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Oct 19 2012
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Blue, Brown, Max Factor, Purple, Red

Max Factor Glossfinity Nail Polish

max factor glossfinity nail polishes

I found Max Factor Glossfinifty down at Priceline today reduced to $4.95 from $11.95, so I picked up 5 of my favourite shades. You can’t try any nail polishes at this store, no samples available so you have to go solely by the color of the bottle. Most of these polishes are not true to the color of the bottle, in fact at two coats most are much darker than I imagined. The gloss factor is great and these deep colors have a velvety look to them.

Here is a look at the nail polish swatches:

Glossfinity Amethyst:

max factor glossfinity nail polish swatch amethyst

Glossfinity Royal Blue:

max factor glossfinity nail polish swatch royal blue

Glossfinity Noisette:

max factor glossfinity nail polish swatch noisette

Glossfinity Lilac Lace:

max factor glossfinity nail polish swatch lilac lace

Glossfinity Ruby Fruit:

max factor glossfinity nail polish swatch ruby fruit


Tagged glossy finish
Jun 19 2012
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Blue, Iridescent, L’Oréal, Purple

L’Oreal – Mystic Blue

L'Oreal mystic blue nail polish swatch

The final polish from the L’OREAL L’OR ELECTRIC COLLECTION this one is called Mystic Blue. This is one of those polishes that some will call blue and others will call purple, the color is amazing, like a deep velvety purplish blue. It is a very richly pigmented metallic polish, you only need two coats for full opacity. I love this polish, it reminds me of the one I wore over 15 years ago as a teenager when I went to see The Red Hot Chilli Peppers for the first time!

L'Oreal mystic blue nail polish swatch
L'Oreal mystic blue nail polish swatch
L'Oreal mystic blue nail polish swatch

L'Oreal mystic blue nail polish swatch
L'Oreal mystic blue nail polish swatch
L'Oreal mystic blue nail polish swatch

L'Oreal mystic blue nail polish swatch
L'Oreal mystic blue nail polish swatch
L'Oreal mystic blue nail polish swatch



Tagged L'Oreal L'Or Electric collection 2012, Metallic
Jun 15 2012
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All Pinks, Nude and Light Pinks, OPI, Purple

OPI – Steady As She Rose

OPI - Steady As She Rose

Steady As She Rose by OPI is a cool dusty, greyish rose with strong lilac undertones, not much rose as the name implies but my eyes pick up more of the lilac. I enjoyed wearing this, it’s a very subtle polish that delivers a very nice and neat looking mani.

I used three coats, the formula was consistent and smooth and dried fairly quickly.  This one is one of my favourites out of the Pirates of The Caribbean Collection.

OPI - Steady As She Rose
OPI - Steady As She Rose
OPI - Steady As She Rose

OPI - Steady As She Rose
OPI - Steady As She Rose
OPI - Steady As She Rose



Tagged Pirates Of The Caribbean Collection by OPI
May 18 2012
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Purple, Rimmel

Rimmel – Black Cherries

rimmel nail polish black cherries

Black Cherries from the Rimmel I Love Lasting Finish Collection is a gorgeous deep purple plum, the color of very dark ripe cherries combined with gold and purple flecks that gives this polish a shimmery finish. I only bought this because it was on sale reduced to almost nothing and I am so happy I did as it is easily one of my favourite go to colors for winter!

dark purple nail polish swatch

rimmel dark purple nail polish

rimmel black cherries purple dark nail polis

rimmel-black-cherries-nail-polish-swatch

dark plum nail polish swatch


Tagged Rimmel I Love Lasting Finish, Shimmer
May 01 2012
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Orly, Pastel, Purple

Orly – You’re Blushing

orly youre blushing nail polish swatch

Last week my order of Orlys‘ Cool Romance Collection arrived in the post and I immediately tried on the color I was most drawn to in this collection: You’re Blushing.

I really love this cool lavender color, it makes me think of purple tinted concrete with it’s grey undertones. The formulas is excellent, full opacity after two coats and I have been wearing this for four days now and it just doesn’t chip!

orly youre blushing nail polish swatch

orly youre blushing nail polish swatch

orly youre blushing nail polish swatch

orly youre blushing nail polish swatch


Tagged Orlys' Cool Romance Collection
Apr 20 2012
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Essie, Pastel, Purple

Essie – To Buy Or Not To Buy

essie-to-buy-or-not-to-buy-polish

Essie – To Buy Or Not To Buy is a soft pastel purple with a blue and purple shimmer in it from Essie’s spring 2012 collection Navigate Her.

essie-to-buy-or-not-to-buy-polish

The color is so cute and I was really excited to see a pastel with a shimmer like this. I applied the first coat and thought uh oh… this is so sheer and streaky, two coats… still got bald spots happening, three coats, now we hit full opacity but unfortuately the layering of the coats is still visible. I feel like this formula is a bit thick and does not go on very smoothly. On the plus side it does dry very quickly

The color is really lovely and that ever so slight shimmer gives the pastel purple a fresh feel.

essie-to-buy-or-not-to-buy-polish-swatch

essie-to-buy-or-not-to-buy-polish-swatch

essie-to-buy-or-not-to-buy-polish-swatch

essie-to-buy-or-not-to-buy-polish-swatch

essie-to-buy-or-not-to-buy-polish-swatch

Want to see this entire collection? click here: Essie Spring 2012 Navigate Her Collection.


Tagged Essie spring 2012 collection Navigate Her
Apr 17 2012
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Purple, Revlon

Revlon – Rock

revlon-purple-nail-swatch-rock

Rock from Revlon in a creme based true purple nail polish. I got this for almost nothing in a bargain bin at the local department store among other outcast nail polish colors. Why? this color is excellent! I really love it, what a great find!

I used two coats for these images. The formula was nice and smooth and the finish is so glossy!

revlon-purple-nail-swatch-rock

revlon-purple-nail-swatch-rock

revlon-purple-nail-swatch-rock

revlon-purple-nail-swatch-rock

revlon-purple-nail-swatch-rock


Apr 09 2012
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Orly, Purple

Orly – Plum Noir

orly plum noir nail polish swatch

Orly – Plum Noir is a fabulous deep plum color, great for when you want something quite dark but not black. I used two coats and a top coat (really need a top coat otherwise you will be leaving purple lines all over the place). I felt that this took a very long time to dry, but having said that I wore this for a few days and it has quite good staying power.

orly plum noir nail polish swatch

orly plum noir nail polish swatch

orly plum noir nail polish swatch


Apr 07 2012
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Black, Fuchsia and Bright Pinks, Glitter, Purple, Revlon

Revlon – Scandalous

revlon-scandalous-glitter-nail-polish-swatch

I LOVE Revlon Scandalous (previously known as Shades of Fuchsia). It is just such a nice polish, a black base with small round and large hex fuchsia glitter dancing around, so fab. And it is a subtle glitter polish to wear as from afar it just looks like black polish but then your eye catches a flash of something sparkly. I really enjoy wearing this one!

revlon-scandalous-glitter-nail-polish-swatch

I used three coats of Revlon Scandalous with one top coat of Sally Hansen Double Duty. The following images were taken in different lighting conditions, this nail polish really stands out in the sunlight!

revlon-scandalous-glitter-nail-polish-swatch

revlon-scandalous-glitter-nail-polish-swatch

revlon-scandalous-glitter-nail-polish-swatch

revlon-scandalous-glitter-nail-polish-swatch

revlon-scandalous-glitter-nail-polish-swatch

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revlon-scandalous-glitter-nail-polish-swatch
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revlon-scandalous-glitter-nail-polish-swatch

revlon-scandalous-glitter-nail-polish-swatch
revlon-scandalous-glitter-nail-polish-swatch
revlon-scandalous-glitter-nail-polish-swatch


Mar 31 2012
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Glitter, Purple, Revlon

Revlon – Grape Fizz

revlon-swatch-polish-grape-fizz-purple

Grape Fizz is a scented polish from Revlon. This looks like an amazing deep purple glitter polish in the bottle but it turns out to be an extremely sheer purple base jelly with blue, purple and fuchsia flecks. I had to use five coats to get the results in the pictures. Looks great but the nails seemed thick and the drying time was just too much.

I think this is a polish that I would probably use as a topper to add some glittery shimmer to another color.

revlon-swatch-polish-grape-fizz-purple

revlon-swatch-polish-grape-fizz-purple

revlon-swatch-polish-grape-fizz-purple


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