Saturday, November 14, 2009

SWATCHES: MAC cool reserve nail polish and NYC dark brown waterproof eye pencil

MAC Cool Reserve:
I loved the color of this nail polish when I first got it. I thought it was edgy and unique; kind of like Sephora's Metro Chic, but more purple. Since I was on a kick of that smokey purple-gray color (I've been using MAC Shale eyeshadow for the past few days nonstop), I decided to pick up this polish when MAC launched it.
Now the color just seems sort of blah (might be my skin tone: NC30. i think it'd look more flattering on paler skin tones..), and the formula is awful! I don't know if you can tell in the photos, but the nail polish will apply streak-free and near perfect looking and then once it dries, i look in the sun or outdoors and there are random spots that are sheerer where it looks i barely polished when i did.
Because of that, i would not recommend this.
Swatches:
(The first pic is way more true to life, the last one pulls too lilac)
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NYC Waterproof Pencil in Dark Brown:
I loooveeee this pencil<3>
Swatches:
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smoked and sheered out:
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What are your favorites of the moment? x

4 comments:

  1. I think it looks really nice on your skintone x

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  2. maybe the polish formula is too thin :/ i hate it when the streaks/mistakes show up later! the liner looks great though :) i might get that next time i go to my local drugstore!

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  3. This nail polish is awesome, is this similar to Opi over that taupe??
    http://allthatglitters-allthatglitters.blogspot.com/

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