WEAR TEST: Christian Louboutin Rouge Louboutin with an Extend-A-Mani Gradient

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You'll remember not long ago I did swatches and review of the new Christian Louboutin Rouge Louboutin polish...

and I promised a wear test...well this is it!

I wore this one as I do all polishes - no base coat. Just something in my chemistry that doesn't do well with them I guess. I used one coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top top coat when I applied it and I re-applied a coat of top coat on Day 4.

Now I'm pretty rough on my hands/nails. I generally don't use the dishwasher because it's just me most of the time. So I've done laundry, lots of dishes, hair washing (which is oddly the hardest on my nails even over housework), and yes I've been known to use the nails as tools.

Overall, it wore well on me compared to other polishes with the same "abuse" - I had tip wear, but no chips. I ended up testing it for 7 days, which is at least twice as long as I leave most manis.

This is Day Three...

Day Five...

Day 7...

You can see it's definitely worse for wear on Day 7. I'm not sure what to blame the surface marks on...the dogs? But still no chips and I've had worse tip wear in 1 or 2 days with some brands.

So what did I do next? An Extend-A-Mani of course! Just a sponge, some black polish, a bit more Rouge Louboutin and Voila!

Well what do you think? Does it make the price go down any easier? The wear isn't what I'd call outstanding, but I'd rate it above both Chanel and Dior based on this wear test. It's certainly above-average, especially with the abuse I put my hands through.

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Oopsie Daisies Dionysus: Swatches and Wear Test

Press Sample 

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So...remember a while back when I showed you the SUPER GORGEOUS Oopsie Daisies Secret Admirer?

Well, today I have another Oopsie Daisies polish to show you...with a wear test.

Okay fine, I didn't get photos when I first put it on. So you get a wear test by default. But I'm really glad it happened this way now. *grin*

Oopsie Daisies

Dionysus

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KBShimmer - Magic Trio

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Okay, so what I'm going to show you isn't technically called "Magic Trio." I just called them that myself. I decided to do a true test on 3 products and the results astounded me.

Now some of you know this and some of you don't, but I really don't use base coats and treatments. I rarely file my nails. When they need cutting, I use a big ol' pair of scissors. If I have to file, I use one of those 4-in-1 buffer blocks and cringe the entire time.

When I got these, I thought how sweet it was and wanted to try them, but figured I'd never really get around to them. Other than the top coat that is. It's one of my favorite top coats.

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Chanel Blue Boy - Wear Test

You've all seen Chanel Blue Boy gracing blog pages since Fashion's Night Out last year, so with this post I'm just going to show you a wear test.

A very lovely friend sent Blue Boy to me so I had to do a full mani with it straight away. And I love it! Thanks so much A!  ♥ Blue Boy is like a great pair of jeans. Dusty grey-based medium blue. Great formula, two medium coats for opacity.

I type. A LOT. So I have tip wear pretty much immediately - even when I wrap the tips. With most polishes, it's not that bad and I can go a day without it bothering me TOO much. Some, like RBL No More War, wear so badly that 3 hours later I'm itching to change it out.

So how did Chanel Blue Boy do? My long-time readers know that I think Chanel is "hit and miss" as far as formula. Some are outstanding and some I didn't care for at all. So much so that I gifted them or swapped them away. But I have to give it to them...when they're good, they're VERY good.

I'm into the third day and it's actually great!  I did not wrap the tips and these photos are with 2 coats of color and one coat of Poshe top coat.

Chanel Blue Boy - tip wear day 3

Chanel Blue Boy - tip wear day 3

Chanel Blue Boy - tip wear day 3

Chanel Blue Boy - tip wear day 3

So there you have it. As you can see, there is tip wear. But it's really not very noticeable. Especially when it's not a close-up camera shot. I'm very very pleased. Granted, I didn't do a lot. But I did the normal dishes, taking care of the dogs (and a new puppy,) light laundry, etc. No bathroom scrubbing. Saving that awful stuff until Monday morning. (Unless someone wants to come do it for me *grin*)


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AquaDaisy Shazaam Wear Test

For full swatches and review of this amazing polish, click here!

Here's what she looked like on Day One

AquaDaisy Shazaam

Day Two - dishes, washing the car, etc...

AquaDaisy Shazaam

Day Three - More dishes, laundry, etc.

AquaDaisy Shazaam

You can see the tip wear is barely starting on the index and middle fingers.


Finally the last day - it would have lasted longer if not for swatching obilgations!

This is my RIGHT hand (I'm right-handed) and I had to tilt my nails for you to see the tip wear. From the top, it's not even noticeable yet.

AquaDaisy Shazaam - Wear Test

For review and ordering details, see original post linked above.

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