So here's the thing, I'd been watching bloggers all over the world raving about flakie polishes and I adore the way they look! Problem is, I haven't seen one flakie polish in stores.. Not ONE! And if there are any out there, I swear, there's a conspiracy to keep them away from me.
I felt like my nail art stash is missing something. Like I'd been left out of a playground game by all the mean kids. *flashback sobs*
Then a few days ago I was going through a shopping site I hadn't used before called Cosmetix.in, I decided to investigate and ended up in the nail polish category. There under NYX I found a polish called "Purple Ave." I don't trust site swatches so I googled it and (cue: Handel's Hallelujah) it was a FLAKIE!! *happy tears*
Obviously, I bought it. It was Rs. 210 after discount. Along with Maybelline's Hyper Curl mascara and a purple eye pencil. Guess how fast shipping was....
Think: Speed of light... Ok, lets be fair.. Speed of sound, if it didn't work weekends! Yes, FAST!
I ordered on Sunday, it was shipped on Monday and got to me at 11am Tuesday.
Amazing!
Only there was a problem... Instead of sending me "39 Purple Ave," I was sent "139 Paradise." That's that guy down there... *SOBS*
So, I sent them an email telling them what had happened and I got an instant reply! How cool is that?? They told me that they would send me Purple Ave and that I could keep Paradise too! SCORE!! No, but seriously, how nice is that? Because 23 hours later at 10:30 am, Tuesday, I got my Purple Ave! And here it is.
I don't know why it's called Purple, because the flakes are actually more blue-green. But I love the glowy hypnotic look of it. @-@
Apparently, there are more in this series, like Pink, Peach and Blue Ave. According to many reviews, the older versions of these were not very good and the flakes were too big and hard to get out of the bottle. BUT the new formula is awesome! Very concentrated flakes and fast drying! In fact, I've already ordered Pink Ave from Urbantouch! They also have Peach Ave. ^u^ (Cosmetix has it for cheaper though. -__-)
So here is what it looks like:
Hope you enjoyed my review. I'll definitely be buying from Cosmetix again, although I do wish they would add more products! And this polish is going to be treasured like an only child, till Pink Ave gets here.
Yes, I ramble a lot! Kekekeke! No, I'm not sorry. .__.
EDIT: I have noticed, that after a day, it actually starts being more purple than blue-green... Weird, eh?
I felt like my nail art stash is missing something. Like I'd been left out of a playground game by all the mean kids. *flashback sobs*
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| Yes, this is relevant. |
Obviously, I bought it. It was Rs. 210 after discount. Along with Maybelline's Hyper Curl mascara and a purple eye pencil. Guess how fast shipping was....
Think: Speed of light... Ok, lets be fair.. Speed of sound, if it didn't work weekends! Yes, FAST!
I ordered on Sunday, it was shipped on Monday and got to me at 11am Tuesday.
Amazing!
Only there was a problem... Instead of sending me "39 Purple Ave," I was sent "139 Paradise." That's that guy down there... *SOBS*
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| Who knew a polish could make you cry? |
So, I sent them an email telling them what had happened and I got an instant reply! How cool is that?? They told me that they would send me Purple Ave and that I could keep Paradise too! SCORE!! No, but seriously, how nice is that? Because 23 hours later at 10:30 am, Tuesday, I got my Purple Ave! And here it is.
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| Happiness IS at the bottom of a bottle! |
I don't know why it's called Purple, because the flakes are actually more blue-green. But I love the glowy hypnotic look of it. @-@
Apparently, there are more in this series, like Pink, Peach and Blue Ave. According to many reviews, the older versions of these were not very good and the flakes were too big and hard to get out of the bottle. BUT the new formula is awesome! Very concentrated flakes and fast drying! In fact, I've already ordered Pink Ave from Urbantouch! They also have Peach Ave. ^u^ (Cosmetix has it for cheaper though. -__-)
So here is what it looks like:
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| One coat over black |
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| 2 coats taken in the sun. Love the blue- green iridiscence |
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| Tried some stickers I bought. Me no gusta. :( |
Hope you enjoyed my review. I'll definitely be buying from Cosmetix again, although I do wish they would add more products! And this polish is going to be treasured like an only child, till Pink Ave gets here.
Yes, I ramble a lot! Kekekeke! No, I'm not sorry. .__.
EDIT: I have noticed, that after a day, it actually starts being more purple than blue-green... Weird, eh?