Colobar Nail Lacquer in Amethyst

Hello Everyone..


Today I would be reviewing / swatching Colorbar's Nail Lacquer in Amethyst.. Colorbar is a brand that is not easily available in Chennai.. I know most of the Chennai'ites would agree with me.. There's a new Health & Glow outlet opened near my place and guess what, they have a Colorbar counter.. I had picked up 3 shades, I would be swatching the others soon..

Amethyst is a beautiful purple shade that would be gorgeous on most of the skin tones.. I don't own a lot of purples, this is my second (after Avon). The color on the pics is a little different from the actual color.. God knows why purple looks different on the photos...

Here we go...

A few swatches in Natural light and flash!!


Natural Light:

In natural light, immediately after application

After 3 days of application, the shade is still glossy :)

 With Flash

Immediately after application

On the third day!!

Overall, I love this color.. It needs a minimum of 3 coats to get this finish.. The color can go streaky and might look a complete mess during the first 2 coats, but the color is very very pretty.. Yay.. I love colorbar!!!

I cannot comment of lasting power coz I took these pics before removing the paint.. I keep changing my nail polish very often, I get restless without doing so.. Trying to get rid of that bad habit though!!!!

This doesn't drill a hole in the pocket.. No.. Not at all.. It costs Rs. 175 and it's worth every penny!!! I am waiting for their new launch and crackle paints to arrive Chennai!!!

The other con that I observed was , it stained my nails :( And I take the blame of not applying a base coat.. That too when  applying a dark color... Whoops.. My bad!!!

Signing off from you folks for now.. Will be back with another swatching session...

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Till then,

Cheers,

Amrin

Flormar Nail polish - Shade 12 review

Hello Everyone,

Today I would be reviewing Flormar Supershine nail polishes that I had mentioned about in my previous haul post.. This post is about the Flormar super shine nail polish in shade 12.

With 7 extra nail polishes to my vanity, I was thinking about which one to wear first. Since it was the last day of my weekend and had to go on with a little sober/subtle shade , I selected this one.. This one would be perfect for office wear.. This would go with any color attire and looks beautiful..

This is a rusty brown shade that I think would suite all skin tones :)  And like a cherry on the ice cream, it has teeny tiny shimmer, that makes this a wonderful shade to wear.

So, here are the swatches.

With 2 coats:

2- coats of supershine shade 12

With  2 coats you get pretty good coverage and the color look pretty.. I went ahead with a third coat to get the actual color of the nail polish!!

without flash (in dim light)

with flash

Like I had mentioned, the shimmer in the nail polish makes it a cool pretty shade..

And this is how it looked after a top coat:

Overall,  I am very pleased with these nail polishes.. They are super cheap at Rs. 75 and they quality is not compromised either.. Talking about the staying power, I think it's pretty decent.. After 4 days of manicure, it has worn off the tips ( not chipped though!!) I would rate it 4.5/5 :)

Will be reviewing / swatching the other shades from this collection soon!!  Alos please leave in your comments, this would highly motivate me on writing good and efficient posts...

Cheers,

 Amrin

Flormar Haul!!!

Hello Everyone... It's haul time.. I had been away for sometime 'coz I had some problems with my comp and the internet connection. So, like back with a bang, I am back with a haul!!!!

This haul post is all about adding an extra feather to my existing polish collection... FLORMAR!!!


Flormar is a Turkish cosmetic company that manufacture cosmetics to meet all needs!!  I had read about them in Neha's post on IMBB.. Since I live in the same city and happened to pass by the NewU store, I thought of paying a visit... ( I pass by this store everytime and I went to buy Flormar range of cosmetics (nail polishes)!!!) I had clear intentions that I would buy only Flormar nailpaints, but wasn't sure if I would find them and I was super excited when I actually saw them...

The store had good collection of these paints and when I was picking them , SA's like swarm of bees were around me asking to check their brand... I had intentions of buying only Flormar nail paints and I kept avoiding them.. Then a Lakme SA told me they were local cosmetics and I should try branded ones!!  I laughed at ignorance and 'ignored' her, but she was all like going gaga about using branded nail polishes and how they affect nails... I couldn't resist and told her I that I had come there only for FLORMAR.. She laughed at me and walked off... Hmph.. Ignorance is Bliss, isn't it!!!

Enough of my ramblings, let's move on to the serious stuff a total of 7 nail polishes and a nail polish remover..

Each nail polish costed me around Rs. 75, they were of Super Matte, Super Shine, Quick Shine types...

A closer pic of these polishes.. May help you catch the real color of the polishes..

without flash

with flash

Super Shine and Super Matte polishes ( the purple one is from the super matte collection, its glossy purple!!)

without flash

with flash

 A beige and a clear one. Thought of using them as base and top coat!!

without flash

with flash

Last but not the least, their nail polish remover.. I had bought it in Grape flavor :P

These nail polishes don't have names , but they are numbered... I will swatch these ones soon... Will catch you soon in another blog post,, Till then, adieu!!


P.S: These pics were shot from my mobile cam.. Yup good news, Gotta a new mob, Sony Ericson Xperia Ray :)

Cheers,

Amrin

Happy Women's Day...

Wishing a happy Women's day to all gorgeous women!!!

May this day be as you beautiful as you are!!!!

Cheers,

Amrin

NOTD- Streetwear Mini - Rosey Glow

Hello All,

I am back with another NOT D.. I had been eyeing on these cute little bottles for a long time, but never bought any because I am not a big fan of Street wear nail polishes.. I liked their old ones, but I was not totally impressed with their new range...

I had picked up a few nail paints from this range and I must tell you, they are good in terms of their color payoff, consistency and lasting power.. I think I may be getting a lot from this range in the future.. I had purchased close to 7 nail polishes this time, mainly because its dirt cheap.. One bottle comes for Rs. 45, which means its cheaper than Elle 18.

Today I would be reviewing a beautiful rosy shade from this range - Rosey Shine..

Shade 28 - Rosey Glow

It's a beautiful Rosey pink shade that would all skin tones..

This is how it looks on my nails.

Without flash - Sorry for the shaky pic

Another one on my nails..

With flash

Why do I like this Nail Polish:

1. It gives a creamy finish, I love creamy nail polishes
2. The color payoff - One coat almost shows the actual color
3.  It stays for almost 3-4 days without chipping, I don't care much about this point because I change my nail polish often
4. The nail has the "Just Right" consistency, it neither to runny nor too thick. I think its just for this shade, because I found the other shades to be very thin and runny and may need 3-4 coats to get the correct shade.
5. It's super affordable - It's a steal at Rs. 45

Why don't like about the polish.

1. Might take a while to dry.
2. I found my nails a little bit stained, that may be because I didn't do a manicure for a long time and neither did I apply a base coat - I think we can give it benefit of doubt!!!!

Overall, I like the nail polish and the range.. Will be back with a new review soon..

Cheers,

Amrin

NAIL ART TIME

Hello All,

It’s  nail art time!!!!!

I was just a nail polish fan wherein I would paint my nails  with different colors from different brands. To me all nail paints are nearly the same and I don’t really care if its MAC or INGLOT or  a local one from a grocery store. Mainly because I don't keep nail polish on my nails for more than 2-3 days

I have sturdy unruly cuticles , I think I will have pay a visit to a salon to get a professional manicure – I never get a manicure done at a salon.. But I think I have gotten too lazy that I just remove the old nail polish and carry on with the new color ( These days it’s the “ART”)

I had tried 3 nail arts in 7 days… I overdo things if I am too excited about something.. Can there be a better example? LOL!!!

The next few posts on this blog would be about my new / reinvented craze. a.k.a “Nail Art” ;)

This was one random flowery nail art that I had  tried… I had bought blues, yellows, oranges and greens but I cannot wear it for daily use… So thought of mixing and matching these shades….

This was the first ever nail art that I tried.. Was a little messy here and there but came out well… And yeah…  Received so many compliments from friends and colleagues 

I had used Elle 18 nail pops in colors Turquoise Blue, Orange and Yellow..

The next one was beetle inspired nail art… I had used Lakme’s red shade – I don’t know the shade names or numbers because, I peel the top sticker which has the product and info and paint the top portion of the lid so that it’s easier to pick the nail colors without any confusion..

I had painted my entire nail with red, made black French tips and white polka dots on the tips… Some pics for you 

The last one was a simpler one.. I painted my nails black and made kept dots in a flowery fashion..

I used the nail art pen for the dots instead of the dotting tool... Like I mentioned earlier, please ignore my unruly cuticles :)

 I did the same pattern on my toes as well.. Didn't click pics of my big big toes :

Hope you like the posts here… Please use the comments section to let me know what you think about these posts.. It means a lot to a budding blogger…

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Cheers

Amrin

Lakme Fast and Fabulous - Fizzy Pink

Hello Everyone..

I had been off blogging for quite some time.. Mainly because I was lazy to get into the groove of writing and an added bonus of broken computer.

Better late than never, in this post I would be reviewing about the Lakme's Fast and Fabulous range of nail polishes.

I had bought them in two shades, in the month of December - Fizzy Pink and Pearly Pink.. Both are beautiful shades and would suite ladies with all skin tones.

Fizzy Pink is on the darker shade side whereas Pearly pink is a beautiful baby pink.. Good to see Lakme coming up with new shades from their usual boring routine shades.

Today I would be reviewing the Lakme Fast and fabulous Fizzy Pink shade

I had headed for normal accessories shopping to Naihaa ( Chennai'ites would know) and found these ones at the Lakme counter.. I wish Naihaa offers a variety of brands when it comes to cosmetics. The first thing that attracted me was the shape of the bottle, very different from legacy Lakme nail polishes.

Lakme Fizzy Pink

This is how the shade looks on me... Excuse me for the short nails.. I was very busy in December and I had to cut my nails short :(

Fizzy Pink on my nails

More closer view- Excuse me for picture clarity

The price per bottle is Rs.175 on par with their Nine to Five range ( which I never liked), but this is lot better than them for the following reasons:

• Fast drying formula- The product claims 40 sec drying , surprisingly it works.

•   The BRUSH: They have a flat brush, something that I have been expecting from Lakme for quite a long time now

•   The color intensity: One stroke gives the right color build-up, very nicely pigmented shade..

I am completely satisfied with the product and 100 % satisfied with Lakme for the first time. I would rate it 4.75/5 ... This would say that this one impressed me a lot..

Adios,

Amrin