Quo by Orly: Black

This Nail polish striper in black by Quo by Orly is decent overall, the brush is quite good for a striper which are not my favourite. And the formula had good staying power and shine. I have attempted a strange plaid and argyle design on my nails with it. 

This design was fun to do and I like how the black polish looks with the grey base. This polish is overall pretty good and has a nice finish. 

Stay Polished

Liz -HotToSwatch

Sally Hansen: Lightening

This is a lovely bright yellow polish with a decent formula. The Sally Hansen insta dris are not my favourite of the Sally Hansen line, but this brand as a whole usually does a good job with their formula and the staying power of the product. My mum gave my this nail polish a while back to 'brighten' my day, which I appreciated. Not a lot of chips and a fun colour!

Until next time, stay polished

Liz -HotToSwatch

Borghese: Black

This may sound strange coming from someone with such a love of nail polish, but this is one of the only blacks I own. It is from a strange little brand called Borghese, I received this as a gift and have not heard of this brand before or since. But regardless it is a decent black polish with an alright formula. It has some trouble with chipping on its own, but it isn't too bad to not be fixed by a good top coat!

Until next time, stay polished

Liz -HotToSwatch

LA Colors: White

This polish is a white striper I picked up over the holidays, as I have heard a lot of good things about the set of LA Colors stripers, and while they are rather nice and I do like the formula, the brush itself is not the best, it is a bit uneven and makes it difficult to do art on the nail, which is the main reason this set was brought out, so all in all a poor decision. But I do like the polish consistancy, I much prefer to use a brush of my own for nail art, but for the sake of this swatch I used the included brush and came up with some, somewhat sloppy, snowflakes. 

Not the biggest fan of these striping polishes, but I did enjoy how well this white striper stays on my nails. 

Until next time, Stay Polished

Liz -HotToSwatch

Salon Perfect: Traffic Cone

So if you have seen my post on my other Salon Perfect polish, Gone Saling, you will know a little something about this brand's formula. It is thin and chips extremely easily, it dries matte and is not very good when it comes to staying power. I bought these two polishes one day, they both have vibrant colours, and especially the intense colour of this Traffic Cone, but regardless of the fun colours, without a decent nail treatment and top coat, this polish is not one which I like that much. 

This highlighter colour is certainly eye catching and interesting, regardless of my dislike for this brand. 

Stay Polished

Liz -HotToSwatch

Rimmel: Green With Envy

This polish has a unique colour, but as I found out by using it, it is a much older polish than I had remembered. It is quite gloopy and could really do with a few drops of nail polish thinner if I ever managed to get my hands on some. So this polish is very thick, and not the nicest of formulas regardless, but nonetheless quite a unique colour. 

So quite an unfortunate formula, but judging from the fact that this bottle is around the half way mark I can tell that it has been a favourite in my younger days. 

Until next time, stay polished

Liz -HotToSwatch

Color Club: Silver Glitter

This little polish from Color Club, is a striper and piles on thick silver glitter, just as the name for this polish dictates. I have attempted to give myself French tips with this silver glitter, but because of the poor formula, the thickness of the polish and the less than perfect staying power, it chipped off quite a bit on some of the nails but hopefully this can still work to give you a taste of what the polish is like. 

Overall quite a thick glitter, and not my favourite. But I've got to say if you want a thick silver glitter striper (that's a bit of a bitch to get off!) then this is for you!

Until next time, Stay Polished

Liz -HotToSwatch 

Revlon: Emerald

This lovely deep green shade was that which I donned for St. Patrick's day, it is a pretty festive colour and I do find myself wearing this a lot around the holidays especially, this paired with a deep red, or which I have quite a few, makes quite the Christmas manicure! The formula on this polish is good, I am a big fan of Revlon polishes, and this only took two very even coats to come out perfectly!

As you can see, there are no chips at all and this polish was very appropriate for the time of year! 

Until next time, Stat Polished

Liz, -HotToSwatch

Sally Hansen: Silver Sweep

This nail polish is one which I have a lot of nostalgia with. I originally bought this polish a couple of years back to wear to prom, it matched my dress and jewellery and looked lovely. Then, I chose to wear it again on the weekend, it was my 18 months, or year and a half anniversary with my lovely boyfriend. This manicure got two thumbs up from him, and I loved wearing it to prom, so this polish is good as far as I'm concerned!

Aside from the obvious showing quality of my nail ridges, and a bit of a problem with the formula this will always be a polish close to my heart. 

Until next time, Stay Polished

Liz -HotToSwatch

Claire's: Glow in the Dark

Years ago, at Hot Topic of all places I found a polish that claimed to glow in the dark, very excited by is claim I decided yo pick it up. While having good pigment and nice, evenly spreadable glitter, this polish chips very easily and doesn't have the best formula. Here it is over Salon Perfect's Gone Sailing. 

Oh, and if you were wondering, it does not glow in the dark!

Until next time, Stay Polished

Liz, -HotToSwatch

Salon Perfect: Gone Sailing

If you remember a few posts ago, I have previously showcased one of my oldest polishes, Claire's Marine Blue, it is very old and extremely gloopy. So when I found the colour Gone Sailing by Salon Perect I thought I had found the perfect dupe. And while it does look very similar, even drying matte as well, it is a pretty awful polish. It chips like crazy, all of the swatches featured on this blog are only of three days on wear, and there was barely enough polish left on to take a picture. Glad to have found a similar colour to one of my old favourites however without a good base and top coat this polishes wear is inexcusable. 

Overall great colour, but would I purchase any Salon Perfect polishes again, that would be a no. 

Until next time, stay polished

Liz -HotToSwatch

Sally Hansen: Brisk Blue

This bright blue polish is a bit of a mystery, when I bought it years ago it has no name and for years I had no clue what it was called, with a little bit of research I found out that this beauty was called Brisk Blue, I'm not too sure what I was expecting, but nonetheless now that this polish finally has a name, I can swatch it up! It is quite a thick polish, two coats in the swatches and overall not the best formula but a nostalgic polish all the same. 

Thanks for sticking around through the blues, and do excuse the puns!

Stay Polished!

-Liz, HotToSwatch

Wet 'n Wild: Gray's Anatomy

This is a much loved polish, probably one of the most used polishes in my collection aside from topcoats (which because of this project have not been getting very much love lately!) it is a unique duo chrome colour and I find myself reaching for this one, both for myself and for any friends seeking manicures, overall everyone seems to like Gray's Anatomy. If only the polish itself was a little bit better...the formula is thin, I have done three coats in these swatches and it could still use more, and without a topcoat it basically leaves your nails within a few hours. While it can be a fair polish if used with the right base and topcoat, for the purpose of this swatch project, it is not a very good polish without. I have since amassed a few more polishes with a similar duo chrome, but this silly little Wet 'n Wild number will always have a spot in my heart. 

(Also, RIP to my pinkie nail...right hand swatches here we come)

While this polish is very interesting, it certainly makes me look forward to getting to some of the higher end polishes in my collection!

Until next time, Stay Polished

-Liz, HotToSwatch

Sally Hansen: Blazing Blue

The polish I am going to be showing off swatches of today is by Sally Hansen and her insta dri line, this colour is a very dark blue in the shade Blazing Blue. It is a deep navy and while they can be hard to see on the nail, in the bottle iris evident that there is a smaller amount of lighter blue shimmer. As I'm sure you will find out as this blog progresses, I have entirely too many deep blue shades, and this one is not one of my favourites. The formula is thick and somewhat gloopy, I am not a big fan of the brush either, for these swatches I have used only one coat. 

As you can see while it somewhat gets the job done, this is not the nicest of deep blues, may I also add that this was a huge pain in the posterior to get off! Not a fan of the ones which stain my nails. 

Until next time, stay polished,

Liz, -HotToSwatch

LA Colors: Force

While not the best quality, this golden polish is lovely with two coats and quite gorgeous when in the sun. Quite a unique colour in my opinion and not one I have many polishes similar too. 

I may not have watched the Olympics, but I'd say this polish takes the Gold!

Until next time, Stay Polished!

Liz -HotToSwatch