MAYBELLINE Haul

Today I found these (new?) MAYBELLINE polishes. There was a special offer, buy one and get one free. There wasn't a lot of colors so I pick up no. 31, a pearl silver with a hint of pink, and no. 5, a vampy purple, for a total of €7.60, good deal!

NOTD: Ruffian Nails

Like everyone else I was curious to try the new CND creation... Ruffian Nails.

My result is different from the original but I still like it.

For the gold part I used MAYBELLINE FOREVER STRONG No.810 Chic Gold and for the black I used Deborah Shine Tech No.30.

Then using essie Matte About You Top Coat I mattified the black part only.

I also added some gold flat glitter on my ring finger but I didn't like the result.

Swatch: MAYBELLINE FOREVER STRONG No. 810 "Chic Gold"

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I'm not a big fan of gold in jewelry or polish, I like silver better.

That said I absolutely love this polish. In fact it's not a very yellow gold it's more "silverish".

It has a foil finish that make it gorgeous. When I wore I stared at my nails the whole day!

One of my favourites!

Swatch: MAYBELLINE Colorama No. 54 "Cherry Sweet"

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Cherry Sweet is a really pretty color. The base is magenta but it's pretty sheer so at least three coats are needed. The glitter is magenta with a little bit of blue, very subtle blue.

Swatch: MAYBELLINE EXPRESS FINISH No. 248

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I really hoped this polish would be less sheer and that I could wear it alone but as you can see it's pratically a clear base. Well, I still like it!

In the bottle it doesn't come out well but there are a lot of gold and copper glitter. I tried it over a blue shimmer but the result wasn't great so I layered it over L'OREAL No.502 and it came out pretty well.

Here it's layered over a black creme.

Swatch: MAYBELLINE FOREVER STRONG No. 535 "Runway Red"

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This is another color that I never tought I'd buy. I'm not a red lover, I already have a creme red and that's enough for me.

Strangely I bought it.

The formula is great and I like the color, probably I will not wear it alone but it can be a great base for some nail art.

I compared it (see below) with my other red creme RIMMEL Riviera Red and they are similar but not identical. Runway Red is a bit more orange than Riviera Red.