Cutex - 410 Quick Set Coral

I tried the Ice Coffee last time. This is the other colour I liked. I've found them at Priceline and sometimes Coles will have it. Anyway, wow! I love the colour. It's a muted burnt orangey red. Dusky coral. High shine as the packet says? Not really. Hard wearing? Chipped after 2 days. And thick... This was a bit of a pain to put on, plus I got streaks as in 3 D streaks. I've got ridges on my nails! What a shame because this colour really ignited my imagination - love it to bits. I wonder if I can get a dupe in a better product. As for the speed dry... deny deny deny. Huge fail on that part. But probably because of the clunky coat that went on. Also, first coat had patches. So much for their claim to bold colour in one stroke. The brush is wide and rounded and honestly, the round tip is a pain in the butt when it comes to tucking it right in to the edges. I think a good brush really needs at least one sharp edge so I can get some neat, straight lines around the cuticle. Random factoid? This one is made in Spain. I'm so torn over this one... the colour... the COLOUR!!!

Cutex (Quick n Go) - 510 Ice Coffee Rush

Sadly this actually had little appearance of ice coffee. It came out too pinky. So I fixed it!! A few dabs of High Heeled Wife from Chi Chi (a creme tan) was much helpful. The brush took some getting used to. It is not only flat, but curved on one edge so you have to flip it over for each side of the nail. The formula was a little streaky but the pale colour is forgiving. I've done 3 coats here.

What I really loved when I saw it was the micro shimmer through it of minty green and candy pink. On the nail it is not very apparent, so I guess for your personal joy only. I had one compliment on it, at a shop. It has worn really well, as now it is 3 days and there is minor tip wear and no chipping!

I remember the days when Cutex was a giant in the nail market in Australia. I came from the day when they had the triangular bottle with the long white skinny handle. Where have they done now? To random chemists (if lucky) and Priceline... Sad times. Cutex is now owned by cosmetic giant, Coty.

Interestingly, nail polish is still one of the domestic products largely manufactured anywhere. For example, I currently have on my desk ones that are made in Spain (this one), Brazil, USA, France and Australia. China does not yet dominate the nail polish manufacturing arena. Look at clothing or shoes for example, and you would have to be trying hard to find product made somewhere aside from China, as this is the norm. But turn to nail polish, and it is actually unusual to find Chinese made polish (exceptions are the $2 variety fashion trend stuff).