L'Oreal- After Hours
I hope everyone had a great weekend. I took full advantage of the long weekend and pretended to be on vacation. I even avoided the internet and tv for the most part and just enjoyed the company of friends and family.I know most of you had to get back to reality yesterday but I had an extra day off and now it's time to get back to the every day and back to blogging for me. Today I'm showing you a polish I picked up on the clearance rack a long time ago. L'Oreal After Hours is one of the first polishes I came across from a mainstream brand that was trying to mimic an indie. This midnight blue jelly is so dark I thought for sure it was black and that's why its taken so long to make an appearance on the blog.
From the first few strokes, I was really impressed with the formula on this one, I tend to apply my polish with a heavier coat than most people, so you may have different results but this was almost a 1 coat polish for me. Have you ever heard of a jelly polish being a 1 coater? I was seriously blown away! Shown here is 2 coats plus top coat. After Hours on its own dries to a semi-matte, rubbery looking finish.
A word to the wise, make sure to use a GOOD base coat! As you might notice I have a little staining around my cuticles that just wouldn't go away no matter how much clean up I did. Well, guess what, my nails were slightly stained as well, and I did use a base coat, just not a good one. I should have known better.
Isn't that a beautiful deep blue polish! Sadly I think it is no longer available in stores but if you really want it there are a few bottle available from Amazon and eBay. Well, thats all I have for you today, I need to try and get to bed early since the weekend threw my entire schedule off. Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
That is a gorgeous jelly polish! I love that mainstream brands are taking cues from indies.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous color! Definitely looks like a stainer
ReplyDeleteSquishy squishy jelly! Boo to staining!
ReplyDeleteAH! There's nothing worse than staining!
ReplyDeleteTotally worth it so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a squooshy jelly. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful blue, and I had no idea it was so richly pigmented! I love this!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I love deep blues like this one.
ReplyDeleteThat is an awesome looking polish! It's a shame that it stained though.
ReplyDeleteThat is amazing! Ugh, I'll still look to see if it's available - or I'll look online!
ReplyDeleteI love this! It IS so jelly and squishy. Such a gorgeous color!
ReplyDeleteToo bad it stained, because it looks like such a lovely squishy polish!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh I love a god jelly. I cannot believe it's only one coat. The color is so dark and vampy too!
ReplyDeleteI adore this one! Vampy jellies are my bag.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! I love that shade of vampy deep blue!
ReplyDeleteMe too! And they did this one right!
ReplyDeleteIt was so pretty on my nails, thankfully the staining was minimal and came right off when I scrubbed my nails.
ReplyDeleteI agree, but the stain was really light and came right off.
ReplyDeletehaha yes! But it wasnt too bad and came right off when I scrubbed my nails so I will probably wear this again.
ReplyDeleteCompletely worth it!
ReplyDeleteSo squishy! I want to try it with a pond mani but I have a feeling it will be too opaque.
ReplyDeleteIt's very pigmented which you don't her too often about a jelly.
ReplyDeleteIt is, but the staining was minimal and came right off after I scrubbed my nails.
ReplyDeleteI hope you find one!
ReplyDeleteI love how squishy it looks =)
ReplyDeleteThat was a bummer for me, but the staining was minimal and came right off so Im not too bummed.
ReplyDeleteI used 2 coats for my photos but could have easily gotten away with 1 thicker coat.
ReplyDeletehaha I love your comment! I havent heard that phrase in a long time. =)
ReplyDeleteMe too! And to think all this time I thought it was black. lol
ReplyDeleteSuch a squishy blue! I love this kind of shades and finish!
ReplyDeleteThat is one inky dark blue jelly polish. I quite like it.
ReplyDeleteLove how squishy and deep this looks!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous blue!! I love deep, dark shades like this but hate how they get into every part of my cuticles!!!
ReplyDeleteIm really glad I picked it up!
ReplyDeleteThanks Lisa. I think it's a fun polish to have in my collection and so different from anything else I have.
ReplyDeleteThanks. Its unique for my collection.
ReplyDeleteI agree! I shy'd away from Masked Affair because of the mixed reviews on formula but they got it right with this one.
ReplyDeleteThat's the worst isn't it! I've gotten pretty good at staying away from my cuticles but it still happens from time to time and can be so annoying.
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