Sudden nail polish craze - help!

I am equally puzzled - i have never been a fan of nail polishes; manicure and pedicure yes but i never bothered buying let alone have a collection. I believe one of the main reason why is because i find getting my nails nicely painted - very difficult. I get a lot of streaks. That was a major turn off - and hence resorted to paid mani+pedi (thanks Groupon and all ye coupon-ies out there!)

Things have change i must say!!! 

180 degress turn when i stumbled upon this recently in Sydney airport:

You must be thinking, so? I can't explain either! when i saw this promo - i just knew i had to buy some - sudden strong urge i tell ya. Well first i did a sanity check with my colleague to ask how much is OPI back home in Malaysia - confirming with her sister that it is about RM50-60, we immediately dug in - after conversion, each OPI is at RM40 (Ouch! Very expensive actually but my head was just screaming OPIIIIIIIIII!!!!)

We ended up getting 10 nail polishes between the both of us and i of course had to be champion of 6. Malaysian-ly terover-over; but two are base coat and top coat so doesn't count!!! (And last weekend i found out Shins was selling both base+top coat for only RM57! *Smacks head*)

Anyways...i absolutely loved two of the colours i got - Vodka & Caviar (Bright red) and Designer...De Better (Mix silver and slight rose gold pink glitters) but almost regretted on the other two :( Very expensive regret for now i hope because when i tried it on it didn't come up as expected. I hope it'll work out somehow.

 

They look nice in the bottle...when on my nails...no feeling of satisfaction!

Thanks to that beginning...my nail polish craze is on a good start. i only added two more since then :) They are both from Revlon - I'd have to say i am super impressed with the formula. They retail for about RM16-20 each, depending on if they are on promo and retailers but i think they are really worth it!

 

Left: Steel her heart (Silver Grey Metallic)

Right: Craving coral (Bright orange)

Very very happy with both this colour!

 

Craving coral on my nails for Chinese New Year :) Painted without base or top coat!

This is what i have on my nails right now - dark purple with slight shimmer, from Skin Food. Sorry i dont have the code/name! Painted it during a get together for my friends farewell - it was from her collection. Not a big fan of the formula but colour wise it is pretty.

One thing I'd conclude from this whirlwind is quality nail polishes ie expensive ones do make a difference in its finishes - I dare say close to salon like finishes. What made me finally enjoy nail polishes now is cause i use to buy cheaper ones before that never come out nicely on my nails. Good formulas make a lot of difference - even without base coat or top coats!

I promise you...my Revlon nail polish collection will grow...!

Revlon Lip Butter - worth the hype?

I think they do! 

A little bit of background story; recently - I've been on a roll on lipsticks! I love buying lipsticks but i hardly wear them so i've been good in not buying any for quite a while until i came across Maybelline Color Sensational in Warm Me up about a month ago - that got the ball rolling - even better, i have been attempting to wear lipstick to work everyday. 

(God forbid i have colleagues reading this...oh well bimboness needed for balanced work & life) 

Because of the lack of lipstick "experience" it prolly made me extra excited about this range...nevertheless i'm very happy about it!

Back to Revlon Lip Butter...they are all over You Tube now - every beauty guru raving non stop about how good it is. As usual, I vowed to try them whenever possible and when i saw them available in Watsons i HAD TO TRY! They retail for RM25 in Watsons Sunway Pyramid.

Impressively - i picked only one colour - well quite honestly i didnt know what other colour to pick and this was really a trial and error exercise too. I must pick something i know i will wear. Ironically, i picked the reddest of them all and fell in love immediately at first try!
*Update* I now remember why i rationally picked Cherry Tart - there was only one last new tube left for this colour and i thought well this colour must be HOT! *smacks head trying to recall the reason*

I picked Cherry Tart :) They look quite pink in the picture...but in real life they appear more red. I really really like this stuff - in terms of both colour and formula they are amazing. It makes me want to wear it 24/7 no joke. This lip butter solved the issue i have of not liking too much gloss and the dryness some lipsticks can have. Perfect combination of both.

For comparison purpose...i have Loreal Colour Riche in British Red - this colour is my utmost favourite Red lipstick ever. A whole story altogether.

 

Top - British Red, Bottom - Cherry Tart

They both swatch very differently although they look pretty much the same red in real life. I believe part of this is contributed by the formula itself.

I will be picking about 2-3 more colours soon and have decided to pick stronger colours again ie bright ones because my lips are quite pigmented. Otherwise, whats the point of lipsticks! Honestly i think they are great for those trying out strong bright colours for the first time too as they are build-able and soft-not-in-your-face kinda bright colour!