This might be a long post, because I will review the nail polish from this drugstore haul. (You can find it here: http://beautymadn3ss.blogspot.com/2013/01/drugstore-haulage.html).
When it comes to several items like this, I'd rather make just one post, instead of flooding my blog with a bunch of little ones, hope you understand!
Anyways...let's get down the business? (LOL!Just kidding, never used that phrase in my life, like ever!).
Swatches:
Sally Hansen - Xtreme Wear Nail Color in 200 Strobe Light : The brush on this one covers a big chunk of the nail in one stroke and that comes in handy. It requires a lot of coats for this to cover completely. It takes about 3-5, but that's ok with me, because I want it as an added effect and not just the color I'm wearing. Usually, the Xtreme Wear line takes quite a while to dry, which is something I'm not a fan of. It's probably because of the glitter, this one takes way less, it dries within 2-3 minutes. The sparkles and glitter in this polish are just gorgeous, it has pink glitter and holographic sparkles. I think this glitter would look gorgeous on top of any color, though it also looks really really pretty by itself.
Swatches:
Nicole by OPI - All is Glam, All is Bright : I love the brush on this polish, it covers my whole nail and for some reason the handle is so comfy to me. That's probably because it's a longer handle though. This guy dries super quick, like in one minute or even less. One coat will give you cute glitter and about 2 or 3 more coats, depending on the thickness, will give you full coverage. I'm usually not a fan of either grey or red, they are not my favorite colors, but this one is actually quite cute!
Swatch:
Swatches:
Sinful Colors - 1140 Ice Dream(seasonal, can't find it online): This polish is so cute, yet so simple. It has two types of glitter, a smaller silver one and a bigger blue one. The name definitely fits it well, in my opinion. Probably because of it being a glitter, this polish dries fairly quick, about 2 minutes, 3 minutes tops. You can wear this on top of another polish, but you can also wear it by itself. It takes about 3-4 coats for it to give you full coverage.
Swatches:
Fergie by Wet n Wild - A016 Fergalicious : This basically covers my whole nail with one stroke. This color is gorgeous and looks great over a pearl white base like Julep Kate. This polish dries pretty quick, in about 2-3 minutes. It doesn't dry shiny, which is really cool. It has more of a matte finish to it. You can wear this by itself, but if your nails are long it will take a lot for it to cover the white part of your nails, I'm talking over 5 coats here. I personally like it with a white base. It makes the color look gorgeous and super bright. It actually looks way brighter and more neon than worn alone. I really love this polish a lot when worn with the white base!
Swatches:
Holiday Lights - LED Nail Enamel(can't find this online): First of all, the bottle is the cutest thing ever. It has a color changing light right in the cap! It's soooo cool! I love it! The brush is a regular brush. The polish has two shades of pink glitter and it's pretty cute. It dries really fast, in about a minute. You can either wear this by itself and it takes about 3-4 coats to give full coverage or just on top of another polish.
Swatches:
When it comes to several items like this, I'd rather make just one post, instead of flooding my blog with a bunch of little ones, hope you understand!
Anyways...let's get down the business? (LOL!Just kidding, never used that phrase in my life, like ever!).
Sally Hansen - Insta-Dri in 470 Speedy Sunburst : I love the brush on the insta dri line, you can almost cover the whole nail with just one stroke. The color is super covering and you could almost go with only one coat, but you still might need the two for it to be completely opaque . It does dry quick (about 3-5mins), like the name says and I'm a sucker for fast dry polish, because I'm clumsy and prone to messing up my mani quickly. I really like the color too, it's a gorgeous hot pink!
Swatches:
Both pictures are 2 coats.
Sally Hansen - Xtreme Wear Nail Color in 200 Strobe Light : The brush on this one covers a big chunk of the nail in one stroke and that comes in handy. It requires a lot of coats for this to cover completely. It takes about 3-5, but that's ok with me, because I want it as an added effect and not just the color I'm wearing. Usually, the Xtreme Wear line takes quite a while to dry, which is something I'm not a fan of. It's probably because of the glitter, this one takes way less, it dries within 2-3 minutes. The sparkles and glitter in this polish are just gorgeous, it has pink glitter and holographic sparkles. I think this glitter would look gorgeous on top of any color, though it also looks really really pretty by itself.
Swatches:
First picture is one coat, second is 3.
Spoiled by Wet n Wild - Did I Dye Too Blonde? : This brush is really really big and literally covers my whole nail, meaning one stroke and you're set. However, the pigmentation on this polish is really really bad, I don't think you can even get this polish to look opaque at all, which is really sad. Though if you wear it over an opaque white base, you should be fine. This doesn't dry too quick either, it was a bit of a let down. Maybe other shades from this line are better, but this one specifically is super super sheer.
Swatches:
Swatches:
3 coats(this is way brighter, but the camera doesn't capture that).
Nicole by OPI - All is Glam, All is Bright : I love the brush on this polish, it covers my whole nail and for some reason the handle is so comfy to me. That's probably because it's a longer handle though. This guy dries super quick, like in one minute or even less. One coat will give you cute glitter and about 2 or 3 more coats, depending on the thickness, will give you full coverage. I'm usually not a fan of either grey or red, they are not my favorite colors, but this one is actually quite cute!
Swatch:
One coat.
Maybelline - Color Show in 830 Sapphire Masquerade(Limited Edition): First of all, I have to say that I HATE the brush on this, it's super thin and just horrible. It takes like 5 strokes to cover the nail and halfway through that I have to go back in the bottle and get more polish. Ok, fine maybe I am exaggerating and it just takes the usual 3(middle and then each side), but I still think the brush is tiny. This doesn't take long to dry, about 1-2 minutes. This takes 3 coats to be completely opaque. This polish is really pretty, the base color is a dark blue, with really fine blue glitter, medium sized purple glitter and then some bigger purple and magenta glitter. This polish is gorgeous by itself, but I can't get over the brush. It's just horrible, it doesn't just glide on your nail. I hate this brush so much, I think I could even say it's the worst brush I have ever found for a nail polish!
Swatches:
1st picture is one coat, 2nd is 2 coats.
Sinful Colors - 1140 Ice Dream(seasonal, can't find it online): This polish is so cute, yet so simple. It has two types of glitter, a smaller silver one and a bigger blue one. The name definitely fits it well, in my opinion. Probably because of it being a glitter, this polish dries fairly quick, about 2 minutes, 3 minutes tops. You can wear this on top of another polish, but you can also wear it by itself. It takes about 3-4 coats for it to give you full coverage.
Swatches:
First picture is one coat, second is 2 coats.
Wet n Wild - Megalast in 211B Club Havana : The brush on this is huge! One stroke on my thumb and the whole nail is covered. The pigmentation is not bad, but it still takes about 3 coats for it to give you full coverage. This takes over 6 minutes to dry, which is a decade in my book, but then again it's really cheap, so I shouldn't be expecting more from it. Not a fan of this polish, because it takes a really long time to dry. It takes 3 coats, meaning it will be really time consuming if I want to paint my nails with it.
Swatch:
Swatch:
2 coats.
Wet n Wild - Wild Shine in Blazed and Dreamy Poppy: These polishes are super super sheer, 2 coats are not enough, 3 coats are not enough, you need 4! That's insane. The brush is really thin too, but it works just fine. They both take over 6 minutes to dry, which is a bummer, specially because Dreamy Poppy is such a cute color! Club Havana and Blazed are so alike- it's like they are dupes of each other, which makes me feel kinda dumb, because I bought them together.
Swatches:
Swatches:
4 coats of Blazed.
4 coats of Dreamy Poppy.
Blazed on the right, Club Havana on the left. I'd say Blazed has more blue maybe, but they are pretty close.
Revlon - Top Speed in 110 Pink Lingerie and 120 Cupid : These polishes are really runny and liquidy, the brush is average sized and works just fine. These dry in about 5-6 minutes. They are not too sheer, but they don't have the best coverage. 2 coats almost get the job done, but to be safe I'd say go with 3. Both of these colors are really pretty pinks, nothing special, but cute.
Swatches:
Swatches:
2 coats of Pink Lingerie
2 coats of Cupid.
Fergie by Wet n Wild - A016 Fergalicious : This basically covers my whole nail with one stroke. This color is gorgeous and looks great over a pearl white base like Julep Kate. This polish dries pretty quick, in about 2-3 minutes. It doesn't dry shiny, which is really cool. It has more of a matte finish to it. You can wear this by itself, but if your nails are long it will take a lot for it to cover the white part of your nails, I'm talking over 5 coats here. I personally like it with a white base. It makes the color look gorgeous and super bright. It actually looks way brighter and more neon than worn alone. I really love this polish a lot when worn with the white base!
Swatches:
3 coats of Fergalicious, this color is impossible to capture on my shitty camera, it's super super neon! It's a bright neon and has much more blue! I'm sorry, I tried so hard to capture it and I just couldn't, it's impossible.
Holiday Lights - LED Nail Enamel(can't find this online): First of all, the bottle is the cutest thing ever. It has a color changing light right in the cap! It's soooo cool! I love it! The brush is a regular brush. The polish has two shades of pink glitter and it's pretty cute. It dries really fast, in about a minute. You can either wear this by itself and it takes about 3-4 coats to give full coverage or just on top of another polish.
Swatches:
1 coat on the first picture and 2 on the second.
From left to right: Sally Hansen Speedy Sunburst, WnW Blazed, WnW Fergie, WnW Club Havana, WnW Dreamy Poppy, Revlon Pink Lingerie and WnW Spoiled Did I Dye Too Blonde(best picture of Did I Dye Too Blonde).
I'm loving most of the nail polishes I got. This was the first time buying Wet n Wild nail polish for me and, well I'm not too happy with it. Maybe some others in the spoiled line might be better and I'm saying this, because the one I got is a different kind of nail polish. However the ones in the Wild Shine and the Megalast are horrible, gonna have to remember that when I see pretty colors I want. I should make a mental note about this: Don't buy Megalast or Wild Shine even if they look super pretty, because they suck! I know "they suck" and "I hate them" are really heavy things to say, but I do, I hate them with the burning passion of a thousand suns!!!
I guess when it comes to drugstore nail polish, like with every drugstore product basically, it's a hit or miss kind of thing.
I'm happy with what I got and love most of it (except those 3 WnW from hell).
What's your favorite drugstore nail polish brand?
Picture disclaimer: Add blue in your mind to all the colors, in spite of using natural sun light and changing all the settings possible ever, I can't get my camera to show the colors true to real life. I toyed with Paint Shop Pro(it's like a Photoshop type software) for hours on end on one picture and I couldn't get it to show true to life, I'm sorry I wish I had a much better camera :(
Disclaimer: I purchased this with my own money, and this is my own personal opinion :)
