Tonight I have one of the Cult Nails 2nd Anniversary polishes for you-- Tempest! Cult Nails describes Tempest as a "pure white, high gloss polish perfect for a manicure and great for nail art!" and this is pretty spot on. I actually have played around with this for nail art (stamping, specifically) and it worked well for that. They say this is almost a one coat white, but more on that later. I found that Tempest was a bit streaky when I was applying it and I ended up needing to use about 3 coats (depending on the nail) to get the coverage I was looking for. Overall, though, it was fairly easy to apply and was really nicely pigmented without being super thick.
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Now, I love Cult Nails, but I couldn't make this a one (or one and a half) coat white. Is it me?! I think my application technique needs work, because in general this was a great white polish so I think with some practice I could make this work. However, Tempest is very white and I don't know how often I'll be reaching for this as a full manicure.
This looks so great on you! I just love the look of a pure, creamy white mani. I have yet to find my ideal white creme... As long as it's not too thick, I could deal with three coats. I keep threatening to buy myself some Cults, too, lol.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I actually think as far as white cremes go, Tempest is pretty awesome-- I really just need to work on my application (still, after two years)! Also, you totally need to buy some Cult polishes-- I have never been disappointed with any of their polishes!
DeleteI never really wear stark white either, but for me it was definitely a one-coat wonder. I put it on a touch thicker than I would some polishes, and it self-leveled into a flawless one coat.
ReplyDeleteOk, good to know! I really just think I need to work at applying it-- I still have a tendency to want to press too hard with the brush when I apply my polish.
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