I received this polish in my December 2013 Ipsy Glam Bag, and couldn’t swatch it right away because I had just painted my nails, so I decided to do a separate post for swatches. I’m actually quite indifferent to reds, because I feel like they are too classic, and I would rather wear other colors instead. As it turns out, I actually ended up liking this one!
Ripe Apple came out as part of Nicka K’s new redesigned collection of nail polishes, and is best described a highly pigmented opaque cool deep red apple creme.
The bottle has an unusual shape for nail polish and looks more like an eyeliner. The the brush is large and a bit too thick, which can be good or bad. Good because it allows you to cover a larger area in one swipe to prevent streaks, and bad because if you make a mistake it will result in a bigger mess than usual.
The formula was nice and rich, and as most highly pigmented nail polishes, it will definitely stain your nails unless you wear a base coat.
All Nicka K polishes are free from formaldehyde, toluene and DBP.
PRICE & AVAILABILITY
$4.99 USD, 0.5oz. Available at Nicka K.
INGREDIENTS
Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Nitrocellulose, Propyl Acetate, Tosylamide/Formaldehyde Resin, Isopropyl Alcohol, Trimethyl Pentanyl Diisobutyrate, Triphenyl Phosphate, Ethyl Tosylamide, Camphor, Stearalkonium Bentonite, Benzophenone-1, Citric Acid, Dimethicone (May Contain: Black 2, Mica, Bismuth Oxychloride, Titanium Dioxide, Red Iron Oxide, Black Iron Oxide, Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide, Yellow 5 Lake, Red 6 Lake, Red 7 Lake, Red 30 Lake, Red 34 Lake, Aluminum Powder, Aquamarines, Blue 1 Lake).
Now that’s a beautiful shade of red.
Agreed, it’s quite lovely as far as reds go, and not boring at all.
What a perfect Christmas red.
Now that you mention it, I think I should have worn it on Christmas day. Oh well, there’s always next year 🙂
I feel the same way about reds! This one is very pretty though, love your photos.
Thank you 🙂
That is the perfect red. I love it!
Agreed!
What an absolutely gorgeous red, perfect for winter!
Yep, it totally reminds me of red winter berries 🙂
You have me drooling! I think tho sis the prettiest red in the history of reds!
Haha, it sure does look delicious 🙂
That is one beautiful red! I love red nail polish, I find it classic and timeless. I love how it shines!!
-Erica
http://diaryofatrendaholic.blogspot.ca/
I think most of the shininess can be attributed to the top coat I used, but I agree with you, it’s very timeless and not super boring like some reds can be 🙂
I adore this red! Love that it is more blue based
Exactly!
Love the red!!! so pretty
I love it too, and I’m not a huge fan of reds to begin with 🙂
Gorgeous red – perfect for Christmas!
Now I wish I actually wore it for Christmas 🙂
This is such a gorgeous shade 🙂
It is, isn’t it? 🙂
I wish I’d gotten that one instead of the mushroom shade. I love red polish.
I think I would have been fine with the mushroom one as well, because I don’t have many greiges in my collection, and plenty of reds. This one, however, is gorgeous, so I’m not too sad to have gotten it 😉
Gorgeous! I agree with Marcia – I wish I’d gotten this one instead of the greige one in my bag. (Sheila, Painted Ladies)
I think that greige is pretty, too, actually 🙂