Boots 17 Fast Finish Peacock

The pictures really don’t do this polish justice. Please excuse my red hands (cold!) and the lack of cleanup.

My brother bought me this polish for Christmas. I think this must be ‘my colour’ or something because I received a couple of very similar polishes!

I was quite reluctant to try this as it’s a Fast Finish and my experience with Catwalk Couture (will post some pictures next time I wear it) was less than desirable. However Peacock was workable and very pretty.

It has a turquoise base with a lot of green shimmer. It really is so pretty, and although the turquoise/green polish is far from unique I am very pleased with this particular shade! The colour looks almost luminous at a casual glance, probably due to all that green shimmer. It reminds me of those minerals where you go into a dark room and they glow.

Formulation-wise, it was quite thin, which is good for a Fast Finish. I hate when they are thick and you end up dragging the polish *coughcatwalkcouturecough* but this one was pleasant. It dried fantastically fast which I love (being an impatient polish addict was never going to work) and I had a lovely opaque colour after 2 coats – 10 minutes = happy Emma! It’s shiny but could probably do with a topcoat. I didn’t bother as I knew I’d only be wearing it for 1 day max.

The one thing that I have found to be a problem with both my Fast Finishes, is that when I take them off they leave a horrible stain on the skin around your nails. This wasn’t so much of a problem after a day’s wear but it is something to be aware of. Acetone won’t shift it, but most of it seemed to come off when I washed my hands :S just a word to the wise.

Hope you’re all having a lovely Monday!
Emma xxx

P.S. This is a gorgeous polish for toes! My toes felt like gems 🙂

Disclaimer: Everything mentioned in this blog post was either bought by myself with my own money, or given to me as a gift from friends/relatives. All opinions expressed here are my own.