Hey everybody! I hope you all have been well. I'm back from a wonderful vacation with my hubby and ready to show you some more embarrassing evidence of my polish obsession! :D
Well...it's like this...I've made no secret that I have fallen in love with the Maybelline Color Show Brocades. And I also made no secret that I wanted more of them. So, being a girl of my word, I picked up three more! You can certainly count on me to make you feel like you have less of a purchasing problem than *some* people do.
First up, I have the Brocades number that fascinated me to no end when first I saw it: Amethyst Couture.
Amethyst Couture is a deep purple with purple glitter. In the bottle, this color looks like it would be about 50/50 black and purple. But on the nail, it's thoroughly purple...kind of a raisin purple. It's odd. I'm a bit torn on Amethyst Couture. It applied rather dreadfully and was thicker than cold sawmill gravy. But I like it so much in the bottle. :) It's just not fair!!
Next up is one seriously holly-jolly-just-in-time-for-Christmas polish that is absolutely beautiful: Emerald Elegance.
Ahhhhh, now we're talking. :D Emerald Elegance has that gorgeously reflective metallic quality that we saw in Gilded Rose and Ruby Refined. This green has a golden glow due to the abundance of tiny gold glitter in the base. It is the polish form of Scarlett O'Hara's green velvet curtain dress. :) The application of Emerald Elegance was good.
Last we have my favorite from the Brocades, Embellished Blues.
Embellished Blues is not only super interesting in the bottle, but unlike Amethyst Couture, is delivers on the nail as well. It is a grey-leaning blurple with a lot of tiny gold glitter and medium periwinkle glitter. It has that same luxe feel of Emerald Elegance. Application on this one was good also.
Uhhhh, no, you're not seeing things. This lovely color DOES in fact look like a slightly darker version of that other polish that recently stole my heart, L'Oreal Too Dimensional? Same color scheme...much different finish! :) Variety is indeed the spice of life...even if the color is the same. That sorta made sense. Right? It's late.
So...have I convinced anybody to finally run out to their local Rite Aid and pick these up?? My final thoughts about the Maybelline Brocades:
1) People say they chip horribly, but they do not on me at all...not one of them.
2) They dry very rough due to the glitter. You will need a couple of coats of top coat.
3) The colors are rich and interesting.
4) The $3.99 price is very good for something that looks like these.
5) They are a good way to get a glitter fix but still look dressy.
So...there you have it! The Brocades collection, in my humble opinion, is a big winner. :)
Thanks for stopping by, and have a lovely day!
Hey everybody! Look! I managed to take off my beloved Ruby Refined. It was hard, considering how lovely it was...and it didn't even match my outfit today, so that's really saying a lot. :) So, as promised, I have for your enjoyment my other purchase from the Maybelline Color Show Brocades collection: Gilded Rose.
I just fell in love with this little number when I saw it...even my hubby chose this as his 2nd favorite (after Ruby Refined). It's girly and ethereal and fairytale princess-esque.
Gilded Rose is, as you can see, quite gilded. It's a very reflective metallic gold loaded with pale pink glitter.
The combination of pale pink and gold feels almost antique...but it's so GOLD that I don't think the Victorians were quite this ostentatious. :D
I applied three coats of Gilded Rose because I could see some visible nail line with two, and I wanted you all to experience that fancy wrapping paper effect these Brocades have! I only used one coat of top coat...but I'm thinking I'll slap on another before I head to the office tomorrow...
So...do you agree with me that the Maybelline Color Show Brocades are pretty special? I thought so!! I purchased my Brocades at Rite Aid, but I'm not sure where else they are available. Maybe Princesses-R-Us? :P
Thanks for stopping by, and have a lovely day! :)
Hey everybody! When is the last time you saw a mainstream polish collection...make that a DRUGSTORE polish collection...and wanted the whole thing? It's happened to me. The Maybelline Color Show Brocades collection is the prettiest mainstream polish I've seen all year. I picked up two of them over the weekend, but I wish I'd gotten them all, especially AFTER I looked at my receipt and noticed that Rite Aid did NOT advertise that they were buy one get one half off. :/
I asked my ever-obliging hubby Brian to pick out his favorite, and he chose Ruby Refined, an elegant crimson with a dash of pink.
Ruby Refined is gloriously metallic, almost reflective, and much more so than the photos show. This polish looks just like Christmas wrapping paper...you know, the expensive rolls that aren't sold in the huge cardboard boxes for $1.99 apiece.
The glitter in Ruby Refined is a mix of red and pink in the same hues as the polish base. The overall look is truly like brocade fabric, satiny and luxe.
I have read some reports that the Brocades collection chips immediately after application. I put this on early this morning over Duri Rejuvacote...this is 2 coats with 2 coats of top coat. As you can see, I had some tip wear (typical for me) but no chips. Since I change my polish almost daily, I think I can live with the risk of a chip. I mean...look at this stuff!!
Ruby Refined is indeed a luxurious, elegant, and refined looking polish. I hope it continues to play nicely with me and not be an awful chipper...that would seriously blow the whole image, huh? May as well pick up that roll of $1.99 camouflage wrapping paper while I'm at it...
I will show you the other Brocades polish I purchased if I can ever bring myself to take this one off. :D
Thanks for stopping by, and have a lovely day! <3
