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More Revlon Revealed!

As I said in the last post, I also picked up one of Revlon's new scented polishes. I had a too long debate with my younger sister deciding what color to get. She wanted a red that smelled like cherry, but I already have a red polish and didn't feel like wasting $3, so I convinced her into getting the blueberry scented one called Not So Blueberry (yeah the names were seriously lacking).

So this is the bottle, and like the name, it's also seriously lacking. It was just a fail, there's literally nothing on it. No logo or anything it just says "scented parfume" on the front and I was pretty disappointed with that. Anyway, here the color looks more blue, in real life its more of a lavender. It's kind of like a blue/lavender shimmery duochrome. It looks pretty interesting in the bottle. 

These pictures are pretty blurry and I apologize. As you can see n some pictures it looks blue while in other it does look lavender, I was worried that it would show up. You can't quite see the shimmer on pictures, but its there in person. I think its a pretty decent shade nothing super special though. Now, it states that the polish is scented when dry, but let me tell you, its definitely scented when wet too. The second I opened the bottle I could smell the artificial blueberry. It wasn't bad tho so no complaints on the scent. It also lasted a really long time, I was expecting for the smell to wear off within a few hours, but it stayed for DAYS. that was a pleasant surprise. 

I wasn't super happy with the formula though. It was really sheer. These pictures have 3 coats of polish and a top coat, but I probably could have gone with 4 or 5 coats. I don't think the color was pigmented enough. I'll have to try some other colors to see if thats the case with all of them. Application was average but the drying time was longer than I expected, for 2 thin coats it took a really long time to dry.

Overall, I think its a really interesting idea. It's kind of fun and I'm willing to try out some of the other colors. I'm pretty interested in the other scents.

Also, excuse the toys in the background, obviously my sister is a good amount younger than me lol. 

Until next time,

The Wicked

Revlon: The Truth Uncovered!

All of you have probably seen the commercials for Revlon's new Top Speed polishes featuring Jessica Alba, boasting that you can change your nail color every day because they dry so quickly. Well, I always have my doubts so I had to test it out. Here I have it in the color Golden:

I first put a base coat on my nails as I usually do, then I applied a coat of this so called "top speed" polish. I found that this was FAR from top speed. It was pretty tacky for quite a while and I was very disappointed. It didn't dry any faster than typical OPI polishes (some OPIs might even dry faster). Even though I was disappointed I decided to put on a second coat. Oddly enough the second coat dried pretty fast and I felt better about the polish. I'm not sure why the first coat took so long to dry, it might have been my base coat so I'm going to suggest no base coat for these polishes.

But I'm not really a fan of gold on my skin tone, so I had to take it up a notch.

I used the zebra print from the M57 Konad plate and the black Konad stamping polish. I really liked the way it came out and it even matches a blanket I have!

Here is the actual bottle:

When looking at the bottle, it looks gold and shimmery and I thought that it would have a glossy shimmery finish, but I was pleasantly surprised when the finish turned out to be really metallic. I really LOVE the metallic finish! It isn't glossy or shimmery at all and in the pictures I don't have a top coat, but if you want a glossy finish, a top coat would probably do it. Also, I'd say that the color is more in between gold and bronze, but it's nice either way.

Overall, I'd say that this is a relatively good polish. I'm not sure if product actually lives up to the "top speed" name though. The formula is good, it's very smooth and easy to apply. I'll have to test it out without the base coat to see if that helps the drying time. But for quick drying polishes, I think Sally Hansen's Insta-Dri polishes are faster. 

Also, I just wanted to comment on where you can purchase these. I was in CVS and I noticed these and the new scented Revlons. When I checked the price it was $6.75! Kind of ridiculous if you ask me, so I passed on them. A few days later I was a Wegmans (grocery store) and decided, just out of curiosity, to see if they had them. And they did! and the prices were soooooo much cheaper. They had the Top Speed polishes for $4.99 with a coupon for $1.00 off and the scented ones for $2.99 (I believe, it might have been $3.99)! So I really suggest you check around for these, it's definitely not worth buying them at CVS. I did buy one of the scented ones and I'll probably post that one next.

Until next time,

The Wicked

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OPI Nevermore!

Finally, the last of the Go Goth minis!

So this is a glittery shimmery blue purple color. It changes in the light, I put it on when it was dark so it looked purple instead of blue. I'm assuming when it is light out, it will look more blue and here you can kind of see it because of the camera flash. I've also heard that this color is actually OPI Ink and was just put into a mini bottle and remarketed for the halloween collection. 

Here, I have 3 coats of the color and a top coat. I've found that all these (besides Obscurity) need 3 coats and a top coat. They are super shimmery when they are wet but as they dry the definitely dull, so a top coat really does wonders for these colors so I suggest it.

Overall, I thought the collection was excellent. It was true to the name and had some great colors, though I wish the bottles were a bit bigger. If anyone wants to buy it, they are cheaper on Amazon.com than in stores. I hope you all enjoyed the collection as much as I did!

Until next time,

The Wicked

OPI Unripened!

I really really liked this color, but it was harder to capture than I thought it would be.

So here, you can see that is has this dark greenish tint, which it from the glitter in the polish. The glitter is pretty hard to see. In person, you can see it up close and it changes from green to blue to purple, depending on the light.

Here, you can see that from far away it just looks black. It is the same in person, you can really only see the glitter if you look really close. Its actually really pretty up close and I wish it was more visible on camera. 

You can kind of see the purple in this picture.

Other than my camera issues, or whatever it was, this color was really nice. In the pictures I have a base coat and 3 coats of polish AND a top coat. I took these pictures after 4 days or so and even with 5 coats of polish on, it hadn't started to chip. The formula, like the rest, was really good and it covered really well. Actually, when the polish is wet the glitter is much more prominent. But what can you do, right? Overall, the whole Go Goth collection is great and I'll be putting the last color up soon!

Until next time,

The Wicked