Revlon Nail Art FrenchMix - Moonstruck

Good morning all! I have a super quick post for you today because I have a busy day ahead!

On a recent trip to Walmart I spotted these new Revlon dual-ended polishes. The purple stood out to me, of course, so I took it home with me.
And then I was seriously disappointed.

Revlon Nail Art FrenchMix - Moonstruck
The formula on these polishes was just so bad. So so bad. Do not buy this duo.
The shimmer polish was still sort of transparent at four coats, and the glitter polish was just such a pain to apply and I've shown it here at three coats.
The brushes were bad... The formula was awful... Bad all around.

I think there are about 8 colors of these duos in the display, and the others might be better than this one, but I haven't tried them. I'm totally turned off of these now. Yuck!

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Nailventurous Nail Lacquers Pulverized

Hi guys! 

It's been forever since I last blogged. My husband and I are all moved out and we drove 14 hours and are spending time with family for a week. Then it's a 2 day drive and we are at our new home! So that explains my absence, and why I will probably have a few less posts than normal.

I have another polish from Nailventurous Lacquers to show you today. This one is called Pulverized. I wore this for my birthday...I thought it was fitting! There is so much going on with this polish that at first I wasn't sure about it, but it really grew on me after a bit. I layered 1 coat over Revlon Girly. Everything places well with the exception of the big glitters that needed a little more work. But it all came together nicely, and even became totally smooth with topcoat!

This polish is total eye candy! Even now, I can't stop looking at the pictures and that never happens! Once again, another great polish from Amy!!

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Lavender Bubblegum

I wanted a bright fun glittery look to go along with the gorgeous spring weather. Here is Revlon Bubblegum (yes it's scented) with Milani Jewel FX Lavender on top.

This is 3 coats of Revlon Bubblegum (it's a little thin) and 1 coat of Milani Jewel FX Lavender.

The scent of the Revlon was really strong to start with and made me a little nauseous as I was trying to fall asleep. Lol. But it had faded to nothing by the next evening.



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Revlon Colorstay Rainforest + NYX Gilded Glitter

Hi everyone!

I guess it's about that time to be posting some green manicures since St. Patricks Day is upon us. I love wearing greens so this shouldn't be too hard. So for my first St Patrick's Day look, I used Revlon Colorstay polish in Rainforest. I love this green and the fleck shimmer/glitter had me sold!

I thought that NYX Gilded Glitter would be the perfect compliment to Rainforest and I was not dissapointed! If I knew any better I would get a backup bottle of Gilded Glitter. It's a go to layering polish for me that looks great over just about anything!

Have you started doing any green manis yet? 

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My First Half Moon Mani

Happy Friday! Even though it's been a 4 day week, the weekend can never come soon enough! 

My manicure today is a bit of a fail, but I like the idea of it...had I used different polishes I think it would have come out a lot nicer. For the base, I chose Revlon Aloof, from the Edgy Elegance collection. I really like that Revlon is coming out with colors that I like recently, but their formula almost always bubbles up on me. You can probably tell in my pics. Even when I layered NOPI My Lifesaver on top the bubbles came through making it look terrible!

I used round stickers to make the half moon, but probably should have moved them down a little further.

Thinking another coat of polish would maybe fix the bubbles, I added Revlon Whimsical on top. I think I should have just given up at this point. haha Whimsical is another one I wanted to love but the glitter is SO sparse. I ended up doing about 2 coats of this before bed, and by the time I woke up it was a wrinkled, bubbled mess! Do any of you know if Deborah Lippmann's Glitter in the Air is more dense in glitter with one coat?

So that's my nail fail for ya today! ;) What are your experiences with Revlon polishes?

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Holographic Nudity

I heard rumor that the dress code at work has changed and that they no longer allow employees to wear nail polish! I'm in shock and horror! This is surely directed at me personally! So until I know for sure.... I wore this to my first night back at work. I went for subtlety to hopefully fly under the radar. If the rumor is true, I will simply comply and actually let my nails breathe while I'm at work. That might actually help my staining to improve.... *update! The rumor was FALSE! The policy still only states that "artificial nails are prohibited." So yay! I can still wear my many polishes! :)

This is 2 coats of Revlon Elegant & 1 coat of Speciallita HITS Hefesto.

A naked nail with some holographic goodness in the sun. :)

I'll report back with what I find out!

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Revlon - Sparkling

I picked this polish up because I hoped it would be a less expensive dupe of Essie "A Cut Above" from the Luxeffects. I don't have it to compare, but it's close enough to satisfy my lemming. :) From pictures I've seen, it looks like "A Cut Above" has a high concentration of large pink glitters, while Sparkling has a higher concentration of small pink glitters. But that's ok with me!

This is 1 coat of Sparkling over 2 coats of Revlon Elegant that I showed you yesterday. This is my favorite way to wear this glitter. (I have it on as a full mani right now!)

Then I layered it over some other polishes to show you. 

Thumb - Sinful Colors Snow Me White

Index - Zoya Dove

Middle - China Glaze Recycle

Ring - Essie Sand Tropez

Pink - Orly Nite Owl

 Same colors, just no bottle. Lol

What do you think? Is this on your wishlist? And what do you think of Revlon duping Lippmann so much? I know she's probably unhappy.... but I'm grateful because otherwise I wouldn't be able to have these!

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Revlon - Whimsical & Elegant

Whimsical is a dupe for Deborah Lippmann's Glitter in the Air!!!! I first read about it in this post on Nouveau Cheap. I was so excited because I had just seen the display with the re-releases of Facets of Fuschia (now Scandalous) and Perplex (now Naughty) at Walgreens! Nouveau Cheap said Whimsical wasn't on the same display, but they found it at Bed, Bath, and Beyond. Well sadly my BB&B doesn't carry polish. :(  My local K-Mart always has a good Revlon display, so that's where I ran! And they had one! Hooray! 

I also picked up Elegant off the same display because it looked similar to "Naked" that was released by Lippmann at the same time as GitA. It looks dupe-ish to me, but I don't have it to compare side by side.

Revlon - Whimsical

This is 2 coats of Revlon Whimsical over 1 coat of China Glaze Sea Spray. Perfection! Thank you Revlon for making Lippmann's beauty fall in my price range!

Whimsical is quite sheer on it's own, so this is to show you how it builds. Thumb is 1 coat, Index is 2 coats, Middle is 3 coats, Ring is 4 coats, and Pinky is 5 coats. I like the stronger blue base so that's why I layered it in the first picture.

 Closeup of 5 thin coats.

And this is a side by side bottle shot of my Glitter in the Air franken I made back in May. I prefer the Whimsical because it has more large pink glitter. :)

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Revlon - Elegant

This is 2 coats. It applies very easily and opaque. I don't know if it's exact for Lippmann's "Naked," but it still serves a good role within my stash. I like Essie Sand Tropez for being a straight nude color, but it looks a little washed out. Elegant has a more life-like look. Sand Tropez is zombies, while Elegant is a healthy human. :)

So hurry up and run out to get your own hands on these!

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Snowflake Nails

I have another navy blue manicure for you today! This time I wanted to do some snowflakes to reflect the fact that it's finally cold enough here to feel like winter! It only took til early December to get a cold snap! That's what it means to live in Louisiana.... 

I painted 2 coats of Revlon Royal the did the details with white acrylic paint and a tiny nail art paintbrush. I added Color Club Starry Temptress Topcoat for the glittery finishing touch!

(Another picture taken in my new lightbox, do you like it better or no? I think the details are sharper in the other pictures....)

Snowflakes are super easy! You should try them if you're a beginner. :)

And a quick shot of Revlon Royal before I added the nail art. It's so sexy!

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Revlon Edgy Elegance: My Picks

Hey ladies!

I have been sitting on these polishes for a while and finally got around to swatching them. I have seen them at Ulta recently, so you should still have a chance at finding them.

These shades come from Revlon's Edgy Elegance collection that I believe is LE. These are supposed to be metallic, but they don't come across that way when compared to say, Color Club Foiled. These are still fun, but I would have released this for winter instead of fall because that's what all these shades remind me of. 

I chose 4 out of the maybe 8 available and for reference, they are all 2 coats.

 This first one is Girly. It's a very light  pastel purple. This is definitely a color I have nothing like!

Next is Aloof. Weird name, but cool color. The idea of a metallic white intrigued me, but as you can see it's more of a shimmer than metallic. I still like it a lot though. I have had a soft spot for pretty whites lately.

This one is called Princess. This is a light blue, not my fave of the bunch only because I like the Color Club version a little better.     

And finally, here is Innocent. This is a pastel pink with almost a peachy tone to it.

So what do you guys think of these? Have you bought any, or plan to?

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Revlon Facets of Fuchsia + Nail Art

* This is the post from this morning...I was having issues with my commenting feature and had to delete. Sadly those that left comments on that post were lost. :(

Hi polish lovers! :)

Here is Revlon Facets of Fuchsia. I have shown this to you swatched before, but I wore it again recently with some nail art! For reference, here is the swatch. This is 2 coats layered over black.

This polish was just asking for some Halloween nail art, so we chose some spiders from the newest Bundle Monster plate set and added purple rhinestones from Born Pretty on top. I'm not a fan of spiders, so these kinda creep me out, but I guess that's the point right?! haha

That's it for now, but I hope to be back with some news on our frankens tonight. We will try to let you  all know how much is left before we sell out! Thanks for your support! :)

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1,000 Follower Giveaway! *closed*

I'm so excited that my precious little blog has reached this milestone. It's only been 10 months and this is fantastic! Thank you to each and every one of you that comes here to see my art and participate in this little portion of my life. I know I don't do the best job at responding to your comments, but that doesn't mean I don't appreciate them. I promise to always read each and every one. I still try to respond to those that are specific questions, but I know I'm not perfect at that either. But I try!

(My cupcake tutorial can be found here.)

So as a means to thank you, I have 5 opportunities for you to win some polish! I bought 2 extra bottles of  Revlon Facets of Fuchsia for this giveaway. I thought it would be nice for you international ladies who might not be able to get them locally. The other prizes are all things that my mother was lovely enough to provide for the purpose of this giveaway. (Isn't she the greatest?! Thanks mom!)

Fill out the form at the end to be entered.

The winner will be randomly selected and prizes given out in the order that they are numbered.

Deadline is 11/11/11 (because it's a cool date)

Here are the prizes! (All are new and unused. Palettes are still wrapped in packaging.)

Prize #1 is one bottle of Revlon Facets of Fuchsia, one bottle of Revlon Top Speed Royal, and one Unforgettable Moments Eye & Lip Palette "Romantic Afternoon" (3 lip shades and 3 eye shadows) 

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Prize #2 is one bottle of Revlon Facets of Fuchsia, one bottle of Revlon Top Speed Jaded, and one Unforgettable Moments Eye & Lip Palette "Cool Rain" (3 lip shades and 3 eye shadows) 

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Prize #3 is Unforgettable Moments Eye Kit "Golden Kiss" (4 eye shadows and 2 eye liners), also Unforgettable Moments Mini Nail Trio Polishes in "Gold, Bronze, & Platinum" 

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Prize #4 is Unforgettable Moments Eye Kit "Beachy Day" (4 eye shadows and 2 eye liners), also Unforgettable Moments Mini Nail Trio Polishes in "Sapphire, Amethyst, & Garnet"

(I swatched another set of these polishes here.)

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Prize #4 is Simple Pleasures Scented Nail Polish Set (vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, raspberry, coconut, & cherry)

also Unforgettable Moments Mini Nail Trio Polishes in "Ballroom, Dancing Queen, and Twirl"

(I swatched another set of these polishes here.)

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*giveaway is now closed*

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