Showing posts with label Pure Ice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pure Ice. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Stroking the bottle

Sometimes a polish just doesn't quite pan out. It looks AMAZING in the bottle and then you put it on only to discover the sadness. The magic is still IN the bottle... stuck to the walls. The most recent victim of this tragic scenario was Pure Ice - Purple Reign.


Looks fine right? Sort of?!



But I want this magic! Why won't it translate to the nail?!



















If the light hits it just right, I definitely get some sparkle, but nowhere near the magnificent display I see stuck to the bottle wall.





Don't get me wrong. It's a great polish. Actually, so great I wore it two times in a row ... well maybe that was because it chipped so easily it needed reapplication. Also, I just hadn't come to terms with the inevitable.





At the end of the day, this is one of those polishes I will pick up, stroke, and marvel at the beauty in the bottle. I will be glad I have it, but secretly hope it would do more with its life.

EDIT: OMG! Olivia went there... check out her comment below and then watch the video.

That's exactly how it will go, hahahaha.

Saturday, February 4, 2012

If your Walmart is jacked up

Sometimes it's hard to find special polishes when the stores in your neck of the woods are polluted ... ehm ... Walmart.

Take Pure Ice - Heart Breaker ...
Here pictured over Maybelline - Grey-T Glamour


Blue shimmer.







Green shimmer



Oh my!















If you have a tough time finding it, may I suggest an alternative?


NYC - Empire State Blue

Here over Revlon - Modern Grace









It also has the blue green shimmer!









The base, however is more opaque blue.






NYC - Empire State Blue over Revlon - Modern Grace







Considering NYC is easily obtainable in CVS, Rite Aid and alike ~ $1-2... it's time to hoard.