Revlon's 'Cherries in the Snow'

Continuing with swatches from my Revlon collection, today's swatch is of the iconic 'Cherries in the Snow'. This shade was originally released way back in 1953! It's a gorgeous pink-toned red creme nail polish, with a glossy finish.  

I find this polish to be a bit of a chameleon. Based on the lighting and angles, sometimes it looks more pink, and at others, it looks more red. You can see this even in the 2 pictures in this post. The picture above had more direct lighting, and the polish appears more pink. Meanwhile, in the picture below, when the lighting is concentrated more on the label as opposed to the nails, the polish appears more red.

Revlon 'Raven Red'

As promised, for today's post I am continuing with a Revlon swatch. From what I've gathered on-line, it seems that today's swatch, Revlon's 'Raven Red' may possibly be the oldest Revlon shade still available today.  Apparently, the shade debuted in 1945! If so, that would make 2020 the 75th anniversary of the shade! It truly boggles my mind that women around the world have been enjoying the exact same nail polish shade for 3 quarters of a century - I guess if it ain't broke, there's no need to fix it!

The polish is a warm-toned red creme, with a nice glossy finish. It is a classic, easy-to-wear colour that would suit a variety of skin tones. I purchased this polish fairly recently, so this is only the first time that I've worn it. Overall, I enjoyed wearing this shade, and I'm glad that it has joined my collection!

It's funny, but I don't really recall ever seeing this shade in stores, however, I did find it to be readily available with major on-line retailers. I suppose that the displays in the stores only stock a limited amount of shades due to space constraints.

Revlon 'Valentine'

Today I have a quick post featuring a hastily done swatch of Revlon 'Valentine'.  It's a gorgeous deep red polish with a slightly transparent finish.  I've had this bottle for years, and it has held up quite well! Recently I've been rediscovering the Revlon shades in my collection, inspired by some information that I came across on vintage nail polish and lipstick shades that are still available today.

Revlon was founded in 1932, so they have been making nail polish for almost 90 years! In a cosmetics landscape currently full of limited edition releases and hoopla surrounding 'the next new thing', sometimes it's nice to take a break from all of that. It's so wonderful to indulge in tried and true classics that are not only loved by thousands of women across the world, but have also been loved by thousands of women across the ages!

Over the next few posts, I'll be swatching some more of my Revlon shades...  Stay tuned!

Glitter Mani: 'Cherries in the Snow' and 'Flashing Lights'

Today I have a quick post to share. It's a simple glitter manicure using Revlon's 'Cherries in the Snow', and Claire's Cosmetics Splatter 'Flashing Lights'.  I've been struggling to find base polishes that would look good with this glitter topper from my 'Project Polish'.  I think that this red, white and blue combo worked out quite nicely! 

Truthfully, I am really over this glitter topper... I don't really enjoy glitter polishes as much as I used to, and this one in particular has a very limiting colourway, so there's not as many polishes that it can be used with. I'm really not sure if I'm going to be able to finish the entire bottle - this polish is most likely bound for the giveaway pile.

Throwback Thursday: Blue Shatter Mani with Red Base

For today's post, in the spirit of 'Throwback Thursday', I'm sharing a red and blue shatter manicure (Shattercure?!) featuring OPI's 'Blue Shatter', and Revlon's 'Cherries in the Snow'. The nostalgia game is strong with this one!  Blue shatter came out in OPI's Summer 2011 Shatter Collection, and 'Cherries in the Snow' nail polish was first introduced by Revlon in 1953! Enjoy the throwback vibes!

China Glaze 'Drastic'

Today I have a quick post to share another nail polish swatch. This polish is China Glaze's 'Drastic', a deep red jelly polish that is absolutely stunning! I love the candy-like translucence and shine, and the deep cool-toned shade of red is so gorgeous! 

Morgan Taylor - Tickle My Keys

Today I have a swatch of 'Tickle My Keys' from the Summer 2019 Morgan Taylor Rocketman collection. It's a gorgeous, super bright pink polish that is just so much fun to wear! I recently picked this polish up on clearance. I really love how vibrant this polish is. It looked so amazing in the bottle that I just had to put it on my nails now - even though it's fall!

The polish not only looks great, but it has a wonderful formula that spreads evenly, dries relatively quickly, and gives full coverage in 2 coats.  All in all, I'm really happy with this polish, and look forward to wearing it both on its own, as well as featuring it in nail art in the future!