First off, here is what they claim:

Ick, I really hate when you have a beautiful jelly polish on and you go to capture it and you get this...

Royal is part of the new Top Speed display. I have to admit when I first saw the admittedly large and colorful display I shrugged it off. While there is a big color selection they all seem to be something we've seen before. I picked up a few other colors and I'll be trying those out in the next couple of weeks.

Does it dry faster than standard Revlon polish? Yes, but to me that isn't saying much! I find Revlon polish usually takes forever and a day to dry. I still need to put a coat of Seche on to make sure to not ruin my still wet nails.

To try and combat the splotchy appearance I added a third coat...

Oh, my love of all things vintage. I squealed when I spotted the display for Fire & Ice, I knew exactly what it was and quickly snatched up my choices. I picked up the signature lipstick, Fire & Ice along with Siren along with its polish partner and Demure polish. There are 4 lipsticks with matching polish in the collection.

Before I begin on the swatches and babbling, when I told my mother about this collection she said my grandmother wore Siren as her "go-to" lipstick. My mother already says I'm exactly like my grandmother and now I can look even more like her.

Siren is a very orange- red and I feel it might be a little too yellow for my skintone. While it packs a punch it seems a little more sheer. Matching Siren nailpolish (2 coats) is the same orange- red and I love the matching nails and lips.

My one complaint about my purchases is one I have had before with Revlon polish- slow dry times. I recommend waiting for each coat to dry completely before applying another.

And while we're on the subject of Fire & Ice, last night I went trick-or-treating with the fam and instead of putting my Flapper costume back on I decided to go with a quicker "costume" and went pin-up(ish at least). And I used my Fire & Ice to complete the look!

For more information or to view the great remake of the original ad, check out Revlon.com and let me know what you think! Did you pick anything up from this collection or are you planning to? Do you like the idea of re-releasing original collections?

I don't really have much to say on these, they are alright but nothing I would purchase again. They aren't overly slick or sticky, just blah. (and truthfully I hated the color of Overtime Wine).

It claims to last up to 8 hours but it's a gloss, if you eat/drink/kiss/talk a lot or like me rub your lips together every 2 seconds it won't last anywhere near that long.

I'm always looking for a good lipstain at the drugstore and up until now I could never find anything good (*hint-hint* I have a review for a certain Maybelline product coming up soon). So the other day I came across these Revlon Just Bitten lipstains. The writing on these seems to be hinting at Twilight, as well as the Just Bitten name. I'm not a Twilight fan but I these are cute. Here is what it looks like (and I'm "stealing" a stock photo for this because I lost my own):

On to the swatches:

I'm in LOVE. These are such beautiful shades of red and with the balm- holy crap gorgeous! And one thing I really love is that these don't flake or rub off onto the lipbalm when I apply it like usual and yet these remove way easier than others.

These come in about 10 shades (depends on where you look) and I found mine at Rite Aid/CVS. They sell for about $8.99.

Nude Attitude is supposed to be a matte lipstick. So is it just me or is this incredibly dewy for a matte? I really don't mind though! I really like this nude lipstick, it is a little bit peachy and the coverage is good enough to cover my pigmented lips. If you are looking for a drug store nude lip I would go for this one.

Revlon Colorburst in Soft Nude is apparently not my color! This is a very full-coverage nude and it applies nicely but I think is a little too yellow brown for me. Although this is not a matte color it appears more as one than Nude Attitude which is marketed as matte. I also find this one less comfortable to wear.

A couple months ago I had a sample of Tarte's Clean Slate. I loved it. I cannot afford the $30 price tag. I weep. I go in search of a drug store primer. I am looking for a primer that: moisturizes, controls oil and helps smooth fine lines.

The first one I come across is Revlon Beyond Natural smoothing primer. This is what it claims:

Trisiloxane, Dimethicone, Cyclomethicone, PEG/PPG 19/19 Dimethicone, Aqua (Water, Eau), Glycerin, Dimethicone/Silsesquioxane Copolymer, Alcohol Denatured, Citrullus Vulgaris (Watermelon) Fruit Extract (Watermelon), Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract (Apple), Persea Gratissima Fruit Extract (Avocado), Euterpe Oleracea (Acai Berry) Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ammonium Polyacrylatedimethyl Taurate, Saccharomyces Zinc Ferment, Saccharomyces Copper Ferment, Saccharomyces Iron Ferment, Saccharomyces Silicone.
Now for it's two claims:

Lightweight gel like formula, fills pores and lines: alright, it is a lightweight gel but as for filling lines and such, it does nothing. I don't notice any difference in the appearance of my skin when I apply this. None. I can feel a very slight difference. My skin is a very slight bit greasy, not smooth, but that is about it. After a little while (I usually apply at the start of my makeup to let it set in for a few minutes) it doesn't really feel like anything.

Clean fresh fragrance: why is this a plus point? I know a lot of things we use on our faces have fragrance but as a selling point? And it smells floral, not pleasant to me.

Does it work? I've used this a couple of times and it didn't seem to help my foundation last any longer or control oil. As I already mentioned, it doesn't smooth very well. My foundation doesn't go on any nicer. So really, I have to say no. The one plus to this is it helps my dry skin out a little but this can be better accomplished with a moisturizer.
This sells at most drug stores and walmart, walmart.com and walgreens.com for $10-12.

Conclusion, skip it.

Tonight I have a swatch for you of Revlon Super Lustrous lipstick in Fuchsia Fusion. As far as drugstore lipsticks go Revlon seems to be my personal favorite. They have the best color selection, wear well and generally are all around pleasing. I have quite a few of these I will be sharing with you over the next few weeks so I hope you enjoy!

Fuchsia Fusion is a pearl finish hot pink that leans towards red.

I have a question for all of you. I really want to do a big giveaway and as I was going through my polish collection the other day I was thinking. I have a literal ton of polishes I've only swatched or worn once that I will never touch again. I'm pretty big into reducing my footprint on the planet and taking steps to live green so I ask you: How would you feel about a giveaway featuring polishes that aren't brand spanking new? Like I said, these have all only been worn once or swatched by me and they are some great polishes that just aren't getting enough love (including the Revlons swatched in this post). Tell me your thoughts in the comments please :)

Here are swatches of the two Revlon scented polishes I picked up. They both had really pretty colors- in fact I LOVE the color of Gum Drop. I compared it to all my light purples and it came close to none of them. The scents aren't really my thing though, I recall having scented polish when I was younger and loving it but ick, no more for me! These are five coats each (could probably get away with 4 or less if you aren't impatient like me :P) and a top coat of Poshe.

Gumdrop, which has a sweet general scent to it: