I must confess that I wasn't really excited about Essie Fair Game based on swatches but it was so unusal that it drew my attention. It's a medium gunmetal grey, a bit too brushstrokey for my taste. Opacity was pretty good and it dried fast but dull, plus you have to be extremely careful with application not to end up with an awful result.
Of course that's even more obvious on macro pics.
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| Essie Fair Game |
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| Essie Fair Game |
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| Essie Fair Game |
And here it is next to Lancôme Le Gris L'Wren Scott, the closest I could find in my stash in terms of color and finish.
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| From left to right : Essie Fair Game Lancôme Le Gris L'Wren Scott |
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| Essie Fair Game on index and ring finger Lancôme Le Gris L'Wren Scott on middle finger |
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| Essie Fair Game on index and ring finger Lancôme Le Gris L'Wren Scott on middle finger Mattified |
Overall :
As much as I want to love Fair Game, I just can't, at least not entirely... I actually think that mattified it looks beautiful but something keeps telling me it's too much trouble.
What do you think about it?
I'm not sure I would like it if I bought it either. It's strange?
ReplyDeleteHmmm... I think it looks too finicky to give a shot.
ReplyDeleteIt's too brush-stroky for me. I'm too clumsy for that, and impatient. Although I like the colour. I love your mattefied ideas, I did that with Finger Paints Groovy Green like you did and I was *in love* with the result.
ReplyDeleteI just picked this up... I'll have to give it at least one shot and see how it fairs. The "unique" blue-grey colour is what attracted me to it so we will have to see...
ReplyDeleteI love it! Looks unique and although it has a dupe i've never seen a color like it till today, wear it on your toes and see if it grows on you :-D
ReplyDeleteIt looks gorgeous but I prefer the Lancome. Plus Essie polishes take an eternity to dry on my so I won't be buying anymore.
ReplyDeleteI think it's worth it, but that's coming from a woman who loves and will buy any polish that is blue, green or purple. (Or a combination of those colours, heh.)
ReplyDeleteLove it mattified.
I love the tone of the color, but it's not worth the brush strokes in the finish. I almost got this one and I'm glad I passed now. I always love your pictures!
ReplyDeleteVery interesting colour, though I don't love things that border on being frosty.
ReplyDeleteI love it mattified, looks very elegant.:)
ReplyDeleteHmm I like the color but I am not a fan of brushstrokes. If you have to rush with application in the evening it can be really annoying. I like it better matte too though. :)
ReplyDeleteI think it looks beautiful either way, but I have an issue with admiring blue polishes in bottles and feeling weird about it actually on the tips. Your pictures make me want to get a bottle of it, though. :)
ReplyDeleteNot loving it. The color looks interesting enough, but it doesn't entirely win me over, and it does appear to be a finnicky formula. Unless the color is gorg, a difficult application isn't really worth it. But you seemed to nonetheless be able to make it work pretty well!
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