One nail polish after treating the nails with the lovely
nail oil! This is the Depend O2 Nail Polish, shade 632!
The only real reason why I even bought this nail polish was
so that I could get extra points on DM's loyalty card, as I had to buy 2
products from certain brands, and that included both Depend and Trend it Up. I
honestly didn’t know which shade I should buy, as they were all a bit meh to
me. I took a chance on this polish, as it looked like a deep chocolate brown on
DM's webshop. Yes, it looked almost khaki brown in reality in the shop, but I
chalked that up to DM's lighting not showing colours properly. I’d need some
natural light to see what this brown actually looks like. But in any case, it
was 50% off, so even if I do end up not liking it it’s not such a big deal.
Now, let’s see how good this polish is!
Packaging: a tiny little rectangular bottle that looks
elegant in how thin it is. The text is white, which is a good choice with such
a dark colour. The cap is very tall compared to the actual bottle. It is white,
which creates a nice contrast with the colour of the polish. The cap closes
super tightly.
Ingredients: nothing nourishing, 3-free (DBP, formaldehyde,
toluene). The scent is like any other nail polish. The expiration date is 12
months after opening.
Oh, I really like this brush! It’s a small flat brush, but
it is actually plenty wide. It looks like it’s in great shape, no fraying at
all. It picks up a lot of polish, so make sure you tap off the excess! The
brush is super precise, so it doesn’t make a huge mess on the sides of nails.
And it applies the polish so wonderfully evenly and pretty richly. Really nice
brush!
Oh. Hmm. Well, this isn’t chocolate brown. It’s a pretty
muddy brown; I can definitely see some green pigments in it. It’s also cool
toned, and this combination of cool tones and very slight green tones makes it
look... unattractive. I’m not going to say ugly, because I don’t think it’s
ugly, per se, but I don’t really like it all that much. Although, it looks much
better in neutral daylight, I actually kinda like how it looks on my skintone
in neutral lighting. But still, it’s so muddy! It’s literally like I dipped my
fingers in muddy water, or even pure mud!
The formula is legit silky! It’s relatively thin, but it
isn’t runny at all. It doesn’t really feel gelly, either, it’s just smooth and
silky. It is incredibly easy to apply it evenly across the nails as it is just
such an easy formula to work with. And you don’t even need to worry too much
about how thickly you are applying it since it’s a thinner formula. Such a
wonderful, pleasant formula! And it feels more breathable than other nail
polishes!
One coat is already very opaque, I’d say about 90%, since my
nails are barely visible underneath. Although, the colour doesn’t seem to be as
vivid as it should be. This is improved with two coats, now the colour looks as
muddy as it should be. It’s 100% opaque now, and it doesn’t look too thick
either. It just looks smooth and perfectly thick. The texture is pretty glossy.
Longevity is somehow much better than what it was with the
other O2 nail polishes? At least in terms of chipping. See, there was barely
any chipping after 4 days of wearing this nail polish, which is fantastic with
my finicky nails. There was just a tiny bit of chipping after a hair wash, but
it’s so minor that it’s negligible. And it’s mostly on the free edge of the
nails. Wow! Why is this one so much better? But this is only one half of the story...
the other half is much worse. I’m talking about scratches. This nail polish
gets horribly scratched up after only one day, so much that the gloss isn’t
that lovely high glossy shine anymore, but a more muted one. So, a protective
top coat is absolutely necessary. Eh, I was expecting this... all the other O2
polishes had this exact problem.
It’s incredibly easy to remove; not a whole lot of rubbing
needed to remove it, which is great for my sensitive nails. It also doesn’t
make my nails yellower, even though it is pretty dark!
In conclusion, wow, so this shade is pretty much the best
out of all the ones I have! This is a huge surprise to me! I was expecting it
to chip a lot and have a ton of scratches, but it stayed in almost mint
condition (in terms of chipping) until I went to remove it! It even survived a
hair wash almost unscathed! But it does end up horrifically scratched up... and
this ruins the highly glossy finish. Shame, but it was expected. The brush is
excellent, it applies the nail polish evenly and richly across the nails, and
it is precise enough that you don’t end
up with a bunch of polish on the skin surrounding the nails. It’s so easy to
use! The formula is another good thing: it’s super silky, so it applies evenly
across the nails from the very first coat. It is a bit thin, yes, but I love
just how smooth and silky it is! And now, the last thing... we are ending on a
negative note, sadly. The colour. Yeesh. Yeah, it looked a bit poopy in the
shop, but I thought that was just DM’s lighting being weird again, because it
wouldn’t be the first time colours looked radically different in the shop
versus out in neutral daylight. And the webshop showed it as being a dark
chocolate brown, which would have been fantastic... were it not a muddy cool
brown. And it’s not just a cool toned brown, it’s also got some green and
yellow pigments in it, so it really looks like muddy water. Like, yeah, it
looks pretty good on my pale skin, but I just don’t like it. Sorry. I just
don’t. And since everything else can be remedied to at least some degree, and
this cannot, I just won’t be wearing it often. Such a shame. Because of the
colour and the scratches, I won’t be recommending this nail polish. It was this
close though...
Rating: 7/10
Would buy again? NO (looks too muddy...)
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