know some people found it weird the first time, but I actually loved it.  I guess it takes a little bit of time to get used to, but like I said, in my hands, it felt pretty good the first time.

The color I chose is from the Candy Colors Series, a line of cheerful colors. Super great for summer!

 

 I had zero problem with the application or the brush. It is quite large for a brush but very manageable. I did not need to do clean up because the gel polish applied so well. I remember my first time I applied a gel, it didn't get that crisp until I clean up a bit. The size of the brush is actually perfect for my nails, but I think for some it may be too big.

The name of the color is simply a number, like all the nail polishes from Born Pretty Store (regular or gel). The one I tried is 09 (item ID: #25210) from the Candy Series, like I mentioned earlier in the post.

What about the consistency now?

Let me try to explain to you. It is thick, thicker than regular polish because it is a gel, but also thin. Weird. I know. It was not too thick though, I had a good control over the application, but the color in itself was very thin.

I had to do multiples coats to get coverage. In the end I stopped at four coats because it was not getting more opaque. Now that I think about it, I think, it was meant to be a jelly finish, so it is normal that you still have a visible nail edge.

This was taken after 9 days! Impressive, right?

I wore this gel soak off polish for 11 days and could have gotten a longer wear time from it, but I wanted to change my nails after all this time. I don't remember the last time I wore a polish (or in this situation, a gel) for this long!

The removal part was pretty easy and everything was removed from my nails after 10-15 minutes of soaking in pure acetone (I add additives so my nails and fingers aren't dehydrated after the treatment!) I only had a problem with my right thumb where it was a bit more complicated, but I think it was only a glitch in my application lol.

Overall, I'm pretty impressed with the quality, the price and the wear of this gel and I am considering buying others colors to see if they have all that same quality!

If you want to buy this gel soak off polish or others gel soak polishes, you can use my discount code : "DEAEX31" for 10% off :)

I hope you liked it and I'll see you soon!

Happy polishing!

Irrationails xo

Madam Glam Soak Off Polish: First Impression + Review

Hello, lovely people!

Today, I have something new to show you!

DISCLAIMER: I am not an expert on this subject, it is only my personal opinion and my personal experience  :)

A few months ago, I started noticing a new brand -to me- showing up on Instagram. Madam Glam offers a wide range of regular nail polish and the most important thing for this post today, gel soak off polish. I was intrigued by the brand and the reviews I saw popping everywhere.

Usually, I don't go for the gel polishes because I like variety and I change my polish every two or three days, but I thought it could be a good thing for my mom who likes to have her nails polished. I don't see her every week and they say it can last up to two weeks so, of course, I had to try it to see if it was actually true!

I placed my first order and not even after four days I got my package! Fast shipping much?? I have to mention I'm in Canada and it was shipped from NY. I didn't expect it before a week or ten days at least. I was impressed already with the service.

I'm not familiar with the price of soak off polish, but I found it pricier than regular polish (19.95USD). Luckily, Madam Glam offers often coupon codes (30%, 40% or 50% off), so it cuts down the price to a more affordable one.

Phew, let's talk about the polish, shall we?

This is "Summer's Coming", a gorgeous pink almost nude gel polish. I love this color, because it's neutral with a touch of color and it makes your hands look good. :)

The application was pretty easy, but you have to be extra careful when you apply it because you can't use the regular clean up method with gel polish. Once cured, it's too late.

I wore this polish for a whole week and I saw no chipping whatsoever. Very impressed! I could have probably get a longer wear time, but for me it was the maximum time I could do. I was itching to wear regular polish :P

Overall the mani in itself was pretty easy to do. You do need a little bit of patience for the application but I think it's a little bit more faster than doing your nail the "regular" way.

I have a lot more Madam Glam polishes to try and I am pretty excited to wear them.

So, what do you think? Gel polishes are a yay or nay?

And finally have you wore any Madam Glam polish?

Happy polishing!

Irrationails xo