Gold Coast by Revlon

This is another one of my bargain £10 for 10 Revlon nail polishes from Costco. A bit of googling reveals that this polish is from the Gucci Westman for Revlon Escapism Collection from Summer 2012. Say that ten times fast if you can! The polish looks beautiful in the bottle, a lovely shimmery gold colour. It's such a shame then that the polish is so thin you hardly get any of that colour on your nails. I was expecting it to take a few coats but I didn't realise that just using this polish alone will not  create an opaque finish. I painted two coats on my nails and its as if I have just added a very thin sheer topcoat on my nails.

I think the polish would actually look nice layered over another just to add an extra dimension of shimmer. However it does not work well on its own. Very disappointing.

Next up is Grapefruit Fizz by Revlon.
Until then,
Lealea x

Gold Glimmer by Avon

I was given this polish by a friend for Christmas. It is a gold glittery crackle polish that is supposed to create a mosaic effect on your nails. I layered this over Dorothy's Shoes from Miners to give what I thought would be a Christmassy effect.

What I found was that the polish did not really separate well and so I did not really end up with a mosaic effect on my nails, rather that I had tried to paint gold over red with a weird end effect. I did not like this polish at all (don't tell my friend!) and it's not one I would chose to use again. Sorry Avon.

Next up is Gold Coast from Revlon.
Until next time,
Lealea x

Dorothy's Shoes by Miners

Miners is not a brand I have ever bought from before. They are available from selected pharmacies or online only so they are not readily available to view. However I have seen makeup from Miners raved about on YouTube so whilst I was making an online order I decided I would try a few of their nail polishes as well. These were £2.99 each so perfect for my budget.

I loved the colour Dorothy's Shoes when I saw it online. It looked like a beautiful shimmering red. In real life it is slightly darker than I imagined but it does have a lovely shimmer to it that does translate well on the nails.



The formula of this polish was really good, the brush was easy to work with and it applied easily. It only took two coats for it to be opaque. All in all I was impressed with the price, the formula and the range of colours they had and would not hesitate to recommend people to check them out.

Next up is Gold Glimmer from Avon.
Until next time,
Lealea x

Demure by Revlon

This is another polish from my bargain £10 for 10 Revlon polishes from Costco. This polish is a muted peachy pink colour, fitting of the name Demure. The colour is nice, but does not have any wow factor about it. However as an everyday colour or for those that just want a polished but muted look, the colour would work well.

The main downside of this polish is that the formula is really thin. I had to use three coats and even then it was still not fully opaque.  It's is for this reason that I did not really like this polish.

Next up is Dorothy's Shoes by Miners.
Until then,

Lealea x

Craving Coral by Revlon

I bought this polish as part of a pack of 10 Revlon polishes from Costco, just after Christmas. The whole pack cost £10 meaning they were £1 per polish. I couldn't leave them on the shelf for that price!

This polish is a reddy orange coral with slight hints of shimmer running through the bottle. It is a very bright vibrant colour which would be nice to wear in the summer and would look good on toes especially.

My main problem with this polish was how thin it was. It took three coats to achieve an opaque finish  which took a long time to dry. I have other corals that only require two coats and are much easier to work with and if this polish had not have been so cheap I think I would have been annoyed at paying full price (Revlon polishes are usually around £6.99) for such a thin formula.

My opinion therefore is that the polish is ok, but the colour is so common I would rather spend less money and buy a polish that quite frankly is better (Coral by Barry M for example).

Next up is Demure by Revlon.
Until then,
Lealea x

Nothing Else Metals by Essie

I've been looking forward to wearing this polish ever since I bought it cheap from xtras-online with the rest of the Mirror Metallic collection from Essie around Christmastime. I love lilacs and all things purple in general so a pale metallic lilac colour is just up my street. I was therefore surprised when I didn't really love this polish on. I'm not entirely sure why, out of all the ones I have tried so far I just preferred Blue Rhapsody, that colour makes your nails look like ice. Nothing Else Metals just doesn't quite compare.

Again the brush and the formula are easy to work with, although like all metallics every brush stroke shows up on your nails so you have to be careful when applying it. It did need two coats as I found the first coat to be slightly streaky.

All I all I liked this polish but I didn't love it.

This is the end of the N's but before I move on to the O's I am going back in time through the alphabet to wear all the Revlon and Miners polishes from A to N that I recently bought. Normal alphabetical polishes will resume after that.

Until next time,
Lealea x

No Shrinking Violet by Revlon

I was sent this polish by a friend in America so I'm not sure it is available in the UK. It's a beautiful purple with silver shimmer running through it, lovely to look at in the bottle. On your nails the silver shimmer does show up slightly under bright lights. As I love all things purple I did like this colour.



I find with Revlon polishes that the formula is a bit thin so it takes a few coats to achieve an opaque coverage and this polish was no exception. The brush is easy to work with though. All in all a nice polish.

Next up is Nothing Else Metals by Essie.
Until then,

Lealea x