Red Carpet Manicure Insta-Chrome Nail Art Pen For Gel Polish

I got this chrome just to see if it was good compared to my normal and it was so amazing! Will be buying in every color!

Admittedly I didn't use this properly. I used regular polish, top coat, let it dry, then applied this product, then another layer of top coat. It was easy and looks nice, but it looks the same as if I used a shimmery polish which would be easier.

I bought this to try chrome powder for the first time and figured having one color in a pen format would be a good and convenient starting point. I wanted to go for a subtle pearly chrome sheen to jelly or cateye nails, however these are a bit too opaque for that. After you open the cap your sponge will be really thickly coated with the chrome (see comparison pic), so you'll have to rub it elsewhere if you want a sheerer coating. So your first pass will be very opaque, and this makes it a challenge to get uniform and/or low opacity on all your nails. I'm not deducting stars for this as it is just preference. If you are looking to make a subtle chrome sheen, I suggest skipping this and go for a traditional powder where you can control how much to use. A more noteworthy problem I came across was that the black sponge tip seemed to be rubbing off on the nail in little bits? (see close-up pic) I think the product I got had been on the shelf for a while since this was out of stock in most Ultas where I am, so it may be an age issue that I was unlucky to encounter. Fortunately the black sponge bits are small enough to be ignorable and you can try to brush them off before applying your top coat. Nonetheless, the chrome effect is still very beautiful. The Pink Opal gives a pearl-like look to a light nail. Application is easy and mess-free since the chrome pigment is more like a putty than a powder. (Note: I read some reviews about the sponge being flat — this is not a defect. When the pen is capped the sponge is squished into the pigment reservoir in the cap. After some rubbing the sponge will return to its pointy-dome shape.)

I think girls that are complaining are just using jt wrong. Its messy because its my first time applying it but it works great and i love how it turned out

The results turned out nice, but the tip of the pen seems different as advertised. It's supposed to be more rounded, the pen I received is flat. The product itself works well, though. I used the pink opal chrome over clear-pink builder gel.