Vintage Stash Spam Week - Revlon Streetwear and Revlon

Hi everyone!! Thanks for stopping in today.

I'm so excited about today's post because Revlon Streetwear and the regular Revlon line are some of my favorite vintage polishes ever! They were sold at drugstores during the late 90s and early 2000s and I remember having quite a few of them back in the day! Sadly, all the polish from my childhood has been tossed out and I had to rebuild my collection from scratch.

Vintage Streetwears and Revlons are pretty easy to find on eBay these days, but the more rare ones can be quite pricy. Take it from this vintage polish collector, patience and persistence is key to find what you are looking for at the right price. But there's definitely some fairly cheap Streetwears up on eBay right now and if you are eager to start collecting, that would be a great place to start!

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First up are the Streetwears. Enjoy!

Revlon Streetwear

 Reds and Pinks, L-R:

Blood (version 1), Blood (ver. 2), Stain, Sweetie, Voltage, Infinity

 Lights pinks and Oranges, L-R:

Reveal It, Time Warp, Angelic, Prissy, Tangy, Trick or Treat

 Yellows and Gold, L-R:

Burnt (ver. 1), Imagination, Taxi, Halo, Slip, Slick

 Greens Part 1, L-R:

Witchy, Serene, Time Machine, Grass Stain, Envy, Toad (ver. 1)

 Greens Part 2, L-R:

Toad (ver. 2), Forest, Mystical, Burnt (ver. 2), Drab, Moody (ver. 1)

 Blues, L-R:

Prince Charming, Moody (ver. 2), Raw, E=MC2, Midnight, Dark

 Purples, L-R:

Jelly, Jam, Shady, Grape, Villain, Forbidden

 Nudes, Silver, and Browns, L-R:

Bare It, Nothing, Gunmetal, Schmutz, Mean

 Glitters, L-R:

FX Flash (ver. 1), FX Flash (ver. 2), Prism, Meteor Shower

 Bar Glitters, L-R:

Groovy, Midas, Nightmare, Black Widow

Minis, L-R:

Downtown Chic, Confetti

Now onto the regular Revlon bottles! Not sure when they switched over to the bottle design that they have now so if anyone has that info I'd love to know. I'm guessing that most of the ones that I have are late 90s-early 2000s as well!

Revlon

Color Illusion collection, L-R:

Crimson Sparkle, Cocoa Shimmer, Lilac Beam, Plum Flip, Steel Magic, Silver Switch

 Magical collection, L-R:

Potion, Levitate, Magical, Crystal Ball

 Color Chromes and Chromes, L-R:

KhakiChrome, CoolChrome, OrchidChrome, Punch Chrome, Petal Chrome

 Zings L-R:

VioletZing, TangyZing, MangoZing, KiwiZing, KhakiZing, CitrusZing, Daring

 Revlon Professional, L-R:

Misty Plum, Blackberry, Wine Dynasty

 Reds and Pinks, L-R:

Vixen, Blackberry, Get Reddy, Berry Chic Crystal, Pink Twinkle, Hot Roxx, Rio Hot

 Greens and Blues, L-R:

Mint, Rio Cool, Nordic Sky, Crystal Calm, Splashy, Blue

Purples and Bar Glitter, L-R:

Violet Fusion, Lavender Smoke, Drama, Psychedelic, Disco, Groovy

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Do you have any vintage Revlons or Streetwears in your stash? Did you have any back in the 90's?

Thanks for stopping by! Hope everyone has a fantastic Tuesday!

Retro Sunday Squared - Vintage Revlon Streetwear

Hi and Happy Easter everyone!!! As I see all these beautiful Easter manicures on my dash today, I bring you two very non-Easter manis =) Dana and I decided to showcase some old Revlon Streetwear polishes for you all today, so don't forget to check out her awesome Streetwears over at Polished Claws Up, as she has some fantastic ones in store for you on this edition of Retro Sunday Sqaured!

I was super excited to do this post today, because Streetwear polishes are probably some of my favorite vintage polishes that I own. Revlon introduced the Streetwear line sometime around '96-'97 as a response to the Hard Candy and Urban Decay nail polish lines that were taking the beauty world by storm. In my opinion, it turns out that Streetwear far surpassed both of those lines in terms of innovation and pure awesomeness in colors. The two polishes that I chose to show you today are probably two of the most unique in my stash and have been yet to be duped by any polish line to date. 

First on up is Streetwear Black Widow. I was going to save this polish for around Halloween, but I couldn't resist swatching it today! Black Widow is a glitter polish that has black and silver microglitter and black bar glitter in a clear base. Streetwear was famous for its use of bar glitter and this one is one of the best bar glitters they did! The black bar glitter reminds me of spider legs, it's so creepy and grungy. I know it's not everyone's cup of tea, but it's so evocative of the 90's and I am absolutely love with it. I can see my 90's self rocking Black Widow with a mini skirt and some combat boots.

For these pictures, I layered 2 coats of Streetwear Black Widow over one coat of Essence I Wear My Flying Goggles at Night, which is a greyish-taupe creme. I love the way the black and silver glitters stand out against the taupe background. Enjoy!

Next up is probably one of my top 5 polishes in all of my stash, Streetwear FX Flash (green version). FX Flash (green version) is a glitter polish that contains green-gold-blue color shifting glitter and black microglitter in a clear base. FX Flash is probably one of the first polishes that contained color shift glitter. Both the green and blue versions of FX Flash contain color shifting glitter, but the glitter in the green version is positively out of this world! The glitter shifts from green to gold to blue, and it is effing phenomenal. Truly amazing. 

I layered 2 coats of Streetwear FX Flash over a coat of Wet n Wild Black Creme here. I originally was going to layer it over a dark teal to show you the black microglitter in the polish, but let's be honest, the color shift glitter is the star in this polish and it looks the best over black. In most lighting situations, you can only really see the green and gold facets of the glitter, but I was able to get a few shots in low-light that showcased the blue flash as well. Oh and sorry for the blurry pictures, I seriously took like 100 pics and they were all blurry and gross =( Hopefully you can still see the awesomeness that is Streetwear FX Flash!

Revlon Streetwear polishes are long discontinued, but still available on online shops such as eBay and blog sales. Both of these are pretty rare but do pop up from time to time, so keep your eyes peeled! Revlon Streetwear is actually still sold in stores in India, but the shades are much more mainstream and none of the old colors remain. I wish Revlon would bring this line back into stores and re-release all the awesome colors of the past! A girl can dream, right?

Thanks for stopping by for these very out-of-season manicures today! What do you all think? Do you own any vintage Streetwears? What are your favorite colors from this line?