REVLON REVIEW: Grey Suede nail polish

 (taken with flash)

I suck at taking care of my nails. I’ve nearly always worked in hospitality as a part time job, last year mostly as a bartender. If there’s one thing you should know before you decide to step behind the bar as a job, it’s this: YOUR NAILS WILL SUFFER. In all honesty any job that requires a lot of hands-on involvement is usually bad news for your nails. But in a bar with the addition of constantly washing cups, changing temperatures and openings and closing stubborn tubs and bottles, your nails aren’t usually jumping to give you a thank you card at the end of the day.

So to hide the chips and cracks and just general unattractiveness I’ve always, ALWAYS worn nail polish. I tend to get lazy and there’s always a new chips here and there but regardless polish always remains on my nails. I feel naked without it. I tend to stay between black and a classic red because I know they will ways go with most outfits. At times I’ll venture into purples, dark and lavender, because I adore most things purple.

I came across Revlon’s spring pastel range. I had already picked up their lip gloss in Peach Petal and had fallen in love. So when I saw the polishes were on sale, I had to have a look. I ended up only purchasing one polish, 705 in Grey Suede. I find that although it is well past when this collection was released, I can still find this polish at selected Myer's Revlon counters.

(taken without flash)

I would best describe it as a light creamy taupe with very subtle silver reflects. It’s a rather running consistency which is not ideal but workable. You need about 2-3 coats to ensure perfect opaque coverage and no streaks. In the photos I took, with and without flash, the colour to me seems somewhat lighter than in real life.

I do like this polish. Like I said I always have to wear polish because of my damaged nails. Sometimes though, because of work or I just want a more natural look, Grey Suede steps up to the job. It’s very chic, but subtle and suitable for more conservative environments if need be. It also means I won’t have to change my colour of polish as often because this nude varnish goes with just about everything.

I got mine for about $13(AUS).

I’m still not 100% on how this polish looks on my skin tone though. Check out the photos and let me know what you think =)