Wednesday, 23 January 2013

To gloss or not to gloss? That is the question.

Hello there!

Tonight, I want to share one of my Poundland bargains. I have at least 15 Revlon polishes - only one of which was bought for the full price (£6-7). This one was bought for £1...

Revlon's 'Red Ribbon'. Yes, it's a matte polish and yes, it did look like suede...but when adhering the rhinestones, the polish became glossy in some areas. To fix it, I covered it with a glossy top coat.

Admittedly, I do love glossy polishes. I'd rather turn a glossy finish into a matte by using a matte top coat, because that eliminates streaks (for me, anyway).

This is what happens when you use cheap rhinestones! As soon as I embedded these rhinestones in the top coat, their backs started to wrinkle. Any integral shine they had diminished immediately. I ended up smothering them in top coat in the end. Now they don't even look like rhinestones!

So, how do YOU feel about matte polishes? Are you a sucker for gloss, like me or is matte the way forward for you? Let me know in the comments box.

Take care!
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16 comments:

  1. JQ23 January 2013 at 22:18

    I really like what happens to those matte suedes with topcoat. It shows up as a cool shimmer. Even with the wrinkling rhinestones this still turned out quite lovely!

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    1. Liane25 January 2013 at 21:46

      Thanks JQ - you're so right about the shimmer though. The gloss really brings it out.

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  2. Winnie@ The RAWR Shop23 January 2013 at 22:24

    Poundland sounds like a place I would spend all my monies in.....

    love this look <3

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    1. Liane25 January 2013 at 21:47

      Thank you sweets. Sometimes you have to hunt, but more often than not, you can find some gems!

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  3. Marisa23 January 2013 at 22:58

    This looks so beautiful Liane!! I'm like you, glossy is the way to go ;0).

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  4. Anna's Polish Addiction23 January 2013 at 23:21

    I must admit this does look great glossy :)

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  5. Jackie M24 January 2013 at 01:29

    im a total sucker for shine, i could stare at my shiny nails for hours! but i will admit sometimes a nice matte dark color is good for me but it has to be a long the lines of a black, dark brown, or dark blue

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    1. Liane25 January 2013 at 21:49

      I agree with you. Black with a matte top coat is one of my faves!

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  6. Glowstars24 January 2013 at 11:44

    I don't think I've ever paid more than £1 for a Revlon polish. What would we do without Poundland?!

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    1. Liane25 January 2013 at 21:52

      I KNOW, hahahaha! Poundland rules and I feel perfectly comfortable rummaging around the hangers with a serious look on my face!

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  7. DistinKt Nails25 January 2013 at 07:26

    What a beautiful polish and a bargain. I must go to my local poundland!

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    1. Liane25 January 2013 at 21:54

      You must! Nothing better than buying gorgeous polish for a smidgen of the full price ;)

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  8. vicki27 January 2013 at 00:24

    I got a polish today from good old poundland!, a sally Hansen :) I don't think they had any Revlon... Might have to go look again! V x

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  9. Gottwinkies27 January 2013 at 00:54

    Gloss! I have this one and it is stunning what shows when It's glossy!

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