Revlon FrenchMix: Over the Moon

Okay, I know...more nails! But I have some makeup posts in the works, so hang tight for those!

My wonderful mom picked this up for me as a treat...so of course I have to blog about it!

 

 

This is the double-sides Revlon Nail Art FrenchMix nail polish in the color "Over the Moon" which is a teal cream and a light pink with iridescent sparkle.

 

 

These retail for a $8 and change, but if you think about it--it's a good deal because you essentially get two polishes! The packaging is a little daunting, but I think it works out, and saves space!

 

 

I suppose you can do the french manicure the other way around, but I chose the more traditional, albeit funky, way. Here is one coat of the pink with the teal tips. Finished off with a coat of Seche.

 

 

I liked that the brushes on both ends were small enough to create the french tips without any tip guides. This was the easiest french manicure I've ever tried. And it turned out really funk and cool! Thanks Revlon! And Mom :)

 

Final Thoughts: These come in a range of fun colors and are really easy to use!

 

Price: 8/10

Staying Power: 9/10

Packaging: 8/10

Color/Wearability: 10/10

Quality/Branding: 9/10

Total: 44/50 = B+ = Happy Panda!

Besides the hard to hold packaging, this is a great product! What do you guys think? I love the way these turned out!

 

 

xox PrettyPanda

 

 



Revlon FrenchMix: Over the Moon

Okay, I know...more nails! But I have some makeup posts in the works, so hang tight for those!

My wonderful mom picked this up for me as a treat...so of course I have to blog about it!

 

 

This is the double-sides Revlon Nail Art FrenchMix nail polish in the color "Over the Moon" which is a teal cream and a light pink with iridescent sparkle.

 

 

These retail for a $8 and change, but if you think about it--it's a good deal because you essentially get two polishes! The packaging is a little daunting, but I think it works out, and saves space!

 

 

I suppose you can do the french manicure the other way around, but I chose the more traditional, albeit funky, way. Here is one coat of the pink with the teal tips. Finished off with a coat of Seche.

 

 

I liked that the brushes on both ends were small enough to create the french tips without any tip guides. This was the easiest french manicure I've ever tried. And it turned out really funk and cool! Thanks Revlon! And Mom :)

 

Final Thoughts: These come in a range of fun colors and are really easy to use!

 

Price: 8/10

Staying Power: 9/10

Packaging: 8/10

Color/Wearability: 10/10

Quality/Branding: 9/10

Total: 44/50 = B+ = Happy Panda!

Besides the hard to hold packaging, this is a great product! What do you guys think? I love the way these turned out!

 

 

xox PrettyPanda

 

 



Chic Reloaded

I know my blog has been my polish lately, but since I have started graduate school as of today, polish posts are easy to fit in my schedule for the time being!

And besides, there is a lot of buzz about Essence polishes, and I found a shade that has gotten a lot of love, but not nearly enough yet!

 

This is Essence 'Chic Reloaded' and retails for $1.99. I love Essence as a brand, they are affordable and good quality. The nail polish bottles have had a massive make-over, turning from little cylinders to these hourglass bottles with colored tops. I love it -- now you can spot them easily in your stash!

 

This is such a fun color for fall. It is a dark purple/teal duochrome and the shift is fairly noticeable, especially in sunlight. The new brushes on these are kind of awful...they remind me of the Sally Hansen salon ones...they are big and rounded and are supposed to cover the whole nail in one sweep...but I have thin nail beds which equals mess!

So pretty! It also has a bit of a shimmer to it! The formula is nice, not too thick or thin and in two coats it has the desired effect. No chips after a few days, but tip wear (seen here) after three days. Not bad, not good.

Final Thoughts: Affordable, unique duochrome!

Price: 10/10

Staying Power: 7/10

Packaging: 10/10

Color/Wearability: 10/10

Quality/Branding: 9/10

 

Total: 46/50 = A- = Happy Panda!

 

Do you love this color? I really do think it is "Chic Reloaded" :)

 

xox PrettyPanda

Chic Reloaded

I know my blog has been my polish lately, but since I have started graduate school as of today, polish posts are easy to fit in my schedule for the time being!

And besides, there is a lot of buzz about Essence polishes, and I found a shade that has gotten a lot of love, but not nearly enough yet!

 

This is Essence 'Chic Reloaded' and retails for $1.99. I love Essence as a brand, they are affordable and good quality. The nail polish bottles have had a massive make-over, turning from little cylinders to these hourglass bottles with colored tops. I love it -- now you can spot them easily in your stash!

 

This is such a fun color for fall. It is a dark purple/teal duochrome and the shift is fairly noticeable, especially in sunlight. The new brushes on these are kind of awful...they remind me of the Sally Hansen salon ones...they are big and rounded and are supposed to cover the whole nail in one sweep...but I have thin nail beds which equals mess!

So pretty! It also has a bit of a shimmer to it! The formula is nice, not too thick or thin and in two coats it has the desired effect. No chips after a few days, but tip wear (seen here) after three days. Not bad, not good.

Final Thoughts: Affordable, unique duochrome!

Price: 10/10

Staying Power: 7/10

Packaging: 10/10

Color/Wearability: 10/10

Quality/Branding: 9/10

 

Total: 46/50 = A- = Happy Panda!

 

Do you love this color? I really do think it is "Chic Reloaded" :)

 

xox PrettyPanda

My Weirdest Nail Combo to Date

This rather...interesting...nail color combo came about because I was swatching a polish that I thought would be lovely and it just wasn't. And then I tried to fix it with a top coat...and, you will soon see the results.

Enter the swatching polish in question: Julep "Otte" which came in my "It Girl" maven box this month. It is a color from the Trina Turk Fall 2012 collection, and it looks like a very pretty nude in the bottle. Julep polishes retail for $14, but the monthly subscription is $20 and I received 3 polishes this month.

 

Looks tame enough right? But not all nudes are created equal.

 

 

But upon applying, I was kind of grossed out. This is just a weird color. And it doesn't play well with my pale skin. It was nicely opaque in one coat though, and dried fast!

 

 

Really not my cup of tea. As you can tell by the messy polish job I did. Not into it.

 

See how I attempted to fix this mess after the jump!

 

I have been looking for a polish to try this over for a while. So I thought, hey--it can't get any worse!

 

This is Wet n' Wild's "Craze" crackle top-coat in "It's Not You, It's Me". Love that name!

 

 

Still weird, but I think it may be an improvement! It crackles well as a product and it doesn't get goopy (O.P.I shatter I am looking at you...)

 

 

What should I call this bizarre combo? Any ideas?

 

Final Thoughts: I like Julep polishes, for the most part (except that wonky orange one in my preview box) and they last well. But pass on this color. As for the top-coat: review is as follows.

 

 

Price: 10/10 (only $2.99!)

Staying Power: 8/10

Packaging: 9/10

Color/Wearability: 10/10

Quality/Branding: 9/10

 

Total: 46/50 = A- = Happy Panda!

 

Love the crackle coat. A good red one is hard to find. But the nude makes my stomach turn. Do you agree?

 

xoxo PrettyPanda

My Weirdest Nail Combo to Date

This rather...interesting...nail color combo came about because I was swatching a polish that I thought would be lovely and it just wasn't. And then I tried to fix it with a top coat...and, you will soon see the results.

Enter the swatching polish in question: Julep "Otte" which came in my "It Girl" maven box this month. It is a color from the Trina Turk Fall 2012 collection, and it looks like a very pretty nude in the bottle. Julep polishes retail for $14, but the monthly subscription is $20 and I received 3 polishes this month.

 

Looks tame enough right? But not all nudes are created equal.

 

 

But upon applying, I was kind of grossed out. This is just a weird color. And it doesn't play well with my pale skin. It was nicely opaque in one coat though, and dried fast!

 

 

Really not my cup of tea. As you can tell by the messy polish job I did. Not into it.

 

See how I attempted to fix this mess after the jump!