Monday 29 March 2010

Review: GOSH Nail Lacquer in Rainbow

Hiya :)

After seeing this on a few blogs, I snatched up the last one on the display in Superdrug. Lucky! I know this seems to be quite an illusive polish, so I thought I'd show you all what it's like :)

Product




What GOSH say: Excellent coverage and extra glossy finish, hard wearing. Does not contain the harmful agents DBP, Toluene, Formaldehyde, Camphor or Phthalic Acid.

What I say: I was surprised at how good Rainbow actually was. With it being a flakie polish, I assumed that it would make for a gritty feeling topcoat. I was pleasantly surprised as it was quite the opposite. I got a perfect smooth coat that lasted for about a week with no chipping! The flakes in Rainbow appear to be red-green when applied, so as you can imagine, this only works with certain polish colours, and I swatched it over quite a few. I found reds and blacks to be the most stunning combinations, in particular over Avon's Wicked. Although I did find that it looked pretty damn fab over George @ Asda's Indigo Dazzle. I think GOSH should bring out more of these types of polishes but with different coloured flakes in.

Application

What GOSH say: Dries quickly and has a smooth consistency which is easy to apply.

What I say: The consistency of Rainbow is different to other GOSH polishes, as it seems to be a little more like a jelly? I might have got this wrong, I've never tried other jelly polishes but this is how I'd imagine they'd be. Saying that, I didn't notice any difference in drying time between this and a standard polish, so I would agree that it dries quickly. As I said above, Rainbow does have a surprisingly smooth consistency, which I wasn't expecting. Thumbs up from me! A teeny downside for me was that when you take the brush out of the bottle, a lot of product just seems to run off of the brush, and the distribution of flakes is sometimes uneven but as long as you work quickly, you can get a nice even coverage.

I've used GOSH Rainbow as a topcoat only so far. Here's some photos of it in action:



Price: £5
Size: 8ml
Availability: Superdrug

Ratings
Product: 8/10
Price: 10/10
Packaging: 10/10
Overall: 9/10
Repurchase: Maybe

Have you bought Rainbow? What do you think? Do you use it on its own or as a top coat over other polishes? Found any great combinations? Or is it on your wish list? Let me know :)
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8 comments:

  1. I love Gosh Rainbow. I have had a review ready to go on my blog for ages now, will be posting mine on Thursday/Friday this week. It is such a fab polish isn't it. Looks great over pink, I've only tried it over black and purple so far....great post!

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  2. I got it more than one year ago, used it for a couple of times only. It's ok for layering, but nothing special (btw, it only reflects orange and green! where is my rainbow? lol). To be honest, I now regret spending 8,5 EUR on this stuff... :/ But again, it's my opinion. :) It looks good on you though! :)

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  3. BabyD - I'm looking forward to read your review :) Mine was sat in my draft posts for aggggges haha! Yes it is. I've only used it over the two colours in the photos above but I have swatched it over a few others. I'll experiment and post some more at some point. Thanks :) xox

    HeavenNRJ - I've only used mine twice too. Yeah I get red and green reflects and that's it. I was a bit disappointed by it, I was hoping it'd be a bit more special tbh! Thanks :) xox

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  4. awww you have such pretty nails ;-) i wish i could do this!

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  5. I've got it, I have only wore it once yet over a purple. Love it over the pink and black, I might do something like that. I think I need to do something Konad, I haven't used my Konad for SO long! :(

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  6. Matron-Jo - thanks :) I bet you could! Try it and see :D xox

    Girl With The Golden Touch - Oo does it look good over purple? That's a combo I haven't tried yet! I bet it'd look amazing over GOSH Gasoline! I haven't used Konad in ages either haha xox

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  7. There is a Gosh 3 for 2 in superdrug at the moment! Not too sure when the offer ends. Got myself three new Gosh polishes today which i've been after, Ocean, Purple Heart and Metallic Green.

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  8. Oh fabby thanks for the heads up! There's a few GOSH polishes I've been eyeing up lately :) xxx

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