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24 May, 2012

Glitter layering: Revlon Radiant over Essence Viva La Green

I know they say "blue and green should never be seen" but I don't agree!

I thought Essence's Viva La Green would be the perfect base to try one of my new Revlon glitters from the recent Expressionists by Gucci Westman collection.  Radiant is a medium dense mix of blue and silver glitter in a clear polish base.  The larger silver glitters are sparsely mixed in with the sea of blue glitter and micro-glitter pieces giving an added dimension to the polish.  I used a single coat and loved the result - my only disappointment is that I only wore it for one day on the weekend.

Full sun

Shade

 Indoors

I am curious as to the slight variation in the Australian release of these polishes in both the formula and labeling.  Radiant was originally released as Blue Mosaic in the US & UK and included some green hex glitter in the mix.  Interesting.

That's all for now.

Vita :)
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16 comments:

  1. UnknownMay 24, 2012 at 9:35 PM

    Gorgeous glitter this is! xx

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  2. LilitMay 24, 2012 at 9:43 PM

    That is such a gorgeous combo, it looks great indoors and outdoors! weird about the name and the glitter mix in US/UK though... hmmm.
    And I'm yet to try Essence polishes, but I'm not sure if they're 4 Free so I'm going to wait till after bubs is here before I try the Essence polishes (getting a bit paranoid at the moment about using polishes with too many chemicals in them... I'm sure it won't harm the baby but just don't want to risk it this late in the game).
    Lilit
    xo

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    1. VitaMay 25, 2012 at 6:22 PM

      Yes the difference in Revlon releases is a bit of a mystery to me. I don't know if the Essence polishes are 3 or 4 free - will have to do a bit of research into that Lilit!

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  3. PassionForPolishMay 24, 2012 at 11:18 PM

    Radiant looks amazing! Very pretty layering combo :)

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    1. VitaMay 25, 2012 at 6:23 PM

      Thank you - I was so pleased with the result. It turned out exactly as I'd imagined :)

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  4. LaniMay 24, 2012 at 11:32 PM

    I don't know what the heck's up with Revlon! Blue Mosaic/Radiant was released as Radiant in NZ too but has the green glitter too. I hipe Whimsical will appear soon, has it arrived in Aussie?

    Lovely post as always, love the colour combination :) I enjoyed your post on MAC's Rebel too, I've been wearing that shade a lot lately.

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    1. VitaMay 25, 2012 at 6:25 PM

      Nice to hear you're rocking Rebel too and thanks for your positive comment! I've got my eye out for Whimsical but I'm yet to see it in any incarnation (different name etc). I know I'll grab it if I see it because it looks so lovely. :)

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  5. LarieMay 25, 2012 at 2:50 AM

    Really? They say that? Shows what I know :P I think this is a fabulous combo, so forget the rules, haha.

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    1. VitaMay 25, 2012 at 6:28 PM

      Well, my Father-in-Law certainly says the "blue and green..." thing all the time! I'm definitely thumbing my nose at that "rule" cos I love blue and green together. :)

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  6. Liz (Beauty Reductionista)May 25, 2012 at 1:09 PM

    Oh, very nice! You've got your own mermaid concoction going on here! LOVE IT!

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    1. VitaMay 25, 2012 at 6:30 PM

      I love that description - I should send my draft posts to you to fill in the descriptions and give final editorial approval, haha!

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  7. prettymomMay 26, 2012 at 2:39 AM

    gorgeous combination!

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  8. DoveyMay 26, 2012 at 3:40 PM

    I was going to say mermaid, but it looks like Liz beat me to it! :)

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