Burberry's Spring/Summer 2015 "The Birds and the Bees" Collection includes six nail colours - one of which is a repromote and the rest are new and limited editions. I picked four of the new LE shades - the other two include Bright Coral Red (No. 414) and the repromoted Pink Azalea (No. 223).
"Discover saturated hues direct from the Prorsum runway, intense, highly pigmented tones reflecting the British weather and landscape, and subtle hues of nude inspired by the trench coat, the most iconic of all Burberry garments."
Hydrangea Pink (No. 402)
Aqua Green (No. 418)
Stone Blue (No. 431)
Imperial Blue (No. 429)
Formula, Application & Longevity
"Formulated with patent-pending technology, Burberry Nail Polish has a protective and long-lasting high-gloss finish with accelerated drying and hardening times.
The formula contains strengthening and moisturising elements, including antioxidant pro-vitamin B5 and myrrh extract, to help protect and care for nails and prevent breakages.
A two-coat application dries in under 2 minutes and is completely hard within 6.5 minutes."
Personally, I found the formula to be consistent with other Burberry nail polishes I own - the consistency is just right (not too thick or thin) and it has the ability to self-level on the nails so application is a breeze. All the shades applied with full coverage in two coats and there's a nice shine in the finish. The only issue I found in some of the Burberry nail polishes I've tried is they tend to form tiny bubbles on the nails, which is a bit annoying. (If you have the same issue, let me know in the comments). The bubbles were most apparent in the Aqua Green shade as per the swatches above. The nail polishes also dry relatively quickly. The Imperial Blue nail polish had very minor tip wear by the second day on one of my nails, but overall, lasted four days before it started to chip to warrant complete removal. I haven't tested the others here for longevity so they may vary. I have experienced a Burberry nail polish in 'Ash Rose' (No. 103) (one of my favourite, gorgeous nude shades ever) last for two whole weeks on me with only minor tip wear! The longest lasting nail polish I've experienced so far (and beats Chanel nail polishes). :)
Packaging
Click HERE for a closer look at the brush applicator and packaging.
RRP & Size
AU$29 / US$22 / £15 for 8ml / 0.27 fl oz of product.
Made in Luxembourg
Overall
Burberry Nail Polishes are amongst my favourite, particularly the soft colour/nude type shades they produce. Without a doubt, they excel in those as they are after all, Burberry's signature types of hue. So gorgeous and pretty! Hydrangea Pink is a must-have - will suit most if not all skin tones and a gorgeous soft, feminine muted rose pink that's a perfect everyday shade, and the rest I love in this order: Stone Blue, Imperial Blue and Aqua Green.
Availability
Available now, but they are limited edition, so hurry if you don't want to miss out. I purchased mine from the Burberry Beauty counter in David Jones (select stores only).
Hope this was useful. :)
Thanks for looking & enjoy your weekend (hooray for a long weekend for me though - sorry to brag LOL)! ^_^ xo