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| Side by side bottle comparison - identical, right? |
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| Two Coats |
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| Three Coats |
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
More On Revlon Dupes Deborah Lippmann Glitter In The Air + Swatch Comparison
Holy pageviews on my previous post batman! I went back to Harmon's today to pick up the Revlon Dupe of DL GitA to do swatch comparisons. They are very very very similar. Revlon is slightly more opaque, which I think was what people wanted in GitA to begin with. The difference isn't really noticeable until the 3rd coat.
For those interested and on the prowl for Whimsical, I took two more pictures of the display.
I hope this was helpful!
Monday, November 28, 2011
Revlon Dupes Deborah Lippmann Glitter In The Air
I was browsing my local Harmon today (an East coast based discount beauty supply store) and discovered a new Relvon display. It was about 5 or 6 tiers high, rather generic with a ton of polishes. It has the renamed Facets of Fuchsia in it. Imagine my surprise when I spotted a GitA dupe.
It is called Whimsical #430. Keep your eyes peeled if you've been wanting GitA but not the price!
For swatch comparisons, click HERE.
It is called Whimsical #430. Keep your eyes peeled if you've been wanting GitA but not the price!
For swatch comparisons, click HERE.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
So, What's in the Sally Hansen Nail Glam Party Pack?
It's essentially a grab bag guaranteed to contain a specific amount of stuff. It pushes out old inventory and jazzes it up with new packaging; smart move Sally Ho. I was aware of this while looking it over at the store and took a closer look at the packaging and decided to give it a shot. I bought this at Rite Aid for $9.99. I figured I'd take one for the team and figure out what this has to offer. Also, if anyone knows of any other bloggers who've done this too, please let me know as I'm curious to see if there is any different colors.
It comes in this friggin huge box. And look, it has a handle, for convenience!
I suggest you click to enlarge the photo directly above as it states what is promised in the grab bag. The fine print breaks down the possibilities. I can say that I did in fact receive 7 polishes, 1 treatment (topcoat) and 2 tools (file and clippers).
When you open the box, that is, after you figure out how to open the box, there is a giant triangle of corrugated cardboard. YES. Needed one of those.
But seriously Sally Ho, what's with the paper waste? At the bottom of the box is another box.
And this box is stuffed with paper and at the bottom of this box is finally the nail stuff. Packaging fail.
I'll start with the Chrome Pens first. I got 5 of them (as promised) but a duplicate pair.
Two Pink Chromes, Gold Chrome, Turquoise Chrome and Green Chrome. The selling point on this entire thing was that the Chromes evidently are great for stamping with - otherwise I would've passed. But knowing it came with some good stamping polishes was the deciding factor on purchasing it.
It also came with a light pink pen for French Manicures, from what I can tell the color is called "Le Bon Bon" and the "treatment" is a top coat.
The last polish it came with, bringing the total to 7 was a berry creme called "Tender Mulberry". LOL at the name, but I'll probably love it.
It also came with a nail file and a pair of standard nail clippers but my battery died so lets just pretend they're pictured here.
From what I've seen, Sally Hansen wants to abolish all of the pens and Chrome pens. I've seen them at Five Below (for around $4 each) and I've heard they're at Big Lots for $1.50 each. The nearest Big Lots is a half hour away and it never has anything good so I won't be venturing there again. I believe when they first came out they were running around $9 at drug stores, from my memory at least.
This little set is probably a non-polish fanatics wet dream but I'm still pretty excited for the stamping possibilities. In conclusion not too bad for $10 I suppose. The amount of packaging materials is bizarre though, the box is really huge but that doesn't affect anything inside of it really.
Again, if anyone else sees a post similar to this please post it in the comments section - I'd love to know what others got!
It comes in this friggin huge box. And look, it has a handle, for convenience!
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| Click to Enlarge |
When you open the box, that is, after you figure out how to open the box, there is a giant triangle of corrugated cardboard. YES. Needed one of those.
But seriously Sally Ho, what's with the paper waste? At the bottom of the box is another box.
And this box is stuffed with paper and at the bottom of this box is finally the nail stuff. Packaging fail.
I'll start with the Chrome Pens first. I got 5 of them (as promised) but a duplicate pair.
Two Pink Chromes, Gold Chrome, Turquoise Chrome and Green Chrome. The selling point on this entire thing was that the Chromes evidently are great for stamping with - otherwise I would've passed. But knowing it came with some good stamping polishes was the deciding factor on purchasing it.
It also came with a light pink pen for French Manicures, from what I can tell the color is called "Le Bon Bon" and the "treatment" is a top coat.
The last polish it came with, bringing the total to 7 was a berry creme called "Tender Mulberry". LOL at the name, but I'll probably love it.
It also came with a nail file and a pair of standard nail clippers but my battery died so lets just pretend they're pictured here.
From what I've seen, Sally Hansen wants to abolish all of the pens and Chrome pens. I've seen them at Five Below (for around $4 each) and I've heard they're at Big Lots for $1.50 each. The nearest Big Lots is a half hour away and it never has anything good so I won't be venturing there again. I believe when they first came out they were running around $9 at drug stores, from my memory at least.
This little set is probably a non-polish fanatics wet dream but I'm still pretty excited for the stamping possibilities. In conclusion not too bad for $10 I suppose. The amount of packaging materials is bizarre though, the box is really huge but that doesn't affect anything inside of it really.
Again, if anyone else sees a post similar to this please post it in the comments section - I'd love to know what others got!
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Turkeys Are Brown
And so are my nails. Well I should specify that COOKED turkeys are brown, some have brown feathers, too.. but I digress. I like brown but I'm not loving the shimmery metallic nonsense that's going on. That boils down to personal taste though as there is nothing wrong with the formulas.
This is two coats of Klean Color Coffee Addict with two coats of OTD. One thick coat would've sufficed but I used two. It's pretty, but not my style. It took a little bit longer to dry than most polishes, too.
This is two coats of OPI Warm & Fozzie which runs in the same family as Coffee Addict but has some different qualities to it. I had a hard time trying to photograph this one o.0
This is two coats of Klean Color Coffee Addict with two coats of OTD. One thick coat would've sufficed but I used two. It's pretty, but not my style. It took a little bit longer to dry than most polishes, too.
This is two coats of OPI Warm & Fozzie which runs in the same family as Coffee Addict but has some different qualities to it. I had a hard time trying to photograph this one o.0
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
200th Post & Giveaway Winner!
This is my 200th post! That's all very irrelevant to the purpose of this post though. We have a winner for my 150 Follower Giveaway!
Entry #1 was a test entry I entered myself, so it started at two. The very last entrant walks away with the prize this time as 49 was randomly generated! Ladies and gentlemen (I guess..?) I present to you the winner of my 150 Follower Giveaway:
Prize Includes:
-Funky Fingers Stage Dive
-Funky Fingers Monster Ballad
-Funky Fingers Sold Out Arena
-Four piece manicure set
-A book of twelve mini emery boards
-A hot pink scrubby nail brush
Congrats Reece, your prizes will be sent out soon!
Entry #1 was a test entry I entered myself, so it started at two. The very last entrant walks away with the prize this time as 49 was randomly generated! Ladies and gentlemen (I guess..?) I present to you the winner of my 150 Follower Giveaway:
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| The Prizes (= |
Prize Includes:
-Funky Fingers Stage Dive
-Funky Fingers Monster Ballad
-Funky Fingers Sold Out Arena
-Four piece manicure set
-A book of twelve mini emery boards
-A hot pink scrubby nail brush
Congrats Reece, your prizes will be sent out soon!
Monday, November 21, 2011
Deborah Lippmann Glitter in the Air
I'm getting ready for Top 20 and I was swatching Deborah Lippmann Glitter in the Air and realized, you don't swatch an $18 polish you bought yourself, you wear it! So this will be my mani for a while now, I love it quite a lot.
This is one coat of CND Stickey, one coat of Orly Nail Armor, two coats of Fresh Paint Oatmeal, three coats of GitA and one coat of OTD.
Glitter in the Air is a beautiful very sheer baby blue jelly with baby blue and baby pink glitter in it. This is honestly not only in my Top 20, but Top 5 for sure. I adore this polish and it brings me to strange place in my mind when I associate with it Pink's Glitter in the Air. I love the song, its quite powerful:
Have you ever hated yourself for staring at the phone?
You're whole life waiting on the ring to prove you're not alone
Have you ever been touched so gently you had to cry?
Have you ever invited a stranger to come inside?
It's only half past the point of oblivion
The hourglass on the table
The walk before the run
The breath before the kiss
And the fear before the flames
Have you ever felt this way?
You called me sugar
OK, I'm good now. More pictures.
This is one coat of CND Stickey, one coat of Orly Nail Armor, two coats of Fresh Paint Oatmeal, three coats of GitA and one coat of OTD.
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| Oatmeal is a beige jelly. You can get these at Five Below for 3 for $5 |
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| Macro Bottle Shot |
Glitter in the Air is a beautiful very sheer baby blue jelly with baby blue and baby pink glitter in it. This is honestly not only in my Top 20, but Top 5 for sure. I adore this polish and it brings me to strange place in my mind when I associate with it Pink's Glitter in the Air. I love the song, its quite powerful:
Have you ever hated yourself for staring at the phone?
You're whole life waiting on the ring to prove you're not alone
Have you ever been touched so gently you had to cry?
Have you ever invited a stranger to come inside?
It's only half past the point of oblivion
The hourglass on the table
The walk before the run
The breath before the kiss
And the fear before the flames
Have you ever felt this way?
You called me sugar
OK, I'm good now. More pictures.
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