Revlon in Indigo Night

Brand: Revlon Color Stay Longwear Nail Enamel

Shade: Indigo Night
(electric blue color, glossy finish)

Cost: $$

The Scoop:
Today's my brother's bday, so in his honor, I went with his favorite color: Blue. This is a great one because it does stay on a long time without fading or chipping. Revlon's reliable like that. Just like my bro!

Revlon in African Tea Rose

Brand: Revlon Parfumerie Scented Nail Enamel

Shade: African Tea Rose
(hot pink color, glossy finish)

Cost: $$

The Scoop:
So Revlon's got a mashup here of perfume and nail polish, right down to the shape of the bottle.  And like many perfumes, I don't like the scent (I might even say I prefer straight nail polish stink to nail polish stink plus rose). But I do like the shade. Good thing the scent, like a cheap perfume, fades.

Revlon in Pink Pineapple

Brand: Revlon Parfumerie Scented Nail Enamel

Shade: Pink Pineapple
(pale baby pink color, sheer finish)

Color: $$

The Scoop:
This shade is a bit too sheer for me.  It looks streaky, and makes my nails look ridgy. I will say, though, it kind of smelled like pineapples, so gold star for that!

Revlon in Super-Powered

Brand: Revlon Nail Enamel, Electric Chromes

Shade: Super-Powered
(electric blue color, metallic finish)

Cost: $$

The Scoop:
This is from the Amazing Spiderman 2 collection, and I feel like I could have bought the whole set.  Since the movie premieres today, consider this my tribute to Peter Parker.

Next Shade: OPI in Don't Violet Me Down

Revlon in Posh

Brand: Revlon Nail Enamel

Shade: Posh

(kelly green color, glossy finish)

Cost: $

The Scoop:
There's probably only one day a year to wear this nail polish and tomorrow is it. May the luck of the Irish be with you!

Next Shade: Rimmel London in Wild Orchid

Revlon in Bubble & Charmed

Brand: Revlon Top Speed Fast Dry Nail Enamel

Shades: Bubble & Charmed

(hot pink color with glossy finish, bright orange color with shimmer finish)

Cost: $

The Scoop:

Our company sales conference was this week, so I chose these shades to show some team spirit on my fingertips.  Plus, it was in Scottsdale, AZ so this seemed like the kind of color you should wear when palm trees are involved. It went on thick with the first coat, but dried pretty quickly, as the name would indicate. Overall, the perfect look for this occasion.

Next Shade: Avon in Dozen Roses

Revlon in Iconic & Evening Garnet

Brand: Revlon Nail Enamel & Revlon by Marchesa Nail Art 3D Jewel Appliques

Shades: Iconic & Evening Garnet

(charcoal gray color with glossy finish, stones in shades of pink and black with textured finish)

Cost: $$ & $$$

The Scoop:

Back in the day (like 20 years ago), I only wore Revlon nail polish.  Now, I skip that section when I'm in CVS.  That is, until these nail polish strips by Marchesa caught my eye.  This is a really clever collaboration, and the nail polish strips stayed on and looked good for about 5 days. Welcome back!

Next: New Year's Eve Nail Looks

Revlon Moon Candy in Supernova

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Brand: Revlon Moon Candy Nail Enamel

Shade: Supernova
(charcoal gray color, iridescent foil finish)

Cost: $$

The Scoop:
Glitter foil flakes are unattractive, hard to get enough glitter on the brush, awkward bottle design is top-heavy when painting your nails so it tips over, and looked nothing like the ad. At least it didn't chip!

Next Week's Shade:
Ciaté Velvet Manicure in Blue Suede

Welcome to My Medicine Cabinet

Ever been tempted to look in someone's medicine cabinet when using their bathroom? 

Well, this is mine. 

You'll notice there isn't any medicine here.  Just rows and rows of nail polish.  Look at those beauties!  From Essie to OPI and Sephora to Sally Hansen, the girls are all here.

Clearly, I never get manicures or pedicures.  I like to handle my own business.

Years ago, I went to a local beauty supply store near my hometown in Pine Brook, NJ.  I spent over a hundred bucks on polish.  Crazy, right?  It amounted to about a dozen bottles.  The girl who rang up my order had one, completely non-sarcastic question for me:

“Where is your salon located?”

Um, yeah.  I don't have a salon.

Hello.  My name is Jen.  And I’m addicted to nail polish.

It's true, Jersey Girls love their nails.  I never feel “done” without them.  A peek inside my medicine cabinet makes me happy.  Pretty colors, easy to switch, based on my mood.

Now, just because I’m from Jersey and I like my nails doesn’t mean I’m down with the fakes.  I just say no to stick-on, press-on, glue-on, artificial nails of all kinds.  Just like my boobs, lips, and lashes -- my nails are always au naturel (assuming you agree blue nails exist in the realm of natural).

Anyway, I figured I must have at least 52 bottles -- one for every week of the year -- so I started this blog to share each shade with you.

Enjoy!