Revlon Radiant

I'm still going through the polishes I have won from giveaways and today I have for you Revlon Radiant which I also won from Bethany at A Plethora of Nails.

Radiant had also been released by Revlon but called Mosaic. Revlon Radiant is also from the Revlon Expressionist collection.

One coat of Sally Hansen Triple Strong base coat and three coats of Radiant. I found this one to be a bit thick when applying it. It was difficult to get full coverage, especially at my tips :( Finally I finished it off with a coat of Revlon Colorstay top coat.

Still no sunlight but several natural light photos:)

Revlon Radiant in Artificial Light

Revlon Radiant in Shade

Revlon Radiant in Natural Light

Revlon Radiant in Natural Light

 This is a beautiful polishes! It has large blue, silver and green hexes and is packed with smaller blue hexes in a clear base. I think next time I should layer this over a base colour to help make this beauty pop :)

Revlon Facets of Fuchsia

I'm trying to get through the polishes I have recent won from giveaways and today I have for you Revlon Facets of Fuchsia which I won from Bethany at A Plethora of Nails.

Facets of Fuchsia is the first release of this polish by Revlon and Revlon Scandalous is the re-release. It is also a dupe of Deborah Lippmann's Bad Romance. So a much cheaper alternative! Revlon Scandalous is from the Revlon Expressionist collection that was only recently released here in Australia :(

One coat of Sally Hansen Triple Strong base coat and two coats of Facets of Fuchsia. I was surprised at how easily and smoothly this polish applied. Finally I finished it off with a coat of Revlon Colorstay top coat.

It's picture time! I'm sad to goodbye to sunlight again :(

Revlon Facets of Fuchsia in Artificial Light

Revlon Facets of Fuchsia in Natural Light

This is so gorgeous! I love black based polishes with glitter, they look amazing! Black with purple glitter and hexagons is a huge win in my opinion! Although I'm not quite sure where the random silver glitter came from on my ring finger O.o All in all...LOVE!!

Revlon Galaxy over Ulta3 Blue Heaven

I wanted to try out the other Revlon Top Coat nail polish that I had picked up. So I decided to try Galaxy over the Ulta3 Blue Heaven manicure I was already wearing.

This time I only applied one thick coat instead of two thin coats like I did with Slipper. It applied very easily and like slipper the glitter is well suspended in the clear coat. Galaxy has black and blue glitter and then the same holographic hexagons that Slipper has. I added a layer of Sally Hansen Mega Shine top coat to help smooth it out but the following morning it was still a bit bumpy so I would recommend trying Seche Vite instead.

These photos were taken in artificial light.

Revlon Galaxy over Ulta3 Blue Heaven in Artificial Light

Revlon Galaxy over Ulta3 Blue Heaven in Artificial Light

Then these in natural light the following day.

Revlon Galaxy over Ulta3 Blue Heaven in Natural Light

Revlon Galaxy over Ulta3 Blue Heaven in Natural Light

I think I like this top coat even better than Slipper! I can see wearing Galaxy over numerous other colours since it's primarily made up of black and silver hexagons.

Revlon Slipper over Ulta3 Mango Mayhem

I picked up two of the Revlon Top Coat glitters from Gloss for AUD$5 each. I decided to try Revlon Slipper first. It contains fine red and silver square glitter with silver holographic hexagons in a clear base. Since it's a top coat I applied it over Ulta3 Mango Mayhem instead of a red because I wanted to clearly get an idea of what Slipper looks like.

I applied two coats over my previous manicure. As a top coat the glitter sits in a clear base and since I added two coats the glitter sits in layers instead of sinking together. Even though it's a top coat I added a coat of Sally Hansen Mega Shine top coat.

These photos were taken immediately afterwards in artificial light.

Revlon Slipper over Ulta3 Mango Mayhem in Artificial Light

Revlon Slipper over Ulta3 Mango Mayhem in Artificial Light

The following day I took these photos in the natural light. The glitter had actually sunk down so it looked less like it was 'floating' in the clear base.

Revlon Slipper over Ulta3 Mango Mayhem in Natural Light

Revlon Slipper over Ulta3 Mango Mayhem in Natural Light

I think that you would have to wear this as a top coat because it would take a hundred layers to become opaque. I like the contrast of the orange to the red and silver glitter but I can't wait to wear Slipper over a black. At some point I will still try Slipper over a red but I am most eager to try it over a black base.

Revlon Iced Mauve

I realised I hadn't shown you Revlon Iced Mauve on it's own in the sunlight before I used it for my pastel water marbling. So I used Revlon Quick Dry base coat and then two thin layers of Revlon Iced Mauve. If you use a thicker coat it is opaque in just one layer. The formula isn't as bad as most Revlon nail polishes, this one is easy to control and not crazy watery. To finish it off I applied a coat of Sally Hansen Mega Shine top coat.

I took these photo's in artificial light once I applied my top coat.

 Revlon Iced Mauve in Artificial Light

Revlon Iced Mauve in Artificial Light

Then these were taken in natural light, outside in the lovely sunshine. You can see where I clumsily managed to knock my nails - oops!

 Revlon Iced Mauve in Natural Light

Revlon Iced Mauve in Natural Light

Iced Mauve is a gorgeous purple pink colour, a light mauve. It has a subtle shimmer to it that you can see in the photo's. It has a longer dry time than other nail polishes but most of the Revlon polishes I use take quite awhile to dry. This is a beautiful colour and easy to grab if you're in a hurry since it's opaque with one thick coat. Just remember to let it dry without knocking it - unlike like me!