I just ran across this Wet n Wild Megalast display tonight, although I think it came out late December 2011. The joys of living in PoDunk again - what's new to me may not, in fact, be "new." The bottles are redesigned, as are the brushes and yes, even the formula!
Here's a sneak shot with my cell of the display.
I already had two of the polishes by the same name in the little round 0.30 ounce bottles, but they advertised a new formula and the bottles are now 0.45 ounces, so I picked up all of them. I've done really fast swatches for you. I knew if I left them until I could do a proper job, I'd never get around to it.
The new brush - it's wide. I mean W I D E! Here's a shot comparing it with the wide Dior brush.
As you can see, it's wider than the Dior brush AND it's not beveled. It doesn't fan out well and is a little uneven. I had a difficult time using it in the beginning, but by the end of the nine polishes, I'd pretty much mastered it. I'm still not a fan though. It's unwieldy and not balanced or cut very well.
*All photos are with ONE COAT unless otherwise noted.
First up, bottle shots of the two olds ones I already had compared with the new...
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| Through the Grapevine |
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| Disturbia |
The formula really is different. Here is
Through the Grapevine - new formula - alone. One coat.
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| Through the Grapevine |
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| Through the Grapevine |
And with the old formula on the index finger. One coat. The new formula is much more saturated and opaque.
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| Through the Grapevine (old formula on index finger) |
Next,
Disturbia
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| Disturbia |
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| Disturbia |
And then the comparison. The new formula is more opaque in one coat, but there's not quite as much difference between them as there is with Through the Grapevine.
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| Disturbia (old formula on index finger) |
Now for the rest of them.
Wet Cement
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| Wet Cement |
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| Wet Cement |
On a Trip (this one was very hard to photograph to show color accuracy. It's one of those purples that photograph blue. The first photo is the most color accurate.)
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| On a Trip |
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| On a Trip |
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| On a Trip |
Sugar Coat - this one needed two coats and probably three would have been what I'd do for a full mani. It has a slight pink tint that may or may not show on your hand, depending on your skin tone.
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| Sugar Coat |
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| Sugar Coat |
I Need a Refresh-Mint - Another hard to photograph color between blue and green. I never did capture it. It's not as green as the 2nd photo, but it does have a tad more green than the 1st photo. The first photo is closer. Sorry, but I tried. Also excuse the cotton lint on my finger. It didn't really bubble. Oops!
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| I Need a Refresh-Mint |
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| I Need a Refresh-Mint |
Candy-Licious
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| Candy-Licious |
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| Candy-Licious |
Undercover
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| Undercover |
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| Undercover |
I Red a Good Book - This one is a jelly. I used two coats but I'm still showing VNL. One of the reasons I'm not a fan of jellies. For people who like jellies or don't mind visible nail lines, it is a great red. Because of the shade of red and the formula, it reminds me of Chanel Pirate, which I never managed to make friends with.
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| I Red a Good Book |
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| I Red a Good Book |
So...what do you think? For $1.99 and full opacity in one coat (on most of them) I'd say you can't really go wrong! I found these at my local grocery store (H.E.B. Plus) so I only paid $1.68 each.
