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Revlon Parfumerie in Wintermint

Revlon Parfumerie in Wintermint

2 coats

 

Although I still had a bit of trouble with the handle like I did with China Flower, I thought this shade was gorgeous. I also had much better luck this time when I used my usual topcoat, NYC Grand Central Station, with this one- absolutely no problems at all, and it dried completely smooth.

 

I ended up wearing this for three days, and it wore pretty well. For this pic, I re-did the four fingers in the picture so I'd have fresh application to show. Removal wasn't too bad- I used my scrubby tub and found that I just had to scrub a bit extra to get that last bit of glitter off.

 

The smell, again, was faint, but still cool. By the third day I couldn't smell it at all.

 



lighting: shade

 



Here's a shade pic where you can see the glitter a bit better.

 

 

Revlon Parfumerie in China Flower

Revlon Parfumerie in China Flower

2 coats

 

Before we chat too much about this shade, I want to note that it did not play well with my normal topcoat of choice, NYC Grand Central Station. I did two separate manis with two separate bottles of GCS, and both time the finish was very streaky. Almost like China Flower soaked up some of the top coat in places? So for this mani I applied a coat of another clear polish before I took the pic to even it back out.

 

Also note that the scent only appears when the polish is dry- when it is wet, or when you smell from the bottle, it just smells like regular nail polish. I saw a youtuber remark (while smelling the open bottle) that it was silly that they called these Perfumerie since they don't smell like anything other than stinky nail polish. I guess she hadn't tried it as a mani yet!

 

So the smell was nice- very faint, but if I had my hands up by my face, I could smell it. Fun!

 

As for the color- I LOVE it! It's very Spring and Summer appropriate and I think this would make a great pedi color too.

 

So if you have used this, what topcoat do you recommend? 

 

One more thing- I had a bit of trouble with the design of the brush. Not actually the brush itself, but the handle.... see that big ball? That's what you have to hold while polishing, and it was awkward for me. Maybe after a few more times I'd get used to it, but it just wasn't comfortable and I didn't feel like I had control of the brush like I normally do.

 

 

Revlon Brazilian Beach

 Revlon Brazilian Beach

2 coats

(pic taken in shade because this one in the sun freaked out my camera!)

from the Haute Rocks Pebbled Nail Enamel Collection

 

Today I've got another shade from the Revlon Haute Rocks Pebbled Nail Enamel Collection. Last week I found this collection at my local CVS and chose a few shades to purchase. (Retail price was $5.99 each, but there was an ECB deal on them at the time to make them cheaper.)

 

 

 These Limited Edition Collection shades contains a matte base packed with glitter. The display referred to "3D matte sparkle inspired by exotic pebbled beaches."

 

Although the other two shades I tried from this line had a tinted base that helped me achieve pretty complete coverage in two coats, Brazilian Beach's base is just barely tinted, so my natural nail did show through. One option to remedy this might be to use a nude shade as undies.

 

I did find that this one dried relatively smooth, as did Balinese Bay and Lana'i Lagoon.

 

Here's a macro shot of the glitter- I do think the different sizes of gold and copper glitters are gorgeous.

 



Revlon Balinese Bay

Revlon Balinese Bay

2 coats

from the Haute Rocks Pebbled Nail Enamel Collection

 

Today I've got another shade from the Revlon Haute Rocks Pebbled Nail Enamel Collection. Last week I found this collection at my local CVS and chose a few shades to purchase. (Retail price was $5.99 each, but there was an ECB deal on them to make them cheaper.)

 

These Limited Edition Collection shades contains a matte base packed with glitter. The display referred to "3D matte sparkle inspired by exotic pebbled beaches."

 

Again, I was impressed with the coverage I got in just two coats. As with Lana'i Lagoon, this was actually pretty smooth!

 

shade pic- I think you see the glitter a bit bitter in the shade

macro shot- I LOVE this combo of glitter.

 



Revlon Lana'i Lagoon

Revlon Lana'i Lagoon

2 coats

from the Haute Rocks Pebbled Nail Enamel Collection

 

Last week I found this collection at my local CVS and chose a few shades to purchase. (Retail price was $5.99 each, but there was an ECB deal on them to make them cheaper.)

 

These Limited Edition Collection shades contains a matte base packed with glitter. The display referred to "3D matte sparkle inspired by exotic pebbled beaches."

 

I was impressed with the coverage I got in just two coats. And although I totally expected this to leave a rough texture, it was actually pretty smooth!

 

shade pic- I think you see the glitter a bit bitter in the shade

macro shot- isn't that glitter gorgeous?

 



CoverGirl Glosstinis in #RavingHot

CoverGirl Glosstinis in #RavingHot

2 coats

from the Ready, Set Gorgeous display

 

Although CoverGirl does not have any info about this collection/display on their website, even under "New Releases", Nouveau Cheap does have some pics of the display. Quite a few products are featured- foundation, powder, concealer, and new shades of Smoochies, Glosstinis and Flamed Out Shadow Pencils.

 

I found the display at my local Walgreens and checked out the Glosstini section- the polishes are labeled either "Glossy Days" or "Glowing Nights" (the display says these glow under black lights). Since I haven't had a black light since I was a kid in the 70s, and am pretty sure I won't be at any clubs with one either, I decided to try one of the Glossy Days shades for just $2.99. (I also used a $1 coupon from the P&G coupon insert from the Sunday paper, making my cost $1.99.)

 

I just love these little bottles- at .11 fluid ounces, they are quite tiny, but I don't have any problem with the brush. I was super pleased with the color- Since it's a jelly, I've got some VNL showing, but I wasn't bothered because the shade is so bright and cheery.

 

Have you tried any of these shades? I'd love to see what the Glowing Nights shades do!