Maybelline Ultra Lasting Nail Polish

It's Christmas morning at about 9:00am. I'm reaching the end of my stocking (Yes, I still have one!). There's a small package at the very end which I reach down for....oooooh what can it be?! I open it and it is...MAYBELLINE ULTRA LASTING NAIL VARNISH! It's a great colour actually, a gorgeous baby pink that's quite pearly too. If you're interested, it's number 78 and called Porcelain. Next opportunity I get (I think it was a couple of days after Boxing Day) I try out my new nail polish. The colour was nice...not the baby pink colour it looks in the bottle. More white with a tiny tiny hint of pink. It went on quite smoothly but I ...

Maybelline Express Nail Finish is definitely one of the quickest drying nail varnishes on the market. I've seen tests on TV which back up the claim that is certainly deserve the title of Express, and it takes about 3 minutes to achieve a totally dry finish. The But? Well, the but is that this stuff can chip off as quickly as it dries. It's not particularly long lasting, and if I'm really careful I can get a coat to last about 24 hours without losing any of it. This means taking care to not overwet the hands too often, resisting the urge to use the nail as a scraping tool in certain situations and generally wearing gloves to do all the ...

Maybelline Express Finish is not a bad nail varnish, it's just that it's not a great one either. I tried it out as I was sick of smudging my nails through being too impatient to let them dry properly. I was quite surprised at how difficult it was to put on. I have tried practically every nail varnish on the market (as my bulging make-up case will prove) and I don't think I've ever used such a gloopy one as this. Okay, I except that you do need to be quick when you put it on because of the drying time, but I still made a right mess of it. I also wasn't that impressed with the finish, it seemed a bit patchy to me and didn't have a nice shine to it. ...