Revlon ColorStay in Rich Raspberry

 Revlon ColorStay in Rich Raspberry

2 coats

Sadly, this is from a discontinued line. The ColorStay nail color line has been replaced with the ColorStay Gel Envy line. I picked this up at Big Lots for just $1.50. It applied like a dream- perfect coverage in 2 coats.

Wear Test: Revlon ColorStay Gel Envy

Fresh swatch pic:

mani done Thursday night before bed, 

pic taken Friday morning

Revlon ColorStay Gel Envy in Pocket Aces

2 coats topped with ColorStay Gel Envy Diamond Top Coat

Day 6, with 5 full days of wear:
pic taken Tuesday afternoon

note: one small chip, but virtually NO tipwear!

Verdict:

I believe the one chip I got was due to the two days we spent at the local water park and all the sunscreening I did. There is not even a hint of a chip on any of my other 9 nails. And the fact that there is no tipwear is amazing! I can't wait to try other colors in this system.

Have you tried this system yet? Both the colors and topcoat in the ColorStay Gel Envy line retail for approximately $8.

Revlon ColorStay Gel Envy in Pocket Aces

Revlon ColorStay Gel Envy in Pocket Aces

2 coats topped with ColorStay Gel Envy Diamond Top Coat

 



Create salon-quality color in 30 vibrant shades with our revolutionary 2-step system. Brush on the base + color in one, and then finish with the protective ColorStay Gel Envy Diamond Top Coat™ for superior strength. Together, they create vivid color, brilliant shine and gorgeous life-resistant wear.

I am LOVING this line! I am now on day 4 and this mani still looks perfect! I hope to take some pics tomorrow to show the progress. As far as home no-light gel polish goes, this is a front runner for me, along with the L'Oreal Extraordinaire Gel-Lacque system. In last place are CND Vinylux and the Sally Hansen Miracle Gel.

Both the colors and topcoat in the ColorStay Gel Envy line retail for approximately $8, but I was able to purchase a color and topcoat at Walgreens during a BOGO 50% off, and I also used two $3 coupons, so I got a fabulous deal.

Revlon Colorstay in Rich Raspberry

A few weeks ago I started stalking my Big Lots because I heard there were Sephora by OPI shades there. I got lucky and found a few, but I also found two Revlon Colorstay shades, both in their core collection, on sale for just $1.50 each. Today I'll show you Rich Raspberry.

 

Revlon Colorstay in Rich Raspberry

2 coats

 



Isn't this pretty? It applied like a dream! At just $1.50 I think I need to go back and look for some more colors.

Revlon Colorstay in Rain Forest

A few weeks ago I started stalking my Big Lots because I heard there were Sephora by OPI shades there. I got lucky and found a few, but I also found two Revlon Colorstay shades, both in their core collection, on sale for just $1.50 each. Today I'll show you Rain Forest.

 

Revlon Colorstay in Rain Forest

2 coats

 



Isn't this pretty? I really love how it looks in the sun. And just $1.50? I think I need to go back and look for some more!

NOTD: Revlon ColorStay in Red Carpet

Revlon ColorStay in Red Carpet

2 coats

I'm not sure how long I'd had this one..... at some point I believe I purchased it at CVS, most likely during an ECB deal or sale.

It's really a pretty jelly- and I got good coverage in just two coats. I have a bad habit of on wrapping the tips only on my swatching photo hand, and the hand that I did *not* wrap the tips on had major shrinkage over night. (I used NYC Grand Central Station.) The hand with wrapped tips still looked nice this morning though.

NOTD: Revlon Colorstay in Marmalade

Revlon ColorStay in Marmalade

3 coats

Last month I picked up a red shade from the new Revlon ColorStay collection. This new collection has the tagline "Gel-Like shine and up to 11 days of shatterproof color*." The asterisk below that line states: "*When worn with ColorStay™ base & top coats".

I was very curious about this polish, so I picked up the base and top coats as well.

I'm have to admit that I'm so addicted to Seche Vite, I'm hesitant to try anything else. So this little group of three bottles has set in my kitchen cabinet all month. But this week CVS has a fabulous sale on all their Revlon polishes, so I ran up there last night and picked up this oh-so-springy Marmalade shade. I basically got paid to take this out of the store.

Here's how: All Revlon nail polish is $4.79. You will get $3 Extra Care Bucks to use on your next purchase. I used a $3/1 Revlon CVS store coupon that printed from their Magic Coupon Machine when I went in the store and paid $1.79, and got back $3 ECB. Hell of a deal.

So I decided that free polish = a sign to give it a try. I painted my nails, using their base and top coats, and went to bed about an hour later.

And woke up to terrible sheet marks! So I added a coat of clear polish and topped it with Seche Vite this morning. I guess I will be using Seche Vite after their top coat from now on! But I do love this shade and am so so so ready for spring!

Speaking of spring, I spotted this on Sephora and am dying for this set of nail polish in Pantone's color for 2012, Tangerine Tango. It's not available for purchase yet, but I will certainly stalking it.