Cyber Colors Eco Nail Color Swatches and Review

Back in November, I was provided a bunch of polishes by the dearest Ai Peng of  SaSa Malaysia.

Cyber Colors recently (ok, not so recently since this is such a late post) launched their latest range of nail lacquers called the Eco Nail Colors. Why the name you might ask? Here's why!

Cyber Colors Eco Nail Colours are formulated with up to 85% biosourced natural ingredients from plants and non-toxic substances, making it the first eco nail polish to be introduced into the Asian market. Their polishes are 5- free, making it them Toulene, Formaldehyde, DBP, Camphor and Phthalates free! This makes their polishes on par with some of the big boys in the market (Info grabbed from http://www.goddesshuntress.com/).

OK, on with the swatches and reviews!

I received a total of 5 bottles -

• 1 Eco Oxygen Base Coat
• 1 Eco Glossy Gel Look
• 3 Eco Nail Colors in Pearl White (#06), Grape (#38) & Peacock Blue (#51)

Let me start by comparing the brush sizes. 

L-R: Essence Gel Look Top Coat, Cyber Colors Eco Glossy Gel Look, OPI & China Glaze

Whilst OPI is well known for their Pro Wide Brush, some people might not like it as it's too wide for their narrow nail beds. I personally love it as I have fat nail bed, hahaha. I find China Glaze brushes too thin and the Essence brush here was  ok I think, since I've only used this topcoat once. 

Cyber Color's brushes are pretty damn awesome! To get a perfect line on your cuticle, you only have to apply a little pressure so that it fans out it a round shape nicely! The swatches below are all without cleanup, that pretty much shows how awesome the brush is! It's certainly not as wide as the OPI Pro Wide brush which will make it easier for those with smaller nail beds.

Moving on to the swatches!

1 layer of Eco Oxygen Base Coat.

The Eco Oxygen Base Coat is a 5-free formula. It claims to strengthen the nails by increasing the nail keratin cross-links with Urea and Minerals, enriched with Neem Oil, which is an antioxidant and antiseptic (good for those with nail fungus!). It also nourishes the nails with Trace Elements for maximum durability, resiliency and more permeable to oxygen. Mummy, now I can tell you, my nails can breathe with nail polish over it!

The Eco Oxygen Base Coat looks like a nude milky color in the bottle but it really is very transparent. Here I have 1 coat over my bare nails. Please excuse my yellow nails! It dries really fast, when I was done with all my 10 nails, the first hand was dried to the touch! There's only a very slight smell which doesn't bother me as I've tried some really stinky polishes before. 

I have this on as my current basecoat with Grape (#38) over it for over a week, and whilst I can't say that they've strengthen my nails because I am really lucky to have strong nails (Thanks mummy for all the milk feeding, yucky fish oils and yucky veges you've fed me when I was younger!). I however do believe that a good basecoat can help prevent staining (especially when you use reds since red molecules are larger and 'sink' into your nails more easily). 

3 layers of Pearl White, over 1 layer basecoat and 1 layer of Eco Glossy Gel Look.

Photo taken in indirect sunlight. 

To be very honest, I am not a fan of pearly or frosted finishes (think grandma pinks in the 70s!). I was very hesitant to try this color and I questioned Ai Peng when she first gave me this. She mentioned that she specifically chose the colors to each individual blogger and we will definitely like the colors  *insert super skeptical face here*.

So this was the first color that I tried because I was thinking that I will not hesitate to remove the color once I'm done swatching. Surprise, surprise! I actually liked it!

The first coat went on really streaky, and whilst the second coat evened most of it out, I am totally against VNL so on went the third coat. I think I didn't give it enough time to dry so there were a wee bit of bubbles on the nails. The Eco Glossy Gel Look helped to even out the lines and remove some of the brushstrokes when it dried and gosh, don't I just love it!

Just like the name, it was nice and pearly with slight brushstrokes to emulate the pearl finish and it was such a classy white! It actually did make my hand look really fair. I showed it to my mum  and she said the same thing - classy and sophisticated. I think I can get married with this polish on my nails. Maybe some diamantes *plays Wedding March*

2 layers of Grape, over 1 layer basecoat

Photo taken in indirect sunlight with increased exposure.

Sorry about the change in brightness for Grape and Peacock Blue. The sun was setting real quick but the exposure also helped me to bring out the real colors of the polishes. 

This is a blue-toned dark purple creme.The application for this was perfect. Creamy, pigmented and glossy. 2 coats of perfection.  

 2 layers of Peacock Blue, over 1 layer basecoat

Photo taken in indirect sunlight with increased exposure.

This is a gorgeous cornflower blue creme. Same with Grape, this was 2 coats of perfection. It literally applied itself and there was no cleanup needed.

Pros: 
5-free.
All the polishes (base, colors and topcoat) all dry super fast and glossy.
Both colors are without topcoat as it was not necessary at all. (Can you see all the weird shapes on my nails? Those were the reflections from the late afternoon sun.)
Easily affordable.
Wide range of colors to suit everyone.

Cons: 
Are there any, really?


When I use the Eco Glossy Gel Look topcoat on my Pearl White swatch, I was surprised that it dried really fast, just a couple minutes slower than Seche Vite, which this really upped the bar of my expectations. Let's just hope that it doesn't goes gloopy halfway thru the bottle like how SV always does.

I use Grape as a full manicure and while tipwear was very quick without topcoat, I can say that it's common of all brands of polishes. I gave it another go with the Eco Glossy Gel Look and after a week, my nails had minimal tipwear.

Cyber Colors Eco Nail Colors are available in 52 colors, and only exclusively in SaSa Malaysia.

Cyber Colors Eco Oxygen Base Coat & Glossy Gel Look retails for RM21.90 each while Eco Nail Colors retails for RM19.90 each.

For more information, please visit SaSa Malaysia or on their social medi links below:
Website: www.sasa.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SaSaMalaysia
Blog: www.blog.sasa.my
Twitter: www.twitter.com/SaSaMsia

Till then, toodles~

Saxby Polish Swatches and Review

Hi everyone!

This is my first ever batch of polishes that I've been sent to swatch and review. So without further ado, let's get started! I received a total of 8 polishes - 5 Saxby polishes, 2 Venesy Velvet Manicures and a topcoat but I will review the Velvet Manicures in the next post. 

All pictures taken in direct sunlight unless stated otherwise.

First up, I have #48 - a pretty sky blue creme that dries matte. This was the first polish I picked from the lot because it looked so pretty in the bottle. 

I started with a base coat provided by SaSa on my middle finger and pinky but it made the polish sooooo streaky and clumpy upon application. I tried redoing it 3 times, until I gave up and did without a basecoat on my middle finger. All subsequent swatches are without basecoat. 

This is the final results of 2 coats each and top coat on my middle finger. It eventually self-leveled out quite nicely on my ring and index finger. You can see the clumpy-ness on my middle finger near the cuticle. This was taken when the sun refused to come out from hiding behind the clouds. 

The formula on this bottle was very thick. It was so thick that it could have been a one coater, however, since it's a matte polish, it tends to dry extra fast, what more with Malaysia's crazy humid weather. I'm just surprised that it hasn't bubbled on me. 

Next up is #12 - a pretty sunflower yellow creme that has some orange tones to it. Think pumpkin orange, but less orange. The color's quite accurate in this pic below, taken under direct sunlight. 3 coats with topcoat on the middle finger. 

Formula of this color is much sheerer than the sky blue, however it's surprisingly streak-free at 2 coats as compared with other yellow polishes that I have, BUT.. There's always a but... It starts to really streak on the third coat, which you can see in my picture.

I did a quickie swatch of this over my old mani of an OPI jelly polish, and it was nice and opaque in one coat. Maybe I should do that again :)

Next up - #50, a blue toned pink creme. Lovely formula on this! A one-coater at a thicker coat which is what you see on my middle finger (with topcoat). 3 thin coats on the rest.

The fourth polish is a little confused but very pretty girl - she's not sure whether she's a #66 or #99. 

I swear, I mean, look at the numbering!!

She has a little hidden secret shimmer upon application. It's not visible in the bottle but you can see it upon application. Formula is quite sheer on this, I did 2 coats and you can still see my nails, maybe I should have done 3 coats, but I didn't want it to streak like the yellow. Easy application, fast dry time for this baby here. 

Last but not least, my favourite of the bunch - #112, a lime green nail polish with silver glitters! This polish has a little secret - besides fine silver glitter in a jelly base, it's also a textured polish! It feels like you have fine sugar grains on your fingertips. 

I used 3 coats to gain full coverage and a top coat on my middle finger. I much prefer it matte. Dry time was a tad slower for this polish. 

Here's an additional picture I took, I was trying to capture the texture of the polish. I think I failed miserably, my S3 is not strong enough for super detailed pics like this. That, or I need a different app. 

I tried to wear the neon coral polish as a full mani, but this is what happened in less than 24 hours: 2 major chips on my index and middle fingers!

So I did a quick change of mani at 1-ish am that night but I failed to take a decent picture in the sun. This was taken in my office. 2 coats of Catrice - Steel My Heart and 2 coats of the neon coral polish. 1 coat of fast drying topcoat from Daiso. To be honest, I really wanted to love the Saxby polish. 

I did these nails at like 1am and I made sure the topcoat had dried everything before I fell asleep. I woke up 7 hours later, and took a shower, being very careful not to use my nails on my scalp as I usually do (yeah, I know it's bad, but I feel like it's not clean if I don't use my nails :p).

Went to work, and as I was driving, I realised that my wrapped part was gone on my index and I took a pic to show my friend the chipping on my nails when I reached the office. It was less than 12 hours and I spent a good 7 hours sleeping. 

The pic below is Day 2: After my shower, my whole tip on my index is revealed with 2 big chunks gone from my thumb. Catrice is still holding up strong. 

So let's face it, this matte neon polishes don't have the most awesome wear time, but then again, they were on my primary fingers. 

Day 3, major chips on all nails with Saxby neon polish, even my pinky, which usually last the longest. Shall not show you anymore horrible pics of chipped nail polish.

Final verdict: I'm quite sold on the formulas and colors although there were a little inconsistency. My only gripe is that not all of the polishes were brand new. Look at my picture below, these 4 polishes had dried polish at the opening of the bottle!

I would actually give this brand another chance and besides, they really are quite affordable: RM10.90 or approx. USD $3.70 per bottle. 

The Saxby polishes are available exclusively in SaSa stores nationwide. Find out more from their website and following them at social media links below:

Website: www.sasa.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SaSaMalaysia
Blog: www.blog.sasa.my
Twitter: www.twitter.com/SaSaMsia

Disclaimer: These polishes were sent to me for my review however this does not affect my judgement in any way. All feedback and opinions are based on my personal and honest opinion. 

Birthday mani

So I celebrated my last birthday for my 20s last month. Decided to do a quick and easy mani with my favourite colors.

Shown here is a one of my favourite color combos, which also happen to be my favourite colors - turquoise and gold.

China glaze - For Audrey and I'm Not Lion.

Easy peasy 2 coats each with topcoat.