Maybelline Forever Strong Pro Ceramic Blue
This is my first ever Maybelline polish. For some reason, the bottles never appealed to me before, so I never ended up buying any.
Lately, though, I’ve obviously become more daring in my nail polish explorations (for a set value of daring, I guess: I’ve yet to go indie or attempt to franken anything), so the other week I figured it was time.
I ended up picking this really light, soft, almost grey, baby blue. Or at least that’s what it looked like in the bottle. It’s gorgeous in the bottle.
On the nail, I kept getting the impression that it was more purple than blue, and it wasn’t quite my cup of tea at all. The formula was so-so as well, I think I ended up having to use four coats to get a decent cover.
I don’t know if it was just this colour that behaved that way, or if it’s a general thing for Maybelline Forever Strong, but I wasn’t at all smitten, so I think I’m going to keep away from Maybelline polishes in the future. There are so many other (better!) brands out there, that it’s not like I’ll have trouble finding things to try anyway…