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| Wet n Wild Morbid, three coats with one coat Butter London matte top coat |
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| Wet n Wild Morbid, three coats, with one coat Butter London matte top coat |
Showing posts with label Wet n Wild. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wet n Wild. Show all posts
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Wet N Wild Morbid- Matte
A lot of matte dark green polishes have been released (Zoya Veruschuka, OPI Here Today Aragon Tomorrow) and I wanted to put my own twist on it. I think the matte texture is very winter appropriate since looks cozy like a sweater. This manicure is three coats of Wet n Wild Morbid with one coat of Butter London Matte Finish. This turned out awesome! Exactly what I had in mind. The matte made the green duochrome effect of Morbid less pronounced and the whole thing had a sort of blackened green sheen to it which was very appealing.
What do you think? Do you think the matte finish is only seasonally appropriate? What are your favorite colors to wear matte?
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Polished at the Jersey Shore
As my polish collection increased steadily, one question plagued me throughout the fall:
"What colors am I going to bring for my month-long Winter break in New Jersey?!"
I gave this serious consideration, especially since one of the last times I traveled I had a rather unfortunate lacquer incident. Granted, it was my fault for putting my bag of polishes in the front compartment of my suitcase. But my bottle of OPI Midnight Blue Glitter shattered, spilling its contents all over its companion bottles and ruining my makeup bag AND Seacret Nail Buffer. Those things are great btw. I got sucked into buying one at the Galleria but got some good use out of it before it's untimely demise.
Anyway, I no longer travel with polishes I'd be upset about losing. So while I'd love to wear Paradoxal and Bad Romance 24/7 I left those behind in favor of mainly China Glaze, since I have about half of their Christmas collection and am running out of time for it to be seasonally appropriate.
From Left to Right:
The Clears and Shears:
The Reds:
The [Mainly] Greens:
Mummy May I is my fill-in for Bad Romance, and I'm hoping to find Revlon Perplex at a drugstore to fill my Paradoxal void.
As an addendum, my dear friend who drove me to the airport gave me OPI Bring on the Bling as a gift, so that obviously came too. Swatches to follow!
"What colors am I going to bring for my month-long Winter break in New Jersey?!"
I gave this serious consideration, especially since one of the last times I traveled I had a rather unfortunate lacquer incident. Granted, it was my fault for putting my bag of polishes in the front compartment of my suitcase. But my bottle of OPI Midnight Blue Glitter shattered, spilling its contents all over its companion bottles and ruining my makeup bag AND Seacret Nail Buffer. Those things are great btw. I got sucked into buying one at the Galleria but got some good use out of it before it's untimely demise.
Anyway, I no longer travel with polishes I'd be upset about losing. So while I'd love to wear Paradoxal and Bad Romance 24/7 I left those behind in favor of mainly China Glaze, since I have about half of their Christmas collection and am running out of time for it to be seasonally appropriate.
From Left to Right:
- Orly Bonder
- Butter London Matte Finish Topcoat
- Seche Vite
- China Glaze Frosty
- China Glaze Swing Baby
- China Glaze Mrs. Claus
- China Glaze Sugar Plums
- China Glaze Mummy May I
- SEPHORA by OPI I'm With Brad
- China Glaze Naughty and Nice
- Wet n Wild Morbid
- China Glaze Watermelon Rind
- L'oreal Waters Edge
- China Glaze Party Hearty
The Clears and Shears:
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| Orly Bonder, Butter London Matte Finish, Seche Vite, China Glaze Frosty, China Glaze Swing Baby |
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| China Glaze Mrs. Claus, China Glaze Sugar Plums, China Glaze Mummy May I, SEPHORA by OPI I'm With Brad, China Glaze Naughty and Nice |
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| Wet n Wild Morbid, China Glaze Watermelon Rind, L'oreal Waters Edge, China Glaze Party Hearty |
As an addendum, my dear friend who drove me to the airport gave me OPI Bring on the Bling as a gift, so that obviously came too. Swatches to follow!
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Wet n Wild Morbid
There's been some buzz about Chanel's new shade for spring '11, Black Pearl. It looks like its going to be a gunmetal green pearl/shimmer. While I don't see what that has to do with spring, Chanel's polishes certainly create trends (Jade, Nouvelle Vague) so darned if I don't try to find a dupe for this one before it gets released. I found something at Walgreens which I think might be close. This is Wet n Wild Morbid. I love that this polish costs under $2. The wide circular cap makes it very awkward to apply, but since when has than deterred anyone from using a polish? (If you have passed on a polish because you didn't like the cap, I'd love to hear about it.) This is two coats, no top coat.
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Wet n Wild Morbid, two coats, shade |
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| Wet n Wild Morbid, two coats, direct sunlight |
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| Wet n Wild Morbid, two coats, direct sunlight |
Had I not been looking for something comparable to the Chanel I probably wouldn't have bought this. I suspect though this polish might grow on me the next time I wear it, as many do. (Right now I'm giving Revlon Get Reddy a second try and I'm slightly in love with it. As soon as I get back to my camera I can't wait to show you pictures of it.)
So what do you think? Are you excited for Black Pearl? Do you think this could be a dupe? Would you wear it?
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