Imagination In Colour UK Nail Polish Blog
Hi everyone! Hope you’re having a good week 🙂 I’m still catching up on my ‘to blog’ pile, which includes four lovely SEVENTEEN Gel Colour nail polishes I was sent a little while back to review. SEVENTEEN have just brought out 15 new colours in their Gel Colour range this Spring/Summer. These are gel effect nail polishes, and they claim to last for up to 8 days.
I haven’t tried any of the SEVENTEEN Gel Colour polishes since last year so I’d forgotten how nice they actually are, so I was pleased to be able to try these again 🙂
White Lady
This is a gorgeous white creme. There’s something about it that is slightly off-white I think, which makes it really nice and flattering (even on my lobster hands!).
Application: I think this is genuinely the nicest white creme I’ve ever used – it’s not streaky, it applies perfectly and dries quickly to a lovely shine. It’s totally opaque in 2 coats.
Summer Sling
This is a bright lilac creme, slightly blue-leaning. I always love purple colours like this in the summer! So gorgeous.
Application: Again, lovely application – non-streaky, dries quickly to a lovely shine. Totally opaque in 2 coats.
Mint Cooler
I think this is my favourite – a gorgeous pale mint creme. This is pretty flattering, even on my pink-toned skin. It makes me think of cucumbers for some reason!
Application: Perfect application once again in 2 coats. It’s non-streaky and dries quickly, to a lovely shine. No issues at all!
Lemon Drop
This is an egg-yolk yellow creme. I quite like that this is different from the usual pale pastel yellows we see in spring and summer (which generally look terrible on me) – this one is slightly more flattering and quite unusual. I’m still not sure I’d wear it personally, but I think this is more likely to flatter more people. 🙂
Application: This is pretty much opaque in 2 coats (perhaps needs 3) – it can be a tiny bit streaky but it’s pretty much fine, given that it’s a yellow! I found this one to be a little thicker than the others, but nothing unmanageable.
Overall
These all have really nice application, and given the nice curved brush, it is super easy to keep it neat. I haven’t done a wear test to see if they will last 8 days so I will update this post as and when. I’m totally in love with the finish, it’s gorgeous! I wouldn’t say that these look like gel polishes per-say, but I still love how they look and would buy them all the same.
You can buy the SEVENTEEN Gel Colour Summer 2015 range from Boots for £3.99 each, which is the same price as the Barry M Gelly nail paints – which I personally feel these are on a par with, quality-wise. I definitely think you are getting great value for money as the formulas on all are really really good. And as always, Boots have plenty of deals on year-round so these are often on offer 🙂
My personal must-haves are White Lady and Mint Cooler – I will definitely be getting lots of wear from these this summer!! What do you think? Let me know in the comments!
