Man, do I have some apologizing to do! I have been so bad about blogging lately! Our internet went out after a storm recently, but it still took me a few days to get motivated to get a post finished! So sorry about that. The holidays are a killer for getting anything other than holiday things done.
Today I have two colors from the Revlon Parfumerie line. These polishes are scented polishes with colors that are supposed to correspond with the scent. I have Espresso and Italian Leather to review and share swatches today. I have older reviews of Autumn Spice and Pink Pineapple, you can follow the links to see what I thought about those.
First up, I have Espresso. Any of you who know me in real life know that I am coffee obsessed. I live in Portland, so it is pretty much a given. I love coffee and I got this solely for the scent it is supposed to give. It is a very dark brown, but mostly looks just black in normal light. I really only saw the brown hue when I had it under bright lights. I used two coats and got an very smooth and even coverage. I did have one almost patchy spot that I really didn't notice until I took the photos. I liked the quality of this, but the smell...really wasn't anything like any coffee I have ever had. That isn't a good thing. It really doesn't smell at all after several hours, but at first, it smells very faintly of coffee, but only because I am searching for that scent. Otherwise, I would say it just smells like a weird vanilla. Not good in my opinion.
Italian Leather is a gorgeous color. I bought this one only for the color and not the smell, though I do love the smell of leather. This beautiful green really shines because of the shimmer throughout. I love it. This was two coats and was a little patchy on my ring finger. It is such a pretty, rich color. The application was fine, no trouble there. I did have issues with the scent again though. It doesn't smell like leather to me. Someone else told me they thought it smelled like vanilla. I don't agree, but it definitely smells like something. I can't identify it, but it isn't leather.
These are really pretty, but I was disappointed that they don't smell like they should. I did use top coat, but they smelled the same before I added the top coat in both cases. I think the color is worth it for Italian Leather, but Espresso isn't unique enough in my opinion. I'm just upset about missing out on the smell of coffee now. I believe these are on sale at Walgreens, but I have heard mixed messages about how much they are. I have heard they are on sale with coupon for as little as $.50! Mine doesn't have them priced that low, but maybe yours does. Let me know what you think of these and if you have a different experience than I did. I would love to hear about it. Thanks for reading!
