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I'm a simple Scottish girl with an unusual name and a strange obsession for nail polish! My aim is to capture what the eye sees, with a camera! Too much nail polish and never enough time. I have also started wildlife photography, which I enjoy very much. Welcome to my little world :-)

Thursday 11 December 2014

Day 11 - Ciate Strawberry Milkshake

Welcome to another episode of my Ciate Nightmare! *rolls eyes*



This was hard to apply - it was very streaky and dragged. I ended up with lots of bald spots. Very poor formula. I had to use thick coats so drying time was a bit longer (6-7 minutes each coat). This is 3 coats and I think I managed to get a decent finish and it actually does look quite good! I liked it in the end - the stress of application seemed worth it! Lasted really well.

Rating
Easy to use = 2/10
Application =2/10 dreadful
Drying time = 6/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 3 thick
Finish = creamy and very glossy
Removal = easy (though I put glitter on some nails)
Overall = 4/10
Purchased from = Selfridges

My Personal Rating = 7/10 :-) I do like it!

26 comments:

  1. Very pretty but I am afraid I won't buy Ciates *runs away* ;) when I read about application problems. They are quite expensive, should have been used easier. You've managed very well.

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    1. It is! Some of the ones are okay they aren't all the same lol! Just a bit unlucky with the years. I know! Thanks :-)

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    2. Yeah, f. ex. the sandy or the pearls, and even these that paint with difficulties are pretty.

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    3. I was impressed with the sandy for sure! It was nice and the pearls were lovely too :-D

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  2. To bad about the formula...
    But the shade really suits the name, it's so delicate and pretty!

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    1. Yeah it's poor! It does and very pretty :-)

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  3. I've seen it in my TkMaxx - not being a huge fan of pink, plus thinking about the formula and application I'll pass, although it looks so great on you! You got the best out of it!

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    1. The application was awful. You know I'm not a bit pink fan but liked this one! Thanks I really did :-D

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  4. Love this shade so much <3 Color show nail paints are simply fabulous!

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  5. I think the Christmas calender is a great idea, but I must admit that I don't really want to buy Ciaté's next year, if they stuff it with polishes with bad formulas :D

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    1. I know! I the idea of it but some of them have sucked big time. Maybe I'm just unlucky? :-|

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  6. Frankly speaking I'm not sad at all, I didn't buy that Ciaté Christmas Calendar.

    Kind regards,
    Elena

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    1. I think you are the lucky one and I'm the sucker :-(

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  7. Pity about the application as it is such a pretty pink

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    1. It really is a pretty pink! Thanks John :-)

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  8. Looks good on you! Pastels can have a tricky formula in general (more or less ofc) so I guess that's common. :)

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    1. Thanks Gelic. Yeah most of them are and they do look so good! Yeah :-)

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  9. Ok, bad formula but it's super cute!

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    1. That's very true and how I felt as well! It really is very cute :-)

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  10. cute color! sorry to hear it was so streaky though!

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    1. Oh nightmare lol! Very streaky! I'm quite pleased with how it turned out though :-)

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