Millennium Nails Gel Polish no. 1402

This post is going to be about the first shade of gel polish that I wanted to try out, number 1402. It doesn't have a name as far as I can tell, I would describe it as a dusky purple/grey, with a super subtle hint of pink shimmer.

I was pleased with how easy it was to apply, and really loved that you don't have to wait for it to dry! It didn't take much longer than a regular manicure really, and I could certainly do regular activities a lot sooner than I can after normal nail polish!

I took a few photos while applying the colour to demonstrate the method :) -

Gently push cuticles back using the manicure stick

Using the pink duet file, gently remove the shine from your nail plate, this gives the gel a rough surface to stick to.

Apply a small amount of nail prep, and wait until completely dry.

Apply a thin coat of the base/top coat

This is how the gel base coat looks before curing.

Cure the base coat for 30 seconds in your LED lamp

The colour is now applied

Build the colour up in thin layers, this is one coat. Cure for 60 seconds between layers.

The second coat

After the 3rd coat I added a further coat of base/top coat

And cure in the lamp for a final 90 seconds

Finally, wipe with the gel cleanser. Lint free wipes are also provided, I used cotton wool for this nail to see if it would be ok -it was fine.

Here is the finished look :) I know I need practice - it's ok, I'll get lots!

This colour was really difficult to get an accurate picture of, so here are a few that I have chosen, with and without flash -

In bottle, with flash

No flash

With flash, shows the pink shimmer

No flash

As you can see, the colour of this polish varied significantly in different lighting! It was prettiest in sunlight, with the pink shimmer slightly more noticeable - it was barely visible in normal light. Unfortunately, good sunlight is hard to come by in England, and since it was only sunny while I was in work, I didn't get a chance to take any sun photos for you :(

I liked this colour, whilst it is dark, it's not too 'in your face' as a jet black etc can be, so it's fine to wear for 2 weeks as you can get away with it for most occasions! I really hope some people have found this post helpful, please feel free to leave a comment :) I am currently planning which colour(s) to try next, I am thinking maybe the bright blue, with a gold glitter accent nail... you will see soon :)

Thanks for reading, Steph X