I've recently dropped by Watsons, intending to pick up the Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Polishes, but ended up getting Rimmel London Salon Pro and Loreal Color Riche Le Vernis instead due to the range of colour selection.
And if you didn't know, Rimmel London Salon Pro boasts up to 10 days chip resistant nail colour with gel shine finish. So, will they deliver what they've promised? Let's put this nail polish to a chip test!
And I picked up the colour in 411 Navy Seal. It looks a little electric bluish in the picture due to flash, but it's actually a pretty greyish blue colour.
As with their other polishes, the Salon Pro comes with their precision maxi brush to make application on my big nails a breeze with really just 2/3 swipes needed for each nail. I can use up to 5 swipes for 1 nail when using other standard sized brush in nail polishes.
The colour payoff is really good as well, with almost full opacity gained in just 1 coat. And as you can see, without any application of top coat, the finished manicure looks shiny and glossy.
And that marked Day 0 of my Rimmel London Salon Pro Chip Test!
Day 1
The manicure obviously is still considered perfect, except for the 'surface scratches' that got imprinted on while I tossed and turned in my sleep. The high-gloss effect, however, has lost it's shine.
Day 3
Some small chips can easily be seen upon close scrutiny. However, still considered pretty negligible.
Day 5
The 'receding hairline' got more visible and some scratches got deepen into small chips.
Day 7
The chips basically has gotten beyond my acceptance. Usually when the chips get this obvious, I would have removed all the polishes and paint on a new colour.
Day 8
I guess the pictures say it all. Chip test terminated prematurely at day 8.
I do not do any household chores, just a lot of typing away on my computer every day, if that contributed a lot to the extreme chipping from day 7 onwards. Anyhow, 10 days chip resistant? Nay. But the results I got is still pretty awesome, judging from the fact that I did not use this with any top coat, and that they're just chip resistant and not chip-proof. The maxi brush is also a big plus point for this polish, and with a pretty affordable price tag, I'm definitely going to grab more colours off the shelf!
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Till then,
Mia Foo
