Purple Swatches

I have a lot of purple and blue that I have been neglecting, it's time to get going!

Random drawer grabs, many have been in my collection for a long time, just needed to be blogged/swatched.

All are without top coat.
All are three coats.

Ulta - Blue Crush

I call this a purple, but they call it a blue, who's to quibble? It's an eggplant base loaded with red and blue shimmer.
Easy to use, reminds me of Color Club Electronica with it's bold shimmers.
I think I picked this up through a blog sale, I am not close to an Ulta and rarely shop there, at least that's what I think, it's been a while since I got it.
I love the vivid blue and red shimmer, it's pretty nice.



Kleancolor - Purple Velvet

 Shimmer plummy purple. 

My photo is a bit more blue leaning than the real polish. Kind of a frustration, but since I have to tweak most purple photos, I feel like this isn't a great representation of this polish. You can see the blue shimmer popping through, but it's really more purple. Le sigh!

Kleancolor is an affordable brand, I see it all over eBay, where I purchased it. 

It does, however, have an ingredient that is horrible: sour and acrid. Without a doubt an intolerable smell that completely ruins the brand for me. 

Revlon - No Shrinking Violet

In the past I have to admit that Revlon shimmers were a complete fail for me. This one, however, was fabulous! I touched it lightly to check if it was dry and it was completely dry! Wow!
This is no longer available, as far as I can tell on the Revlon web site. I picked mine up in a Ross pack, so I am figuring it must be a goner. It's all over eBay.
This is a pretty color accurate.
It's a bit muddier on the nail than in the bottle. Kind of an neutral shimmer in the purple family.

Great formula, though I will admit I'm less than impressed with the color.



Maybelline - Purple Rage

Old Maybelline Express Finish gold cap.
A purple base and a cool shimmer that tends toward blurple. So cool that it looks like gray in my lighting.
During the day it emerges a tad bit more blue leaning.
Tight formula, these Maybelline Express Finishes are pretty good in that regard.


I would admit that I would call the last three almost a frosty finish.
None of the four are really exciting for me, either. 

Purple Creme Perfection?

Perfection is a tough thing.

It makes you crazy if you seek it all the time, but if your standards are too low you may never notice it when you find it.

Shedding philosophical conundrums....

Meet Kleancolor Love Affair

Two coats (see, it can be done!!) of shiny creme finish with a deep purple that goes for days.
The formula was very nice and easy to work with. I only do clean up if it is a total mess, and the nice thing about this was that I could get it closer to the cuticle without much fear of it bleeding over into the crevice. Score!

Little more to say except that I've read that the formula smells, but this was not bad at all, just like normal polish.

I still would love to do nail stamping again, I've put it on a back burner, and feel like this has the chops to do it. Very dense, very pigmented.

What a refreshing relief not to worry about nail stains showing through or multiple coats drying.

Man, I can see how I am a bit of a slave to some colors! LOL! (I must set aside the half baked idea of getting rid of a ton of picky polishes!)

Clearly I need to think about getting more Kleancolor (I got these through their web site a while back and am now only just getting around to swatching them...I have to say, it is nice hitting the sweet part of the apple!)

Thanks for reading my little nail polish journal!