[REVIEW] Revlon | Gel Envy - Pocket Aces & Diamond Top Coat

IT'S FRIDAY!! Hope you Beauties are ready for the weekend! Today's review is on a product that is fairly new on the market. Drug store gel nails are a heaven sent thing, in my opinion, because I always wanted the look and longevity but I never wanted to pay the high price from a nail salon. I was extremely excited about this because it was one of the more affordable gel nails product that didn't require a UV lamp. Anyhow, let's get into the review :]

Breakdown - Pocket Aces:

- Brush: My nails are what I consider average length (when cut) and even the width is what I consider average, and the brush does a great job of applying a decent amount of product and makes it easier to spread the color out. When it comes to the amount of product the brush disperses, it really depends on how much product you opt to keep on the brush, but let me just tell you, it can hold enough product to apply a thick and opaque coat on my thumbs.

- Pigmentation: This is one of the few nail polishes that I can get away with only using one opaque coat. You just need to be careful because if you don't work with it quickly, you can end up with some streaks, especially near the base of the nail.

- Finish: This color has a great glossy finish to it on it's own, but with the top coat that is provided it does enhance it. Even though it has a glossy finish, the color looks pretty flat, it just doesn't have that extra umph to it.

- Longevity: To be honest, I haven't attempted to wear this color on it's own. However, with a top coat it lasts for more than a week with some minor chips near the top of the nail. This is definitely a good amount of wear time and when I was testing this out I really put it to the test. I did a bunch of dishwashing, typing, scraping, etc. and it did a great job of lasting for over a week. I also have it on my toes, and let's just say that my feet take more abuse than my hands; it hasn't budged and looks like I just painted them.

Breakdown - Diamond Top Coat:
- Brush: I love the brush that comes with this coat. It's like two flat brushes in one. This does a great job of picking up a good amount of product to put a thick coat on to really give the nail polish a high gloss finish.

- Finish: When it dries, it gives a nice glossy finish, but after about 2-3 days the finish changes. It becomes a little dull and for some reason, things can still imprint on it. So it almost looks like you didn't completely wait for the polish to dry before you touched it.

Overall:

Okay, so I was extremely curious to see how these two would work on their own, and I'm planning to do a video where I go over a bunch of the gel nail products that don't need a UV lamp. Anyhow, what I did was I used Pocket Aces and instead of using the Diamond Top Coat, I used my Sally Hansen Insta-Dry top coat; with the Diamond Top Coat, I used one of my regular nail polishes (on my ring finger) and put the top coat on top of it. I don't think the picture does a great job at showing how my nails compare, but the Sally Hansen gave a better glossier finish than the Diamond Top Coat, without the embedding. It still looks like I just painted my nails. The regular polish with the Diamond Top Coat, looks glossy, but not as glossy as the Sally Hansen Top Coat.

This picture is after a couple days of wear.

After testing it, it seems the Top Coat is something that you could skip on. I feel like there's a good variety of colors in the range, a lot of unique colors (from what I could tell from the bottle), but you'd be better off using a top coat the dries fast, I highly recommend Sally Hansen's Insta-Dry Top Coat because it gives any of your nail polishes that glossy look.

Have you tried out his line of nail polishes? What do you think of them and what colors have you tried? Let me know in the comments below or on Twitter (@ciaocaioreview).

Until my next post,

Stay beautiful <3