red - Lucy's Stash

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Hello lovelies,

Today I'll be reviewing two shades from Dazzle Dry. I haven't tried anything from Dazzle Dry before so I was even more curious about the quality. At this point I'm testing out just nail polishes but I will be reviewing their Quick Dry Nail System as well soon.

Dazzle Dry polishes are vegan, organic, the 5-free and suitable for pregnant women. They also promise strengthening qualities.

First up is Passion Purple. It is a cool-toned grape purple with subtle silver shimmer. It looks gorgeous and nicely defines the nail shape, really good purple. It applied very well and easy and pigmentation was great too. I'm wearing two coats which were enough for perfect coverage. The polish itself dried fast but slightly satin and with subtle streaks so I needed a topcoat.

Review: Dazzle Dry Passion Purple and Rapid Red

Next up is Rapid Red. It is a classic bright red creme shade. it also applied very well but after drying I've experienced some bubbles. That, admittedly could have happened because of my base coat or nail prep, not because of the polish formula. I've applied two coats which were again enough for full coverage.

EDIT: I've just applied Rapid Red together with the Quick Dry Nail System to test out the durability and I've had no bubbles at all. That means the bubbles were caused by application and not by the product.

So my verdict is - the polishes are good quality and the longest I've worn on was three days without chipping, then I've had to remove it. They have a great pigmentation and I will report on the durability of them with the whole Quick Dry Nail System later.

You can purchase Dazzle Dry products at http://dazzledry.co.uk or http://dazzledry.com and for more information visit their Facebook page.

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Hello lovelies,

Today I'll be reviewing three CND VINYLUX™ polishes. I have tried CND polishes in the past and was happy with them (especially with the Effects) but the Vinylux range is completely new to me.

About CND VINYLUX™ Weekly Polish System:

• VINYLUX™ is a revolutionary weekly polish system offering durable, high-shine and week-long wear
• Innovative system includes a self-adhering colour coat that eliminates the need for base coat, and a top coat that becomes more durable when exposed to natural light to ensure no chipping or scratching for at least one week
• In consumer testing of hundreds of manicures, more than 80 percent of clients had no chipping after seven days
• VINYLUX™ dries completely in just eight and a half minutes compared to standard nail polish that dries in 15-20 minutes on average

Sounds interesting right? So let's check out some colours..

Daring Escape - medium blue green/teal with silver shimmer. I find this shade to be very interesting colour-wise and the silver shimmer adds certain depth to it. It applied well and two regular coats provided perfect coverage. The drying time was fast but I did apply topcoat as well.

Decadence - dark red half-jelly, half creme red. This is the colour for me, I love vampy reds and even better when they are jelly-ish! The formula was good with jelly qualities (or rather disadvantages) - it applied well, dried rather average but the pigmentation wasn't perfect. I am wearing two coats which provided very good coverage but it's not 100%.

Tutti Frutti - fuchsia pink base with blue shimmer.Perfect Summer shade, that's what I think! The pink is bright, shimmery and fun. The formula was on a thick side which caused the application to be a bit difficult but not impossible to manage. The pigmentation was very good and two coats were fully opaque. It dried average to fast and I have used topcoat.

I've applied the CND VINYLUX™ Weekly Top Coat over each colour. The formula is fast drying and nice flowing, it's not thick as Seche Vite.

Overall, the polishes proved to be a very good quality. I didn't wear any of them longer than 4 days but they did indeed lasted for those four days without chipping, maybe the topcoat helped as well. My absolute favourite is Decadence because I just love that colour!

CND polishes can be purchased at your local nail salon, just visit www.lovecnd.com, fill in your postcode and find the nearest salon.

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