Revlon ColorStay Gel Envy Review

All the Revlon colorstay products last the limit except for the nail polish. They haven't made it bullet proof yet!! I bought the 300 all in a midnight blue shimmer colour it's great for parties or evenings out, or summer festivals!! I usually wear nude pink or white but wanted to try something different. It lasted the evening but didn't survive the day. dark blue chipped nails is not a good look! Couldn't be repaired. I have yet to find a nail polish that doesn't chip after a day. It does last a bit longer then most

The polish looks just like a gel! The colour is thick and has good coverage. Drys fast. Then the gel envy top coat seals it in with a high gloss/shine. It lasts on my nails for nearly 2 weeks!!!

I bought a few Revlon Colourstay Gel Envy polishes as well as the diamond top coat as I was tired of spending so much money at nail salons. However I was pretty disappointed with the results. I found the polish was quite thick (which I know it is supposed to give a gel effect, but it just didn't look great in my opinion). The finish was average. Also, the weirdest part was the diamond top coat made the polish develop little lumps. I tried it several times and got the same result. I even tried it on other brands of nail polish and got the same thing. Felt like I wasted a lot of money. Would never buy this range again. Disappointed as I like a lot of Revlon products.

I was excited to try this product as I am a massive fan on shellac/gel nails however am not a fan of the price. I bought a mauvey purple shade and the diamond top coat from farmers, I loved it so much I bought two more! I love these polishes for there pigmentation, they're really bright, shiny and only take one coat for an opaque cover. They did last longer on my nails than any other polish I've tried. The applicator brush is a wide double haired brush that might be a little difficult if you have skinny nails. My only qualm is that I wouldn't class them as 'gel', they're just a really opaque, thick coat.

I religiously paint my nails, using mainly OPI polishes. But I've recently been getting irritated with having to repaint my nails every 3 or so days due to chipping so I thought I would give the Revlon Gel Envy a try as it was supposed to last longer.

I bought three colours and the diamond top coat. The colours are great, I love the range. The polish itself was easy to put on, although not quite as good as OPI. It doesn't last as long as it says on the ad, but it does last longer than standard polish. My first application lasted 5 days no chips, and my second lasted 4 days no chips.

In all honesty I only brought these after I tried the other gel nail enamel on the NZ market, seeing that the Revlon version has more colour variety to its range I wanted to like them as much if not more than the other I had tried.

Picking up the compulsory top coat that you need to seal the base colours, along with Winning Streak (Lilac/purple) and High Stakes (Emerald green) I tidied up and prepped my nails apply 2 coats, letting each coat dry fully then topped this off with the top coat. Winning Streak being a pale colour needed 3 coats to be honest and on the second time I re did my nails I made sure I did at least 3 and then a nice solid pastel purple was achieved, High Stakes was solid on just 2 coats.

Application was easy; the brush is a good size to allow the 3 strikes rule without smudging all over your fingers or missing the edges of the nail. The formula is a little thicker than normal enamels and it is very easy to blob so you need to breathe and go slow, no overloading of the brush to get an even coat as it will just create a lumpy finish. Dry time is very fast between coats which is an added bonus with the top coat taking only about 1 minutes to be fully set.

Durability, well..........they did last longer than their competitor however still not the full 11 days as promoted. I did however manage to keep them all nails unmarked, or scuffed for a full 6 days which is a new record for me so would recommend them. With the colour choice available to the NZ market being quite a range I think I will be investing in some more of these as although they don’t live up to the 11 days they do give me longer than normal life of enamels, a super high glossy shine that doesn’t fade until you take them off and also I love the texture of a gel that this enamel provides.

I really didn't like these nail polishes. I was super hyped to try them, but they felt just like regular nail polish and chipped the following day.

I found them no longer wearing than regular polish, despite following the directions for use precisely. Wouldn't purchase them again and am disappointed with how much I paid for them given they're not better than normal nail polish.

The name Gel Envy on a nailpolish bottle alongside Revlon....gimme, gimme, gimme! The name drew me right in. I am a sucker for a gel polish because I know the stay power of competition polishes. The design of the bottle and the lack of graphics threw me off a bit but I wasn't going to let a boring and square bottle get in the way of me having perfect polish for longer than three days.

I have the shade lady luck. The texture is far less thicker than I am used to so felt a bit skeptical that the stay power was going to be there with such a thin polish. I applied two coats as I normally would and then the top diamond polish to finish it off. Normally I would go and do things and bump it or chip it off but this time I was determined to stay put until it was good and dry. Ten minutes passed and it was touch dry. Not even 24 hours in and I had my first chip and flake. Where was the stay power I thought to myself? Have I been ripped off? I trudged on wanting to give it a good go before making my mind up to hate them. Three days in, flaking, chips and scratches. Ok I admit it I am a farmers wife so help on the farm alot but I have more success with other competition gel polishes after only three days!

I gave it a few more goes with the same results. It's stay power is clearly not there and $20 for something that I could get from the $2 shop is pitiful. I did everything right from waiting until it was properly dry and drying it out in the sun to wearing gloves to protect them from chipping whilst milking but no, still no good. I am highly disappointed that a great brand like Revlon has a poor quality polish. It's a shame because I really wanted to love it.

I was expecting these to mimic gel nails, for the price I wanted that as well. It is set up to make you purchase a colour and a gel topper, ok the gel topper can be reused with any other gel colour you purchase within the range but to be honest I would rather spend that money once a fortnight or more getting my nails redone at the salon.

The polish is rather thick and makes for an awkward application especially on my non-dominate hand which shakes when I am trying to do something like paint nails. It bleeds easily into the cuticles because of its thickness and takes a while to dry down enough to apply the gel topper. So I, of course, smudge it whilst waiting as I am clumsy and impatient.

The colour is fully opaque in one coat, thankful as I mentioned it is thick I would expect it to be. The topper applied a little better but noticed that after a couple of uses the top of the bottle got gunky from exposure to the air and needed cleaning.

The overall outcome was far from perfect, but if given more time to sit and steadily paint my nails with maybe some vaseline around my cuticles it isn't a bad attempt to mimic gels, the topper kept the colour in place without chips for 5 days and it remained glossy until I removed it.