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Mark. Gel Shine Nail Enamel & Top Coat Review

Mark. Gel Shine Nail Enamel in Nutty Berry

This product is advertised on the Avon website as a one coat nail enamel.  I must admit I wasn’t holding my breath!  The first coat went on very smoothly and to my surprise didn’t actually need a second one.  It took about 5 minutes to be touch dry.  I left it about 15 minutes before applying the Top Coat.

I did apply a second coat to my left hand just to see how much of a difference it made.  The second coat did give a richer deeper colour but I didn’t feel it made enough difference to do this every time I used the product.

The colour once on is slightly lighter to what’s shown online and in the brochure.

Overall I would give the Nail Enamel 5 stars.

Mark. Gel Shine Top Coat

I was less impressed with the Top Coat.  It went on smoothly like the Nail Enamel but took a long time to dry.  I waited about 30-45 minutes before I felt it was dry enough to go about my day.

Because of the length of time it took to dry, I would give the Top Coat 4 stars.

I really liked the look of my nails once they were painted.  The nails with just 1 coat lasted 7 days before chipping, whereas the nails with 2 coats only lasted 3.  Removing the enamel was easy and didn’t leave any residue which some cheaper varnishes can do.  

Avon Mark. Gel Nail Enamel comes in 32 shades including 5 shimmer colours.