See it on your
hand first.
A shade on a white page tells you nothing. Pick a colour, then the skin tone closest to yours. The hand is a photograph; only the nails change.
Ten shades
Your skin
Here's what week one looks like.
The same nail, from the photo above, as the polish wears. Most polish photos stop at day one. These days are our estimate, not a lab result.
- Day 1Glassy. You keep looking at it.
- Day 3Still glassy, a little less smug.
- Day 5First small chip, on the hand you type with.
- Day 8Growth at the base, worn tips. Take it off.
Ten shades. That's the range.
To add an eleventh, one of these has to go. Sort them by family.
- Aunt's SariDeep wedding red with blue in it.
TEN COATSAunt's Sari - Bad IdeaFire engine. Chips loudly.
TEN COATSBad Idea - Ink StainNavy that reads black at night.
TEN COATSInk Stain - Second ChaiMilky brown, nearly a neutral.
TEN COATSSecond Chai - PistachioSoft green. Better than it sounds.
TEN COATSPistachio - Lilac MilkPale, so it takes two thin coats.
TEN COATSLilac Milk - MarigoldYellow orange, for one good week.
TEN COATSMarigold - Bare MinimumPinky beige. Office safe.
TEN COATSBare Minimum - AubergineAlmost black until the light hits it.
TEN COATSAubergine - Teal ScooterThe colour of a scooter you'd keep.
TEN COATSTeal Scooter
Before you buy
- What if it's wrong on me?
- Send it back within 30 days, even opened, with a coat's worth gone, and we refund it.
- Can I try a shade before a full bottle?
- Yes. A 2 ml sample bottle of any shade, posted in an envelope. Enough for one manicure.
- How long does a bottle last?
- About 25 manicures with two coats, if you keep the neck clean so the cap seals.
- Does it need a base and top coat?
- It's fine without. A top coat adds a day or two of wear and more shine.
- How do I get it off?
- Any acetone remover. The darks can stain a pale nail a little if worn for a week without a base coat.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes, with no animal-derived ingredients, and the full ingredient list printed on the box.