Several readers have mentioned the Victoria, Victoria Beckham x Nails Inc. polishes to me over the past few months. Nails Inc. is a nail polish line that has been on my radar for quite some time but I tend to get distracted while in Sephora and usually forget to swatch and play with items in store. I ordered the Victoria, Victoria Beckham for Nails Inc. Duo Collection ($45 for 2 full-sized polishes, each 14 ml/0.47 fl oz, Made in France) online from Sephora. Both are available for purchase individually as well, but the duo is offered at a slight discount and also comes in a beautiful white box.
The two colors in the Victoria Beckham x Nails Inc. are called Bamboo White and Judo Red. Both are glossy lush creams that offer full opaque coverage with two coats. The first coat did not cover the nail entirely but was still relatively smooth, the pigment was just a bit streaky. Adding a second coat resulted in a rich opaque color for both shades. In addition to testing out the polishes for the first time, I also picked up the Kensington Caviar Base Coat and Kensington Caviar 45 Second Top Coat. I have been running low on my current go-to’s from Deborah Lippmann, Chanel and Rescue Beauty Lounge and since the Base/Top Coat from Nails Inc. have impressive reviews and high ratings I decided to try both.
Bamboo White is more of a powder pink on me. Even though it’s pale, it’s a stretch to call this one white. The color is quite lovely on the nails and flatters the skin tone nicely. It’s not too powdery in color like some pale pinks can be. Lasting power with the Nails Inc. Base + Top Coat was impressive. The top coat did indeed dry in 45 seconds although I did let the color dry for a couple minutes in between coats and about 5 minutes after the second coat. My manicure lasted 5 days before I started to see any tip wear. There was no flaking, chipping or peeling. The brush is on the medium to large side but slightly tapered making it easy to apply near the nail beds.
With two coats:
Judo Red is a warm orangey tomato red. On me the orange tones are visible enough that it looks like the perfect mix of orange and red. It reminds me of Chanel Holiday but with more opaque coverage and less of a jelly finish. I have this on the toes right now and it has held up really well over the past week. On the hands it’s pretty vibrant brightening color. Here it is with two coats:
I’m in the middle of working on major closet/makeup/storage reorganization so I didn’t have time to pull out polishes for comparisons. Several others have asked for my thoughts on these commenting they did not know if these were worth the purchase since the colors look so dupable. I agree with their assessment in the sense that these aren’t the most unique colors, you can definitely find others that are similar. I do think that the formula is impressive (and I have extremely high expectations when it comes to nail polish). Pale pinks are almost always hard for me to give a thumbs up to because I find the formulas streaky or colors too white in color. I did expect Bamboo White to be more of a white/cream color instead of pink – but the formula and coverage is really good so I am giving it a thumbs up.
I’ll be playing more with the Nails Inc. Base and Top Coats over the next few weeks to see how they work with other brands and give an updated review next month. So far I’m very impressed. I hope it’s compatible with other brands of polish because the wear on these manicures was crazy good.
Bottom line, if you’re looking for polished classic creams that have extremely good wear and long lasting power, the Victoria, Victoria Beckham x Nails Inc. Duo is worth a look. The formula and application are flawless. However if you’re looking for unique colors, you may want to pass.
I bought my polishes from Sephora. The collection is also available online at Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue (Saks promo online for a full-sized Brick Red polish with a $35+ order use code NAILS2 at checkout, while supplies last) and Nails Inc.
Have you tried anything from Nails Inc. before? What are your favorites?
Caviar top coat is amazing with any other nail polish not just nails inc.
Great review, I'd love to try them – find them quiet expensive for what they are – but I think I'm gonna go for them!
http://www.sevenminsblog.com
These look amazing but, like before, I don't think the colour selection is amazing enough for me to buy them. I'm pretty sure I have dupes in my collection for these shades, even though it looks amazing! x
FARFROMPERFECTIONXO
Oh, I just love these two, and VB, of course.
Your timing with this post is impeccable for me. I purchased the top/base awhile ago & just purchased the Bamboo white over the weekend (trying to find my HG in this shade range.) I am thrilled you reviewed this polish & can't wait to hear more on your further experience using the base & topcoat w/other polishes. I am concerned this top coat is the result of my *splurge* Dior polish becoming marred rather easily after what I thought to be plenty of dry time (the same dry time I give using CND or Seche Vite.) The other thing that happened is that my normally very healthy/fast growing nails were very dry/splitting after wearing the Nails Inc base, Dior polish and Nails Inc topcoat. I have been avoiding the Nails Inc base/top because who wants to spend the time doing their nails & using a pricey polish only to have to re-do? I am wondering maybe I should only be using this top coat with Nails Inc polish? Maybe the base is just too drying? Maybe it was the combo?? One never knows but I will be anxious to see what you find when you try it with other brands. I will add, I picked up the 100 point "Pink Gel Coat" and found this to be outstanding. My nails grew so fast and remained very healthy!
I've never been disappointed with anything Victoria Beckham has come out with, her perfumes are some of my favourite scents. I agree with the colour range, however they seem like timeless colours so I'm keen to get my hands on them – nails rather.
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I'm jonesing for Bamboo White!
I would like to try some of the Nails Inc x Alexa collaboration shades, especially the lavender.
Great review! I will try them out. I super like Judo red!
I love Victoria Beckham and I think the packaging is so chic. The fact that is comes in its own box is phenomenal! It gives it a very high end vibe.
http://www.beautyandablog.com
I agree that the colours are quite dupeable but if the formula is good it might be very interesting indeed. I have terrible nails, all nail polish chips badly on me, even on the same day I've applied it! I'm even wearing gel nails and they've chipped too after a week and a half which is crazy!
That's why I don't spend much on nail polish although I'd love to!
Beautiful photos and great post as always! It's enjoyable to read!!
xx
Ingrid
http://www.ingridhughes.com
This collab is incredible. I have heard wonderful things about Nails INC & have had a couple colors on my radar. I am loving the Judo Red. It's gorgeous!
xx,
Ashlyn
http://www.letitbebeautiful.com
Classic color and elegant packaging, perfect combo!