Hello ladies! Sorry for the lapse in posting - I haven't been able to put LO to sleep without her waking up within minutes of me leaving the room. I think she must be going through a phase, which I hope passes soon. I haven't had any time to myself in over a week! That means no shopping, swatching, posting, internet browsing, or watching tv. Oy!
I was in dire need of a mani change, so I grabbed what I thought would be the quickest to apply with the most payoff. I chose Revlon Colorstay Gel Envy Showtime, a multifaceted royal purple flakie based polish. The flakies range in a multitude of colors from violet, blue, to purple. From my previous experience, the Colorstay Gel Envy line was easy to apply with saturated pigmentation. Unfortunately, this did not live up to that previous experience, at least the first coat did not anyway. It was streaky and patchy and I felt overall clumsy using the brush to apply the somewhat overly thin polish. The second coat did wonders to even out the first messy layer, and left only a few patches behind. I left it at two coats which dried fairly quickly albeit matte. To finish, I used a layer of topcoat for shine.
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| Revlon Colorstay Gel Envy Showtime |
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| Revlon Colorstay Gel Envy Showtime |
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| Revlon Colorstay Gel Envy Showtime |
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| Revlon Colorstay Gel Envy Showtime |
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| Revlon Colorstay Gel Envy Showtime |
Look at all those pretty flakies!! I adore flakie based polishes like these, and wish that they were easier to find. I'm willing to put up with the extra attention the application of this polish needs for a payoff like that. From afar, the different colors glint in the light, and you can easily see sparks of of violet and blue. Summer isn't really the time for dark vampy colors like this, but this is too irresistible to wait until fall. I'm not deterred from the Revlon Colorstay Gel Envy line by the experience with this polish, and I hope to try out some more of their cremes in the future for further comparison. Have you a chance to try this line out yet? What are your thoughts?
I have this exact one and am not impressed, especially since I am a big fan of the line this line replaced. This chipped the next day even with using the top coat this line comes with. I never have chipping. Polish wears on me a long time. Like you, i want to try one more color from this line just to give it a fair shot, but Revlon Colorstay it certainly is not. Old saying applies here: If it ain't broke don't fix it. So glad i gathered all the colors i wanted from the previous line.
ReplyDeleteYou are so right. I don't know why they felt the need to replace the line, especially since there were so many devoted followers. Their original basecoat was suppose to be amazing, luckily I snatched up two before they sold out. The first creme from the gel envy line that I used seemed good, which is why I thought this would be good too, but unfortunately it's on the opposite side of the spectrum. Hopefully the third one will be a charm!
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