Fruity Fizz 4: Revlon Sweetly Seductive Scented Polish

[Revlon Sweetly Seductive: Grapefruit Fizz and Apple-tini Fizz]

So, here we are with our final post featuring the Revlon Sweetly Seductive scented polishes! Today, I'll be reviewing and swatching Grapefruit Fizz and Apple-tini Fizz.

[In the bottle: Revlon Sweetly Seductive Grapefruit Fizz]

[Bottle close-up: Revlon Sweetly Seductive Grapefruit Fizz]

Grapefruit Fizz has an almost bubblegum-pink jelly base with irregularly shaped and sized pale gold flakies suspended in it. Depending on the depth of the base, the flakies deepen in colour to almost a golden orange. There's also lots of coordinating pink microglitter as well as a teeny tiny scattering of a deeper pink (almost fuchsia).

[Three coats: Revlon Sweetly Seductive Grapefruit Fizz]

The top pic is pretty accurate when it comes to the colour of the polish on the nail. Quite a girly colour, I must say! The gold flakes do warm up the slightly cool pink base. It is not very opaque though, at three coats here, VNL is still clearly seen (and this was with a creamy basecoat as well!), so don't expect to get full opacity with this polish! On the other hand, you can stick to just one layer for a wash of colour and shine.

The scent? Hmm...

EV: Grapefruit? What grapefruit? This smells a bit generic candy, if I were to pick something, perhaps strawberry chewy candy? It's not too strong, definitely sweet. I would have loved if it actually smelt tangy grapefruit-like but oh well! 

JME: I swatched this on paper for a sniff, and thought it just smelled sweet and pleasant, but not very much like grapefruit. Perhaps a hint of citrus? I connect grapefruit to a really sour taste, so perhaps it's just me.

And next.... Apple-tini Fizz!

[In the bottle: Revlon Sweetly Seductive Apple-tini Fizz]

[Bottle close-up: Revlon Sweetly Seductive Apple-tini Fizz]

Doesn't it look absolutely gorgeous in the bottle! A cheerful apple green with coordinating flakies which flash gold in certain light. Add to that a scattering of blue flakies (yes, blue!) and it looks amaaazing! But....

[Index and middle: Revlon Sweetly Seductive Apple-tini Fizz - Four coats]
[Ring: LA Colors Black Velvet; Pinky: China Glaze Emerald Sparkle]

On the nail, goodness me! It pulls extremely yellow, more a lime than an apple shade. In addition, it never turns any more opaque - this is after FOUR coats too. =( If you have short nails, it might look fine since you shouldn't be able to see as much of a difference between the two parts of the nail.

I've also included a swatch of plain creme black (LA Colors Black Velvet) and a shimmery green (China Glaze Emerald Sparkle) to show you what happens when you swatch it over something else......

[Index and middle: Revlon Sweetly Seductive Apple-tini Fizz - Four coats]
[Ring: LA Colors Black Velvet + 1 coat Apple-tini Fizz]
[Pinky: China Glaze Emerald Sparkle + 1 coat Apple-tini Fizz]

Wow! It doesn't even look like the same polish! The flakies in Apple-tini Fizz now look like a medium almost-emerald green. The density is pretty good even at just one coat, and the blue flakies are a bit more obvious now.

[Index and middle: Revlon Sweetly Seductive Apple-tini Fizz - Four coats]
[Ring: LA Colors Black Velvet + 2 coats Apple-tini Fizz]
[Pinky: China Glaze Emerald Sparkle + 2 coats Apple-tini Fizz]

Density is even better at two coats. I definitely prefer it over the black than the green. Check out the close-ups below!

[Close-up: 2 coats Apple-tini Fizz over black (top) and green (bottom)]

How gorgeous is that! I doubt I'd wear it on it's own, but layered, it looks amazing! It makes me want to test out all the other polishes in this collection over black as well...

But that's not all... how about the scent?

EV: Sweet apple candy! Once again, not fresh fruit but a candy-type smell. For all that it's green in colour, it doesn't smell particularly of green apple either, just a general apple scent. Not too offensive, and not too outstanding either.

JME: It smells rather yummy, like sugar-coated sour apple gummies. I say sugar-coated because it smells sweeter than it is sour. I didn't try these on my nails, but I don't think they would be a hardship at all to have on.

To wrap up our four-part review of the Sweetly Seductive collection, here's a bonus peek at what happens when you layer a matte topcoat over some of them. Matte over flakies always looks pretty good, and these have a pretty muted shimmer when mattified, I think!

[With Essie Matte About You: (clockwise from left)
Orange Fizz, Watermelon Fizz, Grape Fizz, Apple-tini Fizz, Mint Fizz]

[With Essie Matte About You: Orange Fizz, Watermelon Fizz, Grape Fizz, Apple-tini Fizz]

Well, that's all from us then, hope you enjoyed it and thanks for joining us! =)