Revlon Rain Forest (and Comparison to China Glaze Glittering Garland)

Today's manicure is Revlon Rain Forest. I know some people have discussed a similarity to China Glaze Holiday's Glittering Garland, so I decided to compare the two. They are similar and can look dupey in low light, but you can see the differences in bright lighting. The Revlon is a little darker/more blackened in base. The Revlon is a little streaky; I think the China Glaze has a better formula and brush.
Rain Forest is a blackened green base with golden green macro-shimmer.
This manicure is one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of Revlon Rain Forest, and one coat of Seche Vite.
Pictures taken outdoors in natural sunlight:


COMPARISON

Revlon Colorstay French Roast

This manicure is Revlon Colorstay in French Roast. French Roast is a warm poopy brown with subtle rainbow microshimmer particles. I was attracted to it because I don't think I have anything like it in my rather large collection. Unfortunately, the formula stinks. I will have to try it again with thinner, as is it was thick and runny for me and applied patchy. You can tell from the finished manicure that it didn't apply very well.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, three coats of French Roast, one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc, and one coat of Seche Vite.

Revlon Colorstay Amethyst

So, I was hunting for the new Revlon Colorstay polishes at Walgreens to get my hands on Rain Forest. I finally found them on Monday, and I bought 7 other pretty polishes from the display. These are priced high for Revlon - I paid $8.50 a bottle.
This manicure is Revlon Colorstay in Amethyst. Amethyst is a vibrant Barney (or Grimace, depending on your age and experience) purple with pink and blue microshimmer. It is smooth and has great coverage.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of Amethyst, one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc, and one coat of Seche Vite.

More Revlon layering: Facets of Fuchsia over Fierce

This mani is a Revlon Facets of Fuchsia over Revlon Fierce from the Edgy Elegance foil collection.
Fierce is a magenta/silver foil polish and facets of fuchsia is magenta glitters and hex glitter in a sheer black base.
As with the last Target glitter and Edgy Elegance foil, the coverage/formula on Fierce is great and the glitter in Facets of Fuchsia is a little bit dull and one-note, especially after working with Lynderellas...
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, one coat of Fierce, one coat of Facets of Fuchsia, and one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc.
Indoors in artificial light:


Outdoors in full sun:


I got a chance to layer Dior Rock Coat over this mani (a smoky transparent top coat).

Revlon layering: Starry Pink over Girly

This mani is a Revlon Starry Pink over Revlon Girly from the Edgy Elegance foil collection.
Girly is a pale pinkish lavender/silver foil polish and starry pink is whitish silver glitters and hex glitter in pale pinkish lavender base.
The coverage/formula on Girly is great. The glitter in Starry Pink is a little bit dull and one-note, especially after working with Lynderellas...
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, one coat of Girly, one coat of Starry Pink, and one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc.
Indoors in artificial light:


Outdoors in full sun:

Chanel Graphite VS Revlon Carbonite

Per a reader request, this manicure is a comparison between Chanel Graphite and Revlon Carbonite. I found Carbonite at CVS today.
They are close and yet miles apart. Both have a black and silver metallic foil finish, but Graphite has purple and golden shimmer particles that give it more depth than the Revlon dupe.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of polish, and one coat of Seche Vite tc.
Indoors in low light:

Indoors with flash:

Outdoors in sun:

Revlon Street Wear: A Tale of Two Toads

Today's manicures are both discontinued Revlon Street Wear Toad. Obviously, there are at least two versions. One is a golden olive green shimmer, while the other is a bright grass green with golden shimmer.
These manis are one coat SpaRitual Lacquer Lock basecoat, two coats of polish, one coat of SpaRitual Tout de Suite topcoat and Seche Vite.




Photos taken indoors with an artificial light source.

100th Post: Revlon Street Wear FX Flash (two versions)

Today's dual/dueling manicures are the two versions of Revlon Street Wear FX Flash.
I decided to use the blue and teal StrangeBeautiful cremes as a base for these polishes since they have a clear base and are quite suited to layering.
Streetwear was a line of super cool trendy polish out during my transition from junior high to high school. The line was first released in 1996, though I couldn't say exactly when they were discontinued. These polishes can still be found in discount stores and on eBay, though some are more difficult to locate than others.
These green version looks AMAZING in the bottle, but I think the blue one looks great on the nail.
The green version consists of black glitter and loads of iridescent glitter that shifts golden peach, green, and blue depending on the light, hence the gradation in the bottle.
The blue version is black, silver, and teal/turquoise glitter and larger bright blurple glitter.
These mani are one coat Nubar Nu Nails, two coats of StrangeBeautiful creme polish, one coat Nubar Diamont, two coats of Revlon Street Wear FX Flash, and another coat of Nubar Diamont.
These photos were taken indoors in a light box with artificial light:


These photos were taken outdoors in direct sunlight:






Off to Comic Con in SD until Sunday. I hope I don't melt!