I finally received my Dior Forget-Me-Not and Waterlily polishes from the Garden Party Spring 2012 Collection!
Of course I had to swatch them immediately. I've been really afraid the "scented" polishes would give me a headache or make me nauseated like all of the other scented polishes I've tried. We will see. I've had Forget-Me-Not on for a few hours now and aside from the fact that they stink (which is subjective, I suppose) so far no headache or nausea. *crossing fingers* BTW, it smells to me like old Rose Milk. Remember Rose Milk??? If you do, you might be as old as I am! LOL! (Norma Zimmer anyone?)
First up, bottle shots!
Aren't they pretty? ♥
I tried out
Forget-Me-Not first...it's a gorgeous light to medium pastel lilac purple, slightly smoky, creme finish that covers in one coat! I prefer two to even things out, but the formula was great and not too thick or too thin. I did have a few stray hairs on the brush I had to trim off, but that was no biggie.
Ready set GO!
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It's my favorite of the two, partly because of the formula and partly because it just goes better with my skin tone. And of all the purples I have, I had nothing like it!
Below is a shot of about 2/3rds of my purples and none are close enough to do a real comparison.
Next up is
Waterlily. It's a soft, mint green with a great shimmer. It's already been compared to Chanel Jade and after my swatches I will do a full comparison with Milani Dress Maker, which is really a great dupe of Chanel Jade. Sorry I no longer have Jade to compare. I had it and thought it was wrong for my skin tone (which it probably is) and sent it on to a new home. What WAS I thinking??? Ugh. Live and learn.
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ZOMGosh, she's a looker! The only issue I had was the formula is a little too thick. It's a one coater if you're very careful, but I did two, of course. It is somewhat self-leveling, but not quite enough to make up for the thickness. Be very careful when applying and it should be okay. Just a little more effort, that's all. Compared to Milani Dress Maker, though, the formula is great. =)
So, wanna see how she compares to Milani Dress Maker? Let me just say first that Dress Maker is a minimum of three coats because it's very thin and not as opaque or saturated as Waterlily. Photos below show Waterlily with two coats and Dress Maker with either 3 or 4 coats, I can't remember.
Of course when I was finished, I re-applied Forget-Me-Not. ♥
What do you think? Will you be getting these? Or if you have them already, do you like them?
Waterlily and Dressmaker are close; too bad the color looks terrible on me. I like Forget-Me-Not, it actually reminds me of a less-dusty and lighter verion of Purple Mix.
ReplyDeleteI NEEEEEED Waterlily!!! I missed out on Jade, so this will be my chance to make up for it. I can't wait!!
ReplyDeleteAdina, you'll love it if you wanted Jade. Milani Dress Maker is a great alternative, but the formula on this one is SO much better!
ReplyDeleteNice Milani dupe! Good eye ;)
ReplyDeleteI am a Dior Fanatic and really need these, haha. When I saw Waterlily back in November I was actually thinking this would be a great dupe for Jade :D
ReplyDeleteIt is! However, I ended up not being able to take the smell. I can't for the life of me figure out why these companies think we want scented nail polish! ARRGHHH!
DeleteForget-me-not is sooo pretty on you!!!T^TNow...Im regret...I didnt get it 2 days ago when I was at a Dior counter!I told myself I didnt need it...but then when I saw your pics and peaches'!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteIf the smell of roses doesn't bother you, you should definitely get it!
ReplyDeleteWell damn, now I need both of these.
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