Review – E.L.F Nail polish with some dupes!

A couple of weeks ago E.L.F had a promotion on their website where shipping was only a $1.98.  Since they are a US based company and their shipping is usually more than their product, I decided to go on a little nail polish spree!

I got 9 nail polishes for $1 each!
Above, from L to R and top to bottom, the colours I got were:
Chocolate
Hot Pink
Nude
Plum
Fire Coral
Champagne
Fuchsia
Mod Mauve
Smoky Brown

I tried a few of the colours and overall I really like the colours! Most were true to the colour in their bottle and almost all of them gave full coverage with just two coats. My two disappointments were Maude Mauve (which took 3-4 coats) and Nude (which really was “nude” as in no colour. At All).

L to R: Mod Mauve, Chocolate, Plum & Fuchsia

Thumb: Smoky Brown

Hey – for $1 each, I can afford a couple colours I’m not crazy about. And not only did I get some fun new colours, I found three great product dupes of other pricier nail polishes too!

As with all E.L.F products, you really have to try them for yourself. They have a great variety of affordable (aka dirt cheap!) cosmetics and as long as you are OK with a few duds now and then, they really are an awesome every day alternative to some of the pricier brands.

xoxo,

dg

Wishpot Wednesday – Sephora Color Play 5 in 1

This week’s Wishpot item was an easy choice!

Wishpot Wednesday: Sephora Color Play 5 in 1 Makeup Set $29.50 USD

This is pretty much one of the coolest things I’ve seen in a while as far as makeup packaging is concerned.

For $29.50 you get 5 palettes that each contain 10 eyeshadows, 2 lip glosses and one blush! But the neat part about this set is that they are REMOVABLE. The last palette in the package is a removable case that you can put individual sets in and take with you, making each of the 5 groups completely portable. So cool!

The Sephora site has the kit valued at $150 for the product contained and I’ve to agree that it’s a great value for the price – $30 for 50 eyeshadows? Yes please!

Must pick one of these up before they are gone!

xoxo,

dg

Review – Essie Matte About You Nail Polish

I FINALLY found the Essie Matte About You nail polish at a store in Toronto! I had been looking for this polish online and it was between $9-$11 per bottle depending on the website, which was fine, but then shipping on every site was an additional $10. I just couldnt do it for one bottle of polish. Which is why I ecstatic when I found it at Trade Secrets in Toronto for about the same price without the shipping! Yay me!

The Essie polish claims to take any regular nail polish and make it matte. It definitely delivers. As the polish dries, you can see the shiny finish change to a very cool matte effect. Below is one of my favourite polishes from Sephora – Domestic Goddess. I love this polish as a fun purple for the spring and am completely satisfied with it, but having the versatility of wearing it two different ways appealed to me.

TIP – It is important to cover the ENTIRE original polish with the Essie polish or you will get little spots of shiny poking through around the cuticle and sides that take away from the effect. I usually do one coat and let it set and then go back over lightly any of the parts that I may have missed.

My only qualm with the Essie polish is that the finish doesnt last. After a day or so, my nails seemed to slowly go back to being shiny. Not the full shine of before, but an awkward medium between matte and the shine it was supposed to be. Putting another coat on fixed this, but I dont really want to have to reapply a top coat on a polish every other day.

If you’re looking for a different look to polish that will have high impact on a special night out, this is a pretty neat product, but the lengevity just isnt there for it to be a regular in my rotation.

Overall, Im undecided. I like that one product has doubled my nail polish collection because I can now get too different styles out of every colour, but I feel like I’ll go through the bottle quickly trying to maintain my nails, so I still dont quite have a final verdict. Sorry!

If you have the Essie polish and have an opinion on how it works, I’d love to hear from you. What are you favourits styles with nail polish? Are you a nude nail or statement gal?

xoxo,

-dg

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Sephora by O P I in Metro Chic

I love this colour, but it takes a few coats to get proper coverage and I found the nail polish got thick pretty fast after purchase. I added a few drops of nail polish remover and we are back to being smooth.

TGIF ladies!

xoxo
dg