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Mani of the Month: New Look Pure Gel Polish

I have decided to take one of my old features 'Manicure Mondays' and turn it into Mani of the Month, just to make life easier for me... So this month, I decided to have a little shopping splurge and I saw this nail polish in New Look. I was initially drawn to the colour but I didn't think I would love this much, that I would do a review on it.

This is the New Look Pure Gel Nail Polish in the shade 03 Dark Grey. I had been looking for a nail polish in this colour for so long and because this was next to the checkout desk and only £2.99, I decided to give it a go. This polish claims to give a high shine, a gel finish and up to 7 days wear with the use of a top coat. I decided to put it to the test without a topcoat and I was very impressed, you can see from the images how much of a shine it gives!

Aside from the beautiful slate grey colour, I found that this polish was really easy to apply. I did need to use 2 coats to give the finish that I wanted, but it has a paddle style brush where it is large with 2 flat sides, making it easy to apply a coat with 3 brush strokes. It doesn't apply streaky and all the polish settles into the nail quite nicely. It also dries pretty fast and it is easy to apply the second coat to it, which is a bonus.

Now, I have worn this for 7 days and I am so impressed! This nail polish has only ever so slightly chipped; it has survived gym sessions, drunken nights out, swimming, house cleaning and so much more. All of this without a top coat added to it as well, I would love to see how long it lasts with one. It has also kept its gel effect throughout this time and has maintained its shine.

So aside from the 1 chip because of my careless drunken self, this nail polish is so so good! I am so excited to get paid to see what other colours New Look offer because I think this might be a new high street favourite.

Have you tried New Look nail polishes? What are your favourite nail polishes that you would recommend? Let me know in the comments or Tweet me @Elisa_A__

Elisa :-) x
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