Saturday, November 16, 2013

Kiss Gradation Polish Kit Review

I recently received a Kiss Gradation Polishes kit as part of the Influenster Rose VoxBox. This is my second VoxBox this year and I'm feeling crazy lucky. I wonder what the secret formula is because I've heard some people have been waiting a long time and still no box and I'm not usually this lucky so I was pleasantly surprised. There was a lot of cool stuff in the box, but I was most excited about getting to try this nail art kit because polish! Can't ever have enough. The Lindor Truffle was a close second though. 


The kit comes with three polishes and instructions for getting an easy gradient look. I've photographed all the steps so you can see it in action.


Step 1 says to apply two coats of the first polish and let it dry. Easier said than done! The first coat was pretty sheer and also stayed tacky forever. I waited a reasonably long amount of time before applying the second coat and even gave that quite a while to dry and still ended up with smudges and dings all over. I somehow rubbed the polish off all the tips by typing which I do almost every time I paint my nails (can't sit still). Normally this would make me much more unhappy with the polish, but no big deal. There were still two more polishes to go and I figured those would cover the imperfections.


Step 2- apply one coat of the second polish to the tip of the nail only. Easy enough. This did cover up all the smudges I previously made. I didn't even have to worry about getting the lines too straight since it would all get smoothed out by the third color.


Step 3- apply the third polish to the top half of the nail to blend the colors. The third polish is a black jelly full of different sizes of holographic glitter. It really does do a good job of blending the colors together to create a gradient look.

Pros:
Fast- I'm used to spending 2-3 hours on my manicures and this probably only took half an hour- much faster than a traditional sponged gradient.
Easy- This really was simple to achieve. The instructions are detailed and clear and should make it easy for even nail art newbies to pull this look off.
Less cleanup- these pictures so far are pre-cleanup. Much less messy than sponging.
The step 3 polish- Really gorgeous. It's hard to capture in the pictures but that holo glitter really sparkles. It would catch my eye all day as I was doing things at work and I could see myself wearing this one over other polishes as well.

Cons:
The gradient isn't as smooth as one created by sponging the colors on. You can't tell from farther away, but up close I notice the difference. I might just be too picky though.
This started chipping right away and had large chips by the 2nd and 3rd days. I like any excuse to repaint my nails, but it would be nice if it lasted longer.




What do you guys think? Is the effect gradienty enough? This kit retails at $6.99 which isn't too pricey for three polishes especially since they coordinate so well together. Would you try it?

Thanks again to Influenster for the opportunity to try out a fun new kit. If you want to get in on some of this action yourself check out the Influenster website and sign up.

2 comments:

  1. I think this would work well for a holiday party. I mean, anything to save a little time during the holidays is good! I was supposed to have gotten this box but so far I haven't received it :( I think it got lost. I was super eager to try this out

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    1. Oh no! I hope your box finds you soon. This would be perfect for the holidays. It comes in gold too which would be really festive.

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