Make Up Store Victoria nail polish swatch & review

Make Up Store Victoria nail polish

My ongoing quest to work through my untried nail polish drawer continues, this time with Make Up Store Victoria nail polish, a soft antique gold and mauve duotone in a sheer metallic mesh finish. This polish is a little more autumnal than I’d normally choose, in or out of season, but hey – gotta try something new, right?
Victoria is super, super, super sheer. I got up to four layers and gave up, and even with that many layers it was still semi sheer. I normally don’t mind sheer polishes, but Victoria made the whites of my nail look a kind of yellowed dirty grey which took away from the otherwise pretty gold/mauve regal colour theme. If the mesh particles were a little more dense in the clear base and could be coaxed into an opaque look with less effort, it’d be a winner, but as it is it’s more of a miss than a hit.
The lacquer itself is very nice though, with a smooth flow that isn’t too runny or too thick. Each coat dries down to a nice thin layer which, considering that I was at four coats and could’ve kept on going, is handy in that it doesn’t leave my nails end up thick as bricks.
Short version: Victoria is a nice lacquer in the bottle, but it’s just not well executed enough to be an easily worn polish which, considering that a bottle of Make Up Store nail polish will set you back the best part of thirty funbucks, is a real disappointment.

Who: Make Up Store
What: Make Up Store Victoria nail polish
How Much: AU$26
When: available now
Where: Make Up Store
This item was purchased by swatchgirl.com.