Sunday 29 December 2013

Sunday Spotlight: Sinful Colors - Verbena & Nail Junkie

 Hi guys, sorry it's a little late, but I'm back today with another edition of Sunday Spotlight.  Today's brand is one I have only tried very recently, Sinful Colors.  They are available from Boots at a mere £1.99 for 15ml.  I bought mine in-store, but they are also available online here, with a much better selection than my local Boots.  All they have is a cardboard stand at the end of the others, and that was half gone......it was Boxing Day though :)
* This will be a picture heavy post - yaaaaaaay!



So, I will start with my favourite from the 5 that I purchased, just because it's gorgeous, and I can't wait!  This is Nail Junkie, which is a teal jelly, full of teal, blue, and copper, micro and hex glitter.  This is 3 coats with top coat, no undies.  The formula on this was a little challenging.  The first coat was a bit of a train-wreck, but by the 3rd coat, all was well.  I found it easier to apply evenly by spreading it across the cuticle area first, and gently dragging the polish down, a little at a time.  Hope that makes sense to you guys :)


I have recently fallen in love with teal polishes, and this is just beautiful.  Tricky application aside, I adore this, and am willing to work around the formula considering what you get for your money.  I had to stamp over this, so I stamped a lighting bolt from MoYou Back to the 80's 03, and Barry M Gold Foil, which looked like this.
And, I couldn't resist mattifying this bad boy either:

I honestly can't say which I like better, I think this just looks awesome either way.  How about you guys?

The other one I have swatched is Verbena, which is a dark lilac cream.  Most of my lilacs are quite light, and I have been wanting a darker one for ages now.  I did want OPI - Planks a Lot, and whilst I don't think this is a dead-on dupe, as the OPI is a lot cooler-toned, this will certainly do for me!
The pictures for this are not too good, and I apologise.  My camera totally freaked out when I tried to take these, and would not focus for crap!  These photos are a little bit lighter than it looks IRL too, but I'm hoping the daylight bulb I'm waiting for will help with the colour accuracy of my swatches :)
I am also happy to report that these do not smell worse than most other polishes, as that can sometimes be an issue this far down the price range :)
I'd love to know if you guys have any Sinful Color's in your stash, and if so, what do you think of them?

6 comments:

  1. I love both these polishes and your design is amazing!
    £1.99 for 15ml? How have I not seen these?
    Must visit boots tomorrow
    Great post!

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    1. Thanks hun! They are really good value, I want to buy all their glitters now :) x

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  2. I love these two shades, especially Nail Junkie. I'm glad the polish lives up to its fab name, as I was tempted to get it just cos of the name! I've got a couple of Sinful Colours, I think they're great, just as good as the more-expensive brands, and they have a great range of shades. The problem I have is that they don't sell them in my local Boots, I have to go to an out-of-town shopping centre to get them! x

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    1. I am looking forward to getting more of this brand myself, I might just save up a little, and buy loads from the website at once. My closest boots is tiny, I didn't think they'd have them, so went into town instead but they hardly had any there either! x

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  3. I guess we're spoiled in the US, I own more Sinful Colors than anything because they're so cheap and come out with so many amazing colors!

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    1. I'm not suprised, even over here they're really cheap. they only came to the UK recently though, so I'm just glad they did. they have a good selection online and in larger stores too, they even have some matte ones!
      I would love to live in the states for polish buying though, we get crap all - like the Maybelline Brocades, there's only 4 colours over here :( x

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