Revlon Powder Puff

I've been procrastinating again. There are presents to be wrapped, presents to be made, presents to find (Yes, I already lost something I bought. If you have any ideas I would be grateful!) and presents to mail. I've also been procrastinating getting photos edited and uploaded to blogger. It's just that every time I log in I get distracted reading everyone else's new posts...

Revlon Powder Puff, sun


I'm not usually one to wear white, but when I saw the great photos on other blogs I was intrigued. White with blue shimmer? Sign me up please!

Revlon Powder Puff, shade


Let's see...*consults my notes*...this is three coats, no base or top coat. I went for opacity, but if you like your polish sheer two coats would have been fine. Very smooth application. The bottle says matte (hence no top coat) but it's not a flat matte, more of a suede-like finish (which I like).

More sun, just because


This is a perfect snow-type color to me, a white so bright it shines with a blue tone (says the girl who doesn't live in snow...you must think me I'm nuts XD). I did balk a tiny bit a the price though. It wasn't on sale and I had no coupons so I paid about 5.49 for this. I was miffed but I sucked it up and paid because hey, it's limited edition! (They get me with that every time...*sigh*)

Revlon Ruby + Slipper

Wow, this week is just flying by. And not in a good way. So far I've had two sleepless nights, the ol' carpal tunnel acting up, a nail in my car tire (that couldn't be patched), I forgot to do my Japanese class homework and managed to burn my stomach with a hot pot yesterday. The blister is about 3 inches long and crescent shaped. Woohoo for interesting scars! But through it all, my nails were lovely =D

Revlon Ruby + Slipper, daylight lamp


Revlon released these limited edition pairs that you can wear together for a cutesy name or mix and match if you like.


(Not my best bottle pics, but you get the idea)

I didn't really need another red polish, but I was drawn to the whole idea of a "set" (I'm such a sucker). I'm glad I did buy Ruby though. It is one the yummiest, squishiest red jellies I own. And application was dreamy in two coats. Add one coat of Slipper for some red and silver bling, a lil' bit of topcoat and I had loveliness that kept me happy last week with only minimal tipwear. (Aha, did you think I wore it this week? So sorry to mislead. This week's loveliness will be up as soon as I can find my camera cable.) Here, look at another picture of Ruby + Slipper:



And what's this? Some friends?


But wait a minute...I'm pretty sure those aren't my bottles of polish. I wonder who they could belong to? *dun dun dun*

Revlon Grape Icy

The new position I'm temporarily filling in for at work is wearing me out. Luckily I found something in the drugstore that helped perk me up! Today's mani is one of the new scented Revlons, Grape Icy. You may also notice that I chopped my nails down a bit; short nails are easier for me to maintain at the moment.

As many of you already know, digital cameras often don't capture purples accurately. This polish was no different. For my sun and shade pictures, I've included both the original photo and one that I "doctored" to a more accurate portrayal of the color.

Revlon Grape Icy, sun (unaltered)


Revlon Grape Icy, sun (edited for color accuracy)


Grape Icy is a bit on the sheer side; this was 4 thin coats. Surprisingly, it was very easy to apply evenly, just required building layers for opacity. The scent is light and sweet, rather like grape-flavoured candy and lasted for several days, even with topcoat. Wait until your topcoat is dry before you try smelling it though (unlike me, lol).

The shade (or indoor) picture is closer to the correct color, but even that wasn't quite red enough and so I had to "doctor" that one as well. I apologize for the blurriness; my camera wouldn't focus properly without a flash and the flash would wash out the color. Of these four pictures, the last one is the most color accurate.

Revlon Grape Icy, indoors (unaltered)


Revlon Grape Icy, indoors (edited for color accuracy)


Overall, this is a nice color that is very vibrant in real life, but I don't think I would buy it just for the color. The real draw here is the idea of having a scented nail polish. =)