SD Review - Revlon Expressionists Collection Nail Polishes

I am a BIG fan of glitter and have to admit, I'm a sucker for glitter nail polishes.  So, when I was in ULTA the other day and saw the display for the new Revlon Expressionists collection, I had to grab a few of the polishes.

And they are stunning.  There are 4 colors in the nail collection: Smoky Canvas, Facets of Fuchsia, Blue Mosaic and Starry Pink.  I got all but Smoky Canvas.

The colors are stunning.  Jelly base polishes with small round and large hex glitters. I can't wait to try these two.

What I'm wearing right now is Facets of Fuchsia - a sheer black base with purple glitter.  This color is elegant, subtle and stunning.

Deborah Lippmann has made glitter polish upscale and classy, but Revlon (especially with this near dupe of DL's Bad Romance) is hot on her heels.  I was is love with this polish from the first brush stroke.

If you can find these polishes, get them.  The price is great and the colors will totally impress you.

I also bought one of the eyeshadows.  I'm less thrilled with this, as I find glittery shadows to be too "chunky" but the colors are cute too.

Images source via web and not my own.

SD Review - Revlon Just Bitten Lipstain

I've spoken before about my love for lipstains and now I have a new one that I've fallen for.  I have just bought three colors of the Revlon "Just Bitten" collection.

I bought Twilight (deep berry), Passion (medium pink) and Frenzy (bright fuchsia).  They don't drip going on, stain well, and have a nice balm on the other side.

Great color, great application and as natural or bright as you would like to go.  I bought mine at CVS for about $9 each.  Since I just bought them I'm not sure how long they will last but I'll let you know!

GPOY Lipstain

More Metallics

Still loving nail polish and manicures over here.  My pink glitter was chipping off last night so, having just bought a bunch more polishes from Ulta, I did a super quick polish change (hence slightly uneven french tip edges, I'm still learning) with Orly's Mirror Mirror and Revlon's Metallic 860.

This is a pretty light true grey with a cool very very subtle blue undertone that goes well with my pasty skin tone.  The Revlon is a great liquid silver.  I did a base coat, one thick coat of the grey and then the tips. I can't wait to do more with this silver.  I love love love it.

I've also found two great tools that are keeping me less smudgy - O.P.I.'s Drying Drops and Seche Vite quick dry top coat.  This top coat really does dry fast and shiny. And the drying drops are magic.  I think this was about $20 but you only use a few drops per nail so it's going to last forever.

And 100% pure acetone remover, where have you been all my life???  So much easier than the other stuff!

I'm so excited about some of the colors I got last night.  I'm trying to pace myself to once or twice a week.  As someone who has never had good nails, this is a whole new world of fun.  Squeeeeee!!!!!

Ensemble du Jour

The Outfit
Finally, the rain has left us for a day and the sun is shining. It's warmer out and much more like Spring. I'm wearing a neutral silvery grey outfit but with bursts of bright pink as a fun accent color.



The top is a bluish silver and sort of shiny knit from Ann Taylore. The skirt is my warmer grey corduroy Old Navy skirt. The bubbly necklace is from Target, one of my new items.



The sandals are the Roy G. Biv slingbacks from Ashley Dearborn. She is one of the earliers independant shoe creators. Her whimsical designs really won me over and she's very nice to speak with. I thought these were especially appropriate today.



The Focal Point
I'm sure the change in weather had something to do with it, but really the colors all came from my eyeshadow.



I have two of Revlon's Diamond Lust eyeshadows and decided to wear the Platinum today. Everything just got pulled from there - not that I always match my clothes and make-up but the fun shiny feel was what I wanted to incorporate.



These are good eyeshadows by the way. I also have the "Grab Me Gold" which isn't too brassy or anything. It has a brown undertone which makes it a good color for me. I like the packaging too. They're worth checking out if you like the colors.