Because I could not decide which one I want to use first, I compromised, and wore them both - one on each hand for a whole day! It just make sense to review them side by side- only fair thing to do, especially because they are on the same page in the store. There are 14 different colors of this flower gel, so you can choose your favourite.
First gel I opened is FFG10/ Empty Valley, item #45773-10.
Second one I opened is FFG8/ Orange Age, item #45773-8.
They are pretty sheer, so I used white gel as a base on all nails but ring finger, where I applied it on its own over the gel base coat.
With two of those pots, I also received Born Pretty - No Wipe Gel Top Coat, item #42885-2.
It is good consistency, and cures to a high gloss.
Looking at the jars, I expected to be more pigmented, but even over the white base, color of the base was so soft, it was barely visible.
As I said, I wore it one day to work, and not a one comment about me wearing the different color on each hand!
I have to admit, I have a mixed felling about this gel product.
Even though I was sent brush for application of the gel (gel does not come with one), I used one I had at home, as I had different role for the brushes sent, and I will show you that in days to come.
This is encapsulating real flowers in a gel, and personally think there are easier ways of doing it than mixing a tiny, delicate blooms in a quite viscose gel base. I am pretty sure that Born Pretty at one point had dried flowers they sold as a nail decoration. All you needed was sheer gel or gel top coat to seal it onto the nail.
I think that what bothered me the most it that I thought that there is not enough flowers in that gel. Brush would get mostly a gel part, and I had to 'fish' the flowers and place them on the nail. I feel I would love the product if there was more flowers in it, so every nail would get some.
That is just my opinion, and different strokes for the different folks.
To be honest, this looked much prettier than I expected. I only used one coat of the flower gel over the white base, and two over gel base coat.
Now, I wish I did one nail using a darker base, because I think that lighter flowers would show better than over the white.
I did not add any art on the top of this, as I felt it would take away from the product. Tiny magical flowers are enough for me in this case.
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*** Products used were sent to me for my honest review. All opinion is mine, based on my use of the product and my experience with the same. For availability and pricing inquires please refer to seller, all links provided. ***