Revlon Grape

Sometimes I just can't help myself and I want to binge buy.  The day I walked into CVS was one of those days. I spied this rack of Revlon products (among their Fire and Ice line) and since I'm a sucker for purple sparkly polish, I snatched this one up.  I believe it was around $5 for this "top speed, one coat" polish that is supposed to be dry in 60 seconds.  Grape is a dark purple with red and blue particles but is officially listed as a pearl.


I used a base of Seche Natural, one coat of Grape and a top of Seche Vite.  The nails were dry to the touch within 60 seconds (before the Seche Vite) but still scratchable/nickable.

In the sun you can barely see the blue and red sparkles.

The shade just washes out this color completely - not one of my favorites anymore.  I hate when polish is so dark it looks black or is just completely washed out without sun.  Still a good color and one coat coverage is always nice but it's going back on the shelf for awhile.


Revlon can be found in several grocery and drug stores - price may vary from $3-5.  Check out their website for more information.  You can also follow them on Twitter or like them on Facebook.

Blogs of Note

HAPPY NEW YEAR! (again)  Today is actually my parents wedding anniversary.  It makes me all warm and fuzzy to know they still love each other.  ^_^  Here's some more...

First today is Cosmetic Cupcake.  Chelle posts a mix of makeup and nail polish with some amazingly cute nail art included.  She has medium nails and features a variety of items since she's located in Australia but visits Hong Kong for family.

Next today is Crystal Polish.  This blog is written by Sarah and Jason who are very in love.  While I'm 99.8% sure that the nail polish is only worn by Sarah, it's very refreshing to see a man's perspective on nail polish - color and finish.  Also, apparently Jason crochets, and I'd a sucker for a scarf.  Just saying.  Crystal has medium nails and even does some water marbling!

Last today is CucumPear's Onyx Phalanx.  Think lots of green and pink.  Owner Amira originally was blogging about makeup but it evolved into a purely nail polish blog with layering, freehand nail art and Konad.  She has medium nails.

Enjoy!

China Glaze Little Drummer Boy

I'm attempting to get back into the swing of things with the New Year and all.  Here is a post from last year that somehow never made its way out of my computer.


Unfortunately, I never got a good bottle picture of China Glaze Little Drummer Boy from the Tis The Season collection, but it's the lone blue in the bunch.  I used a base of Seche Natural, only one coat of Little Drummer Boy and a top coat of Seche Vite.  There was a deep blue shimmer just like in Sephora by OPI Club Scene Queen, but no grey and it wasn't some sheer mess.

As you can see in the sun, I'm back to nubbins... again.  At Christmas, I had a bit of free edge, but then I had a "family issue" and well, just BLAH.  I was pretty ticked, to be honest, because I have RACKS of polish waiting to be swatched and I hate rocking nubbins.

The shade pictures really do this color some justice.  I had debated on hand drawing some snowflakes over this for Christmas, but I'm not very patient and only have one striper brush currently.  Fun times!


I still three more colors from this collection to swatch and much more to come!  I'm hoping to get two posts done a day for at least awhile to get caught up.  There are so many collections coming out this year and if given the opportunity to review them, I want to make sure it's done in a timely manner so you can see what colors you will be lemming.


Have a great New Year!

China Glaze [official website] can be found online through several etailers, including my favorite Head2Toe Beauty [official website], Sally's Beauty Supply [official website] as well asTransDesign [official website].

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.

Happy 2011!

Happy 2011 Everyone!

Blogs of Note

It's the day after Christmas - I hope everyone is enjoying their holidays!

First today is Candy Coated Tips.  Jackie has medium length nails and also makes jewelry!  She has quite a bit of OPI which I love to see all the colors since I really got into polish "late" and don't own a lot of the great colors like the DS series.

Next is Chromatic Misadventures.  Claudia posts a large variety of brands and colors but I think she does post always in her house and not outdoors, which can lead to a bit of color discrepancy.  She has medium nails and was featured as a Top 50 Nail Blog by SpaBeautySchools.com

Last today is Cindy Blogs Nails.  Cindy has medium to short nails and blogs a mix of swatches and nail art.

Enjoy!