Cover Girl Purplexed With A Little Duo Chrome Action!

I don't have too many Cover Girl polishes in my collections, but this is without a doubt, my favorite one. Purplexed looks like a pretty grape-toned purple shimmer at first glance, but first impressions don't tell the whole story. Purplexed is actually somewhat complex.

Below: After getting to know Purplexed a little better, it has more to offer, don't you agree?

Below: A little flash of gold, a bit of red, some olive around the edges, and a gloss that looks like shiny plastic.

I'd rate the duo chrome strength only about a 3 or 4 on a scale of 10, but I do love this one. I used 3 thin coats to get even coverage, and I'm always amazed at the glossiness of this shade. The bottle is taller than a standard bottle, and the cap is somewhat longer, but the size is just .33 fl. oz., rather than the standard .50 fl. oz. No matter to me, because it's still a duo chrome!

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Posted in Cover Girl , Duo Chrome , Purple , Shimmer

Random Untried's: Gosh, Charlotte Russe, Cover Girl, Avalon

I thought I'd better pay some attention to the poor untried polishes in my collection, so today I have four random choices--one I love, while the other three receive just a like rating from me. My thoughts on these polishes continue below the photos, but first, let's have a look at them.

Above: Gosh Blue Lagoon shown using 3 coats.
Below: Charlotte Russe Buckingham nail with 2 coats.

Below: Cover Girl Amethyst Mist shown using 2 coats over Buckingham Nail.

Below: Avalon Emerald Coral with 2 coats.

Can you guess which one I loved from this group? The first clue is always how many photos I show, so the answer would be Avalon's Emerald Coral. This one had a very thin, almost watery formula, but the color built up nicely. I used 2 coats, but could have gone with 3 in hindsight. The color and glass-like finish are gorgeous, and the finish itself feels smooth as glass. The glitter applies evenly, and is a mixture of deep aqua and silver. The base of this one also brought thoughts of the Maybelline Waters polishes to mind. Naturally, the one I love is a brand virtually unknown to me. Google brings up little to nothing on Avalon Cosmetics, the manufacturer. I received this beauty from one of my wonderful readers, Lynn. She tells me this is an east coast brand and they are based in New Jersey.

Gosh Blue Lagoon is one I thought I would love based on the bottle appearance, but after applying 3 coats and still seeing bald spots, that thought disappeared. It's a nice robin egg blue shimmer with small multi colored holographic glitter, and maybe it would be better as a top coat for me. A top coat is how Cover Girl's Amethyst Mist is advertised, so I applied 2 coats over Charlotte Russe Buckingham Nail. Again, it looked incredible in the bottle, but the glitter applied sparsely. I'm not really sure why the name of this refers to Amethyst either! Charlotte Russe Buckingham Nail, while not terribly exciting or unique in color, this rust brown shade had a wonderful formula. I used 2 coats and it flowed well and dried quickly to a jelly-like high gloss finish. The formula alone has convinced me to try more from this line, because this was my first.

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Posted in Aqua , Avalon , Blue , Brown , Charlotte Russe , Cover Girl , Creme , Glitter , GOSH , Polishes as Top Coats , Shimmer , Turquoise