Revlon Star - Over Sally Hansen Arabian Night, and a little Franken for good measure :)

Do you remember I said I liked Arabian Night in my last polish post BUT that I had already changed it...well I did and here it is.  I have cheated a little actually I admit, because I put on a coat of a franken polish first over Arabian Night, before adding the Revlon Star top coat.  For those who have to know (people like me then, because I would have to know too!) I made this franken using some colour pigments and some holo glitter in a polish that had a clear base and sparse blue glitter which I already had, but didn't like.  I got the pigments and holo glitter from here and if you are into frankens you should check out his shop.  He is a nice man called Garry, and is very helpful and not overpriced like some I have seen.  Tell him I sent you, you won't get a discount, I just like to say hi!

Right then, on to the next bit, Revlon 'Star'.  Revlon Star is a top coat, and comes from a pair with a base colour polish called 'Rock' but they are available to buy individually.  I just bought the top coat this time because the base colour is one I have dupes of.  I love this top coat, it is a mix of purple-y blue and silver small glitter particles and large hologram hexagonal glitter pieces.  Best of all, it was a bargain at £1.99 including delivery from here.  You have to manipulate the large glitter pieces a little to get the right amount on the brush and of course the nail, but nothing that was too much of a trial and the end result was worth it.  Overall the Revlon topper gave a lovely foil like sheen finish to my nails, and sparkled like crazy in the sun.  I was going to add a matte top coat, but I forgot!  Maybe next time I will though, because I just know it would look awesome.  I hope you like it.

Revlon - Facets of Fuchsia

Today for your delectation I am offering you the lovely Revlon Facets of Fuchsia.  This polish is one of three glitters which is a new release and I was lucky enough to get my hands on one from the lovely Deborah H in one of the facebook polish groups I'm a member of so I HAD to share my good fortune with you all.

It is a multi sized fuchsia purple glitter in a black jelly base.  It has small particles and large hexagrams of glitter and is said to be a pretty good dupe for Deborah Lippmans Bad Romance but I don't have that for comparison so I can't really comment on how close it is, but I do know that it is a stunner!  It went on a lot easier than I expected, because I thought the large hex glitter would need to be manipulated into position, but it went on with no trouble and was opaque in 2 coats, over Funky Fingers Melted Popsicle a a base.  I wasn't actually intending to use this as a base, it was just the timing.  I had put on 1 coat when the postie arrived with this polish and of course I had to try it immediately so that's why its the base!  It worked out well though.  The dry time was OK, and although it was a little rough textured it wasn't as bad as some glitters.  I went and slapped on a good dollop of top coat anyway for good measure.  Here are the pics, isn't it yummy!

Natural light - in the shade

Direct Sunlight

Then I decided after wearing this lovely for a day, I wanted to try and matte-ify it, so I went ahead and added a coat of e.l.f. Matte Finisher.  I have to say I didn't used to be a fan of mattes at all, but I think I may have been missing out because they are growing on me, especially over textured polishes like glitters where they can give a really interesting effect.  What do you think of it, do you like it and do you prefer it matte or shiny?  I like both, I think I may have to get the blue from this collection and give that a try too now :)  (Oh one more thing, please ignore the blue tinge to my pinky finger, I tried layering a blue glitter underneath on that finger!)