Street Wear Nail Polish - Tinted Gold

Hello Everyone...

Today I would be reviewing about a Street wear nail polish.. Street wear was one of my favorite brands when I was in college .. I had a couple of their lipsticks with a transparent case and a mirror on it, a few lip glosses .. After I was exposed to other brands like Maybelline, L'Oreal, Revlon etc, I never looked at Street wear.

A few months ago, I had reviewed the teeny tiny street wear nail polishes.. I found them good for the price.. I liked the old ones better ( The slim elongated bottles).. Back then I didn't have nails ( I used to bite them) and had only one in Aqua marine for my toe nails..

The shade under review today us Street wear Nail polish in "Tinted Gold"

Top View _ So that you can see the shade name :)

Front view :)

It's a beautiful golden shade with fine shimmery particles in it..  I also find it to be reflecting berryish tint and it looked amazing on my silk saree :)

The brush is Okay, not very long but sturdy.. I felt the bristles were a little not in place.. Wish they had a wider brush that would make the application a lot easier :)

Wish the brush was more dramatic

So here are the swatches:


Hope you can see the red/maroon/berry colored tint

with 3 coats of nail polish on

A more closer look:

Cool Gold Shade

I was always a little scared on carrying gold on my nails because of my skin tone, but I am sure this one will suit most of our ladies...

I hadn't kept it on for more than a day coz I had a meeting with my dept's Director the next day and didn't wanna go with golden nails..

May be  I will update the same post if  I decide to wear it again and keep them on for a longer time...

Please leave in your comments, it will inspire me to write more reviews/ swatches for you guys..

Also please let me know if you need me to swatch you any shade, I would be more than happy to do that.


Cheers,

Amrin

Amway Nail polish - Crimson Storm

Hello Everyone..

This review is about Amway's nail polish in Crimson Storm.. Amway is an MLM company that is fmaous for their medicinal products, protein powder etc. I heard about their nail polishes almost a year ago, when one of my mother's friend had gifted it to me when she knew about my nail polish craze ( marketing strategy a.k.a free sample) I was not much impressed with the nail polish that time, why? It chipped the very next day.. I never looked behind Amway for nail polishes since then..

Recently, Shivani had posted a review on IMBB and had mentioned that it stayed on for 4 days... I was placing order for some stuff one ebay and found a deal where you get 4 nail polishes for 400, where one is around Rs. 135. I instantly placed an order I received the package after 2 weeks and found only 3 nail polishes in their.. The one that I raved for the most was not shipped. I contacted the seller who never replied until I gave a negative feedback and refunded my money though.. So that was my story about Amway.. And here is the actual review:

I had purchased 3 nail paints actually, Crimson storm, Nutty brown, Honey Glaze... I liked all 3 shades, I wanted to try out the crimson shade as I don 't usually carry Maroons and cran's unless for some occasion

The product being reviewed:

For some reason, I am unable to get this bottle straight.. Please excuse the rotated image..


Here are the swatches:

This is such a beautiful shade and can be worn on traditional Indian occasions... There are micro shimmers that makes it an "Indian Shade"

 

3 coats of Nail polish

A more detailed picture, I have this image with flash on as well.. My cam was not catching the actual color without flash :)

The shade is not a lot different without flash

This is how it looked after 2 days...

Third day - No chipping at all

Overall, I am happy with Amway's nail polishes now.. They are quite good in terms on pigmentation and staying power.. I will be buying more shades as and when I find a rep..


The Yay's and Nay's....

Yay Points:

<3 I had gotten it for almost 100 bucks, I wouldn't crib much... The quality is awesome.
<3 Excellent pigmentation
<3 Super staying power.. Chip resistant for 3 days...


Nay Points:

:( Available only through a rep
:( Not many shades available...

I would be repurchasing other shades and this one as well for my bride to be SIL :)

Will catch you on another review..

Until then, tada...

Cheers,

Amrin

Maybelline Coloroma - Nude

Hello Everyone...

Today I would be reviewing about my recent love - Maybelline Coloroma's Nude... I am totally in love with this shade, a beautiful pink shade that would suit our Indian skin tones:)



Like I had mentioned, this is a beautiful pink that would suit you the best. Be it informal and casual attire.. It's a warm pink, that you'll fall in love with :)

Coloroma Cremosa in Nude

Here are the swatches:

With 3 coats on

Finished Manicure ( with top coat)

What I love the most in MB Coloroma nail polishes is their brush.. A long brush that make application easier and less messier... These nail polishes dry quickly, no hassle of waiting for a long time to get them dried so that you carry on with other work...

At the last, to it sum it up the yay's and the nay's.

<3 Easily available.
<3 Total worth for money ( Rs. 85)
<3 Dries really fast, a very good applicator and the brush...

The Nays

:( The cons are common for the entire range, the polish is sheer and you need multiple coats to get the actual color on...


 :( Chips/ Peels in 2-3 days.. Not a big con for me though :)


Will catch you soon with another swatch/review post../ Take care till then.. Let me know your comments and feedback..

Cheers,

Amrin

It's raining Lip Glosses

Hello Everyone....


I would like to begin with a small update.. One of my nails broke and I had to cut my nails.. It so broke that I am now left with almost no nails.. I would not be doing much of NOTD's till they grow back.. Even if I do, they would be from the pics that I took in the past!!

Now moving on , I am soooo accustomed to night shifts that I don't get any sleep during the nights.. Think I am transforming in to bat/owl/vampire.. lol!!!!! I was getting super bored that I thought I would get creative.. hahaha!!!

I had a few broken lippies, some complementary lippies that wash me out.. Thought of applying my art of playing with colors there as well.. lol!

 I followed the same method mentioned here. I had a lot of broken ones as well, so made my batch..

Here are my new lip glosses, that I made at 1:00 AM.. lol

Stack

I had already made two lip glosses, actually 3 of them ( missing one ).. One of them is a pink shade and the other one is beautiful red (vermilion) color..

I didn't find any container, I used vaseline's box..

So here we go with my lippies :)

Most of them are with pink/ red undertones, so made one brown, these were made from complementary lippies from Lakme , I think for a purchase more than Rs. 500.

A more closer look..

 I used empty Lotus and Jovees lip balm tubs to fill the glosses..

Let's look at the Individual tubs and their swatches - A very closer look so that you can see the actual color..


This one is a pink shade, I made this from Avon's lipstick ( i don't remember the name) and vaseline, which lightened the color and made it a perfect daily wear color :)

And here is the swatch:

Right one with 3 swipes and left with single swipe

This one is a mauvish pink, which was worn on a daily basis and with a little drama can be used as a  party wear..

Swatch:

The right one is with 3 swipes and the left one with a single swipe.

swatch

I am not a big fan on brown, it makes my lips look darker and makes me look old.. I had some lipsticks that were not suiting me even by a kit... I looked completely washed out, mixed a few browns with some red shimmer eye shadow to get this shade.. I am not sure how much it would suit me, but looks kinda good and wearable with a lip liner.. 

 This is a very pigmented color.. I used Lakme's enrich satin and found it to be very dry and less moisturizing. Added 3 drops of olive oil and 5 drops of bitter almond oil.. I still feel it dry, but its the most pigmented..

one swipe

 And while making the last one, I ran out of vaseline, but had Jovees lip balm in Lavender which I didn't like at all. Mixed it with some eye pigments that my sis had gifted ( German praaducts :P) to get this pink shade once again.. I think either I am obsessed to pinks or I am not mixing my shades properly..

This turned out to be a gooey , unlike the other one, but glides on smoothly

Next is the one, that I made a little ago.. I didn't find lip balm tubs so I used Vaseline jar..

The tub's lid got messy, it got tripped from my hands when I was about to cool it.. Thank god, I had closed the lid while carrying it from Microwave to Fridge ..

Here is the swatch.. The most pigmented one, and its one swipe :). I use it mostly as a tinted balm, I used half a jar of vaseline.. Its very moisturizing...

one swipe

All lippies at one go:

My collection of home made lip glosses

                                        


 And the swatches:

Hope you like these ones and maybe try them out.. We all should be having broken useless lippies for sur, why not make our own Lip balms..

Do let me know how it turns out, waiting for your comments...


Will be back soon with another post.. Till then tadaaa!!!


Cheers,

Amrin

Maybelline Coloroma - Caramello

Hello Everyone...

This is another swatch post on Maybelline coloroma in Caramello..

I have very less time for posting new stuff on my blog, mainly because I am doing night shifts, will be doing for the next month :( :( . I have no time for anything except for sleep sleep sleep :zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!!

So, though I would post some at one go to compensate not posting at all :D

Today, I would be reviewing, Coloroma's Caramello..

Here are the pics:

The main sticker was not centred, I tried my talents but it took half the print

This is cool brown color, I have enough browns but this one had teeny tiny shimmer that I fell in love with.

I felt this has the same con of Coral Chic, color pay off, I hate these ones, coz I use up a lot of the product to get the actual color.

with 4 coats

 Like I said, I dont regret of getting this brown., this one is amazing... I've never had a brown with shimmers :)

More closer look

This is indeed a cool color and I am totally in love with it.. I think the color pay off is a strategy so that the product gets over soon and we buy them again.. lol.. I can go to any heights of craziness :P

This was fresh for a day and the next day, I topped it up with a glittery top coat..

The top coat made it a super cute manicure....

The pros and cons are pretty much the same.. Think they will be for most of the coloroma's except for cremeso range...

Please let me know about your feedback and comments by clicking on the comment button...


Will catch you soon...

Adios...

Amrin

Maybelline Coloroma - Coral Chic

Hello Everyone...


Today I would be reviewing Maybelline's Coloroma nail polish in "Coral Chic". I had bought this during my recent visit to H&G, that I had mentioned in my previous post. I would be reviewing the other shades soon too :)

Here we go... Coloroma in Coral Chic..


I found this color to be very different coral shade that would really suited my skin tone, I instantly picked it up..

After I reached home, what I did was to Google out for the shade, I got shock of my life.. In most of the blogs, the color was more orange'y and mine was red..  I checked the expiry date, manufacturing info etc., everything seemed to be in place.. I was still wondering on what was the color different...  I went to the store again the next day and asked if they have another piece, the SA said she didn't. I told her about the shade difference to which she said this was the latest batch and colors have been rebuilt which I didn't believe , not even 1 %.

I came back home and thought of trying the shade.. Talking about this version of Coral Chic, I found this was well toned , didn't look gaudy and made my hands look brighter.. A perfect, warm summer color..

This nail polish can go sheer, and needs 3-4 coats for the actual color to show up.


So, here are the swatches..

With 2 coats of nail polish

This is how this looked with 3 coats on.. Still sheer and you can actually see the white part of the nail

with 3 coats

This is how it looked with the fourth coat... Like I said, indeed a beautiful shade that goes on well with my skin tone!!!

 

 

Four coats on, final look!!!

My take on the product:

<3 Super affordable at Rs. 85

<3 Pretty color suiting my skin tone

<3 Easily available

The Nays:

:( The whole color thing is still mysterious.

:( Bad color pay off, I actually emptied half the bottle to paint my arms and feet ( see the first pic)

:( The whole range has very less staying power, they don't chip but peel..

So guys, please let me know on how you felt about this review and also if someone has this version of Coral Chic.. Man!!! This is sooooo creepy!!!

Will catch you soon on another NOTD..

Till then, tada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cheers,

Amrin

Maybelline Express Finish - Soft Doux

Hello Everyone...

Hope you are doing great and taking good care of yourself in the scorching summer heat!!! Its way too hot in Chennai and I cannot think of stepping out.. I had visited a beauty store and hit the Maybelline counter and purchased a lot of makeup.. Starting from their BB cream, compact, lippies and glosses, eyeliners, kohl and mascara.. Yayy!! And how could I have missed Nail polishes!! I had purchases this one along with 3 coloroma ones!!!

I have all kind of pink starting to candy pink to hot pink, but not one light baby pink in my collection ( And Colorossence's blush, I hate ya ).. Didn't have any second thoughts and picked up this one...

With flash!!

I absolutely adore this shade, such a beautiful pink it is... I love it...

Closeup look

 I had left this on for 5 days, it did chip and wear out.. I didn't do any kind of touch ups though..

This is how it looked on the second day ( no big difference, felt like taking a pic)

on the second day

I love this shade.. Perfect for office, meetings and Interviews!!! Great shade ever bought.. Gosh.. How did I miss this one!!!


Please let me know your comments.. This will help me a lot improvising the quality of the posts!!!

Cheers,

Amrin