Lucy's Stash

Hello lovelies,

Yay! It's Bank Holiday Monday so I'm enjoying extra day off! I'll be catching up on some blogging work and cook lovely roast dinner :)

There's one thing I wanted to ask you for before I show you the Ruby Wing polishes...The new Cosmopolitan Blog Awards for 2013 have started accepting nominations and it would mean the world to me if you would nominate me! I'm competing in Best Established Beauty Blog category and you can nominate me HERE.

Thank you xxx

*Products have been provided for a review

Back to the polishes :) I have here two new Colour Changing polishes in Poppy and Sunflower which are both part of the Spring Garden Collection. These Colour Changing polishes are no different than regular polishes application-wise so just apply them as usually. Once you get outside they will start changing colour.
These polishes were sent to me by Color Society.

From Ruby Wing website: Ruby Wing™, the first collection from SolarClub, is every free spirit’s dream: nail polish that changes color in the sunlight or daylight.

(SolarClub is part of the New York-based company Forsythe Cosmetics®, manufacturer of Color Club®-a brand dedicated to celebrating color in all its form. SolarClub represents a perfect blend of east and west, city and country, day and night.)

Color changing polish has traditionally been unpredictable. But after years of research and development, SolarClub has perfected the most consistent, stable, and durable SolarActive® technology to date. Formulated and bottled in New York City, every Ruby Wing™ polish is completely non-toxic, environmentally safe, and 4-FREE (no harsh chemicals like toluene, formaldehyde, camphor, and DBP). Plus, they're vegan, and never tested on animals. Your life is full of variety and change. Shouldn't your nail polish be, too?

Lucy's Stash - Ruby Wing Colour Changing Nail polish

Poppy - hot neon pink creme. This polish is amazingly bright pink when indoors, I absolutely loved the colour. Of course my camera didn't capture the exact shade:-/ Once I got outside, it changed fast to dark red, almost maroon brown. I wasn't very keen on that shade as I'd prefer more red-ish colour. It took a while for the colour to change back to the neon pink after I got back inside the house.

The formula was very good, it applied easily. One coat was almost opaque but my nail line was still visible so I've applied second coat. One more thing - it doesn't stink like usual nail polish! This one smells to me like hairdressers, you know the smell of hair colourants? But it could also be a poppy scent, I'm not sure (...poppies stink to me too).

Lucy's Stash - Ruby Wing Colour Changing Nail polish in Poppy

Pictures outdoors...

Sunflower - fine gold glitter in a clear base. The glitter is very dense so you don't have to layer it and two coats will be opaque.It applied very easily, I've had no problems there. The drying time was slightly longer as I've applied thicker coats. It also dries slightly sating and quite smooth. It smells flowery and somehow the scent reminded me of sunflowers but I cannot vouch for that as I vaguely remember the smell of sunflower. Removal was difficult as with any other glitter.

Once I got outside, the colour changed very quickly into coppery gold. It sparkled in the sun so much that I couldn't keep looking at it without my eyes watering..that's how gorgeously sparkly it is!

Lucy's Stash - Ruby Wing Colour Changing Nail polish in Sunflower

Pictures outdoors...

Overall, I like these very much. The formula is good and the colour changing effect is fast and nicely visible. I'll be on the lookout for some other shades as the summer collection is full of bright colours!

You can purchase these at Ruby Wing website for $10. There's currently a 15% discount on selected shades with coupon IHEARTMOM. I've heard that Urban Outfitters sell selection of Ruby wing polishes too.

*Products have been provided for a review

*These products has been provided for an honest review

Hello lovelies,

Hope you're all well! I want to show you another products from Tip Top brand from South Africa. The products are two duos - one with glitter, another one with beads.

Steel My Heart - steel grey metallic nail polish with a matching glitter. The combination of both looks very pretty and elegant and there's many more possibilities of what can be done with them. I went for two glitter accent nails and later on added some chic leopard print.

The formula of the polish was slightly on the weak side as the pigmentation wasn't that good. I've applied two thicker coats. I had to be careful with the application too, the finish is slightly streaky.The drying time was average and the removal of the polish was easy. The glitter removal was more difficult but not as hard as glitter nail polish.

Love on the Rocks - hot neon pink polish with hot pink beads. I've had some good fun with this duo :) The pink nail polish is very bright and neon and the formula is good. I've applied two coats which were enough for good coverage. The drying time was average and removal easy.

The first picture shows the nail polish by itself and the rest it nail art with the beads. I've tried to change the colour of the picture a bit so it reflects the real shade but as you know, neons are hard to capture :)

Lucy's Stash - Tip Top Love on the Rocks

The bottles are the classic duo bottles that companies use for this type of product. it doesn't state how many ml each bottle has. The sticker with product information overlaps both glass ends and ensures that the polish hasn't been used when you buy it. In the other side when you want to actually use it you need to make a cut in the stickers or remove them completely and lose the info. The nail polish brushes are good to work with, they are average thickness (not thick like OPI but not too thin either).

I like the versatility of these two duos but I'd personally like to see slightly better pigmentation of the nail polishes. I know Tip Top can do it as the regular nail polishes I've tried re well-pigmented. Check out previously reviewed Tip Top nail polish Oh La La here. Right now Tip Top brand is sold in South Africa only but they are looking at the possibility to go international.