HOLY GRAIL! Revlon Royal : Review, Swatches and Praise!!!!

Because I read a lot of nail blogs, there are often colors that I see all the time.  The latest one to catch my attention was Revlon Royal.  Each time I'd see a flakie, jelly sandwich or blue glitter, there it was, Revlon Royal.  I had seen the words ''layered over Revlon Royal'' so many times that when I was at the drugstore (one of the 10 drugstores I visited in that quest) I picked it up just to see why everyone was using it so much.

Honestly, if I had only looked at the color from the bottle I would never have bought this shade.  It looks like a Royal blue (d'uh that's ITS NAME) and I'm honestly not too fond of those.  

But on my nails...oh my... can we say LOVE AT FIRST STROKE?

I mean... look at that gorgeousness.  Almost navy royaley blue with a jelly finish.  It looks so dark and rich without looking black at all.  This is three coats and I feel it's perfect that way.  Very easy to work with also and I didn't have the drying time problems some people have been complaining about with this shade.  Two thins coats and a third thicker coat and it's perfection - well to my eyes that is.  The color compliments my skin so welllllllll.

Here's an another indoors shot that shows it can be more royal blue depending on the lighting, whereas the first picture shows a much darker richer tone.

Last picture is outdoors and you can really see the glossiness of the finish on that one.  I can't wait to try other dark jellies, they're just dreamy.

I have to say this is easily my favorite nail polish so far.  It's versatile, compliments my skin, glossy, dark blue, almost navy, pigmented and the list goes on.  For 6.49$, it's such. a. steal. If Revlon ever discontinues this s***, Imma be pissed.  I even like this better than NARS Zulu, which says A LOT.

What is your favorite nail polish shade?

Zulutastic :) NARS Zulu : Review and Swatches

IT'S HERE.

It took a while (thanks Canada Post).

I tried using substitute products.

And I complained about missing it for a while now.

NARS ZULU ^____^

Look how pretty it is.  NARS packaging, always sexy and ever so modern.

It does give me a case of lobster hands, but I don't give a s***.  It's just that unique a shade.  

It's jelly.

It's almost black so very flattering on paler skin tones.

It's green in the sun.  

Three coats is perfection.  

Don't you just LOVE this?

I do.

If you want to share the love, you can order it directly from NARS, which is much cheaper than the 50$+ I've seen on ebay.  NARS cosmetics ships to Canada and it took about a week for me to receive my package.  I paid 32$ (shipping included) for this little gem.  A little much, yes, but when you've loved a nail polish for more than three months, you know you're going to wear it a lot.

Now only if they could re-release Midnight Express.... 

U JELLY? Sally Hansen Purple Pizzazz : Review and Swatches

Being a fan of creme finishes for their glossiness it was only a matter of time before I gave into nail polishes with a jelly finish.  You know, those super glossy nail polish that you HAVE to put three coats on because the first one is almost clear.  

The first jelly nail polish I ever set my eyes on was NARS Zulu.  The once elusive now not so elusive Zulu, but more on that later.  

In the more accessible range, here is Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Purple Pizzazz, which I paid 2.99$ at Shoppers Drug Mart.  It seems nowadays that they're getting rid of A LOT of nail polishes because every drugstore has some brand on clearance.  Usually it's mostly duds that are left, but once in a while you see a little gem like this one.  

What you see up here is three coats in natural sunlight, well, it was cloudy but... you get the idea.  It's a jelly base that has some shimmer to it which makes it fascinating to look at.  I literally couldn't stop looking at it the other night and kept telling my boyfriend ''isn't it pretty?'', which obviously he didn't see LOL.

I know some people have trouble with jelly nail polishes because they tend to be streaky if applied incorrectly but this one was a breeze.  Very high quality for the price and definitely an unusual color.

Now here's a shot with the flash so you can see the shimmer I'm talking about.  I just loooove it.  It's very subtle and that's what makes it so lovely.  I hate shimmer that leans towards frosty or foil looks and this obviously isn't that.  

It's definitely one of my favorite right now and I'm sure I'll be wearing a lot this winter.  Do you like jelly finishes?  What are your favorite shades?