If any bottles of nail polish will have a more interesting story than these two, I will take a shot of acetone. Well, no, not really…cause, well…it probably tastes like evil. After getting two empty sets, I thought I might never get these darn polishes and I wasn’t really expecting for beauty.com to refund my money and send me the set for free. I know some people might think it’s silly to get upset over nail polish, but when you pay for something, you just expect to get it, right? So let me say that these are my first creme SpaRitual polishes; I bought one at Sephora that is super shimmery/metallic looking. My litmus test for any nail polish brand is how well they do cremes because in my opinion, there is nothing better than creamy, glossy and vibrant nails.
Hot Blooded really does remind me of blood. I’ve been called hot blooded on more than one occasion but all I could think of when I saw the name of this polish is the Foreigner song.
I thought I was going to like this polish more but it’s a little too sheer. It’s more of a jelly in that sense and it also has a very slight shimmer which you can’t really see.
This dark and vampy color is called I Feel The Earth Move. It’s a very pigmented red/brown with some burgundy to boot. I don’t think I have any dark reds with this much brown in my collection so I like it. It’s a very fall appropriate color for sure.
Overall I’m happy with these polishes. I really like the SpaRitual formula because it’s very workable and a breeze to apply. Dry time is also excellent even if you don’t apply a fast dry top coat. The only thing I didn’t like is that both of these darkly pigmented colors stain like a mofo so make sure you wear a good base coat to help protect your nails. This set was worth the wait.
Are you a SpaRitual fan?
I love them, they are really beautiful 🙂
Thank you! I really like them too…especially after waiting so long to use them. 🙂
Hot blooded!! Checking to see…
I got a fever of a hundred and threee….
C'mon baby can you do more than dance…
I'm hot blooded hot bloodED!!
I love/hate that song. Stupid stupid lyrics but so darn catchy!!
I like the dark one, am not too impresses with the lighter. What can I say… It's red. 🙂
Love the dark red//choco. But I hate when polish stains. I always have problems with reds. Have you ever used 2 coats of base coat? Wondering if I can find a dup for I Feel The Earth Move. Living through your experience with Beauty.com was enough for me. Never saw SpaRitual at Sephora. Am I all mixed up about polishes and their source?
I love them, they are really beautiful 🙂
Thank you! I really like them too…especially after waiting so long to use them. 🙂
Hot blooded!! Checking to see…
I got a fever of a hundred and threee….
C’mon baby can you do more than dance…
I’m hot blooded hot bloodED!!
I love/hate that song. Stupid stupid lyrics but so darn catchy!!
I like the dark one, am not too impresses with the lighter. What can I say… It’s red. 🙂
Love the dark red//choco. But I hate when polish stains. I always have problems with reds. Have you ever used 2 coats of base coat? Wondering if I can find a dup for I Feel The Earth Move. Living through your experience with Beauty.com was enough for me. Never saw SpaRitual at Sephora. Am I all mixed up about polishes and their source?
The second one reminds me of Essie Wicked, which is a personal fave of mine. I love both of these. Reds are the best ^_^
I'm getting kind of obsessed with Essie and I don't think I've ever seen Wicked…must put it on my list. I think red nail polish was my first nail love. OPI Vodka & Caviar is my favorite red of all time.
I like SpaRitual polishes, in my opinion they do shimmers best. But I've never tried any of their crèmes because I didn't think any of them were original enough to warrant the price.
These are pretty, too bad they stained.
I wasn't super impressed with the shimmer one I got at Sephora because it looked so much better in the bottle. I would not have purchased them at full price but since I paid around $6 per bottle–and eventually they were free–I don't regret it. Plus, I have a funny story now. hehehe But yeah…poo on the staining. 🙁
The second one reminds me of Essie Wicked, which is a personal fave of mine. I love both of these. Reds are the best ^_^
I’m getting kind of obsessed with Essie and I don’t think I’ve ever seen Wicked…must put it on my list. I think red nail polish was my first nail love. OPI Vodka & Caviar is my favorite red of all time.
I like SpaRitual polishes, in my opinion they do shimmers best. But I’ve never tried any of their crèmes because I didn’t think any of them were original enough to warrant the price.
These are pretty, too bad they stained.
I wasn’t super impressed with the shimmer one I got at Sephora because it looked so much better in the bottle. I would not have purchased them at full price but since I paid around $6 per bottle–and eventually they were free–I don’t regret it. Plus, I have a funny story now. hehehe But yeah…poo on the staining. 🙁
I totally got that song stuck in my head when you posted the box pics, haha!
I like them, but feel like the angels should be singing after all that you went through for them. If the formula is good, then it was worth if for some good cremes.
Yeah. They're not worth $30 the way beauty.com is pricing them now but they were a great deal for $12. And since they ended up being free, who says no to free even if they were "delayed" ?
I totally got that song stuck in my head when you posted the box pics, haha!
I like them, but feel like the angels should be singing after all that you went through for them. If the formula is good, then it was worth if for some good cremes.
Yeah. They’re not worth $30 the way beauty.com is pricing them now but they were a great deal for $12. And since they ended up being free, who says no to free even if they were “delayed” ?