Tuesday, November 16, 2010

BYS Ruby Slippers

BYS just released a collection of "Mirror" Finish polishes. There are three polishes in the collection: Disco Ball (Silver), Midas Touch (Gold) and Ruby Slippers (Red). These are retailing for NZ$8.90 here.

Picture from BYS website

I only picked up one of these polishes on Sunday. I got the red one. I didn't realise when I bought it that it was actually named Ruby Slippers. It seems like every brand of polish has its own version of Ruby Slippers/Pumps/Shoes. The majority of these are sparkly red glitters. The BYS version of Ruby Slippers isn't so much of a red but more of a darker crimson/light burgundy colour. And it isn't glitter.

BYS Ruby Slippers - sunshine

BYS Ruby Slippers - inside (shade)

This is 3 coats, which applied easily and dried in an average time. To be honest I don't get the "mirror" finish. To me this is just a regular shimmer polish. It is a pretty colour, but not a bright red like you might expect a polish called Ruby Slippers to be. I would give it a 5/5 for a regular shimmer polish, but as a mirror polish I cant rate it that high - Its not mirrory at all.

I wont be getting the other two polishes in this set. They a probably great gold and silvers, but I am sure that with out the "mirror" they are just like regular gold and silvers.

Lots of Love
Lisa

2 comments:

  1. Yeah, it's a pretty enough color, but if you have your hopes set on a mirror finish, it's a big let down. I was expecting it to look like the old Sally Hansen Chromes, smooooooth finish.

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  2. It would have been awesome if the finish was reflective and you could see yourself in them.

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