The product that excited me most was the new Revlon Nail Art Expressionist in Monet. The Revlon Expressionist came with two shades on each end. The creamy green shade came with a normal polish brush while the shimmery lime green shade has the slim nail art brush.Am quite adventurous when it comes to nail polish colors so I didn't mind the bright greens and yellow shade Monet has. In fact, I actually own an Essie shade very close to the green shade of Monet.
Just the other day, I was actually telling myself how much I wanted to try out doing nail art on myself at home. So when a nail art set was sent as part of the BDJ Box, I was more than excited to try immediately! I played with different designs on each finger. Forgive the rough nail art, it's a first for me. I did a simpler design on my toenails though.
So here goes the 7 day challenge on how well the Revlon Expressionist can withstand a hands-on momma's daily grind ;)
Base Coat: Elianto
Nail Polish: Revlon Expressionist in Monet
Top Coat: Caronia Fast Drying
Day 1: It was easy to apply the #1 creamy base color in green but was actually quite challenging to do the #2 nail art design on myself. Specially using my left hand to draw on my right fingers.
And for the record I'd have to mention that am a right-handed stay-at-home-mom who does not have a nanny right now and takes care of two boys...a 5 year old and a toddler. We have a housemaid to do the cooking and cleaning but taking care of the kids is all on me (with some help from hubby). I feed, bathe and play with them. Just so you have a general idea of my everyday activity and get a picture of how this will affect the staying power of the nail polish.
Okay, now that that's out of the way...back to my review... ;)
Day 2: The tip of 3 nails on my right hand shows a little chipping but not so noticeable. Nothing a little touch-up magic can fix. My left hand polished nails are still intact. No touch ups done on my left hand. Toenails lookin as good as it did yesterday.
Day 3: Pretty much the same...some chipping on my right, but my left hand nail polish had some chipping on 3 tips too. Toenails still look fine.
Day 4: I had to remove the nail polish on my fingers coz there was major chipping on both hands, partly due to some cloth diaper washing I did. I tried re-doing my nails in another design but couldn't get it to look good enough since the #1 cream base side was getting too thick to apply. Maybe partly due to the hot weather? I couldn't seem to get it to look good so after an hour or so, I had to take it off again. Toenails still going strong... No chipping whatsover.
Day 5-7: My toenails has seen no chipping and I haven't done any touch-ups on all 7 days on my toe's nail polish. They still look as good as Day 1.
The #1 green cream base polish swipes down a pretty solid color, although the consistency seemed to have thickened on the 2nd and 3rd use, making it look too chunky when swiped on nails. The consistency of the #2 yellow shade stayed the same...I love the shimmery effect it has.
I had lots of fun creating "art" on my nails. And for a mom who has almost no time to go out and get nail spa treatments, it has been such a delight for me to be able to play around with my nails at home for a bit.
I love the vibrant summery color of the polish and look forward to my next shopping day to see if Revlon counters are already selling other Revlon Nail Art colors I might be interested in getting.
I guess if you don't do much house chores the polish lasts longer like it did on my toes.
Also, I think I need to look for a new base polish because although Elianto base protects my nails from yellowing, it does make the polish peel easily after a day or two.
So can anyone recommend a better base polish?
