LYN (Live Your Now) Nail Polish Swatch Part 2 with Top coats

My last post on LYN was on April 21, 2015. I had written about some of their glitter shimmery top coats. That's when I have started experimenting nail art and explored different types of nail polishes. All my LYN collection is from Purplle. I get occasional discounts, that's where I got all LYN polishes. I bought them just by looking at the display color of product in bottle on the website, trusted my instinct and I am satisfied with my purchase too.  

I believe this post helps some if you are still looking for a purchase. I just confirmed the price from the website it's 350/- INR. for 12 ml.

In this post I have swatches for 6 nail polishes which of 5 are regular colors and 2 are top coats. Interesting shades and top coats.

Here we go.............

From pinky to Thumb, all colors have funny names.

Didya Vinka At Me - Fuchsia pink

Drop Red Gorgeous - Proper Red, wearable by all

Sleepink Beauty -  Deep Magenta with micro shimmer

Spicy Sassy Saucy - Orange Red 

Tulips are better than one - Bright Pink

LYN Gorgeous Top Coats

I only have two of them Bella Bronze (Gold Strands) and Bitter Without Glitter (Silver Strands). Both these polishes can be worn by all skin tone on any nail polish or clear coat. 

I personally liked Bella Bronze over Silver. What about you?

Colorbar Glitterati Top Coat - Swatches and Review - Indian skintone

Dear Ladies,

I am very late with all my nail polish swatch review, yet hoping it would benefit some. All these swatches are on medium - deep Indian skin tone.

I made this purchase earlier this year, and due to travel I could not post blogs for few months although I had the pictures and collage ready.

In this post I am going to talk about the most popular glitter top coats from Colorbar brand called Glitterati Collection. The full size nail polish comes in 15 ml bottle priced at 400/- I have some mini set and full size as well. You can purchase from almost all popular online shopping sites in India such as Flipkart / Jabong / Amazon etc. All the colors are pretty and you could do numerous nail art using them with different combination.

I liked all the colors especially Moss Rock. What's your favorite ? Do post your comments if you like these shades.

Loreal Paris Top Coat Swatches and Review

Top coats are in demand these days, and there are plenty from a number of brands. L'Oreal Paris has launched a few and are available in India from March/April this year. I ordered mine through Flipkart in early April.

I only bought 4 of them and totally loved it. It's priced at Rs.299 for 5 ml. I was lucky to buy with 25% discount.

It's pricey when looked at the quantity. The quality is good. It comes in the same bottle like their all other nail polish. The cap has top coat printer on it.

I have Loreal Paris Top Coats on my middle three fingers.

Loreal Paris - Jackie Tweed Top Coat - on medium - deep skin tone

Loreal Paris - Disco Ball Top Coat - on medium to deep skin tone

Loreal Paris - Gold Leaf  Top Coat - on medium - deep skin tone

Loreal Paris Matte Top coat, gives a sleek matte finish. The glitter top coat in this picture are from Color Bar.

Which one is your favorite?

Essie Silver Nail Polish & nail art

This is one of my holiday or vacation nails. I don't usually wear this to everyday work, I am not going for some party. I was so glad I found these nail polish on clearance in Target.

I always wanted a peacock blue green glitters for top coat, and found one from Sally Hansen collection. I didn't know the nails would look pretty with this combination.

Essie's Ignite the Night is a silver shade with dense glitters. I wanted to add some colors to it, hence the green-blue coating at the edge. I loved having it on my nails for a week.

Only regret is removal, I had to use remover soaked cotton wrapped in silver foil twice without making a mess.

You could try any silver shade with similar top coat.

L'Oreal Paris Color Riche Le Vernis - Blue Reef (613) on dark Indian skintone

Today has been the most active blogging day in a long time and I am glad. I do not want to fall asleep over it though, the weather is cozy and tells me to go to bed , which I would prefer but only after I finish some posts :) That now sounds like a plan.

L'Oreal Paris Blue Reef shade is one that I bought when I went crazy over their collection earlier this year. It's a teal blue color, which I was hesitant to buy. But after I tried it on with little nail art I can't say it's forbidden for dark skin tone girls. It's a beautiful color, apply a shiny top coat and enjoy the nail color.

Loreal Paris Nail Polish for Indian Skintone

Hello Ladies,

I became the fan of Loreal Paris Nail polishes earlier this year not until then. Once I liked couple of colors I went crazy all over it, and bought several colors on Flipkart for discounted price. I wouldn't say it as dirt cheap price still I would pat myself for 30% off of MRP.

The quantity is only 5 ml. It's original price was 250/- now available for less price on Flipkart / Jabong.

I hope you enjoy the colors. I just did my nails, and didn't wash before taking pictures, I apologize my cuticle isn't at their best in the below shots :) This would give you an idea before making your purchase or decide which one you would want.

From Pinky finger to Thumb
Beige Boheme (107) - Beautiful beige / nude color. It's looks a bit dark on deep skintone.
Boudoir Rose (204) - Rosy pink color, I love this one.
Diamond Berry (216) - Frosty bright pink color
Cafe Saint Germain (109) - It's neither beige nor brown - A pretty neutral shade for Indian skintone
Lady Chocolate (110) - Dark brown - chocolate

I next five colors here ...

From Pinky finger to Thumb
Fatal Lover (411) - Vibrant Red
L'amour (310) - Bright red / Raspberry Red.
Lush Flush (410) - Red with tint of pink to it, making it different from regular reds.
Plum Liberty (224) -  Shiny Pink color, looks frosty
Scarlet Vamp (404) - Deep Red color - One of my favorite

If you like this post please do leave a comment on what;s your favorite color of these all !

Estee Lauder Nail Lacquer - Smashed on Indian skintone

I have been wanting to write several posts for few months still inching towards the goal. Haven't been able to find time and peace of mind to prepare the collage and write them. 

I had the urge to try some Estee Lauder nail polishes but I couldn't find them or get hold of one from a mall in my place. My wish came true this July and instantly fell in love with this beautiful color. It's called Smashed, deep purple with glitters not very prominent though. 

It was priced at $21.00 then, I totally get it buying a nail polish for that amount when compared in Indian Currency is sheer madness. I picked up two shades though, the other one is Enchanted Garnet.

The purple color nail polish did it's job and looked beautiful on my medium - deep skin tone. 

One other thing about this nail polish is the bottle Muah ! 

Revlon Color Stay - Nail Polish - Rain Forest (220) Swatch & Review

This nail polish from Revlon is one of their glitter nail polish other than their Sun and Moon Candy Collection. This is a nice color wearable by almost all Indian skintone.

It's priced at Rs 350 for 11.7 ml. Available in all major online stores.

Color is a dark bottle green kind like thick woods with light green shimmers, exactly as the name says. It's very opaque, and lasting power is good too. I had it on for 4 - 5 days, after which started to chip from edges.

Essence Nail Hardening Nail Polish Remover Strawberry & Passion Fruit - Review

With the current trend of nail art and different type of nail polishes coming into the market every fortnight, we tend to change nail paints so often. Especially people like me who love nail designs might change nail paints every week or even in less than a week. Buying a nail polish remover of 30ml does not help much.

I thought of giving a try with Essence. I bought this from eBay. It comes in a plastic bottle. Quantity 150 ml priced Rs. 249/-

It's very good, has the mild smell of the fruits does not make your skin white. Takes off nail polish easily. Like I said before I change my nail colors twice a week, also do nail swatches, color trials, including glitter polishes. It lasted for more than 1.5 months but less than 2 months. It got over today. I am so happy with this product.

For people interested in Ingredients:
Ethly Acetate, Alcohol Denat, Isopropyl Alcohol, Castor Seed Oil, Caprylic Triglyceride, Isopropyl Myristate, Parfum (Fragrance), CI 14700 (Red 4)

This is an imported product, made in Astria as per the label.

How to remove glitter nail polish without making a mess

Many of you would have thought removing glitter type nail polish or top coats would be a pain or difficult. I had the same problems, I use to rub remover over it multiple times to take it off, it just doesn't come off like nail polish.

Once The glitters were everywhere on both hands, making a big mess. Then I learnt this technique. There were several but I have tried this and worked perfectly.

Simply use cotton soak in remover and wrap a cellotape around. Wait for 3 - 5 minutes and take it off with slight rub and pull, as shown in pictures. No need to unwrap. This cleans it all. I tried wrapping with rubber band instead of cellotape it resulted in finger swell. Good to use to cellotape around or aluminium foil.

Later apply any vitamin E oil or almond oil or nail cream as the nail polish remover would have been on the finger and nails for a long time.

Happy Manicure!!!!

L’Oreal Paris Colour Riche Le Vernis - Top Coat - Disco Ball (922) Review

Top coats are becoming more popular these days due to nail art attracting lot of girls increasing the demand for such product. Silver and Gold variations are very common and many brands are launching these range of products in the market.

I have been using Faces Splash Gold, Silver Top Coats and Color Bar until L’Oreal Paris Top Coats caught my eyes. They have different types of top coats other than the regular silver and gold.  In this post I am writing about Silver top coat called ‘Disco Ball’.

They have been priced at Rs.299 for 5ml. These nail polishes are available in stores and many online stores like Flipkart. Flipkart is selling it for 224. This comes in the same regular bottle as other L’Oreal Paris Nail Polishes. This has a black cap, with the label Top Coat printed on it.

Disco Ball is silver glitters densely packed with some large silver flakes in it. As described they are top coats. Adds shine and makes your manicure pretty on top of nail polish.

In the picture below I have applied it over Blue nail polish from Revlon.

Revlon Colorstay Gel Envy - Wild Card (440) Review (Indian Skintone)

Another one from Revlon Gel Nail polishes ladies and girls. Yes this is Wild Card - no clue about the color isn't continue reading.

This is a beautiful Cobalt Blue color. Very Pretty very soft. Suitable for almost all Indian skintone. It's available in many websites if you would want to buy. I bought some from Flipkart and Amazon. They are priced at Rs.425 for 11.7 ml. They were available for upto 40% discount on Flipkart.

Speaking about the nail polish, it dries to a gel manicure with 2 coats. It's opaque you can go with one coat, but I like mine to be 2 to get the nice feel of Gel Nails. You know what I mean? The formula is nice and so as the brush for application.

I have taken the pictures without any top coats. I have done a silver glitter nail art on top. This would last for more than a week, but I would change sooner than that :)

Next color is already lined up for review :)

Let me know which color you would like to try and if you are looking for a swatch please leave a comment. I will post pictures of that.

LA Girl Matte Flat Finish Nail Polish - Alpine Green (536) Review - Indian Skintone

I was in search of Matte Nail polish but could only get this online in India. I envied the Matte Nail polishes from Essie, China Glaze, Orly etc. Well let;s see how this fared.

LA Girl Matte Nail polishes are priced at Rs.230 for 14 ml. It's available in Flipkart. You might want to watch out for promotional discounts.

The color is like Emerald Green dried to a Matte Finish. The Matte finish is very flat like they claim, unlike other brands which has a very sharp and unique finish. The formula is thick and opaque in single coat. In the pictures I am wearing two coats. Later I did polka dots with top coat polish.

The color stayed on me for 3 - 4 days without chipping. Then it started to come off from the edges. I would only give a rating of 3.5. I bought this as I wanted to try the Matte Nail polishes :)

LYN (Live Your Now) Nail Polish Swatches & Review Indian Skintone

I have been eyeing these nail polishes on Purplle.com for a long time now, finally picked up some glitter polishes. Many of you might want to try and see how it is, experience shades on your skin tone much more.

Here is my short review with pictures. I will try to post individual pictures later. For now here you go guys.

I bought some 6 shades to start with. They are priced at Rs.350/- for 12 ml. If you have have discount codes, it would be a good deal. It;s available in Nykaa and MyEnvyBox as well.

The bottle is square pretty and heavy with a black cap. The name is printed on a label as sticker on the cap. The formula is good and opaque. All these shades can be used as top coat or by itself more for a party look. It says 'Formula from France' not imported product though if you wanted to know. It says, manufactured in India.

This is a good buy for this price and quantity. I will individual reviews on the longevity of each color. 

These nail polishes are like jewels !!!!

Thumb to Pinky - Candy is Dandy, Purple Pleaser, Goldzila, Blue Blaze Blizard, Mauve the Merrier

LYN Nail Polish - Candy is Dandy Swatch

LYN Nail Polish - Purple Pleaser Swatch

LYN Nail Polish - Candy is Goldzila

LYN Nail Polish - Blue Blaze Blizard Swatch

LYN Nail Polish - Mauve the Merrier Swatch

LYN Nail Polish - Glitter nails swatch 

Will post detailed individual posts soon. Let me know if you like any of these shades. Thanks for reading :)