Illamasqua Prosperity Nail Polish

I was clearing out last night and stumbled across Illamasqua's Prosperity Nail Polish from the Rubber Brights Collection of late 2012 - a bright almost neon purple nail polish that just screamed paint me on instantly.


Illamasqua Prosperity Nail Polish
Illamasqua Prosperity Nail Polish
Illamasqua Prosperity Nail Polish

I will be the first to say that no Illamasqua Nail Polishes aren't cheap at £14.50 a pop but the quality is well and truly there. In my experience each shade slicks on fully opaque with no more than two coats needed, a thick creamy texture that dries almost instantly and wears well even without a top coat and Illamasqua's Prosperity is no different...well that is a lie it has a bizarre finish!

As you may have gathered the whole point of the Illamasqua Rubber Brights Nail Collection was to mimic the effect of rubber on the nails and I would say it is a successful attempt. On the nails Prosperity is a deep vampy purple that has a little something extra in terms of tone, I'm not quite sure what but it is not your typical lilac polish that is for sure. Yet the rubber finish is wasted on me. I don't like it - to my eyes it looks like a dull, flat manicure that is screaming out for a glossy top coat which I applied as soon as I snapped the images. I should point out that is not a criticism of Illamasqua as I'm sure a good few rate the rubber finish and kudos to the brand for trying something a little different but for me I'm afraid I'm always going to be a glossy finish type of gal. 

Although the Illamasqua Rubber Bright Collection was/is limited edition you can still purchase a few shades online via Illamasqua's web store for £14.50/15ml - link

What do you think of the rubber finish or any texturised nail polish for that matter?

Random Fact - Christopher Columbus discovered natural rubber in Haiti where he saw the natives there playing with ball made from the "sap" of a tree called "cau-uchu."