00:05Hey guys, it's Megan from Refinery29. I'm here in the beauty test lab today to try out Nails
00:10Ink New Feathers Effect Polish. It comes in four shades, 950 a piece, and it's available at Sephora.
00:16And what it is is exactly what it sounds like. It is multicolored particles that when painted
00:21on your nails give the effect of feathers. So we're going to go ahead and give it a try today.
00:26I'm going to be testing out Brighten, which is a teal and yellow, very springtime appropriate
00:33mix. So let's go ahead and give it a go. So definitely make sure you shake this up before
00:38you use it. I did notice it separated pretty quickly. And what you're going to do is just
00:43get a nice coat on there. And now it doesn't come on particle-wise very thick. So you're
00:49going to have to do multiple coats with this, but you're going to want to wait until it dries.
00:53Otherwise, it moves the particles around, and you just end up with a bunch of pieces at the
00:58top or the bottom, and it doesn't really give you that feathered effect you're going for.
01:02Pulling it across the nail spreads it a little too much, whereas you dab, you get more of
01:06a dispersion of those particles. And you can smooth over it and kind of manipulate it where
01:12you want to go. Okay, so this is one coat done. Now, you could go ahead and leave this
01:16as is. It looks a little bit like confetti to me. I personally want to get that really awesome
01:21feathered effect, so I'm going to go ahead and go in for another coat. So again, now
01:25that I've got my foundation down, what I'm really doing here is kind of pressing the
01:29color in and then spreading it around and manipulating it rather than smoothing it over
01:33the nail. This gives a much more layered effect and helps create the feather feel that I'm going
01:40for. And again, don't be afraid to get a good amount on that nail. And you're just going to go
01:47over it again with top coat once it's dried, so you don't have to worry about this feeling
01:51gloppy or catching and chipping right away.
01:54So after you've applied that second coat, not right when it's completely still wet, but not
01:58when it's completely dry either, kind of that in-between stage, use your finger to press down
02:04on those particles and kind of manipulate them where you want them to go. I notice that this
02:09gets a little bumpy in places if you layer it too much. So using your finger to kind of press
02:14down and gently move the particles will help get rid of those large bumps. And then again,
02:21when you go over it with a top coat, that will help with the smoothness too. And there we go.
02:26That's two coats and I've got that feather look I was going for. So now I'm just going to seal
02:30that
02:30with some top coat and it'll be all set. So I'm going to go ahead and give the Nails Ink
02:35Feathers
02:35Effect Polish a pass. I think they're really cool. One thing to keep in mind is that these are going
02:41to
02:41chip pretty quickly because it's so thick and the particles hardened. It's just gonna be really
02:46easy to chip these. But conversely, they're so easy to do. This took me all of two minutes
02:51that I don't think that's really a huge downside. Also, the colors are just right on trend for spring.
02:57I can't help but look at these and get really excited for warm weather. So I think these would
03:01be a great addition to your spring nail polish wardrobe.
