L'Oreal Paris Colour Riche Le Vernis Shades of Grey - Aux Chandelles Review

It's always a treat to choose a new colour, something "out of the box" that is inspiring and creates a difference. I put my hand up for the Grey-Aux Chandelles and looked forward to my next back fill at the nail bar. I like taking my own colour and they know I like to ring the changes! So today was The Day. Newly finished nails all ready for ... Shades of Grey. Hmm, the first coat looked awfully thin, the second was weakly better. The waxy finish looked a bit like a canary's egg (or similar!). So I said, paint one nail silver, and she did - it brightened the effect. Then we applied a third coat and on one hand a clear finish and on the other a fourth coat. The shiny nails are quite a nice colour (with the silver ring finger) and the waxy grey is, well, still a bit egg-like. One shade of fifty I might do this again; its really not sexy, nor meltingly seductive. I'm not loving the colour though I have had great reactions from various people.

9.99 is considered extremely affordable for nail polish and even though the price was good the product wasn't.

The product is very sheer upon application and streaky with the first coat. I had to apply multiple coats.

On one had I applied 3 coats with no top coat and on the other 3 coats with a basic top and base coats.

The hand with no top coat chipped within a day. So it is a product that's needs top coat but the down side to using top coat is the finish is not the same.

I found that the brush was frayed out also which made application hard.

In my opinion this is a waste of $9.99 as it wasn't long lasting nor opaque and difficult to apply.

Firstly, i love the loreal Paris range of nail polishes. They come in cute, small bottles, which makes them so affordable. Since i have never ever finished a whole nail polish, smaller size nail polishes suit me perfectly.

Perhaps the thing i love most about this range of nail polishes is the brush. This brush is near perfection. It is thick, and wide and has a perfect rounded edge which lets you get up nice and close to your cuticle, providing perfect application.

However, This formula could be considered thin , so two coats is essential, although i find three coats provides the perfect coverage for this nail polish. I know what your thinking, three coats of nail polishes? This nail polish bottle will be empty before you know it.. and your not wrong. In fact, because i use this colour so much, there is only about 1/3 of the bottle left, and when the nailpolish gets this low, it is a bit more tricky to get a perfect application because i just can't get enough nail polish on the brush. Although with patience and time, a good looking nail can be achieved, i now only reach for this colour when i have the time to get the nail polish out of the bottle. I really wish this nail wand hit the very bottom of the bottle so it would make this easier, but lets face it, this seems to be a common issue with most nail polishes.

Overall a gorgeous colour, a great brush, decent price, and application is a breeze (unless your running low). This is worth a try for sure.