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Wednesday, 19 October 2011

Battle of The Blues...

As I was half-heartedly tidying up my makeup storage today, I realised I have 3 navy polishes. Who the heck needs 3? We have, from L - R...

GOSH Attitude Illamasqua Propaganda Chanel Blue Satin
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GOSH's Attitude is a Limited Edition shade and is the brightest of the 3. It's a completely flat colour, no shimmer, no duochrome, nothing. Like poster paint (except it's glossy).

Illamasqua's Propaganda is a shade I swatched instore over the top of Rouge Noir & it looked incredible. I don't think I've tried it on it's own since I bought it.

Chanel's Blue Satin is a firm old favourite. I've probably had this bottle for at least a year, hence the crust around the top! It has a slight micro-shimmer through it and is the deepest of all 3.



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GOSH Attitude is very thin & streaky. But it dried in about 1/2 a second.

Illamasqua Propaganda is slightly darker & thicker to apply, but still quite sheer. Streaks not as bad as GOSH, but still not completely opaque.

Chanel Blue Satin was opaque on the first coat. Regardless of age, it is quite a thick polish and isn't the easiest if you've got narrow nails.



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I added a 2nd coat of the Chanel, but you probably can't tell. This takes ages to dry, but once it is, is rock solid for days.

The Illamasqua is about 85% opaque, but I quite like the hint of the bright blue coming through the dark.

The GOSH is fun and I really like the colour. I don't think it's very fair actually to compare it to the other two, as they are really quite different in colour, once they are applied.



Before, this comparison, I think I would have automatically said the Chanel was my favourite, but I think I actually favour the Illamasqua. The Chanel is so dark, it's almost black. I really like how Propaganda has that little flash of bright, although I think it could do with being the teeniest bit more opaque. The GOSH will be nice to have, but I don't think I'll get *that* much wear out of it.

What about you? Do you like the blues?
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16 comments:

  1. TheOtherSideofCool19 October 2011 at 10:54

    I'm not a great fan of blue myself,but it's always fun finding things you'd forgotten about or haven't used in a while! xx

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  2. Musing on Beauty19 October 2011 at 11:15

    You never have enough blue polishes :-)

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  3. Lived With Love19 October 2011 at 12:03

    i love the illamasqua one, i do love the chanel one, but like you said, it almost looks black not navy. x

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  4. Jenn A.19 October 2011 at 18:53

    Of course I'd be drawn to the Chanel one, but the Illamasqua one is gorgeous too. I love navy polishes, perhaps I will use one for my next mani.

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  5. Silvia Quirós19 October 2011 at 21:41

    Beautiful colors! thanks for sharing!

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  6. Nail Polish20 October 2011 at 11:27

    I have never tried blue color nail polish. But these nails looks very pretty with blue color. Now i am interested to try out the blue color.

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