Sally Hansen: Diamonds

This polish hails from the Diamond Strength collection and along with this being the only polish from that collection or sub-brand as Sally Hansen tends to release, it is also what I believe to be the most basic in the collection, without any colour tint or additional elements to it, as it's name may suggest, this is the polish that puts the diamond in diamond strength. 

I really like this polish, it is one of my go to polishes when I am looking for a non holo micro glitter topper and it has no problems splashing as much glitter onto the nail without much of the dreaded glitter 'fishing'. However while this is a beautiful polish, it is not one that performs well without a top coat and well it does have a good amount of shine, pretty much requires a top coat due to the extensive chipping. 

Until next stay, Stay Polished

Liz -HotToSwatch

Revlon: Autumn Berry

Something I have noticed throughout my switching process is that while I do find the confidence to wear whatever colour I please no matter the season, there are some colours much more suited to specific seasons. This polish is one of them, as you may be able to tell from the polish's name, it is very suited to the Autumn, and makes also for a gorgeous festive shade. 

The wear on this polish is pretty much as good as you get with drugstore polish and only summers minor tip wear, if any at all. The colour is a lovely deep berry shade with a small amount of barely there shimmer that is much more evident in the bottle. 

Overall I like this polish, the formula is pretty decent, an average two coater and a rich colour that is unique to my collection. 

Liz -HotToSwatch

Essence: Modern Romance

This is a lovely light baby pink with a small amount of shimmer which is only able to be seen in direct light. It takes about three coats to be opaque and there tends to be a bit of extra thickness because of this. It can chip easily because it isn't necessarily the best brand of polish. But with a top coat, which I have not been using for this swatch experiment that could easily be remedied.

Nice spring colour even if the formula isn't my favourite. 

Stay polished. 

Liz -HotToSwatch

L'Oreal: Drama Queen

This polish is, as the name suggests very dramatic. I bought this polish back in 9th grade, which was albeit quite a while ago, when I dyed a strip if my hair this exact shade of bright and vibrant colour. After going to the salon I went to the drug store and decided this was the perfect matching polish. And while I may not want to think about that hairdo this is certainly a nice bright nostalgic polish not to be forgotten. 

Beautiful and bright, a definite drama queen. 

Stay polished!

Liz, -HotToSwatch

Rimmel: Violet Metal

For the lack of attention that I give this polish it is a surprisingly nice deep metallic purple. It has a pretty good formula and even though it takes quite a bit of work to not have the nail show through this is a very pretty shade, especially due to the fact that I don't have very many purple polishes in comparison to the other polishes in my stash. 

This lovely purple shows some blue when the light catches I and it definitely surprised me with how great it looks on the nail. 

Until next time, stay polished

Liz, -HotToSwatch

L'Oreal: Rendezvous

This is a lovely vampy red polish that I love very much. It is about 6 years old and still going strong. It is a nice colour, a two coater and doesn't have much chip wear with three days of wear. Not much to say about this, seems like quite a solida polish to me and I enjoy wearing it. 

Here's to vampy reds everywhere! Stay Polished!

Liz, -HotToSwatch

Sally Hansen: White On

This is the only pure white non-striping polish that I own, and I like this polish quite a lot. It is quite a thick polish but the formula is nice, I am always a fan of the extreme wear line by Sally Hansen. It does not chip a whole lot and although it makes the natural ridges on my nails quite noticeable I like it and white nail polishes I'm general. 

I must say I love the look of the all white nail! Stay Polished

Liz, HotToSwatch