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Paint Chips, Vol. 1: Smith & Cult Exit the Void

April 4th, 2017 by Karen 8 Comments

smith cult exit the void day 1
Smith & Cult Exit the Void: Day 1

How long will it last? THAT’S the question. Let’s find out! 🙂 Paint Chips is a series where I paint my paws with two coats of polish, a base coast and a top coat, and see how long it lasts.

Even if you aren’t a hardcore makeup collector — even if you’re just a part-time product enthusiast — you probably remember at least one product that turned a casual interest into a full-blown brand obsession. For me, one such product was Smith & Cult Exit the Void.

I’d worn a couple of shades from Smith & Cult before, but oh, my goodness… When I discovered this creamy periwinkle blue (came out with their spring 2017 collection), it took my eyeballs by surprise!

It looks like a perfect spring sky — that dreamy, rich blue that rocks your world after so many months of dreary, wintry gray. It brings a smile to my face whenever I see it on my nails. 🙂

What makes me REALLY happy, though, is how pigmented it is (one coat is like three coats of any other brand) and how freaking long it lasts.

And dude, I beat the crap out of my nails. I’m serious, these poor hands. I put them through a lot. Lots of typing, baby handling, kitty handling, chores, and even some weightlifting and burpies (which are the devil’s work). My nail polish, to paraphrase Rihanna, needs to work, work, work, work, work, work.

Exit the Void, when I wore it with a Sally Hansen Green Tea + Bamboo base coat and OPI Top Coat (they’re my current faves), looked perfect for five days. Then, about halfway through the fifth day, the first chips started to appear.

But that’s great for me! I left it on to see how long it could go before it passed the absolute point of no return.

smith cult exit the void day 5a
Smith & Cult Exit the Void after five days

smith cult exit the void day 5b
Smith & Cult Exit the Void after five days

That happened on day eight. The chips on my left hand didn’t get any worse, but they were joined by big chips on my right hand.

smith cult exit the void day 8
Smith & Cult Exit the Void after eight days

For me, though, this is epic in terms of wear. With most manis, by day three or four I almost always see at least a few chips, so to get a full five days rocks. I bet that if I took better care of my nails and reapplied my top coat after a few days, I could extend Exit the Void to at least a week.

It’s $18 a bottle, which I know is kind of cray, but it’s such a lovely color. If you’re feeling blue in the best possible way, I can’t recommend it enough.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Paint Chips, Vol. 1: Smith & Cult Exit the Void / Originally published April 4th, 2017

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  1. Eleni says

    April 4th, 2017 at 2:58 pm

    Looking perfect for five days is very good! Gorgeous summer shade x
    Eleni recently posted … Milk, dark or white chocolate exclusively made by Nars anyone? The NARSissist Loaded Eyeshadow Palette has all three!

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    • Karen says

      April 4th, 2017 at 4:07 pm

      Hi Eleni,

      Yes, it’s great for five days. Hope you’re having a nice week so far.

      Reply
  2. LindaLibraLoca says

    April 4th, 2017 at 10:37 pm

    Five days is really impressive. Depending on the polish I am happy if I can go 24 hours without chipping.
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    • Kristen says

      April 5th, 2017 at 5:52 am

      Right?! I feel like no matter what I do my nails chip within a day or two!

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  3. Annabelle says

    April 5th, 2017 at 2:05 am

    This sounds like such good quality! I’ve been using a lot of Essie products which also are so good for use!

    x Annabelle
    travelsandtea.com

    Reply
  4. Tatiana says

    April 5th, 2017 at 12:51 pm

    I swatched Vegas Post Apocalyptic in store over my ring finger and that lasted about 7 days before I got bored and took it off. It’s a glittery top coat, so it was hard to remove. I’m thinking of trying one of their regular colors because all polish chips on me within 48 hours. I have dry, soft, peeling nails and nothing I’ve tried has helped.

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    • Tatiana says

      April 5th, 2017 at 12:53 pm

      Oh, I have to admit that this gray blue with the purple flash is tempting me. https://www.livelovepolish.com/collections/illimite/products/illimite-shipwrecked-nail-polish

      Reply
  5. Ela says

    April 6th, 2017 at 1:58 am

    5 days is pretty impressive! Most of the nail polishes hardly lasts a whole day! That’s a beautiful spring&summer shade.
    Ela recently posted … Nip + Fab Foundation – Photoshopped Effect?

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