This looks so great! The process was really satisfying. Sadly despite following the instructions to the letter it chips very quickly (next day/big chips 2 days). Will be used for a night out but sadly wouldn’t purchase again.
A delightfully innovative creation by Snail Works. Kudos to them for making something new and bold. A small but wonderful detail is that the cap/topper brush is engraved to give a metal file finish, emoting the products unique aspects. The polish is super thick, but this isn’t a critique, I’m sure it’s to do with the formulation with the metal involved - simply note it so people aren’t surprised. It spread well and my only adjustment was being a little more forceful on my brush strokes - I also tried to work quickly in case it hardened faster than standard polish (I don’t know if that’s right but it was my instinct). I used a clear underpolish, then two coats of the metal polish. The buffing/filing experience was a delight, like polishing bronze or silver, the joy of seeing matte to turn to shine. It’s very distinctive and friends/colleagues commented immediately. He one caveat, and it’s not a big critique, is that once chipped slightly then the polish on that nail seems to come off v quickly/one go/in the shower. It’s not a surprise given the thickness of the product, but for those that want absolute perfection always then this might be a little frustrating. As a messy painter of my nails and grungy round the edges this didn’t bother me.
I really wanted to love this polish, it sounds amazing in theory and when you first buff it off it's so beautiful and shiny and I love it. But after a few hours it goes dull and almost tarnished. You can't put a top coat on so it chips super easily and then if you try and buff it again to get it back shiny it wears away the polish so you're left with bald spots. I bought the buffer and used my own and tried different grits and differential techniques but it always looks the same then next day.
I just think for the price it could be better, but I'll keep trying to crack it.
For the price it's not great. The polish chips off extremely easily and did not buff as easy as it's made out to be.
Looks great, like worn metal, just give it a good hour at least before filing and buffing.
There are 2 reasons I didn’t give 5 stars, firstly because you’re stuck with a strong nail polish smell to your nails for days after applying despite many, many washes. Secondly, because in my experience it starts to chip off in big chunks after about 3 days.