Thrifty Thursday! With Revlon Colorstay Coastal Surf and Fun Nail Art

Today I have a quick mani to show you. I was in a "blue" mood so I threw on Revlon Colorstay Coastal Surf. I say "threw on" because I just wanted to wear something that applied easily and this one goes on SO EASILY. Two coats and done.

Then I saw this.

Lucy's Stash

Lucy's Stash

Well you KNOW I had to try it.

And she made it so easy with her photo tutorial that even I was able to manage it!

Revlon Colorstay Coastal Surf with Fishtail Accent Nail

Revlon Colorstay Coastal Surf with Fishtail Accent Nail

I'll probably pick different colors next time, but I will do this again.



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Revlon Colorstay Passionate Pink Swatches and Review

When I saw the newest Revlon display (that talked about "gel-like" finishes and UV stuff) I had to pick up a few. Okay, ten. I like the new bottle design that's not tapered!

Pink is probably my least worn color, aside from yellow, but I put this on to see how it compared to Chanel May. I got Chanel April and June and decided to pass on May.

Here's why:

They're NOT the same, May is much paler, but for someone who doesn't really wear pinks, it's close enough for me. I actually like this shade better!

Here are full swatches. It's just bright enough not to give me lobster hands.

Revlon Colorstay Passionate Pink

Revlon Colorstay Passionate Pink

Revlon Colorstay Passionate Pink

Revlon Colorstay Passionate Pink

The formula on these, or the 4 or so I've tried, was actually great. Two coats, smooth creme formula, decent brush and I actually got minimal tip wear even without wrapping the tips.

Of all the ones I picked up, only 2 aren't straight cremes. Both that aren't cremes are greens. Weird.

Not bad!

Stay tuned for more swatches from this line.

Lots of New Lines of Polishes Lately...

No new swatches or manicures. I am wearing Chanel Dragon, so just picture it. LOL!

I did have to go to the grocery store this evening though and saw three new lines of polishes...one Revlon and 2 Sally Hansen.  Of course I didn't pick up any of the Sally Hansens because even though it's not January 1st yet, I've gone Cruelty-Free. And they're not on the list.

But I did take some stealth, albeit crappy, 'Droid pics of the displays...

The Revlon one is called Colorstay and is tauting a "gel-like" finish. From what I could gather, they do have some UV-sensitive elements. The colors look FAB and I only saw one that was a recycled prior color and that was Stormy. But I didn't inspect each one of them. They're definitely NOT the line with Whimsical, Scandalous, etc. - totally different bottles.

Revlon Colorstay Gel-Like Finish Nail Polish

Revlon Midnight, Blue Slate, Rain Forest and Bold Sangria

Revlon Spanish Moss

Revlon Rain Forest

I also snapped the SH displays quickly.  Looks like the first one (square bottles) is all pastels and is called Smooth Perfect and the second one is of weirdly shaped, beveled bottles that is their new line of "Diamond Strength" polishes. They were both right next to the Gems display.

Well, I've got a cake in the oven...just wanted to show you what's new in South Texas stores. I really do think they're new for the US, though they may have been released in Canada earlier. First time I'm seeing them though.