Lakme 9 to 5 Longwear Nail Color - Lavender Lush - Review

I hope you all liked my sponging nail attempt - today I am reviewing one of the nail paints I used for that nail art technique. It is from the Lakme 9 to 5 range and the shade is called Lavender Lush.

As you can see in the image above it comes in a glass bottle with a lovely golden beige cap. There are no ingredients mentioned and the back label simply suggests how to apply the nail paint. Apply two coats followed by a top coat.

This nail paint is nice and dark so applied in a single coat works just as well - the only thing is that if you don't want it to fade away too soon its best to apply two coats - gives a nice satin finish as well.

Here in the swatch I have applied a single coat. As you can see its not see through. 

I was in a hurry so did not apply it very well but you can see that it gives a nice touch to my sponging nail art below

Now for my take on this nail paint - firstly the color - I love it - I think its a very sophisticated shade yet its fun and not boring. Its a versatile color that can go with a lot of outfits. The quality of the nail is good - its easy to apply and gives a very smooth satin finish. The only problem I have which is mainly because I tend to skip the top coat, is that it does not last for more than 2 days - it starts to chip away. I have had better experiences with other company nail paints so this is surely a drawback for me. But I think I will mostly use it for doing nail art whenever I want to and on its own I would use it only for special occasions where its ok if the nail paint wears off after two days.

Details at a glance
Packaging       : good quality
Pigmentation : highly pigmented
Fragrance        : none
Staying power: 2 days without top coat
Price              : Rs. 195

What I like:
1.The colour
2. Satin Finish

What I don't like:
1. Value for money - its on the more expensive side for a nail paint yet staying power is not as I would expect