Brand: Revlon

I actually got this nail polish for free last year, with a box of Playtex tampons. How random, huh?

Judging from the packaging, they gave out a range of six shades, but Impulsive was the only one left on the shelves, so that’s what I got.

Impulsive (240), which remains one of Revlon’s core colors, is a deep purple cream that leans cobalt blue: pretty close to being a blurple. I love vampies, blurples and creams, so this is exactly my cup of tea, and probably what I would have picked for myself given the choice. (Who am I kidding? I’d have picked up six boxes of feminine hygiene products and awaited the apocalypse in style.)

Application was pretty nice. Two coats was fine, but I did three for extra oomph. The only drawback was a slight tendency to bubble, but that might have been exacerbated by my painting my nails in front of the air conditioning. Overall, this is a very good nail polish buy at the drugstore.

Revlon Nail Enamel retails for around US$4.99 / CA$5.99 and is 0.5 US fl oz / 14.7 mL. They are free of toluene, formaldehyde, and dibutyl phthalate (DBP), and are made in the USA.

Buy: Revlon Nail Enamel in Impulsive at Amazon.com

Revlon is a public company based in New York, NY, USA.