Sonic Blue by Collection
I absolutely adore this colour! I went out specifically to find a vibrant blue for a nail design I had in mind and I came across this little gem for the more than reasonable price of £1.99. Although this is a small bottle, only 8ml, the quality of this polish is exceptional for the thrifty price tag. The polish goes on very smoothly, and you only need a couple of thin coats to get a nice opaque finish. Not needing to apply much makes up a little for the small amount in the bottle, but you do need to be careful not to overload your brush as the solution is fairly thin and you can end up putting a huge blob of varnish on if you’re not careful!
The biggest downside is the shape of the bottle, which will make it difficult to get the last few drops out when the polish starts running out. I always keep a couple of leftover top coat bottles about for this problem, as you can pour the varnish in and get those last bits. The shape of the brush is very nice, it’s quite wide and apart from my thumb nail, I would apply the colour in a single stroke, so you can get a nice neat line. That’s not so good if you want to use the polish to do fine details or patterns, so you’ll want to keep a nail art brush on hand in that case.
As I’ve said before the colour itself is amazing – it’s very aptly named ‘Sonic Blue’ and is a lovely vibrant royal blue that goes beautifully with gold. The polish seems fairly durable; I’ve had it on a few days now and not a chip in sight. The colour is glossy enough on its own but a nice top coat really gives it that extra ‘wow’ factor. As the days get sunnier this polish just seems the perfect Summer colour to wear down by the pool or at the beach, or at least as you sun yourself in your garden! Although this blue is a very cool tone, don’t be afraid to go for it if you’re on the pale side – the bright shade really pops on pale skin (as you can see on my own pasty white hands!) and the complementary shade will also make a tan seem richer, so it’s a good all-rounder for almost any skin tone – it will make red skin tones look even pinker though.
This is an absolute must-buy in my opinion – it’s a gorgeous colour, it’s durable, easy to apply and cheap as chips – I’ll be keeping an eye on Collection in future for some more thrifty finds!
Nail Virtuoso 