Today's NOTD is a shade I picked up at a drugstore downstate yesterday. Yes I am that much of an addict I had to hunt for polish on a work trip! It is Maybelline - Sunset Prisms. At least that is what the bottle says. I don't believe it.
See, I have seen Sunset Prisms dozens of times. It is part of the core Maybelline display in drugstores and Ulta. Have you seen it? I look at it a lot and contemplate buying it but always decide against it because it looks just like one of my favorite colors: Color Club - Tangerine Scream. It's a bright orange with a green flashy, shimmer. Why intentionally buy a dupe? Well, this time I bought it. Because it is not an orange with a green flash. It is a bright pink with a very strong gold flash. Not the same. But the label still says "Sunset Prisms". I was baffled. I had to buy this oddity. There were even other bottles behind this odd bottle that were the "real" Sunset Prisms, and had the same label. So I thought this guy I bought must be from an off batch, or is really old before a color change, or it's a new color change, or it has the wrong label. I didn't know, but I liked it! But when I searched for swatches, all the swatches are of the pink with gold shimmer. So maybe all the bottles of orange with green shimmer are the weirdos! Now I have to go buy it too, don't I? Crap. Fine Maybelline, you win. I will buy the other Sunset Prisms and do a comparison for everyone. Happy?
In any rate, this version of Sunset Prisms is very pretty. I did three coats, it is very flashy and shimmery; even in low lights. I am very happy with it! It looks like a cousin to the Zoya - Reverie Collection.When I get my hands on the other version I'll show them to you side by side.
Have a great day!
-Elaine
Posts
Funny how the names are the same but the colors aren't! I like this color, it makes me wish summer was already here!
ReplyDeleteIt's really pretty!
ReplyDeleteI almost bought this today! They had one bottle left in Walmart. Looks pretty on you though.
ReplyDeleteIt really does look like a sunset on your nails.
ReplyDelete(msred from mua)
like you, i dont mind freezing temps- i just can stand this artic chill we're experiencing. how do people in canada and alaska deal with this?
ReplyDeletethe color looks nice by the way.
gildedangel - Thank you!
ReplyDeleteMichele - Ugh! I hate that so much. If the color is different, PLEASE give it a new name! It is really summery!
Mighty Lambchop - Thank you!
L - Thank you! Go back for it! :c)
BarcelonaChair AKA Msred - Hey girl! Thanks for stopping by! Thank you! I was thinking so too!
augusta - I can't even image what it is like up there. I think I have it bad in Chicago (which I kind of do. I used to live it upstate NY and it gets waaaay colder here!) but what do they do even further north!? I had on 2 pairs of pants, socks and gloves today and I was still frozen!
I have the Maybelline Sunset Prisms. But the one that I have is the orange base with the strong lime green shimmer. This one looks great on you, but I can tell that the font on the bottle label is one of the older ones -- my bottle is one of the newer ones. Anyway, love on you.
ReplyDelete