China Glaze Side-Saddle vs Sinful Colors Rich In Heart

Natural light

Check the golden shimmer in the bottle!

 Natural light

Now tell me it's not black? lol

Natural light, flash

I do sparkle!.. in sunshine (or flash) only. lol

 

14 ml (0,5 oz), exp. date: 36 months after opening, made in USA.

Rodeo Diva Collection, fall 2008.

Nail lacquer with hardeners (Kaolin/China clay).
3 Big free (but contains Formaldehyde resin).

Colour: this colour is strange but still quite pretty. By "strange" I mean that it appears to be dark chocolate with golden shimmer in the bottle, appears deep shimmery burgundy on my nails, and appears (well, actually disappears would be the right word in this case) violet (!) on the cotton ball (during the removal process, obviously)! Strange, isn't it? :) Do you remember my rant from yesterday's post about those "almost black" nail polishes? Here are two of my fails! lol

Finish: shimmer.

Application: pretty average application, because the nail polish is on the thick side, but at least only 2 coats (or even 1 would do!) are enough for a full coverage.

Retail price: 2,5 USD - 11 EUR.

Pros: good coverage (1-2 coats!), pretty bottle, big 3 free.
Cons: difference between what you see in the bottle and what is actually on your nails, brush is too sharp-edged and small (meaning that you have to be extremely careful, or master "clean up" strategy), the fact that it's so expensive here!

PS Don't want to wear plain shimmery black? Check this out! :)

On to the comparison... I was wearing Side-Saddle the other day, when I realised this polish looks very similar to Sinful Colors Rich In Heart, which I bought to "ease my pain" of not getting CG Branding Iron (shimmery dark burgundy).

Natural light, flash

See? I told you, they're almost black, if they seem so dark even with a flash! :)

They look different in the bottles, don't they?

Natural light

Don't they look similar now?

Note: In case you haven't noticed, I'm still wearing CG here, just holding SC bottle. :)

 Artificial light (energy-saving lamp), flash

Sinful Colors Rich In Heart - I took this picture long looong time ago. Hence, the bad quality is here again. :)

Sinful Colors Rich In Heart

15 ml (0,5 oz), exp. date: 24 months after opening, made in USA.

3 Big and Camphor free.

Colour: deep burgundy shimmer in the black base. Appears almost black most of the time.

Finish: shimmer.

Application: pretty average application, because the nail polish is on the thick side, but at least only 2 coats (or even 1 would do!) are enough for a full coverage.

Retail price: 3,5 EUR.

Pros: good coverage (1-2 coats!), big 3 free.

Cons: pretty strong smell, brush is too sharp-edged and small (meaning that you have to be extremely careful, or master "clean up" strategy), ingredients text colour - black on almost black - are they kidding? lol

PS Don't want to wear plain shimmery black? Check this out! :)
PPS These two look almost completely identical when on the nails. If only I knew they're THIS similar before!!! :) Gotta give it to my friend, who is into heavy metal music. :)

Depend nail polish in Nr. 115 (deep violet)

 

 Natural light

Looks a little bit lighter here than irl

 

 Natural light, flash

Power of bright light! :)

Note: I'm terribly sorry for my dry hands! I only noticed all these "beauties" when I uploaded my pictures. :/And it's a 3rd day of wear. Hence, "scratchy surface" look is becoming more obvious. :)

5 ml, exp. date: no info, made in Sweden (not sure though).

Have no idea if it's 3 Big free. Any thoughts?

Colour: deep violet. It looks much lighter in the bottle than on the nails. Under the "no light" (when it's cloudy for instance) it looks very dark deep violet, in worst cases it looks completely black. I like it best under the bright light, when it looks close to what you see in the bottle. Honestly, I'm a little bit tired of all those "showing under the bright light only" shades (OPI DS Fantasy, I'm talking to you in particular! China Glaze Side Saddle, take a note too! lol). It's funny when I have to explain that I'm not wearing the same black nail polish over and over again. :) "Check this out, it's not that black actually! And it's another nail polish...actually!" lol

Finish: creme.

Application: very smooth application , 2 coats (or even 1 would do!) is enough for a full coverage.

Retail price: 3,5 EUR.

Pros: perfect coverage (1-2 coats!), easy application, quite nice brush (not tiny as you would expected from this tiny bottle), pretty tiny bottle.
Cons: no ingredients (even on Depend website!) and no exp.date info!? no name, just a number (boring!!!)? darker than in the bottle, brush is too sharp-edged (meaning that you have to be extremely careful, or master "clean up" strategy :) ).

PS Don't want to wear plain creme black? Check this out! :)

What do you think about all those "almost black" nail polishes? :)

Color Club in Nr. 852 Revvvolution

 

 Check the "rainbow" effect!

All the pictures were taken under the natural "daylight" (pretty dark) with a flash. Still trying to figure out how our camera works in macro mode under the "no light". This time my hubby participated (yep, he was and is quite surprised by all this "taking picture of my nails" thing lol). The major problem is "not enough bright light" (we have energy saving lamps all over our place). I bet you've seen this polish a bunch of times, so consider my NOTD as a review only. :)

15 ml (0,5 oz), exp. date: no info, made in USA.

Femme Fatale Collection. Spring 2009.

Seems to be 3 Big free.

Colour: dark charcoal gray with holographic (rainbow!) shimmer. The rainbow effect is SO cool! We (me and my hubby) kept staring at the "light-play" the whole weekend (exaggerating a little bit lol)! It doesn't seem black to me (even under the worst light) because of all the silvery holographic shimmer.

Finish: shimmer.

Application: smooth application if you'll be quick, because it begins to dry pretty quickly. In case you're not quick enough, you might deal with unevenness. 2 coats is enough for a full coverage.

Retail price: starting from 2,5 USD.

Pros: unique shade, cute bottle (!), perfect coverage, nice brush, big 3 free.
Cons: a little bit tricky application, the fact that it's not available here!

PS The name says it all. :) It's a revvvolution in my pretty modest nail polish stash! :) Go and grab it if you haven't already, because it's OOS pretty much all the time! A MUST-HAVE, especially if you're into heavy music. :)

PPS Can't comment on the lasting power of the polish itself, because I have a Poshe fast drying top coat, but it looks pretty good (with a minimum tip wear) after 4 days of "intensive" wear. By "intensive" I mean: cleaning, washing, bathing. :)

Holographic glittery gothic Skittles nails

What a name I came up with! lol

Actually, it's not a NOTD. It's just me playing with my new toys! :) Couldn't wait to try them out. So, here are my reactions after I tried them on (check the initial reactions on my "8ty8beauty haul Nr.2"):

 

Index - CC Revvvolution is playing the "white skittle" (cause it looks light in my picture): it's a little less holographic (rainbow!) than Wild at Heart, and it's more dark charcoal gray-silver than black! At least to my eyes (energy saving lamps don't help much :) ). It reminded me of OPI Suzi Skis in the Pyrenees Suede version with a top coat. The good thing is I didn't order Suzi, the bad thing is that I want OPI My Private Jet. It seems darker in the pictures. Is it darker and black in a real life? I've heard also that there are two different versions. I'd like to have a holo version. Need to check the retailers... Or maybe I'll just skip it and will enjoy the beauty of this one. :)

Middle - CG Side-Saddle is playing the "red skittle": this colour is strange but still pretty nice! I love it! By "strange" I mean that it appears to be dark chocolate with golden shimmer in a real life, appears deep shimmery burgundy on my crappy pictures (still figuring out how to use that macro thing and artificial light... imagining my hubby's face when I'll ask him how to properly use those functions... for taking pictures of my nails... lol), and finally it appears (well, actually disappears would be the right word in this case) violet (!) on the cotton ball (during the removal process, obviously)!

Ring - CG Emerald Sparkle is playing the "green skittle": now I see the dark green base under all that amount of green glitter in my bottle! This is the most gorgeous green nail polish I've came across (not that I saw loads in a real life...)! I now totally understand Scrangie's "back up" thingy! :) I was thinking of ordering Nubar Greener, but now I can't decide wheather I need 3 deep greens... I already had one deep green Wet'n'Wild Erie (check my review) polish prior to CG...

Pinkie - CC Wild at Heart is playing the "purple skittle": I'm not really a fan of bright purples, but this one is just AWESOME! No comments! :)

Common WOWs: cute bottles, nice brushes, smooth application (CG Side-Saddle has a little bit runny consistency though, but is still manageable). I love all these shades! They're all so different from each other and I love them all equally! Hmmm... Emerald Sparkle a little bit more, but don't tell the others! :)

PS And! These are my first ever China Glaze, Color Club, holographic and intense glitter polishes! Man, I need more! lol

PPS It's our giant lemon tree on the background. She is beautiful. :)

PPPS My hands look SOOO dry because they just hate cold weather! :/

8ty8beauty haul Nr. 2

What a day!

We still have a green winter here! It's a little below 0C but it's not yet that bad. I can deal with it. :) I was so surprised to see the sun today! But then "suddenly" I remembered that I didn't wear any nail polish, meaning I couldn't be able to make a decent picture... again. lol

Five minutes later I was almost ready to leave the house when the door bell rang. Postman!!! With my 8ty8beauty haul! I decided to stay at home for 10 more minutes. I ripped the paper off, grabbed my camera, arranged "the set"... And guess what? Yep, my battery died after the first shot! Man, I'm "lucky" today... lol

Anyhow, I'm VERY excited! These are my first products from China Glaze, Color Club and Poshe. Can't wait to try these babies!

As you've probably seen all these famous polishes for xxx-times and you have the idea of what they look like, pretend you can recognise them from my crappy picture. lol

Can't recognise? Ok, here they are (as a bonus - my initial reactions):

From left to right:

China Glaze Side-Saddle: dark chocolate brown with golden shimmer. Pretty, but I expected it to be more of a burgundy undertone.

China Glaze Emerald Sparkle: green shimmer. WOW! WOW! WOW! It is SO GREEN (no bluey undertone, the original version?)! And it seems that my bottle is FULL of the gorgeous green shimmer (I can hardly see the base - dark green polish!)! I think I found a new love! Speechless! :) Sparkling Christmas tree! :)

Color Club Revvvolution: gray-black holographic shimmer. Interesting colour! Not that holographic as Wild at Heart (yep, no sun here again). I heart the bottle! So cute! :)

Color Club Wild at Heart: purple holographic shimmer. Pretty! I'm so happy it's a bright purple. I was afraid it could be very dark and "sparkle in sunshine" only (check the story about OPI DS Fantasy).

Poshe Super-fast drying base coat

Poshe Super-fast drying top coat

Here is my second attempt, several minutes ago (artificial light):

From left to right: CC Wild at Heart, CC Revvvolution, CG Emerald Sparkle (it looks brighter and warmer in a real life), CG Side-Saddle, Poshe top coat, Poshe base coat

PS This time 8ty8beauty were not that fast (took almost 3 weeks just because they forgot to inform me that one of the polishes was OOS and I had to replace it with another one!), but it was worth the wait! :)

OPI DS Fantasy

All the pictures were taken under the bright artificial light (surprise surprise lol). No sun here, but at least it's warm (for winter) and it's not snowing! :) Note: the colour appears much brighter than it is in reality.

15 ml (0,5 oz), exp. date: 36 (usually it's 24 months for OPI) months after opening, made in USA.

From Designer Series 2007.

Contains toluene and Formaldehyde resin (black label!).

Colour: dark navy blue with fine holographic (well, it's not really holo, but it "sparkles strangely" :) ) glitter. This colour is so strange. Under the certain light (i.e. most of the time) it seems black or dark, I mean really DARK blue, but when the sun shines it sparkles! Doesn't it sound familiar?.. Guy... hmmm... polish that sparkles in sunshine? lol

Finish: glitter

Application: very smooth application , 1 coat is enough for a full coverage.

Retail price: ranges between 7 USD - 15 EUR.

Pros: perfect coverage, easy application, nice brush, pretty bottle.
Cons: it's not that bright and sparkly as I thought it would be! the fact that it's so expensive here!

PS Since there is no much sunshine these days here in Finland, I can't appreciate the whole beauty of this polish. It sparkles only under the bright artificial light, not under the normal artificial light! I tried to convince my hubby it "can" sparkle, but he still thinks it's black! lol

PPS Can it be that I was "lucky" enough to get some crappy version? Or is it my fantasy? lol

PPPS  Hello! I'm a "Twiaddict"! :)