Revlon Colorstay in Blue Slate with HITs Poseidon Accent

Happy Friday! I hope you all had a nice week.  We had some seriously incredible weather here for a few days.  Sunny skies, near 70 degrees in FEBRUARY!  I struggle sometimes with the bad, dark and cool weather so it was nice to roll down the windows on my car and oogle some holo manis.  I sported HITS Demeter for most of the time and somehow managed not to grab a photo.  Fail.  Anywho, now I am rocking one of the new Revlon Colorstay polishes with a holo accent.  Blue Slate is a gorgeous slate grey/blue creme.  It really has the perfect name.

2 coats Blue Slate + Poseidon Accent Nail and So Wet topcoat, artificial light

This new line of Revlon polishes is supposed to be durable like a gel mani.  Unfortunately I already have some chips on Day 2, but I still really love the color.  The formula was really fantastic.  In fact I probably could have left it at one coat.  It is extremely pigmented.  I must tell you, though, that I HATE the brush.  It's on a long stem, but has a tiny little flat brush that isn't even as wide as the stem.  With such a pigmented polish it is very difficult to use this brush.  If the formula wasn't incredible and the color was not so stunning, I would have purged this without second thought.  Maybe I'll rebottle it?

I set out initially to just have a plain Blue Slate mani.  When I put the bottle back down on the table it was sitting next to HITS Poseidon and I realized they had similar undertones.  I couldn't resist painting a coat over it.  This was just one smooth coat with flawless application as usual.  The HITS No Olimpo polishes are a force to be reckoned with in the holographic realm and have yet to disappoint me.  They are not an American brand, but Llarowe stocks them regularly!

Anyone else hate the new Revlon brushes?

~Shbecky

HITS Specialita No Olimpo Apolo

Hey guys!  In case no one has noticed, I'm on a blue kick these days.  You all have likely seen this gorgeous polish around the blogosphere, but I am showing it you again because I LOVE it.  HITS is a Brazilian brand, but you can get it from the lovely Leah Ann at Llarowe.  I've got a bunch of these polishes, and each one impresses more than the last.  I have had this on for 3 days already in these pictures.  Other than the slightest tipwear on my middle finger, this has held up insanely well.  Apolo is a deep blue linear holo.  The formula is incredibly smooth and is opaque in 2 coats. 

2 coats Apolo + So Wet topcoat, artificial light

 I had a slight issue with this bottle.  There were some clumps in the polish that ended up on my nail.  Fortunately they aren't visible over the holo.  Note that unlike many of the chalkier holos (like GOSH or NFU Ohs) these hold up their holo-ness even with a topcoat!

2 coats Apolo + So Wet topcoat, indirect artificial light

I've included two pictures in different lighting so you can see how strong the holo is! 

~Shbecky