Review: Avon Gel Shine Nail Enamels - Whole Collection

Hey Beauties!

I was offered a chance to try the whole Avon Gel Shine collection and of course, I couldn't resist. So today I'm introducing you to all the shades from this collection. They've just added 6 new shades as well as top coat. 

These nail polishes should give you gel like manicure as in salon, but without having to use UV light and having trouble taking it off. New formula with nourishing omega oils promises to give you intense color with one coat and even more shine. 

Color range is huge and has a bit of everything. You can choose among 20 different shades. It goes from neutrals to pastels to bright vibrant colors and some darker ones. 

Most of nail polishes have a standard creme finish with some exceptions that also have a bit of shimmer in them. Lighter shades definitely need at least two coats to cover the nail and not look streaky, while some darker ones can be worn with just one coat. 

They are all very shiny and I would agree with Avon that they do look like gel nails, especially if you apply top coat over it. 

Formula is creamy and it depends from shade to shade. Not too runny nor too thick. Brush is standard straight cut and medium wide. 

They all dry fairly quickly. I've already had a few shades from this collection and they weren't as long lasting as some other nail polishes from their range. I've decided to try out one of their newly added shades with the combination of top coat and it surprised me how well it lasted on me. Today it's fourth day of wear and I have minimal chipping only on my both index fingers and one middle finger. It might be because of the new improved formula or top coat, which made it last longer. I'll report on that, when I try it some more. As I've said before I have very weak nails prone to chipping.

Let's see how the shades looks like on the nails. I've tried to describe them as best as I could and also tell you if my camera picked it up differently than it looks like in real life. On the left side are swatches with one coat and on the right side are swatches with two coats. 

Iceberg White - very light grey toned white. It needs at least two coats and has creme finish.

Sheer Love - pastel pink. It's a mix of creme and sheer. It needs at least two coats.

Dazzle Pink - salmon pink with duo chrome white and pink shimmer. Shimmer finish and it needs at least two coats.

Barely There - pastel grey brown. It's creme finish and needs at least two coats.

Mint To Be - pastel mint. My camera didn't wanted to pick up true color of it on the swatches photo. It's a bit more green tinted, kind of as it looks like on the first photo with just nail polish. Creme finish and needs two coats.

Rain Washed - cool pastel blue. Again having problems with photographing it. The swatches photo is more true to a real shade. Creme finish and needs two coats.

Lavender Sky - pastel lavender purple. It's creme finish and it needs two coats.

Citronized - warm lime green. Creme finish and it needs two coats.

Orange You Crazy - bright orange. Creme finish and it needs two coats.

Fabulous - red based pink. Creme finish and it needs two coats.

Parfait Pink - medium pink. Creme finish with small amount of tiny silver shimmer. It needs two coats.

Verry Berry - berry pink. On the photo it looks more red, while in real life it's a tiny bit more purple toned. Creme finish and one thick coat can be enough.

Mauvelous - medium mauve. Creme finish and one thick coat can be enough.

Purplicious - warm dark purple. It's a bit more warm toned than it looks like on the photo. Creme finish and it needs two coats.

Fire Cracker - bright orange red. Creme finish and it needs two coats.

Roses Are Red - bright red. Creme finish and it needs two coats.

Red Velvet - medium burgundy with tiny gold shimmer. Pearlescent finish and it needs two coats.

Wine And Dine Me -  oxblood. Creme finish and it needs two coats.

Emerald City - medium emerald. Another one of those colors that my camera doesn't want to pick up properly. It looks a lot more green based in real life. Creme finish and it needs two coats.

Sapphired Up - cobalt blue. Creme finish and it needs two coats.

Top Coat

To coat is suppose to make your manicure last two times longer and prevent chipping or peeling. As I've mentioned before I used it with Mint To Be and I wore nail polish for four days with no problem. I think it might be that top coat actually helped prolong the wear of my manicure. 

It's on the runny side and I didn't notice that it would smudge my color underneath. I also noticed that it did make my nails shiny, but the colored nail polishes are really shiny on its own as well, so the difference wasn't too obvious. 

On the left side is Mint To Be without top coat and on the right side it's with top coat. 

Regular price of nail polishes is 5.90€, but currently they're on offer for 4.90€ and you can even buy more of them for less here.

Regular price of top coat is also 5.90€, but currently you can get it for 4.90€ here.

I love the shade range of Gel Shine nail polishes and I was really surprised how well they lasted on me with top coat. They have a nice creamy formula and dry fairly quickly. I especially like pastel shades like Rain Washed, Mint To Be and Lavender Sky. I also really like bright summery shades like Citronized, Orange You Crazy and Fire Cracker. Mauvelous gets the most unique shade title in my opinion. I also love Purplicious, which is darker, but looks nicely bright in its own way. Wine And Dine With Me reminds me so much (in fact it can be a dupe) of Maybelline Colorama 261, which I've worn all through the fall. What are your favorite shades?

Now you also have a chance to win a whole range of these nail polishes. Avon Slovenia is having a photo contest on their Facebook page. All you have to do is take a creative photo inspired by Avon nail polishes. It can be your favorite nail polish shade, manicure or nail art. You can upload your photo here and have a chance to get enough nail polishes to last you a life time. 

Avon was also very kind to let me have a giveaway on my blog. I will give away five of my favorite nail polish shades from Gel Shine range, which are Rain Washed, Mint To Be, Citronized, Orange You Crazy and Purplicious. 

All you have to do is fill in Rafflecopter down below. Giveaway ends on 25th of May. It's Slovenian only!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

*Products were sent to me. 

Ponudila se mi je priložnost za testiranje celotne Avon Gel Shine kolekcije in seveda nisem mogla odkloniti. Danes vam predstavljam vse odtenke iz te kolekcije. Pred kratkim so dodali v kolekcijo še 6 novih odtenkov in nadlak.

Ti laki obljubljajo profesionalen videz gel manikure kot v salonu z izjemno, da vam ni potrebno uporabljati UV lučke in da se odstranjujejo kot navadni laki. Nova formula z negovalnimi omega olji obljublja intenzivno barvo z enim samim nanosom in še več sijaja.

Kolekcija je ogromna in vsebuje malo vsega. Izbirate lahko med 20 različnimi odtenki. Odtenki se gibljejo od nevtralnih do pastelov do živih močnih in do temnih.

Večina lakov iz te kolekcija ima standarden kremni finiš z določenimi izjemami, ki vsebujejo tudi nekaj bleščic. Svetli odtenki vsekakor potrebujejo vsaj dva odtenka, da se noht prekrije in da ne se ne vidijo potegi čopiča. Temnejši odtenki se lahko nosijo tudi s samo enim nanosom, ker so bolj prekrivni.

Vsi so zelo sijoči in strinjala se bom z Avonom, da lahko izgledajo res kot gel nohti iz salona. Sploh če uporabite še nadlak.

Formula je kremasta. Ni preveč tekoča, niti preveč gosta. Vsi laki imajo standarden ravno odrezan čopič, ki je srednje širok. 

Vsi se precej hitro sušijo. Pred tem sem že imela nekaj odtenkov iz te kolekcije in mi niso zdržali na nohtih tako dolgo kot kakšni drugi iz njihovega nabora. Zato sem se odločila, da preizkusim enega izmed novih dodanih odtenkov v kombinaciji z nadlakom in bila sem presenečena kako dobro se je obdržal na nohtih. Danes je četrti dan nošenja in samo kazalca in en sredinec sta rahlo okrušena. Ostali so vsi še v precej dobrem stanju. Predvidevala lahko, da je za to "kriva" izboljšana formula ali nadlak, ki je podaljšal obstojnost. Več o tem bom poročala, ko ga bolj stestiram. Kot sem že večkrat omenila, jaz imam zelo slabe nohte, ki se pogosto cepijo.

Poglejmo kako odtenki izgledajo na nohtih. Potrudila sem se čim bolje opisati odtenki in omeniti, če moj fotoaparat ni ujel pravega odtenka oziroma tako kot izgleda realno.

Iceberg White - rahlo sivkasto bel. Kremni finiš in potrebuje dva nanosa.

Sheer Love - pastelno roza. Rahlo bolj prozoren in potrebuje dva nanosa.

Dazzle Pink - losos roza. Šimrast finiš. Vsebuje majhne bleščice, ki se svetlikajo srebrno in roza.

Barely There - pastelno sivkasto rjava. Kremni finiš in potrebuje dva nanosa.

Mint To Be - pastelno mint. Moj fotoaparat noče ujeti pravega odtenka. V resnici je veliko bolj zelenkasta podlaga modre. Kremni finiš in potrebuje dva nanosa.

Rain Washed - hladna pastelno modra. Kremni finiš in potrebuje dva nanosa.

Lavender Sky - pastelno sivka vijolična. Kremni finiš in potrebuje dva nanosa.

Citronized - topel limeta zelen. Kremni finiš in potrebuje dva nanosa.

Orange You Crazy - živo oranžen. Kremni finiš in potrebuje dva nanosa.

Fabulous - rdečkasto roza. Kremni finiš in potrebuje dva nanosa.

Parfait Pink - srednje roza. Kremni finiš z majhnimi sivimi bleščicami in potrebuje dva nanosa.

Verry Berry -  jagodičasto roza. Na footografiji izgleda volj rdeča, med tem ko je v resnici malo bolj vijoličasta podlaga.  Kremni finiš in en gost nanos je dovolj.

Mauvelous - srednje sivkasto vijolična. Kremni finiš in en debel nanos je dovolj.

Purplicious -  topla temno vijolična. V resnici je malo bolj topla kot pa izgleda na fotografiji. Kremni finiš in potrebuje dva nanosa.

Fire Cracker - živo oranžno rdeča. Kremni finiš in potrebuje dva nanosa.

Roses Are Red - živo rdeča. Kremni finiš in potrebuje dva nanosa.

Red Velvet - srednje vijolično rdeča z zelo majhnim zlatim šimrom.  Potrebuje dva nanosa.

Wine And Dine Me -  rjavo temno rdeča. Kremni finiš in potrebuje dva nanosa.

Emerald City - srednje smaragdno zelena. Še en odtenek, ki ga moj fotoaparat noče ujeti v pravem odtenku. V resnici je veliko bolj zelenkast. Kremni finiš in potrebuje dva nanosa.

Sapphired Up - živo modra. Kremni finiš in potrebuje dva nanosa.

Nadlak

Nadlak bi naj naredil barvo dvakrat bolj obstojno in jo ščitil pred luščenjem in pokanjem. Kot sem že prej omenila, sem nadlak preizkusila skupaj z Mint To Be in sem lahko lak nosila brez vidnega luščenja kar štiri dni. Predvidevam, da je nadlak pripomogel k podaljšanemu nošenju moje manikure. 

Je tekoč in nisem opazila, da bi mi razmazal barven lak pod njim. Nohti so po uporabi nadlaka res sijoči, ampak barvni laki so že sami po sebi precej sijoči, tako da v tem primeru ni bilo opazne razlike z uporabo nadlaka. 

Na levi strani je lak Mint To Be, na desni pa je skupaj z nadlakom. 

Redna cena lakov je 5.90€, ampak trenutno jih lahko dobite za 4.90€ oziroma še ceneje, če jih kupite več naenkrat tukaj.

Redna cena nadlaka je prav tako 5.90€, ampak trenutno ga lahko dobite za 4.90€ tukaj. 

Zdaj imate tudi vi priložnost dobiti celotno kolekcijo teh lakov. Avon Slovenija ima foto natečaj na svoji Facebook strani. Vse kar morate storiti je, da ustvarite fotografijo z navdihom Avonovih lakov za nohte. Lahko gre za vaš najljubši odtenek, manikuro ali nail art. Svojo fotografijo lahko naložite tukaj in imate odlično priložnost, da zadanete dovolj lakov do konca življenja. 

Avon je bil tako prijazen, da mi je priskrbel giveaway za bralke mojega bloga. Podelila bom pet mojih najljubših odtenkov in sicer Rain Washed, Mint To Be, Citronuzed, Orange You Crazy in Purplicious. 

Vse kar morate storiti je da izpolniti Rafflecopter, ki se nahaja nad slovenskim prevodom objave. Nagradana igra se konča 25. maja. Odprta je samo za Slovenijo. 

Obožujem Gel Shine kolekcijo in resnično me je presenetilo kako dobro je lak ostal na mojih nohtih v kombinaciji z nadlakom. Vsi laki imajo dobro kremno formulo in se precej hitro sušijo. Meni so še posebej všeč pastelni odtenki kot so Rain Washed, Mint To Be in Lavender Sky. Zelo všeč so mi tudi živi poletni odtenki kot so Citronized, Orange You Crazy in Fire Cracker. Mauveloous je v mojem pogledu najbolj unikaten odtenek. Zelo mi je všeč tudi Purplicious, ki je temnejši, a po svoje vseeno precej živ. Wine And Dine With Me me spominja (mogoče je celo enak) na Maybelline Colorama 261, ki sem ga nosila skozi celotno jesen. Kateri pa je vaš najljubši odtenek?

*Izdelki so mi bili poslani.