Maybelline New York Color Show- Winter Baby

It is universally known that I cannot go into a drug store such as Superdrug or Boots without buying at least one item of makeup. Each time I’ll utter the same words: I’m just going to browse the makeup aisle”... When I say “Browse” I really mean “find something that I didn’t know I needed but now do”.

On this occasion I noticed that I didn’t own any white nail polish and therefore I clearly had to buy some in order to fill the gap in my collection.

I ended up choosing from the Maybelline New York, Color Show range- their whitest shade being ‘Winter Baby’ (If my career in journalism fails I’d love to be the person who names the makeup colours).

At £2.99 for a 7ml bottle this nail polish is pretty cheap, and for my frugal student brain anything under a fiver is a bargain.

I was drawn to the simple yet attractive packaging- seeing all of the different colours lined up on the shelf made it really difficult not to buy all of them and then not eat for a few days.

The application brush is nothing special, a standard shape; however I did like how far apart the bristles spread when applying the product to my nails as it allowed me to cover the whole nail in one stroke. (NOTE: I do have quite small nails so this may not be the case for everyone.

Speaking of application, I don’t know if this was down to the fault of the brush, or the consistency of the polish, but I did find that when applying the first coat it did leave quite a few streaks- This was solved with a second coat, however I was a bit worried to begin with.

 

The colour is quite sheer on initial application but the quick drying time (two- five minutes) allows for additional layers to be applied easily. It took me about three coats to get the colour that I wanted.

When dry ‘Winter Baby’ left a beautiful shiny finish on the nail which looked very professional, but I did have a few issues with the durability of the polish. Any bump or knock, even after ten minutes of drying each layer, seemed to chip or dent the polish- not practical at all if you are an incredibly clumsy uni student who is always on the go like me.

 

Because of the price my expectations weren’t that high to begin with. I think that my problems with this range are only limited to this one colour as I have tried several other Color Show polishes and they are fine. If you want a cheap white nail polish, you don’t mind the extra effort and your day isn’t going to be very ‘hands on’, then this is perfect for you.