Nailfinity 549 Red Passion

I don't have any Max Factor cosmetics apart form this polish, Nailfinity 549 Red Passion. It is a perfect red creme for me. I have gone through dozens of red polishes over the years, but this is the only one I like with my freakishly pale skin. Others were either too orange, too light, too streaky etc. This one applies okay in two coats, lasts on me for three or four days without chipping or major tip wear, so overall I'm pleased with it.

Sally Hansen 11 Lavender Envy

I got this polish for my mum, this is the kind of polish that is really her taste, light with some interesting shimmer. Overall, it is a decent polish, I like the formula and the brush. Application was really easy, here I'm wearing two coats, but it is quite sheer, which in polish this light I don't mind at all. In terms of wear, on me polishes rarely last for more than three or four days, and this one is nothing exceptional - I managed to wear it for 3 days.

Christian Dior 859 Enchanting Garnet

This is an oldie, but I like this polish a lot. Dior have changed the design of their bottles at least twice I think since this one came out. It one of my favorite polishes actually. Enchanting garnet is exactly that, it's a cross between pink, wine and plum color with plenty of shimmer. On me it applies nicely in two coats, dries quite quickly, and the nicest thing of all - I can wear it for about four days.

Nails Inc Jermyn Street

I have a teeny tiny Jermyn Street polish from Nails Inc. that was given to me some time ago. It's a taupe creme that applies really rather well. Two coats are plenty to make it opaque. When it comes to the color, I'm rather undecided. It is kind of boring and mud-like. Incidentally, the name bugs me slightly. Had to Google to see what Jermyn street was all about.

Versace Heat V2060-W

This polish comes from the same time that my other Versace polishes. But this one is a total pain. I have never really had enough patience to do and wear a whole manicure with this polish. Ever.
There's only one thing I like about this polish - it's the butter yellow color with some subtle pink shimmer. Everything else is and has always been a disaster. It applies super streaky and uneven, even though here I'm wearing three coats. It looks lumpy and bumpy, and worst of all it either takes way too long to dry or it does not dry at all.
In recent months this polish has been good for only one thing - water marbling. I wasn't reluctant to use a lot of it, and in this case it looked and dried well. Oh well, at least it can be used for something, and not just lie around for no reason.

Mavala Riga

Okay, I admit it, I bought this polish just for the name. Riga is the capital city of the country where I live. So how could I not get this polish, and the fact that it's a sweet girly baby pink color doesn't hurt either. The formula is okay, it's somewhat sheer. I'm wearing two coats here, but it could use another one.

Bourjois Prune Virtuelle

Bourjois Very Vernis 74 Prune Virtuelle is a cute polish. I must have had it for years, but never really looked at it properly. It's quite a dark shimmery plum polish that has a subtle holographic effect. In the evening and in artificial light it looks brown. It applies very nicely, and the formula is quite thin, but I actually like it. This is two coats. The wear is not terribly impressive, I got some tip wear after two days, so perhaps three day is the best it can do. Still, it's a nice polish and a pretty color. Why haven't I used it more?!