Ciate Day 11 - Sunset Boulevard

 

This is okay to use, okay to apply and good drying (2-3 minutes a coat). It is slightly streaky on the first coat but okay on the 2nd. The brush is good. I only swatched this as it really isn't my colour and this sort of colour does not look good on me!

Rating

Easy to use = 7/10

Application = 6/10

Drying time = 8/10

Lasted well = n/a

Coats = 2

Finish = creamy

Removal = easy

Overall = 7/10

Purchased from = Ciate online

My Personal Rating = 6/10

Ciate Day 10 - Dancing Queen

 

The two polishes I used with this were: Primark ~ Evergreen and Kiko ~ Ravishing Ruby!

This is easy to use, easy to apply and good drying (2-3 minutes a coat). Both the brush and formula are really good. I think this looks good solo and as a topper. With the green and red it looks super festive! This lasted really well.

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 8/10

Drying time = 8/10

Lasted well = 8/10

Coats = 2 solo and 1 as topper

Finish = glass fleck

Removal = easy with foil method, let soak for 2 minutes

Overall = 9/10

Purchased from = Ciate online

My Personal Rating = 8/10

Ciate Day 9 - Speed Top Coat

 

I rarely use a top coat, so didn't use this. It has appeared over the years in various forms and has been decent those previous years!

Ciate Day 8 - Sweet Like Chocolate

 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and good drying (3 minutes a coat). Good brush and formula. I only swatched this as brown really isn't my colour. Just not into them! I would agree that it is a chocolate brown for sure!

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 8/10

Drying time = 8/10

Lasted well = n/a

Coats = 2

Finish = creamy and jelly

Removal = easy

Overall = 8/10

Purchased from = Ciate online 

My Personal Rating = 6/10

Ciate Day 7 - Neon Lovin

 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and good drying (2-3 mintues a coat). The brush is wide and good and the formula goes on nicely too. It is a really nice matte bold neon. I put it on top of a white to show the difference the white base makes to it! This lasted really well.

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 8/10

Drying time = 8/10

Lasted well = 8/10

Coats = 2 solo and 1 over the white

Finish = matte neon

Removal = easy

Overall = 9/10

Purchased from = Ciate online

My Personal Rating = 7.5/10

Ciate Day 6 - Iced Frappe

This is another doubler! From 2016, 2018 and 2019!!! 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and good drying (2-3 minutes a coat). The brush is wide and good and the formula is also good. As this has appeared several times and it really isn't my colour, I only swatched this! Going from previous years, it did last well back then so one would guess this one does too!

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 8/10

Drying time = 8/10

Lasted well = n/a

Coats = 2

Finish = creamy

Removal = easy

Overall = 7/10

Purchased from = Ciate online

My Personal Rating = 6/10

Ciate Day 5 - Red Hot Chilli

This is a doubler! It appeared in the 2018 Calendar. See here! 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and good drying (2-3 minutes a coat). The brush is wide and good and the formula goes on well. This is a lovely red. Got slight tipwear, so a top coat may be required with this, but it did last well otherwise.

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 8/10 

Drying time = 8/10

Lasted well = 6/10

Coats = 2

Finish = creamy and jelly

Removal = easy

Overall = 7/10

Purchased from = Ciate online

My Personal Rating = 7/10

Ciate Day 4 - Icing On The Cake

 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and good drying (3-4 minutes a coat). The brush is wide and good and the formula is also good. This is really nice as a topper but way too sheer as a solo polish. My nails are yellowish from all the painting and no doubt the turmeric haha! I take turmeric powder once or twice a day and it stains like mad!!! I think it looks good over the dark blue and would look good over some other dark colours but I don't think it would work too well with a white. This lasted really well.

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 8/10

Drying time = 7/10

Lasted well = 8/10

Coats = 1 as topper and 2 solo

Finish = glitter topper

Removal = really easy

Overall = 8/10

Purchased from = Ciate online

My Personal Rating = 7.5/10

Ciate Day 3 - Base Coat

 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and mega quick drying (less than a minute). The brush is wide and good and the base coat formula is amazing. A base coat has appeared many times over the 10 years and this one is really good. Happy with it and would definitely use this one again.

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 9/10

Drying time = 9/10

Lasted well = n/a

Coats = 1

Finish = base coat

Removal = easy

Overall = 9/10

Purchased from = Ciate online

My Personal Rating = 8/10

Ciate Day 2 - Purple Rose

 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and good drying (2-3 minutes a coat). The brush is wide and good and the formula is really good too. This is a gorgeous lilac purple and it lasted really well.

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 8/10

Drying time = 8/10

Lasted well = 8/10

Coats = 2

Finish = creamy

Removal = easy

Overall = 9/10

Purchased from = Ciate online

My Personal Rating = 7.5/10

Ciate Day 1 - Call Me

 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and good drying (2-3 minutes a coat). The brush is wide and good and the formula goes on nicely. This is a lovely colour to start off with! Had slight tipwear but lasted well otherwise.

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 8/10

Drying time = 8/10

Lasted well = 7/10

Coats = 2

Finish = creamy

Removal = easy

Overall = 8/10

Purchased from = Ciate online

My Personal Rating = 7/10

It's That Time Of Year

 

10 years of the nail polish Advent Calendar! On with the show :-)

OPI - In True Stefani Style

I put this on top of the last post: Deborah Lippmann It's Raining Men. 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and good drying (2-3 minutes a coat). The brush is really good and the glitter goes on really well too, no need for dabbing! It is a gorgeous silver glitter with holographic particles. Lasted really well.

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 8/10

Drying time = 8/10

Lasted well = 8/10

Coats = 1

Finish = glitter

Removal = easy with foil method, but let soak for 3 minutes

Overall = 9/10

Purchased from = can't remember!

My Personal Rating = 8/10 

Deborah Lippmann - It's Raining Men

 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and okay drying (3-4 minutes a coat). The brush is thin but good and the formula goes on nicely! It is a gorgeous, classic and sexy red. Totally love it. Lasted really well.

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 8/10

Drying time = 7/10

Lasted well = 8/10

Coats = 2

Finish = creamy

Removal = n/a put glitter on it

Overall = 9/10

Purchased from = Frasers 

My Personal Rating = 8/10

Nails Inc - Honey Lane

 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and okay drying (4-5 minutes a coat). The brush is wide but good and the formula is great, goes on so well. This is supposed to be Gingerbread scented but I could hardly smell it and my sense of smell is pretty good (sadly haha), I was smelling something sweet for a minutes later and that's it. I cannot say I am a huge fan of the colour, me and browns don't get on well. This lasted really well. Great quality but no scent and not my colour!

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 8/10

Drying time = 8/10

Lasted well = 8/10

Scent lasted well = 0/10

Smells like = Supposed to be Gingerbread, but nothing

Coats = 2 

Finish = creamy

Removal = easy

Overall = 7/10

Purchased from = Nails Inc online

My Personal Rating = 6.5/10