ELF nail polish in smoky brown [review with swatches!!]

 HELLO GUYS (AGAIN!!)

I just finished my exams today after 21 days of pure exam and assignment torture.
I had 8 exams and 6 assignments and I couldn't be any happier that I've finished once and for all.
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on THESE handful of posts that I'm posting today/ tomorrow.



The reason I'm doing this,
is that some people just follow for the sake of the giveaway
and I really would like to amp up the chances for my truly loyal readers :)))


This post is all about:
ELF regular line / essentials nail polish in smokey brown!!

 

ELF nail polish in smoky brown

 

 

 

TEXTURE

you know how ELF has the "good-textured" nail polishes 

and the "I need at least three coats to get this showing up nail polishes"

This is one of the "good-textured" ones!!

YAY.

2 coats is good enough with this one, 

and it doesn't apply streaky at all

ELF nail polish in smoky brown

SHADE

I know a lot of people really really like this shade,

but I was expecting a nude mushroom shade. 

I was wrong. 

The swatch on the site pretty much showed it.

This is on the darker side. 

To be honest, 

I didn't really like it on its own. 

But.

I then used my ELF matte finisher nail polish 

[review coming soon!]

and it looked awesome!!!!!!!

I loved the combo, 

it's so cute :]

 

 

PACKAGING

Standard cute ELF packaging, 

which I love :)

LASTING POWER

I have always had issue with nail polish. 

I bite it off, 

it chips off. 

and it bugs me. 

Yes, this chips in like 1-3 days. 

But that's pretty standard with me. 

 I never really had a nail polish which lasted more than 3 days without chipping. 

Even with a top coat :)

So this is a pretty good standard.

DRYING TIME

I don't see a lot of bloggers talk about the drying time of a nail polish

But to me, 

this is an issue. 

I can't wait 15 minutes for one coat to dry. 

Because I get nervous. 

These nail polishes don't dry in like 60 seconds.

But my nails dry pretty fast. 

I don't know the exact time. 

But by the time I finish both hands with my first coat, 

I'm ready to coat the first hand again.

So drying time is pretty good too. 

BOTTOM LINE. 

I can't explain how much I love ELF nail polishes. 

I was never really a massive fan of nail polishes, 

I used to gel my nails for like 2 years

[I used to do them, and I have been planning a whole post about that.]

But these ELF nail polishes look great on my all bitten exam nails. 

Yup right now they don't exactly look like those in the photos - 

they are quite rugged haha. 

I don't think I'll repurchase this shade, 

because I'm more of a bright nail kind of girl. 

But if you're looking for a cheap, chocolate mushroom nail polish, 

this is a great option!!

FTC DISCLAIMER: I am not paid to do this post. I bought the product myself for my personal use unless otherwise stated and I am not affiliated with the company. Everything I said in this review is my genuine honest opinion :)