Colorbar Pro Nail Lacquer - Stark Blue 043 Swatch & Review

2 coats + top coat under artificial light

Colorbar Stark Blue is a beautiful peacock blue shade with turquoise micro shimmer. The bottle holds 15ml of polish.

Stay Quirky Nail Polish - My Bae 900 Swatch & Review

2 coats + clear polish + top coat

Stay Quirky Polishdry Effect My Bae is an amazing dark purple textured polish. The bottle holds 9ml of product. I just cannot get over the awesomeness of this polish!! It's a shame I couldn't capture its true beauty in my pictures. In person, it looks like I've got gemstones on my nails.

Revlon Colorstay Gel Envy - Showtime Swatch & Review

2 coats of Revlon Showtime, with 1 coat of Revlon Holographic Pearls sandwiched in between + 2 coats of top coat

Revlon Colorstay Showtime is a purple polish with blue and purple shimmer dispersed through the bottle. The bottle holds 11.7ml of polish. I was so excited when I saw this polish online and couldn't wait to try it. Boy did it turn out to be a disappointment.

Lakme Absolute Gel Stylist Nail Polish - Scarlet Red Swatch & Review

3 coats + top coat in sunlight

Lakme Absolute's Scarlet Red is a beautiful deep red polish with a gel finish. The bottle holds 15ml of polish.

Revlon Colorstay Gel Envy - Royal Flush 400 Swatch & Review

2 coats with top coat in artificial lighting

Revlon Royal Flush is an amazing fuchsia polish with a gel finish. The bottle holds 11.7ml of polish.

China Glaze - Just Be Claws Swatch & Review

2 coats over black, with top coat

China Glaze Just Be Claws is a gorgeous red with micro shimmer. On the nails, the polish gives off a beautiful metallic finish, almost like a Christmas theme wrapping paper. Not surprising, as this is a polish from their 2013 Christmas collection. You can still find this polish on websites online and I was so glad I bought this shade.

Nykaa Pop Nail Enamel - Black Licorice No.84 Swatch & Review

Nykaa Black Licorice - 2 coats, no top coat

 Nykaa Black Licorice is a glossy black polish. The bottle says it holds 10ml polish, but the Nykaa website says 9ml. I use this polish very often as a base to layer sheer colours over. I must apologize for the uneven application, but since I was going to be painting over this with another shade, I wasn't too concerned about a perfect finish.

I'm on my second bottle of this polish and it does hold up quite well compared to other black polishes within the same price range.