
Even though I don't like to eat fruit, I certainly do love the smell of fruit. That is why Revlon's Fruitful Temptations, a line of seven fruit scented nail polishes, was so intriguing to me. While at the drug store the other day, I happened upon a display and purchased three (Mad About Mango, Not So Blue-berry and Pretty in Papaya) of these lovely scented polishes. The first two are swatched below.
Revlon - Mad About Mango
- purchased at Rexall (chain drug store) for $5.49 CDN

I had some issues with application, as I often seem to with Revlon polishes. The first coat was difficult to apply - it would drag and wrinkle at the slightest provocation - but the second coat applied more smoothly. It took two coats to get the bottle colour and I could have applied a third coat to eliminate all hints of streakiness. It also took a long time to dry (even with a quick dry top coat) - three hours after application, I still managed to dent and smudge three fingers.
These problems aside, this polish is worth it just for the novelty of the scent. (When I wear this polish, I'm instantly transported back to 1978 because it's like wearing scratch and sniff stickers on your fingers!) It has the most delicious sweet mango scent that is evident as it's going on the nail and even more so after the lacquer is dry, even under a top coat. The scent lingered for the entire day that I wore this polish.
* Cidell - I know you hate coral, but remain calm, at least it's not culottes! :)
Revlon - Not So Blue-berry
- purchased at Rexall (chain drug store) for $5.49 CDN

This polish applied much better for me than the Mad About Mango. It went on easily (all three coats) and covered well. My only issue again is with drying time - it is certainly slower than

In the end, I wore this polish for two days and the scent remained pleasantly evident all that time (and I don't think it was any more potent than with the top coat). My students were amazed and amused by these polishes and immediately demanded to know where I purchased them. So either I'm a totally hip trend setter or a teenage girl trapped in a middle aged body. Either way I'm not going to stop wearing painfully age inappropriate nail polish so I prefer to assume I'm the former.
China Glaze - Tree Hugger
- purchased at Head2Toe Beauty for $ 2.99 US


This polish, which is part of China Glaze's Ecollection, applied well, although I found it to be rather sheer and the first couple of coats were streaky. The third coat however evened everything out. I wore this for three days and in that time I only had one minuscule chip and some minor tip wear.
Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear - Purple Potion
- purchased at Zellers (chain discount store) for $ 2.17 CDN

The colour is so nifty - it is a reddish purple that flashes turquoise when my hands are in motion - I believe this is referred to as a duochrome polish (see the two photos below for a comaparison of the purple vs the turquoise). When I saw this polish in the bottle, I didn't expect to like it as much as I do, but I figured for the price, I could hardly go wrong. Now, after seeing it on the nail, I'm actually considering picking up an extra bottle the next time I see it in store.
I wore this polish for two days with nary a chip and very little (almost non-existent) tip wear. Once again, the Xtreme Wear line turns out to be a salon quality polish at bargain basement prices - how can you go wrong with that?


7 comments:
Madame: A very inexpensive way to lift ones spirits, n'est pas? But, I have a question. At our local Fabriclands', when I requested onionskin and buttermilk, they looked at me as though I was speaking esperanto. Clue me in. What is Canadian talk for these fabrics?
LOL. Ok. I saw the photo and my first thought was 'ugh, I hate coral'. So, I almost lost my coffee when you pointed it out. I do quite like the Sally Hansen. Very pretty. I also like Tree Hugger. My officemate has that one, I may have to do a trade! I know I say this every week, but I loooove this feature :)
I love that Revlon blue, but does the scent get annoying? I'm not sure I want to smell like a teenager. And the Sally Hansen Purple is so cool!
I'm wearing that purple Sally Hansen on my toes at the moment ... I don't think I had nearly as much luck as you with this line, but I do really love the colour. Thanks for the reviews!
I've lurked awhile, and am coming out finally to say I LOVE YOUR LAQUER LUNDI posts!
And scented nail polish. I think it's really cool that the scent could actually last all day. Very put off by the drying time though...
I ordered the China Glaze tree hugger on Friday just based on the fact that it looks like such a yummy green. Hopefully my skin tone won't reject it!
Shannon - have you ever tried 'Suncoat" Nail polish? Because of asthma, I had to stay away from the regular polishes because the chemical fumes triggered the asthma. At my health food store I found suncoat, whose office is in Guelph and the formulation is water based and sugar related. It dries almost instantly and doesn't smell and wears really well - though a topcoat for shine on day 2/3 helps.
It's got some interesting colours but is fairly sheer. I find that my nails also "breathe" better with this stuff.
Now that I am breathing better, I may go back to regiular stuff occasionally, but I was very happy to find his alternative.
It's ten bucks a bottle, but hey - it's an option. I thought that with your chemist background you might find the formulation interesting.
Dawn
Love the coral and the tree hugger. Chalky lima beans are a favorite of mines too. lol
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