Tuesday, October 22, 2013

BYOBoy nail polish review (sephora by OPI)

*rings: (1)mid rings- urban outfitters (2)a gift (3)elephant ring: brandy Melville (4)brandy Melville 


I'm not a big "nail person" but a few nights ago I decided to go through my old nail polish collection and brighten up my nails. One nail polish stood out to me right away due to its perfect autumn color. It was Saphora's (by OPI) vernis à ongles nail colour in BYOBoy. Though the name is odd and hard to pronounce the nail polish in itself is wonderful.
First of all the color is really pleasant. I would describe it as a "medium rose" or "deep pink/red" almost maroon but not quite; anyway a perfect fall color. Seeing it in the bottle I thought it was going to be very opaque but in truth it turned out quite bright and deep at the same time.
The best thing about it, however, wasn't the color but the application. I'm horrible at painting my nails! The nail polish usually doesn't respect my nail boundaries and often expands to my finger and the part that does end up on the nail always looks messy. With this nail polish however the application process was easy and quick. The brush was easy to control and the strokes were neat and in place. Personally I thought it looked nice with only one layer which is perfect for anybody in a rush, however I added a second one to obtain a richer color and I got just that. The nail polish also seems long lasting (though I've only had it on for a few days so it's early to tell) but so far I have no chipped nails and the color still maintains it's bright glow.
I bought my bottle a few years ago but I just went online to the Saphora website and it's still available and actually currently on sale for $4.50 which I think is a bargain for such a nice nail polish and a real deal compared to saphora's usually very expensive prices! As an added bonus to the already nice nail polish the bottle is also very stylish in my opinion and a good size.
*random nail painting tip: if like me you hate waiting for your nail polish to dry you should place your hands in ice water after painting your nails as it helps set the nail polish quicker. In my opinion the cold water pain is worth it.

2 comments:

  1. I love this colour (and those rings are fabulous too)! Great review.

    Bethany Paige (paigeoffashion.blogspot.co.uk) X

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