I hadn't tried any new nail polish in a long, long time. So, when I saw this Wet n Wild nail polish, there were a few things that just made me buy it. First of all, the title says "Fast Dry Nail Polish". Of course, the first thing that came to my mind was "Yeah, you'd call an alligator a lizard!!!" But, then I was drawn in by the color "Gray's Anatomy." (And, just for the record, no, I haven't seen the television show. I hear it's good, and my mother loved it.) On the website, the color looked like a gray color with a pink sheen. My favorite combinations of colors is usually pink with black or brown or gray, so I thought I'd give it a whirl, and bought it for $0.99 on Wet n Wild's website. You really can't beat that price with a stick!
First things first...here are a couple of pictures of the bottle:
The polish is made in Luxembourg, filled in China, and distributed by Markwims Beauty Products, Inc., in City of Industry, California. Whew! That polish has taken a ride! Also, Wet n Wild says it is cruelty-free, so that's always nice to hear.
This color (or colors) of nail polish...well, I just couldn't stop taking a gander at it all day long when I was wearing it! I think it's mostly gray, but has a pink, purple, and green sheen to it depending on what light you're in and how you move your fingers. It's really interesting and pretty. It's probably not a color everyone in the world would wear if they had the chance, but it's pretty and fun to look at during the day!
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After I put my base coat on and let it dry, I put on my first coat of Gray's Anatomy. It went on VERY sheer! I was actually pretty surprised how sheer it was!
So, I let that dry, and put on another coat. It was still pretty sheer! You can't see it too well here in these pictures, but it was still pretty see-through.
I'm thinking about trying either a white or black coat of color before starting with the Gray's Anatomy color next time. That perhaps would lessen the amount of coats to use and make the color show more.
My research showed "Gray's Anatomy" as a dupe for many other brand's polishes, For example, Deborah Lippmann's "Wicked Game", O.P.I.'s Katy Perry Collection Not Like the Movies, and Zoya's "Adina" all seem to be pretty close if not exactly alike.
So, all in all, I like this polish. It really does dry fast and is a pretty color. My one complaint is that it is too sheer, but I can live with that.
Do you have this polish? What do you think? Do you have any of the other ones that it claims to dupe? Did they dupe it well?
Here is a makeup look I did to sort of match the polish. I wish I had a better camera, but you can't squeeze blood from a turnip! :)
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| One Coat Without Flash |
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So, I let that dry, and put on another coat. It was still pretty sheer! You can't see it too well here in these pictures, but it was still pretty see-through.
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| Two Coats Without Flash |
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So, I ended up with three coats and applied a top coat. I have to say, this actually did dry pretty fast! Since I had to put on five coats of polish (base coat, three layers of color, top coat), I figured I'd be taking this stuff off in the morning. But, it didn't crease! So, I was well pleased about that, and will try some more colors of this to see if this "Fast Dry" really works with other colors as well.
I'm thinking about trying either a white or black coat of color before starting with the Gray's Anatomy color next time. That perhaps would lessen the amount of coats to use and make the color show more.
My research showed "Gray's Anatomy" as a dupe for many other brand's polishes, For example, Deborah Lippmann's "Wicked Game", O.P.I.'s Katy Perry Collection Not Like the Movies, and Zoya's "Adina" all seem to be pretty close if not exactly alike.
So, all in all, I like this polish. It really does dry fast and is a pretty color. My one complaint is that it is too sheer, but I can live with that.
Do you have this polish? What do you think? Do you have any of the other ones that it claims to dupe? Did they dupe it well?
Here is a makeup look I did to sort of match the polish. I wish I had a better camera, but you can't squeeze blood from a turnip! :)
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| Here's what I used: Covergirl's Clean Matte BB Cream Rimmel's Hide the Blemish Concealer bbrow's slim brow pencil Physician's Formula's Bronze Booster Wet n Wild's Megaglo Highlighting Powder in Precious Petals Physician's Formula's Happy Booster Blush in Rose Nyx's Mineral Set It & Don't Fret It Loose Powder Wet n Wild's Comfort Zone Eye Shadow Palette Physician's Formula's Eye Booster in Ultra Black (upper lid) L'Oreal's 16 Hour Infallible Never Fail Eyeliner in Black (water line and lower smudge) Younique's Moodstruck Precision Pencil Eyeliner in Polished (inner eye highlight) Covergirl's The Super Sizer Mascara in Black Makeup Forever's Aqua Lip in 2C Nyx's Liquid Suede Lip in Tea & Cookies |
