Revlon Colorstay Gel Envy Swatches

Hello dear followers! Today I have a follow up to Mir's Revlon Colorstay Event post. I will be swatching the polishes I received in my goodie bag at the end of the event. If you would like to read Mir's original post you can do so here.

All my swatches were topped with the Revlon Colorstay Gel Envy Topcoat which I forgot to take a picture of. The topcoat did a great job adding a gel like shine to my nails and dried fairly quick. I was quite impressed with the overall quality of the polishes. Many only required one coat for opacity and dried quickly with a glossy shine.

Onward to the swatches...

Revlon Colorstay Event (Toronto)

Thank you Revlon for hosting this event!

The cut is early since this post is very picture heavy!
Click below to finish reading what fun we had!

Revlon - Just Bitten Lipstain + Balm in Dawn/Aube

I just thought to post about this but I don't really know what to say ... Maybe another colour may be better since it actually does what it says?

The lipstain stains and the balm is pretty..balmy? haha..

But, let's start from the top.

I decided to expand on the type of lip products I've tried and picked up a 'lipstain'. The purchase was really random and now I think it's a ..regret?
I opened the seal and pulled the cap off the balm end and it was broken and fell onto my carpet. Of course,  MY LUCK.

Also the colour of the stain is much darker than the tube has lead me to believe. It's hard to pick a colour since at Wal-Mart there are no testers!

Everything else is under the cut, mostly because I don't want people to freak out... JUST IN CASE.
So click below for pictures :)

Revlon Nail Art Neon and Expressionist Review

Hi everyone! Today I have a couple more Revlon nail art polishes to share with you all. These nail art polishes are distinctly duo ended and expertly colour matched. I have two polishes from the Neon line and two from the Expressionist line.

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Revlon Nail Art Moon Candy Review

Hello all! Today I will be reviewing 3 polishes from Revlon's Moon Candy line.

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Revlon Nail Brightner and Cuticle Softener Review

Last month Revlon generously sent us some products to review, I have 2 products from their nail treatment line to share with you all today.

Revlon Nail Brightener
The name of this product is a little misleading. I guess what I was expecting was a nail whitening product, what we have here is a brightening product. Instructions on the bottle recommend to use this product alone or as a base coat. From afar the polish is milky white in colour but a closer view shows a burple micro-shimmer, on the nail it gives off a sheer pearly finish. The brightener did not whiten my nails or remove stains but I found the glowy effect of the burple shimmer definitely helped my nails look more naturally refined and shiny. I can see myself using this polish for days when I want a demure look to my nails. I don't know how often I'd use this products as a base coat because I felt the burple tint was actually quite strong when on my nails.

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Revlon Cuticle Softener
At first glance I thought this was a polish but upon closer inspection it turned out to be a cuticle softening product. Unlike many cuticle care products out there this was a blue tinted gel with little micro beads that dissolved once massaged into you skin. I liked the frosted glass bottle and absolutely loved the smell. I thought it smelled like lychee and the scent lasts after the gel is absorbed into the skin. A little product goes a long way, I thought the gel was absorbed quickly but left slightly tacky film where it was applied. The skin around my nails did feel softer but I haven't tested the products over a long period of time yet. I think this product will work well with individuals who dislike the oily feeling of traditional cuticle oils. Personally, I didn't love or hate this product but is something I can see myself using in a pinch.

The little beads in the cuticle softener reminded me of that 90's drink, Orbitz...does anyone else remember these?

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Each bottle is 14.7ml big and can be purchased at any drug store in North America.
Have you tried any of products from Revlon's Nail Treatment line? If so, which ones?


Annie



***Products were sent for review in exchange for our honest opinions***

Revlon Nail Art Contest

Last month Revlon generously sent us some products to review, currently Revlon has a nail art contest going on. This contest runs until July 31st, there are 2 grand prizes which consists of 160 polishes from their nail art line. This past week I had to time to play around with some of their nail art polishes. I was inspired by my Marc Jacobs Daisy perfume and decided to do some simple flowers.

For this look I used:
Revlon Moon Candy Orbit #1
Revlon Matte Top Coat
Revlon Neon Neon Light #1
Revlon Expressionist Vincent Van Gold #1
Dotting Tool

I did have to use 2 coats of the matte polish since I did not apply enough near the base of my nails and when it dried I could see the finishing line between the regular finish and matte finish. But I was pleased with the matte effect. It lightened up the purple base coat a little bit but I thought it ended up looking really soft and smooth.

I kept things really simple so I used 2 coats of base colour then for the flowers I used a dotting tool and made 5 white dots for the petals and a gold dot in the middle. This was my first time creating flowers so please excuse some imperfections :) For some white dots I had to go over them again because I didn't have enough product on the dotting tool or the polish dried a little bit and became a bit too sticky to create a nice clean circle.

This look was super easy to do but I'll be the first to admit that I need some more practice with my dotting tool ;)
Have any of you entered Revlon's contest? What look did you submit?


Entries can be uploaded here, contest ends 11:59pm ET July 31, 2013. You are allowed one entry per day from per person/household/email address and it open to Canadian residents over the age of majority. One random draw will be held on July 22, 2013 and a second random draw will be held on August 21, 2013.



Annie






***Products were sent for review, opinions are my own, honest and unbiased***

Enabler Alert! Clearance at Shoppers Drug Mart.

If you haven't been to Shoppers Drug Mart recently now may be the best time to go. This past weekend I was at my local Shoppers Drug Mart and found 4 huge bins of polishes on sale. The bins were located at the back of the store (no where close to the cosmetic isles) along with other sale items from throughout the store.

They had Essies and SensatioNail gel polishes marked down to $4, Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure, NOPI and Quo by Orly gel polishes down to $3 and assorted Revlon, Rimmel, Quo by Orly and Sally Hanson Salon Effects for $2! Needless to say I was giddy with excitement when I saw those prices. Check out what I picked up.