Illamasqua Force Nail Varnish Review, Photos, Swatches
Illamasqua Force Nail Varnish
Illamasqua Force Nail Varnish
Illamasqua Nail Varnish Force
($14.00 for 0.50 fl. oz.) is described as a “deep electric blue.” It’s a really rich, cornflower blue with a creamy finish, and it even has a faint purpleness to it. It almost looks purple in certain lighting–more royal blue than electric blue to me! Deborah Lippmann I Know What Boys Like is similar but bluer. Essie Declare Your Denim is a bit darker and bluer.
It’s opaque in two coats, and like many Illamasqua shades, the formula is excellent; the polish flows across the nail easily, doesn’t streak or bubble, and never feels too thick. Illamasqua is one of the longest wearing polishes on me; I can wear their formula for ten days or longer and only have minimal tip wear, which is just barely on the edges. When I travel, I often reach for an Illamasqua shade, because I know it will hold up to the vigors of traveling.
Force
PPermanent. $17.00.
Illamasqua Force Nail Varnish
Illamasqua Force Nail Varnish
Illamasqua Force Nail Varnish
Illamasqua Force Nail Varnish
Illamasqua Force Nail Varnish
Illamasqua Force Nail Varnish
Gorgeous colour, looks absolutely flawless. Jude
a wonderful color
Wow, this is such an amazing colour. I have never seen anything like it before. Illamasqua did it again!
They’re such a great brand for polish!
This looks like it went on beautifully! No streaks, and fully opaque!
Application was so, so flawless!
This is so beautiful!!
Did you try it with topcoat? I found that the colour changed when I put seche vite on it! Gorgeous swatches as always, thanks for posting.
It didn’t change for me, but I don’t use Seche Vite – I used Zoya’s Armor 🙂
Ditto, when I use top coat it darkens! 🙁
Also I’ve found that top coat drags the colour and makes weird swirls in it. I’m quite puzzled by this so I tried applying top coat really lightly – same result, only milder – so I tried a different top coat but same result! I tried Nubar Diamont and Essie Good to Go. Any thoughts as to why this would happen?
(Sorry if this comment appears twice; my browser stuffed up. Also I want to note that I did ensure I waited several minutes after my final coat of colour to add top coat)
One of my favorite polishes ever! The color, name and packaging remind me so much of the Tardis, LOL.
LIKE.
+1.
etc.
Oh my, that really is blue! It makes me think of a brighter OPI Dating A Royal.
This looks like Essie Mesmerize to me. Very pretty color.
I don’t have Mesmerize, but I remember readers saying the Denim shade was like Mesmerize!
Looks a lot like Essie mezmerize which I LOVE
How does it compare to Badger of Butter london?
Badger is darker and bluer 🙂
I am so in love with this nail varnish color
My dream nailpolish is a super electric royal blue and this is the closest color I’ve been able to find (the other being Kiko Milano 336, only available overseas). So I caved and bought it during Sephora’s FF sale, but when I got my package it was a medium dark, murky bluish gray color. I don’t know if I got a bad batch or something but it went back right away…looked NOTHING like it does in these pictures. Gorgeous though…hopefully next time I try to buy it, the color will look right.
Gorgeous color! Love it!
Wow! So beautiful! I need this now!!
It’s most gorgeous with Prism nail polish on top. It practically glows then.
essie’s mezmerised reminds me of this color, very beautiful
Is this similar to Essie “mesmerize?” I have that nail polish and it looks as if it can be a good dupe 🙂
I don’t have it, sorry!
I own both – although they are both definitely blue, Force looks slightly purpler next to it. In terms of shade depth, they’re very close – neither is obviously darker or lighter than the other.