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NOTD: Avon Nailwear Pro+ Nail Enamel in ‘Cosmic Blue’
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6 years
by Naomi in Nails
Hello everyone,
As some of you may recall, last month I entered my Very Hungry Caterpillar Nail Art into Avon’s ‘Perfectly Polished’ nail art competition. Though I didn’t win the main prize, I was lucky enough to be chosen from hundreds of entries to win a bottle of Avon’s new Nailwear Pro+ Nail Enamel! I won because the judges chose my design as one of the best 50 entered, which I’m very happy about 
Avon’s Nailwear Pro+ range features a wide range of stunning shades and boasts an improved formula to the old Nailwear Pro range. I have quite a few Nailwear Pro varnishes which I quite like, so I was looking forward to seeing whether the Pro+ really is better. The shade I was sent as my prize is ‘Cosmic Blue’.
In the bottle, ‘Cosmic Blue’ looks quite similar to the old Nailwear shade ‘Blue Shock’, just slightly darker. ‘Blue Shock’ was VERY watery in consistency and it took about four coats to achieve an opaque look with it, so I was a bit worried this would be the same, however, it isn’t! When I first applied ‘Cosmic Blue’ I did think it was quite thin, but it only took two coats for it to be completely opaque. So obviously the formula has been improved! I guess the thin consistency doesn’t matter too much as it stops it going gloopy and it spreads easily. At first I kept wiping too much off the brush just in case it dripped, meaning it wasn’t holding enough paint to cover one nail, but that was soon fixed as my confidence in the product grew
As you can see, the ‘Cosmic Blue’ colour is VERY striking! I absolutely adore it. Inside the house it looks like a luscious royal blue, which is lovely in itself, but once you get outside it just explodes with aquatic depth and shimmer – I just can’t take my eyes off it. In fact, I think it’s now my favourite blue nail varnish out of all the blues that I own, and I own a few.
The nail enamel dries fairly quickly too. I’ll admit, it’s not the fastest (the first time I applied it I smudged it as I started getting changed before it had fully dried), but it dries a LOT quicker than most nail varnishes I’ve tried, especially once your top coat is applied. From what I can tell it lasts a while too. So far it hasn’t chipped at all, which is also testament to the improved formula as the old Nailwear Pro would chip early on. Give it a few days though and I’ll let you know what it looks like then haha.
Basically, it is really obvious to me after trying this that Avon have indeed improved their nail enamel formula, and the colours have far more depth to them now than they used to. Bravo, Avon!
Will you be trying the new Nailwear Pro+?
Naomi xx
Nail Art: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
12I recently bought a set of nail dotters on eBay, so yesterday I took a bit of time out from everything to practise using them! The Very Hungry Caterpillar was one of my favourite books as a child, and I am still just a little bit obsessed with it. I have a Caterpillar calendar, a Caterpillar mug, bowl, plate, Caterpillar toys, Caterpillar plasters, Caterpillar books, a Caterpillar bookmark… all sorts! So it seemed only natural to attempt some Caterpillar themed nails, just for fun. 90 minutes and about 12 nail varnishes later, here is how they turned out…
I have to say, I am SO pleased with the result and I’m actually really proud of this attempt! The design took about 90 minutes in total, including drying time, which I don’t think is that bad considering I did it all freehand. The nails on my other hand all have polka dot tips like my thumb and pinky in this picture. I found the dotting tools surprisingly easy to use so I didn’t have much trouble with the drawing… This is definitely a more adventurous design than my previous ones anyway! The pale blue base is Avon’s Nailwear Pro in ‘Vintage Blue’, and the Caterpillar green is MUA’s ‘Shade 13′.
I have entered my design into Avon’s ‘Perfectly Polished’ competition and so far I only have 2 votes, so if you like my nails please vote for me here! A massive thanks in advance to those that do
What do you think?
Naomi xx
