Urban Decay Rollergirl Nail Kit

Urban Decay Rollergirl Nail Kit ($28.00 for 6 x 0.17 fl. oz.) features six miniature-sized nail polishes. It includes these shades: Fame (champagne shimmer), Love Train (opalescent shimmer), Miss T (bright orchid fuchsia), Superfreak (gold shimmer base with gold micro-glitter), Woodstock (hot pink), and Xanadu (sheer purple base with purple glitter). Each polish is 0.17 fl. oz, so the total amount of polish in the kit is the equivalent of 1.02 fl. oz, or about two full-sized nail polishes.  I used Zoya’s Anchor & Armor as my base/top coats unless otherwise specified.

• Fame is a soft champagne with subtle pink undertones and white shimmer. I used three coats and still had a hint of visible nail line. China Glaze Hybrid is a bit darker and more opaque but similar.
• Superfreak is a tarnished gold with micro-glitter and a metallic finish. It dries to a matte metallic finish (I didn’t use a top coat in the photos, to show you the natural finish). It is very similar to Dior Timeless Gold–maybe a smidgen lighter but they’re quite close. This shade was nicely pigmented so I only needed two coats.
• Xanadu is a fuchsia-tinted jelly base with violet and fuchsia glitter. I used three coats, and it still had a sheerness in the base color, but it was expected based on the description (it is not meant to be opaque).  It’s like a red-toned version of Illamasqua Boo.
• Miss T is a vibrant fuchsia magenta with subtle fuchsia micro-shimmer strewn through the base.  Essie’s Bermuda Shorts was the closest I could think of, but it is pinker (not as magenta).
• Woodstock is a neon hot pink, and it dries to a matte finish–almost like patent leather. I used two coats–the flash photo is taken without a top coat to show the finish.  Zoya’s Gilda is similar in color but not in finish.  China Glaze Rich & Famous also seems similar but perhaps a bit darker.
• Love Train is a sheer, muted white with subtle opal iridescence and micro-shimmer. Think Chanel Pearl Drop but cool-toned.

my thoughts on the formula: The formula on these was really easy to work with–it applied smoothly, evenly, and nothing took too long to dry. Both Xanadu and Love Train are sheerer shades but the descriptions say exactly that–can’t fault them there–while Superfreak, Miss T, and Woodstock have excellent color pay off.

I love the concept of miniature-sized nail polishes, because you get to try a variety of shades without committing to the price tag of full bottles.  However, as someone with longer fingers and bigger hands, it can take some getting used to holding the small-sized caps, even though the brush applicator is full-sized (thankfully!).

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	Urban Decay Rollergirl Nail Kit Swatches, Photos, Review A-
	It seems like this year is bringing out quite a few cool-toned collections, and the new Rollergirl Nail Kit from Urban Decay definitely leans cool, but what I like about it is the finishes and vibrancies make them easy to wear against warmer skin tones, too.
	Product 9.5/10 Pigmentation 9/10 Texture 9/10 Longevity 9.5/10 Application 4/5
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Urban Decay Rollergirl Nail Kit

Fame, Superfreak, Xanadu

Miss T, Woodstock, Love Train

Fame, Superfreak, Xanadu, Miss T, Woodstock, Love Train

Fame, Superfreak, Xanadu, Miss T, Woodstock, Love Train

Fame, Superfreak, Xanadu, Miss T, Woodstock, Love Train

Fame, Superfreak, Xanadu

Miss T, Woodstock, Love Train

Urban Decay Fame Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Fame Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Fame Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Fame Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Superfreak Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Superfreak Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Superfreak Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Superfreak Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Xanadu Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Xanadu Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Xanadu Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Xanadu Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Miss T Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Miss T Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Miss T Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Miss T Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Woodstock Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Woodstock Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Woodstock Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Woodstock Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Love Train Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Love Train Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Love Train Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Love Train Nail Lacquer

Summer of Nails with Urban Decay

Urban Decay Summer of Love Nail Kit ($28.00) includes seven miniature-sized bottles of nail polish in summery shades. Each bottle contains 5ml/0.17 fl. oz. of product in it.

• Shine On is a brightened bronze with gilded bronze shimmer. You can see a few brush strokes in this one, but they’re not too bad. I found the formula on this one to be a little goop-y but watery. You can’t rush this one — you have to let it dry quite a bit between coats. I found three were necessary for overall smoothness and color.
• Woodstock is a bright neon pink. Like most neons, it’ll dry on the matte side, but a shiny top coat like Seche Vite will give it a glossy look. This went opaque in two coats, and it was a fuss-free formula.
• Love Light is a sheer champagne shimmer. Even with three coats, you’ll still see the nail beneath it, but there’s plenty of shimmer here. The formula is sheer but easy to work with.
• Hashbury is a magenta-fuchsia purple. It has a lot of red in it, and in the light, it looks much lighter than it does in the dark (where it looks more like an eggplant-y purple). Compared to the other two shimmery/metallic shades like Shine On and Aquarius, this one was easy to use and was just a bit on the runny side but not difficult to work with.
• Magic Bus is a darkened neon orange. It’s like construction cone orange to me. Like Woodstock, it has a very smooth, easy to use formula that applies opaque in two coats.
• Aquarius is a metallic-y aqua blue with teal sheen/shimmer. This one is both a pain to photograph and apply. It applies sheerly, so you need at least three coats for an opaque look. The problem with the formula is that it’s both goop-y and watery — it’s difficult to get enough for a thin coat, because if you do a medium-thick or thick coat, you’ll end up with goop-y looking nails (see my index finger in the swatch) that looks terrible. This was the problem child of the bunch for sure. Like Shine On, make sure you give each coat time to dry.
• Psychedelic Sister is a neon coral-red. Again, like the other two neons (Woodstock and Magic Bus) in this kit, Psychedelic Sister applies smoothly and evenly without any work.

Three of the seven shades have an excellent formula–Woodstock, Magic Bus, and Psychedelic Sister–while three aren’t so hot–Shine On, Hashbury, and Aquarius. Love Light was neither excellent nor problematic; it just was, you know? Shine On and Hashbury weren’t too bad, but the formulas had a bit of a goop-y yet watery feel to them. Aquarius had this issue, but it also showed brush strokes the most and required nearly four coats to look right. With my larger hands, I found the tiny bottles harder to work with (I felt like I had meathooks!), but I was able to get used to that pretty quickly so it wasn’t a huge issue.

I like that it comes in a cute little bag that you can reuse later on for whatever makeup essentials you might want to put in it. It’ll fit your 24/7 Eyeliners, a few eyeshadows, glosses, and a blush. It’s not huge, but it has enough space for an overnight adventure.

If it was just the neons, these would be an A! Unfortunately, the metallic shades are harder to work with, and between Shine On and Aquarius, they have more of a low-B/mid-C formula, respectively, to me.  The kit, in total, is thus somewhere in between–just to clarify how everything came together.  I didn’t feel that comfortable rating it as a whole, just because some were great, some weren’t so great!

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• Product: 25/30
• Value: 8/10
• Ease of Use: 4/5
• Packaging: 4/5

Recommendation: If you love trying lots of shades at once, this nail kit is a great way to grab some metallics and neons without breaking the bank. If you don’t mind a little patience, the metallics are workable, while the neons apply like a dream.

Availability: UrbanDecay.com on March 30th

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Nail Lacquer: Shine On, Woodstock, Love Light, Hashbury, Magic Bus, Aquarius, Psychedelic Sister

Nail Lacquer: Shine On, Woodstock, Love Light, Hashbury, Magic Bus, Aquarius, Psychedelic Sister

Nail Lacquer: Shine On, Woodstock, Love Light, Hashbury, Magic Bus, Aquarius, Psychedelic Sister

Nail Lacquer: Shine On, Woodstock, Love Light, Hashbury

Nail Lacquer: Woodstock, Love Light, Hashbury, Magic Bus, Aquarius, Psychedelic Sister

Urban Decay Shine On Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Shine On Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Shine On Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Woodstock Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Woodstock Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Woodstock Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Love Light Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Love Light Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Love Light Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Hashbury Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Hashbury Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Hashbury Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Magic Bus Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Magic Bus Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Magic Bus Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Aquarius Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Aquarius Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Aquarius Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Psychedelic Sister Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Psychedelic Sister Nail Lacquer

Urban Decay Psychedelic Sister Nail Lacquer