Swatches: Revlon Nail Enamel "Fasionista" (NEW shade)

I got a few new polishes over the weekend (and noticed a bunch of new L'Oreal nail polishes that I need as I don't have dupes in my collection of many of the new colors). One of them was one of the new Revlon shades, "Fasionista". It's a dark navy creme with almost a blue-green tint to it, but only slightly. I decided to review and swatch it today.

Outdoors, natural light.

Outdoors, natural light.

The formula is very opaque, almost only need one coat although I used 2 for these pictures. Not runny or streaky but like most blues, if you get it on your skin it will be a pain (nearly impossible) to get off without leaving stains. I had done clean-up and showered and washed my hands numerous times by the time I took these photos and you can still see some blue tinting around my cuticles.

I like the color. I'm not a big fan of blues (especially because of the staining issues) but this neutral navy color is pretty enough to wear again some time. 

In pictures I am wearing:

• 1 coat of Nail Magic "Base Coat Therapy"
• 2 coats of Revlon "Fasionista"
• 1 coat Seche Vite "Fast Dry Top Coat

What do you think? Anyone know of any colors "Fashionista" could be a dupe of?

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Freehand Nail Art: Cloudy with a Chance of Rainbows

My first attempt at utilizing the sponging technique. I LOVE it. I think sponging is one of my new favorite nail art techniques. I love the way it turns out and the amount of control I have. I had started out with a grey polish and was going to do some dotting (inspired by this tutorial) but when it took FOREVER to dot just one nail, I decided to do a cloudy sky look on the rest of my nails but it looked weird with just white and grey so I sponged some blue around the white and then sponged some more white to make it look "fluffier"/more cloud-like and voila! I got so many comments on these nails. I ended up sporting this mani for almost a week (I usually can't go more than a day or two between manicures)!

Polishes used (L to R): SH Insta-Dri Blue-Away & Whirlwind White (sponged clouds); SH Insta-Dri Rapid Red, Borghese Capri Coral, SH Insta-Dri Lightning, Revlon Posh, SH Insta-Dri Brisk Blue, Borghese Palermo Plum (rainbow dots)

I redid my accent nail so the dots would be smaller.

For the sponging I just used some generic (walgreens' brand I believe) cosmetic sponges that I tore up into bits. I'd describe the process of sponging but there are already so many great tutorials out there, like this one @ Nailin' It.

My Polish Collection Swatches: Part 1, Nail Wheel 113

The numbers in the first photo correspond to the list, which indicates the brand, polish name, line/collection/edition (if applicable), and bottle number. Oh yeah, and FYI, the little red marks above each swatch are how I keep track of the number of coats I used to achieve the resulting color.

Outdoors, natural light

Nail Wheel 113

1. China Glaze Champagne Bubbles 1002 - Holiday 2011
2. Orly Ma Cherie 730 - Holiday 2011
3. Orly  Oui 734 - Holiday 2011
4. Orly  Androgynie 731 - Holiday 2011
5. Sonia Kashuk Chocoholic 25 - Target Exclusive
6. Sonia Kashuk Fatigued 22 - Target Exclusive
7. Wet 'n Wild Tickled Pink 402 - Wild Shine
8. Wet 'n Wild Sunny Side Up 405  - Wild Shine
9. Wet 'n Wild Caribbean Frost 446  - Wild Shine
10. Wet 'n Wild Black Creme 424  - Wild Shine
11. Sinful Unicorn 953
12. Sinful  Tokyo Pearl 112
13. Sinful  Snow Me White 101
14. Sinful  Savage 950
15. Sinful  Scandal 855
16. Sinful  Ruby Rush 369
17. Sinful  Pull Over 955
18. Sinful  Mint Apple 947

Indoors w/flash

Indoors w/flash

Leave a comment if you want to see a full swatched manicure review of any of these  polishes featured  in this series! 

* = Discontinued

** = Discontinued and hard to find (HTF)

*** = Discontinued for ages and VERY HTF

A Year's Challenge: Week 3 - Color Block Mani

I had no idea what color blocking was before this challenge! I googled it and after reading a couple articles and searching images, I had somewhat of an idea. So here is my interpretation of a color block mani, inspired by this photo of Rihanna (photo from teenvogue.com):

Left hand, natural light.

Right hand, natural light.

To create this look I used lots of tiny slivers of masking tape (any low-adhesive tape would work though), small paint brushes, patience, and the following colors:

• Essie - Case Study (base)
• Revlon - Plum Seduction (fuschia)
• Borghese - Capri Coral (orange)

I might have taken the term color blocking a bit literally! I like how it turned out though and I learned something about current fashion trends in the process! :D

To check out the details of "A Year's Challenge" and see how others participating in the challenge interpreted the Color Block manicure, go here.

My Polish Collection Swatches: Part 1, Nail Wheel 112

The numbers in the first photo correspond to the list, which indicates the brand, polish name, line/collection/edition (if applicable), and bottle number. Oh yeah, and FYI, the little red marks above each swatch are how I keep track of the number of coats I used to achieve the resulting color.

Outdoors, natural light.

Nail Wheel 112

1. Sinful Easy Going 300
2. Sinful Courtney Orange 30
3. Sinful Black on Black 103
4. Sinful Beautiful Girl 314
5. Sally Hansen (SH) Wild Life 32 - Xtreme Wear
6. SH White On 02  - Xtreme Wear (old formula)*
7. SH White On 300  - Xtreme Wear
8. SH Twisted Pink 240  - Xtreme Wear
9. SH The Real Teal 39  - Xtreme Wear*
10. SH Rockstar Pink 140  - Xtreme Wear
11. SH Purple Potion 13  - Xtreme Wear
12. SH Mint Sorbet 340  - Xtreme Wear
13. SH Marine Scene 23  - Xtreme Wear
14. SH Lime Lights 22  - Xtreme Wear*
15. SH Black Out 24  - Xtreme Wear
16. Sinful Let's Talk 929
17. Sinful Irish Green 198
18. Sinful Happy Ending 946

Indoors w/Flash.

Indoors w/flash.

Leave a comment if you want to see a full swatched manicure review of any of these  polishes featured  in this series!  

* = Discontinued

** = Discontinued and hard to find (HTF)

*** = Discontinued for ages and VERY HTF

My Polish Collection Swatches: Part 1, Nail Wheel 111

The numbers in the first photo correspond to the list, which indicates the brand, polish name, line/collection/edition (if applicable), and bottle number. Oh yeah, and FYI, the little red marks above each swatch are how I keep track of the number of coats I used to achieve the resulting color.

Outdoors, natural light.

Nail wheel 111 - Sally Hansen

1. So Much Fawn 412009 - Salon Nail Lacquer*
2. In the Navy 41 - Xtreme Wear
3. Gunmetal 310  - Xtreme Wear
4. Grey Area 330  - Xtreme Wear
5. Fuschia Power 16  - Xtreme Wear
6. Flirt 38  - Xtreme Wear
7. First Blush 08  - Xtreme Wear
8. Crushed 36  - Xtreme Wear
9. Cherry Red 18  - Xtreme Wear
10. Caribbean Coral 450  - Xtreme Wear
11. Bubblegum Pink 470  - Xtreme Wear
12. Brick Wall 20  - Xtreme Wear
13. Blue Me Away 130  - Xtreme Wear
14. Blue It 37  - Xtreme Wear
15. Black Out 370  - Xtreme Wear
16. Bamboo Shoot 03  - Xtreme Wear*
17. You-Gurt Style 17 - Salon Nail Lacquer*
18. Wine Not? 53  - Salon Nail Lacquer*

Indoors w/flash.

Leave a comment if you want to see a full swatched manicure review of any of these  polishes featured  in this series! 

* = Discontinued

** = Discontinued and hard to find (HTF)

*** = Discontinued for ages and VERY HTF

Bunny Nails: Bunny Nails 1st Giveaway!

Bunny Nails: Bunny Nails 1st Giveaway!: Surprise! Finally, I got everything prepared for my first giveaway, prizes and pictures. This is my first giveaway as a celebration of havin...

My Polish Collection Swatches: Part 1 (cont.), Nail Wheel 110

For this one I don't have a picture with a black background because the ones I took came out wrong and I'm too lazy right now to go take another one. :-p

The numbers in the first photo correspond to the list, which indicates the brand, polish name, line/collection/edition (if applicable), and bottle number. Oh yeah, and FYI, the little red marks above each swatch are how I keep track of the number of coats I used to achieve the resulting color.

Outdoors, natural light.

Nail Wheel 110

1. Sally Hansen (SH) Pardon My French 65 - Salon Nail Lacquer*
2. SH Pat on the Black 57 - Salon Nail Lacquer*
3. SH Pink About It 73 -  Salon Nail Lacquer*
4. SH Shrimply Divine 93 -  Salon Nail Lacquer*
5. Avon Classic Fit N801 - Nailwear Pro
6. SH Wishful White 54 - Maximum Growth*
7. SH Real Royal 53  - Maximum Growth*
8. SH Adoring Amethyst 56  - Maximum Growth*
9. SH True Tulip 05 - No Chip 10 Day*
10. SH Tenacious Ruby 93  - No Chip 10 Day*
11. SH Steady Ready 49  - No Chip 10 Day*
12. SH Resilient Red 85  - No Chip 10 Day*
13. SH Pink Persuasion 09  - No Chip 10 Day*
14. SH Infinite Natural 17  - No Chip 10 Day*
15. SH Lavender Sapphire 36 - Prisms*
16. SH Cherry Nice 60 -  Salon Nail Lacquer*
17. SH Creme de la creme 61 -  Salon Nail Lacquer*
18. SH Made You Blush 21 -  Salon Nail Lacquer*

Indoors, flash.

Leave a comment if you want to see a full swatched manicure review of any of these  polishes featured  in this series!  

* = Discontinued

** = Discontinued and hard to find (HTF)

*** = Discontinued for ages and VERY HTF

My Polish Collection Swatches: Part 1, Nail Wheel 109

The numbers in the first photo correspond to the list, which indicates the brand, polish name, line/collection/edition (if applicable), and bottle number. Oh yeah, and FYI, the little red marks above each swatch are how I keep track of the number of coats I used to achieve the resulting color.

Indoors w/flash, wht b/g.

Nail Wheel 109

1. Sally Hansen (SH) Radiant 01 - Lacquer Shine*
2. SH Gleaming 06 - Lacquer Shine*
3. SH Bright 02 -  Lacquer Shine*
4. Essie After Sex 468 
5. Essie  Wild Thing 583
6. Essie  Licorice 56
7. Essie Soiree Mauve 329
8. Revlon Winter Mist - Mini
9. Revlon Cherries in the Snow - Mini
10. Revlon Pink Ice - Mini
11. SH Coral Creme 022 - Hard as Wraps*
12. SH Berry Frost 015 - Hard as Wraps*
13. SH Reflective Rose 16 - Maximum Growth*
14. SH Pure Putty 28 - Maximum Growth*
15. SH Practical Plum 13 -  Maximum Growth*
16. SH  Imagine Coral 48 -  Maximum Growth*
17. SH Vibrant 05 -  Lacquer Shine*
18. SH Luminous 02 -  Lacquer Shine*

Indoors w/flash, black b/g.

Outside (late afternoon), natural light.

Leave a comment if you want to see a full swatched manicure review of any of these  polishes featured  in this series! ! 

* = Discontinued

** = Discontinued and hard to find (HTF)

*** = Discontinued for ages and VERY HTF

My Polish Collection Swatches: Part 1 (cont.), Nail Wheel 108

The numbers in the first photo correspond to the list, which indicates the brand, polish name, line/collection/edition (if applicable), and bottle number. Oh yeah, and I don't think I mentioned yet... the little red marks above each swatch are how many coats I used to achieve the desired color.

Outdoors, natural light, white b/g.

Nail Wheel 108: Sally Hansen

1. Heartbeat Creme 024 - Hard as Wraps*
2. Wined Up 350 - Insta-Dri
3. Whirlwind White 120 -  Insta-Dri
4. Slick Slate 310 -  Insta-Dri
5. Silver Sweep 230 -  Insta-Dri
6. Rapid Red 280 -  Insta-Dri
7. Presto Pink 210 -  Insta-Dri
8. Peachy Breeze 01 -  Insta-Dri
9. Mint Sprint 440 -  Insta-Dri
10. Lightening 250 -  Insta-Dri
11. Lickety-Split Lime 450 -  Insta-Dri
12. Jade Jump 04 -  Insta-Dri*
13. Chartreuse Chase 03 -  Insta-Dri
14. Brisk Blue 430 -  Insta-Dri
15. Blue-Away 05 -  Insta-Dri
16. Beige Blast 130 -  Insta-Dri
17. Sheer Lilac Gloss 011 - Hard as Wraps*
18. Magenta Creme 016 - Hard as Wraps*

Indoors w/flash, white b/g.

Indoors, w/flash, white b/g.
Leave a comment if you want to see a full swatched manicure review of any of these  polishes featured  in this series! 

* = Discontinued

** = Discontinued and hard to find (HTF)

*** = Discontinued for ages and VERY HTF

My Polish Collection Swatches: Part 1, Nail Wheel 107

The numbers in the first photo correspond to the list, which indicates the brand, polish name, line/collection/edition (if applicable), and bottle number.

 

Outdoors, natural light (late afternoon/early evening), white b/g.

Nail Wheel 107

1. Sally Hansen (SH) Right Said Red 69 - Complete Salon Manicure
2. SH Peachy Keen 140 - Complete Salon Manicure
3. SH  Gilty Pleasure 29  - Complete Salon Manicure
4. SH  Choco-Latte 240  - Complete Salon Manicure
5. SH  Indulgence 03 - Color Fast***
6. SH Gilty Frost 18 - Color Fast***
7. SH  Accelerate 42 - Color Fast***
8. SH  Purple Diamond 48 - Chrome**
9. SH  White Dove 25 - Beyond Perfect*
10. SH  Merlot A79 - Hard as Nails
11. SH  Sweet Pea A61 - Hard as Nails
12. SH  Wedding Bells 74 - Diamond Strength (old package)
13. SH  Sheer Magic 58 -  Diamond Strength (old package)
14. SH  Romantic Rose 26 -  Diamond Strength (old package)
15. SH  I Do 62 -  Diamond Strength (old package)
16. SH  First Dance 70 -  Diamond Strength (old package)
17. SH  Berry Pretty 30 -  Diamond Strength (old package)
18. SH  Pure Crystal 65 - Crystal Chrome*

Indoors w/flash, black b/g.

Indoors w/flash, white b/g.

Leave a comment if you would like to see a full review on any of these polishes (or any of the others in my collection!)

* = Discontinued

** = Discontinued and hard to find (HTF)

*** = Discontinued for ages and VERY HTF

My Polish Collection Swatches: Part 1 (cont.), Nail Wheel 106

The numbers in the first photo correspond to the list, which indicates the brand, polish name, line/collection/edition (if applicable), and bottle number.

Outdoors, natural light, white b/g.

Nail Wheel 106

1. Revlon Revlon Red 34 - Old formula*
2. Revlon  Plum Seduction 917*
3. Revlon  Minted 85
4. Revlon  Jungle 19 - Strong Wear**
5. Revlon  Hazy 810 Top Speed
6. Revlon  Grape 660 Top Speed
7. Revlon  Gold Coin 925 
8. Revlon  Fire Fox 507 - Matte
9. Revlon  Fire & Ice 660
10. Rimmel Camouflage 830 - 60 Seconds
11. Sally Hansen (SH) Poetic Peony 28 - Beyond Perfect*
12. SH Magenta Massage 36 - Beyond Perfect*
13. Revlon  Vixen 570
14. Revlon  Temptress 168
15. Revlon  Talk Dirty 780 - Dark Pleasures*
16. Revlon  Sunshine Sparkle 089
17. Revlon  Steel Her Heart 907
18. Revlon  Revlon Red 680 - New formula

Indoors w/flash, blk b/g.

Indoors w/flash, white b/g.

Leave a comment if you want to see a full review of any of these  polishes featured  in this series! 

* = Discontinued

** = Discontinued and hard to find (HTF)

*** = Discontinued for ages and VERY HTF

My Polish Collection Swatches: Part 1 (cont.), Nail Wheel 105

The numbers in the first photo correspond to the list, which indicates the brand, polish name, line/collection/edition (if applicable), and bottle number.

Outdoors, natural light, white b/g.

Nail Wheel 105 

1. Pure Ice Magic 252
2. Pure Ice Love917
3. Pure Ice Kiss Me Here 541
4. Pure Ice Excuse Me 544
5. Pure Ice Envy 965
6. Pure Ice Celestial 775
7. Revlon  Espresso 840 - Top Speed
8. Revlon  Electric 305 - Top Speed
9. Revlon  Cotton Candy Sheer 030 - Top Speed
10. Revlon  Copper Penny 932
11. Revlon Blizzard 010 - Top Speed*
12. Pure Ice Wild Thing 616
13. Pure Ice Siren 603
14. Pure Ice Silver Mercedes988
15. Pure Ice Pussy Cat 263
16. Pure Ice Peony 796
17. Pure Ice Outrageous 794
18. Pure Ice No Means No 542

Indoors w/flash, white b/g.

Indoors w/flash, black b/g.

Leave a comment if you would like to see a full review on any of these polishes (or any of the others in my collection!)

* = Discontinued

** = Discontinued and hard to find (HTF)

*** = Discontinued for ages and VERY HTF

My Polish Collection Swatches: Part 1, Nail Wheel 104

The numbers in the first photo correspond to the list, which indicates the brand, polish name, line/collection/edition (if applicable), and bottle number.

Indoors, with flash, white b/g.

Nail Wheel 104

1. NYC Park Ave. 246 - Quick Dry
2. NYC Mulberry St. 212 - Quick Dry
3. NYC Magic Moments 148 - Sheer French Mani
4. NYC Foil for You 252 - Foil**
5. NYC Cozy Cottage 145 - Sheer French Mani
6. NYC 142A - Long Wearing
7. NYC 126A -  Long Wearing  
8. Maybelline Timely Turquoise 899 - Express Finish
9. Maybelline Sheer Satin Slip 35 -  Express Finish
10. Maybelline Sea Thru Blue -  Express Finish
11. Maybelline Racy Red 160 -  Express Finish
12. Maybelline Mod Mauve 70 -  Express Finish
13. Maybelline Mocha Blast 290 -  Express Finish
14. Maybelline Grape Times 896 -  Express Finish
15. OPI Yes...I Can-Can! F24
16. OPI  Tickle My France-y F16
17. OPI  I Do! I Do! R24
18. OPI  Bastille My HeartF17

Indoors w/flash, black b/g.

Outdoors, natural light (early evening), white b/g.

Leave a comment if you want to see a full review of any of these  polishes featured  in this series! 

* = Discontinued

** = Discontinued and hard to find (HTF)

*** = Discontinued for ages and VERY HTF

My Polish Collection Swatches: Part 1, Nail Wheel 103

The numbers in the first photo correspond to the list, which indicates the brand, polish name, line/collection/edition (if applicable), and bottle number.

Outdoors, natural light, white background

Nail Wheel 103

1. Essie Pink is Powerful 619
2. Maybelline Go Go Green 900 - Express Finish
3. Maybelline Blushing Bride 40 - Express Finish
4. Mary Kay Shock Wave 9V17 - 2000 Watts line**
5. Mary Kay Light Speed AA06 - 2000 Watts line**
6. Mary Kay Lightning 9X16 - 2000 Watts line**
7. L'Oreal Vintage Red 309***
8. Estee Lauder Pink Clouds 60 - Pure Color
9. Estee Lauder Frozen Fantasy 69 - Pure Color
10. Essie Van D'Go 710
11. Essie Topless & Barefoot 744
12. Essie The Cove Copper 605
13. Essie Super Bossa Nova 859
14. Essie Sugar Daddy - mini
15. Essie Sand Tropez 745
16. Essie Rock Candy - mini
17. Essie Pretty Edgy 725
18. Essie Poor Lil' Rich Girl 496

Indoors w/flash, black background

Indoors w/flash, white background

Again, if you would like me to do a full swatch/manicure with any of these colors, just post a comment letting me know which one you would like to see featured in an upcoming blog!

* = Discontinued

** = Discontinued and hard to find (HTF)

*** = Discontinued for ages and VERY HTF

My Polish Collection Swatches: Part 1, Nail Wheel 102

The numbers correspond to the list, which indicates the brand, polish name, line/collection/edition (if applicable), and bottle number.

Outdoors, natural light, white background

Nail Wheel 102

1. China Glaze Nude 827
2. China Glaze Moonlight 622
3. Essie   Neo Whimsical 706
4. Essie Mademoiselle 384
5. Essie Jag-U-Are 581
6. Essie  Case Study 765
7. Essie Be Right Bag 568
8. e.l.f. Royal Purple 90324
9. e.l.f.  Light Pink 1504
10. e.l.f.  Fire Coral 90511
11. Covergirl Chili Pepper 500- Nail Slicks**
12. Covergirl  Candy Apple 550- Boundless Color**
13. Covergirl  Cabernet 360- Nail Slicks**
14. Covergirl  Blue You 573- Boundless Color**
15. China Glaze Scarlet 039
16. China Glaze Salsa 105
17. China Glaze Re-Fresh Mint 867
18. China Glaze Poetic 687- Romantique Collection*

Indoors w/flash, white background

Indoors w/flash, black background

* = Discontinued

** = Discontinued and hard to find (HTF)

*** = Discontinued for ages and VERY HTF

Again, if you would like me to do a full swatch/manicure with any of these colors, just post a comment letting me know which one you would like to see featured in an upcoming blog!

My Polish Collection Swatches: Part 1 - Nail Wheel 101

To inventory my polish collection, I've swatched every polish I have on nail wheels for easy reference. Here they are, in case you are interested. Starting with wheel 101, the following entries will include pictures of the swatches under different lighting environments. I will add one entry for each wheel instead of one SUPER pic-heavy one.

The numbers correspond to the list, which indicates the brand, polish name, line/collection/edition (if applicable), and bottle number.

Natural light (outdoors), white background

Nail Wheel 101

1. China Glaze Admire 695- Romantique Collection*
2. Borghese Plumaggio Purple 350
3. Borghese Patina Pearl 130
4. Borghese Palermo Plum 325
5. Borghese  Mezzanotte Blue 360
6. Borghese Milano Taupe 330
7. Borghese Capri Coral 215
8. Borghese Belissima Rose 310
9. China Glaze Metallic Muse 844 - Khrome Collection**
10. China Glaze Inner Beauty 616
11. China Glaze Golden Meringue 072
12. China Glaze Go Go Pink 546
13. China Glaze For Audrey 625
14. China Glaze Emotion 689 - Romantique Collection*
15. China Glaze Delight 688 - Romantique Collection*
16. China Glaze Chiaroscuro 102
17. China Glaze Cherish 693 - Romantique Collection*
18. China Glaze Awaken 691 - Romantique Collection*

Indoors w/flash, black background

Indoors w/flash, white background

  If anyone wants to see a full swatch or manicure with any of these colors, just leave a comment letting me know. I like it when people pick my polish for me (I'm too indecisive so it takes me forever!).

* = Discontinued

** = Discontinued and hard to find (HTF)

*** = Discontinued for ages and VERY HTF

Haul and Updating Process

I needed some more nail wheels so I went to Sally's to pick some up. There are 3 stores near me and all 3 of them were sold out BUT all three of them also had holiday collections of nail polishes on clearance as well as a brand I hadn't tried before (Savvy). They also had a "buy 3, save $5" sale on all Orly bottles (which means buy 2 get 1 free with my beauty club discount). I spent $20ish at each store on quite the haul which included China Glaze Poinsettia, Glittering Garland, Ruby Pumps minis, Holly-Day, & Near Dark; Color Club Gingerbread Man (2 bottles); Orly Star-Spangled, Ma Cherie, Spark, Le Chateau, Rage, Luxe, Naughty, & Shimmering Mauve; Savvy Chrome (3 bottles, I went back and got 2 more after I swatched it and tested it's stampability), Miami Mauve, Mango, Hazelnut, Cool Beige, and Chocolate (all Savvy colors were unlike any other color I own so very happy with that surprise); Finger Paints Catwalk Queen; Nail Magic Base Coat Therapy (for my poor peeling and brittle nails), some nail polish thinner, and a couple implements.

Not too shabby!!

Also, I haven't updated in a while because I started a new job and have been busy but I am working on finishing up my nail polish collection swatches (on nail wheels) and will upload those later on tonight. I also have a couple of mani's to share as well so check back later!

J'Ella