Nuance Nightshadow | Face-off: Julep Desiree vs. Revlon Holographic Pearls

Here's a quick comparison of Julep Desiree, a holographic top coat that came as a free gift with this month's Julep Maven monthly box, and Revlon Holographic Pearls, which I previously tried over a shimmer polish with less dramatic effect. (They're not all that similar, and I may even own other holo toppers that are more dupe-y,...

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More Julep May 2015 Mystery Box swatches: Julep Bea & Julep Marcella (plus Julep Marcy & Revlon Whimsical)

I didn't think I'd make it to another swatch post before I became too busy with 'Fiend Jr. to paint my nails, but I guess she's still too comfy in there to bother coming out. 😉 Anyway, I liked this month's Julep Mystery Box colors a lot and wanted to swatch more of them! Here...

Blue opal nails (Revlon Brilliant Strength Beguile and Sinful Colors Green Ocean)

Mr. 'Fiend and I were at our local Walgreens renting Captain America: The Winter Soldier in preparation to see Avengers: Age of Ultron when I spotted a new Sinful Colors display for their Having A Blast collection for this summer. I ended up picking up Star Blast-Off and Green Ocean. I think Star Blast-Off is new, and Green Ocean...

Julep Audrey with Revlon Transforming Effects Holographic Pearls

Weekend nails time! This is three coats Julep Audrey, an older Julep color that's still available, topped with Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Top Coat. The photo was taken in natural light, indoors: Audrey is a pale, neutral-to-cool-leaning pink jelly with a yummy-looking spun-sugar glass-fleck shimmer. It's pretty sheer and requires three coats for the opacity you...

Essie Haute As Hello & Revlon Brilliant Strength Dazzle

After last week's moody dark-green polish, I really wanted to wear something bright, so I thought I'd swatch a couple colors that I don't think I'd posted yet. Essie Haute As Hello and Revlon Brilliant Strength Dazzle are both older colors in my collection. Haute As Hello is a summer 2010 color, and I believe Dazzle...

Zoya Dillon, plus Revlon Transforming Effects Gold Glaze & Matte Pearl Glaze

I'm back with another experiment using this year's new Revlon Transforming Effects toppers! :] This time, I decided to try out Gold Glaze, a clear top coat with a warm yellow-gold shimmer, and Matte Pearl Glaze, a matte top coat with what looks like a blue-to-magenta dichroic/duochrome shimmer. I started off with Zoya Dillon from last spring's...

Julep Ava & Revlon Transforming Effects Nude Graffiti

I'm not normally a huge fan of pale pink, but Julep Ava was sitting untried in my stash (I'd gotten it for free with one of my Maven monthly boxes at some point), and I thought it'd go well with Revlon Nude Graffiti, one of the Transforming Effects top coats just released this year. I...

Zoya India, Zoya Cyma & Revlon Hearts of Gold FX

I was kind of sloppy with my Valentine's nails this year, sorry. It was past my bedtime when I did them. ;P This is Zoya India, two coats, on all fingers, except for the ring finger, which is Zoya Cyma, two coats, plus Revlon Hearts of Gold FX, roughly one coat brush-dabbed on, topped with Sally Hansen...

Revlon Parfumerie Wintermint & Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Mint Sorbet with Julep Gloria

I'd bought Revlon Parfumerie Wintermint sometime ago and never gotten around to wearing it. Good thing I met up with my sister over the weekend, and she was wearing Deborah Lippmann Mermaid's Dream, which reminded me to do that. In fact, for fun, I decided to duplicate her nails, except with similar polishes that I had...