Revlon Limited Edition: Molten Metal

Today's polish is Revlon's Molten Metal. This is limited edition, and I have no idea when it was released. Google tells me 2007 or 2010. I picked it up sometime early this year in a bargain bin at a pharmacy.

Please excuse the tipwear and imprint on the ring finger. I believe I wasn't wearing a topcoat, and this was taken on the second day of wear. Three coats for even opacity (though I think 2 thick coats may have sufficed), and shimmery Revlon polishes seem to dry fairly quickly.

Looks like a common brown shimmery polish, until you see it in sunlight. Oh hai gold and bronze sparks :D Click the photo to enlarge and see the sparks!

Gahh how I love sparkly things ^___^

ps. I can't believe how good I've been with blogging every day for the past week!

Maybelline Colorama - Tutti Fruitti

This sparkler is Tutti Fruitti (3). I generally prefer smaller sized chunks of glitter or a glitter bomb, but this rests somewhere in between with its sparse large glitter.

The silver/gold glitter sits in a sheer pink base with a lavender sheen, and I reach for this when I can't be bothered applying polish neatly. The glitter masks any messy application, and it's so sheer you can't really notice if you paint all over your fingers. I applied two coats for the picture above, and I doubt any number of coats would hide the VNL. I'm guessing Maybelline meant for this to be a topcoat. (WHY DON'T WE GET FLAKY COLORAMA TOPCOATS IN AUSTRALIA? *rants again*)

This is the last of the Coloramas that I've already got swatch photos of, but I do have a couple more Coloramas. I will post those when I feel like wearing the shades ;)

Maybelline Colorama - Redcurrant Jelly

Thank you for wishing me luck, but the interview was horrible. I was a blubbering mess, and I'm just glad I made it out without crying. (Em, since you asked, it was for next year's hospital pharmacy internship. I've never mentioned it on here, but I'm a 4th year pharmacy student.)

Today for the interview, my nails were just one coat of Revitanail Cherry Blossom: a sheer pink. I would post about it but I can't seem to ever apply it evenly - plus its boring!

Redcurrant Jelly (17) is the Maybelline Colorama that refects my mood tonight, dark and emo.

Can't say I think of redcurrant jelly when I see this colour though. When I think jelly, I think transparent. Mmmmmm jelly *drools* I would describe this more as a vampy dark burgundy. I suppose one coat is somewhat transparent, but looks streaky and ewwy. Three coats for opacity as above, and again excuse the random bubbles. I'm just so impatient. Being a dark colour, it was a bit of a pain to apply evenly because any drag would leave a streak. After three coats though it was all good!

I'll run off now and continue being emo.

Maybelline Colorama - Electric Blue

*drums* Electric Blue (80) is the Maybelline Colorama of today!

The name pretty much says it all, it is an eyecatching electric blue. I love the colour to bits. Writing this post makes me want to bust out all my bright blue polishes :D

Please excuse the random bubbles. As this photo is from 3 months ago, I can't really remember why I was in such a hurry. This doesn't happen if I take my time and let each coat dry. 3 coats for opacity in the pictures, though I think 2 coats could suffice.


I have a super important and intense interview tomorrow morning. Wish me luck!

Maybelline Colorama - Baby Doll

My mum's favourite Colorama of the bunch - Baby Doll (60). She steals this from me so often -.-" Look at how the bottle is only half full, and this photo was taken almost 4 months ago!

Baby Doll is a sheer baby pink with a definite blue sheen. I wear it as a layering polish, because I feel it's too sheer on its own. Here I'm wearing it over Ulta3 Earl Grey. Earl Grey is a somewhat warm grey, and I like the blue sheen Baby Doll give the look. Being so sheer and all, it does apply streaky if I try to wear it alone. Even with 3 coats VNL was present.

My posts are getting shorter and shorter. I'm not lazy... ahahahahahhaaa

Maybelline Colorama - Peach Cocktail

Second day of Maybelline Colorama is Peach Cocktail (88). I may be having one right now at a work gathering as this scheduled post goes up tonight...

Peach Cocktail is a bright coral with tiny gold shimmer through it. Two coats for opacity here. The formula is quite thin/runny so I thought it'd be sheer. But it turned out to be nice and opaque. Being thin, it dried fairly quickly (compared to the creme-finish Coloramas).

Am I getting slack with only one photo per post?

Maybelline Colorama - Bubblicious

I swear I've posted more than one Maybelline Colorama polish, but it looks like I've only ever blogged about my favourite lavender one here. I own 9 of these, and after going through my camera it seems I've already swatched some of them.

Today's swatch is Bubblicious (6). I've decided I will post one Colorama every day for the next week!

2 coats for this photo without a topcoat. Bubblicious is a hot pink without any shimmer/glitter at all. These days I'm drawn to glitter and shimmer, so I haven't worn this in a long time. Plus pink isn't a colour I usually go for.

PS. Why don't we get Colorama flakies in Australia? WHYYYYY NOT? *cries in corner*