EPIC HAUL: Borghese Fantasioso (Rapido) Collection

I was picking up Halloween decorations at a local, independent dollar store near my house and out of the corner of my eye, spotted a supermarket basket next to a nail polish display. Through the slats, I noticed these familiar swirly tops that could only mean one thing...

BORGHESE!!!!

Borghese polishes retail for upwards of $8 at various drug stores, but for $1? I bought one of every color! As it turned out, these were their quick-dry polishes from the Spring 2011 collection.



First up is Capriccio Blue which looks a lot like Revlon Blue Lagoon without the sparkle. I only wish it had a little better application.



Next is Romanzo Pink, a bubblegum pink. This is the shade that pops into my mind when I think of Barbie pink. Again, same streak issue.



Cantanto Purple was a lovely dark lilac color that I adore. I apologize for the blurry nature of the picture, I did not realize my Macro wasn't on during this shot. But it's a beautiful color and was probably the least streaky of the collection.



Felice Tangerine was a great shade in the bottle and would have been awesome if it wasn't so streaky. Yet again. Unfortunately, while this shade would have been one of a few oranges to actually work with my skin tone, it looked terribly clumpy on my nails.



Fantastico Lime was, by far, the worst application of the collection. And it really was a shame for such a promising color.



Last is Castello Blue, a deep sky blue. I LOVED this color, but the application is pretty streaky. I think that this is mainly because of the quick-dry formula, as it was a common theme throughout this collection.

Overall, I was disappointed in the application of the color. If you pick up any colors, I would go with Cantanto Purple hands down. It is the easiest to work with and I think the color I would wear more than once.

PRESS RELEASE: Zoya Feel (Winter Collection)

Zoya FEEL Collection
Kristen (ZP591): Full coverage, gull gray cream.
Carey (ZP592): Full coverage, periwinkle gray cream.
Megan (ZP593): Full coverage, taupe gray cream.
Kendal (ZP594): Full coverage, rose quartz beige cream.
Kennedy (ZP595): Full coverage, pale french beige cream.
Avery (ZP596): Full coverage, blonde beige cream.

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I'm kind of on the fence about these polishes. You know I'm big on dark/vampy or bold/glitter, but I'm kind of starting to dig the "your nails but better" trend. So maybe I'll like these.

What do you think, fellow polish junkies?

- Princess Polish

Dupe or No Dupe?

On Monday, I swatched Revlon Gold Coin, which you can check HERE in case you missed the post.


On Monday, I swatched Revlon Gold Coin, which you can check HERE in case you missed the post.

Coincidentally, I also happened upon a polish that looked eerily similar in the bottle while checking out the grand opening of a new Five Below in my area, called Down to Earth.

So I picked it up, along with the rest of the Funky Fingers Heavy Metal collection, and headed home to compare.



Here are the polishes after the first coat. The pinky and the ring finger are Down to Earth, while the index and middle fingers are Gold Coin. There is definitely a clear difference here, but let's give it another coat.



And here they are again, DTE, GC, DTE, GC, with two coats. They're kind of similar, but the Funky Fingers has much more of a champagne tone to it, where as gold Coin has a blacker, aluminum-like base to it. In fact, I'd venture to say that Down to Earth isn't a foil like Gold Coin, but rather a shimmer. I would say DTE is more in the vein of OPI Glitzerland.

So are they a dupe?

Leila, open the case…

DUPE BUSTED!

Check back tomorrow for a new post and stay tuned for the rest of the Funky Fingers Heavy Metal Collection.

- Princess Polish

Revlon Gold Coin

Last fall, while striving to wear every color of the OPI Swiss collection, I fell in love with a little polish called Glitzerland. I've never been the type of girl to wear gold polish, thinking it would yellow my skin tone. But Glitzerland, which had champagne overtones, proved me wrong.

So during a Walgreens haul in July, in which I made $1 in Register Rewards every time I purchased a Revlon polish because my coupon made it free in the first place, I zeroed in on Gold Coin almost immediately.



A stunning gold foil, with a little bit of an aluminum undertone to it, Gold Coin is my go-to-gold. It's not over the top with bright, chunky glitter, instead, it's classy and sophisticated. So much so, that I would confidently wear it to any party or formal event. That is… if I had one to go to.

The application was one of the smoothest of any foil I have ever used and I would highly recommend this to any polish lover, whether they are a gold-lover or not! I also adore its sister from the Metals collection, Silver Dollar, though I am in search of the last of the triplets, Copper Penny. I have yet to get my hands on her, though I hope to soon.

See you tomorrow for the first ever "Dupe or No Dupe?" post, featuring Gold Coin!

Princess Polish