Spring Petal is a lovely polished released as part of 17’s Spring Collection, which consists of four polishes. Boots currently has a 3 for 2 offer on all 17 cosmetics.

I have to confess that I picked Spring Petal up as my ‘free’ polish along with Juicy and Glisten – I initially mistook it for ‘just another pink shimmer’ and nothing special. My mind is totally changed, want to see why?

 This is SUCH a pretty pink, I can’t even describe it! It has a wonderful finish, almost like rubber, yet it dries super shiny. The finish is similar to that of BeautyUK Turquoise Shimmer, which I think can be attributed to the fact that the shrimpy-pink creme base is packed with a slightly darker pink shimmer. It’s a very unique effect, and I love it!

The polish also appears different in different lights – as the pictures hopefully show. I think this is due to the difference in colour between the shimmer and the base colour – subtle enough that it’s not a duochrome though, you can’t really see the colour difference on the nail, it just gives that colour-changing effect! The polish looks a very blue-toned pink in some lights and an orangey-pink in others.

Application:

The pictures all show 3 coats. The polish is actually pretty much opaque at 2 coats, but I had a wee denting-disaster which necessitated the extra layer. Spring Petal dries quickly. The polish applies beautifully, no streaking at all, and dries to a very high-shine finish. The only problem I noted was that nail imperfections are visible through Spring Petal (see my index finger in the 1st and 4th photos for reference! I nicked my nail while shaving my legs :s!). It’s not something that bothers me personally, but if it does for you, I’d recommend using a ridge filler before applying Spring Petal.

What do you think?! Soo pretty, right? Another reason I thought I wouldn’t like this was because it seemed very similar in colour to Barry M Pink Flamingo, and Boots 17 Pink Grapefruit, so I compared them for you! All polishes are at 3 coats.

Left to right: Boots 17 Pink Grapefruit, Boots 17 Spring Petal, Barry M Pink Flamingo, Boots 17 Spring Petal.

Spring Petal is similar to Pink Flamingo in base colour, but with the obvious addition of the pink shimmer. They definitely aren’t the same though. Pink Grapefruit is way out, think I might have to re-do those swatches on it in the near future!!

What do you guys think of Spring Petal? I think you can probably guess my thoughts! I’m considering going back for Mellow Yellow, the final of the four Spring releases. Have any of you tried the Spring collection polishes yet? What did you think of them? 🙂

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Disclaimer: Everything mentioned in this blog post was either bought by myself with my own money, or given to me as a gift from friends/relatives. All opinions expressed here are my own.

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Revlon Charming, like Dreamer, is part of the 80th Anniversary collection Revlon released this year. The collection consists of 20 new nail polish shades. I’ve gone a bit crazy over Revlons lately, and the 2 for £9.99 offer in Superdrug and 2 for £10 in Boots has not helped my bank account!

Charming is a lovely lavender creme. It’s one of those pastels that looks good on all skin tones – this makes a nice change from the usual lobsterifying pastels that just don’t suit my skin! The photos all show 2 coats. Sorry for the cuticle-pooling on my middle finger, I genuinely didn’t notice til I saw the photos!

Application:

You’ll be pleased to hear that Charming is pretty much opaque in 1 coat, I wore it with just the one coat for a full day and didn’t notice any bald streaks until I was in bright artificial light. I would recommend adding a 2nd coat just to ensure you have even coverage. The polished had an average dry-time, (not very fast but not wildly slow either), so the opacity is very much in your favour!

I thought I’d show you a quick picture to demonstrate how different Charming is from Barry M Berry Ice Cream:

 Charming is far more blue-toned than Berry Ice Cream and there’s no way they are dupes 🙂 good news for purple-lovers out there!

Personally I’m not a huge fan of purple pastels, there’s not alot about them that excites me. Charming is definitely a very clean, pleasant polish though, one that is very much suited to Spring!

How do you feel about purple pastels? I kind of feel that it needs some shimmer to make it more interesting!

Have you bought any of the Revlon 80th Anniversary polishes? I have gone way overboard with them, I have eight :s oops! I suppose the formulation of Revlon justifies my spending 😉

Let me know what you think of this one. It’s Sunday today and it’s raining and I’m currently sitting soaked in my bed – I got a little bit caught in the rain!

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Disclaimer: Everything mentioned in this blog post was either bought by myself with my own money, or given to me as a gift from friends/relatives. All opinions expressed here are my own.

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Another of the lovely Boots 17 Spring collection 2012 polishes, and another unique one at that! This one reminds me of tulip stems, it’s almost exactly that colour!

On the left is a close up. I wanted you to see the green shimmer running through this, it’s a few shades darker than the polish itself and mostly shows up as a kind of white-ish reflect, but it definitely doesn’t get lost on the nail. I love the green shimmer, it’s not something I’d have thought would work but it looks gorgeous! Juicy is a limey-yellowy green. It’s one of those colours that won’t work on all skin tones – I think I can just about get away with it, but it will look fab on a darker skin tone. It’s the perfect Spring green, puts me in mind of new shoots coming through and sticky buds and all Springy things 😀 I love it! So unique too! Juicy is a Lasting Fix polish… I have to be honest with you and tell you that I never wear polish long enough to test the wear… sorry! 🙁

Application: 

Juicy was actually sheer – in the pictures I’m wearing three coats and I feel like it could have benefited from a fourth, as the free edge of my nail was still visible in certain lights. The polish also dried quickly so the extra coats shouldn’t be too much of a problem. The finish is a lovely, slightly rubbery one, but the green shimmer gives a wonderful illusion of glossiness. I didn’t wear top coat with this one but I imagine it would make the shimmer really come alive.

What do you guys think? Have you tried Juicy, or Glisten, or the other two polishes in the Spring collection range? At £2.99 per bottle you can’t really beat this, and add in the fact that Boots currently have an offer on all 17 cosmetics at 3 for 2, it’s hard to resist!

I’m really loving the Spring releases this year, it feels like the ‘drugstore’ brands are really starting to push the boat out from the obligatory Spring pastels, which is so nice (I was never much of a pastel person… don’t hate me!). I love the bright colours, it really gets me in the mood for warmer weather. What have you found in terms of Spring releases? 🙂 I really want to see what GOSH and Barry M come up with this year!

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Disclaimer: Everything mentioned in this blog post was either bought by myself with my own money, or given to me as a gift from friends/relatives. All opinions expressed here are my own.