More Summer Fun with Del Sol Color-Changing Nail Polishes!

After spotting this huge display of Del Sol Color-Changing Nail Polishes at my local Walgreens a while back, I couldn't resist, so I purchased the red glitter, Heartbreaker, and showed that to you in this post. As luck would have it, Del Sol saw my review and I then discovered they have a Twitter account (click here to follow them). After chatting with the folks at Del Sol, they were kind enough to send me some additional shades to show you, and they also sent me some of their super fun color-changing jewelry and hair clips, which I will post in a separate review (spoiler: they are so darn cute!).

So let's take a look at the shades I received. Del Sol did an excellent job of sending me a variety of different textures so that we can get an idea of how each type works (sheers, frosts, shimmers and glitters):

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It was difficult to capture the color-changing effect in these photos because the minute you remove a shade from the sun, it starts to change back into its "indoor" shade almost immediately. I LOVE that the change is almost instantaneous, and it's just as fast when you go from indoors INTO the sun. So fun!

As you can see in these pics, the most dramatic change occurs with the sheer shades like Peek A Boo. WOW is that a huge difference! Just as my lovely reader wingsinheaven5 told me, it's a GREAT shade to wear if you work in a conservative office because it's such a sheer jelly peach that it's almost imperceptible indoors. But the moment you get out in the sun, it changes into a beautiful coral right in front of your eyes! And if for some reason you need it to change right back to sheer, just stick your hands in your pockets for a minute and they'll go right back to the "indoor" color!

For the two sheerer shades, Peek A Boo and Pretty in Pink, I layered them over a frosty white (see my pinkies) to give you an idea of what they look like if you want to layer them (I layered with just one coat in the pics above, but you can certainly use more). Pretty in Pink is a gorgeous iridescent white that flashes pink when it's indoors, and then when you're in the sun it changes to an iridescent pink. So much prettier in person than in these pics.

So here are my observations after playing around with these polishes for a few weeks:

1) The sheerer the polish, the more dramatic the color change. As you can see, the frosty Electrick and Foxy have a more subtle change when you go outdoors, but it's still noticeable to the naked eye.

2) The glitters are really fun because, when you go out into the sun, the base color changes but the glitter itself stays the same, making it a more complex color.

3) These polishes don't play nicely with my Orly Bonder base coat. I suggest using a different base coat, or skipping base coat altogether. I have found that when I don't wear a base coat, most of the shades above wear like iron and do not peel at all.

4) It's absolutely OK to use a top coat with these polishes, UNLESS your top coat contains a UV blocker. I used my Sally Hansen Mega Shine top coat with all of the polishes above and it didn't interfere with the color-changing abilities one bit.

You can find Del Sol Color-Changing Nail Polish at Walgreens, on the Del Sol website, and also at Del Sol stores (click here for a list of locations). The retail price per bottle is around $7.99.

Do you own any Del Sol polishes? If so, what shades do you like from this collection?

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