I quite randomly decided to start taking pictures of my nails again, so please forgive the low-light questionable quality photos – but then again, I guess it’s kinda real.
- 2 layers AVON Gel Finish Lavender Sky
- 1 (and a half) layer Tips Spring 2020 Confetti
- 1 layer Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Top Coat
AVON Gel Finish Lavender Sky
I love this line of AVON. Nearly all of my polishes are 2+ years old, and this one is no exception. I’m not sure how the line looks right now, and I won’t go looking, because nail polish is my huge spending trigger, and I’ve been trying to use as much of the things I own as possible.
This shade, Lavender Sky, is no exception to the overarching rule of this line – it paints really well. It’s a thinner and runnier formula, so keep that in mind if it’s not your preference. The brush shape is not flat, but it’s not annoyingly thin either and fans out nicely.
In the photo of the bottle it pulls kind of grey, but on the nails it’s lavender.
Tips Spring 2020 Confetti
Tips is an indie Russian brand that I’ve been obsessed with. Unfortunately the only way for me to get this polish was to placate my brother and then have him bring it over when he visits. Currently he can’t visit, so I left him alone, and I don’t know what the new Tips collections look like.
Confetti is a glitter, as you can see. It’s got some holo specs, it’s got some multicoloured ones, some are multichrome I believe. The shapes are also different. The base is a really pale sheer lavender – which is what inspired me to use Lavender Sky by AVON underneath. I used it without the base of colour before, just two coats of this glitter, and I loved it as is, but this time around I wanted something more substantial.
Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Top Coat
And then the top coat I’m still deciding if I like enough to repurchase. It does do exactly what it says it would on the tin – it dries almost instantly. But I kinda feel like it gives the overall nail a brittle sort of look. I don’t know how else to explain it. It’s like it thins out the volume of the application. I think I’m going to try applying either a thicker layer next time, or maybe even two coats.
Also, Sally Hansen Insta-Dri top coat bottle is red, but the top coat itself is completely transparent.
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