GOT Polish? Golden Oldie Thursday: Blue - Starring a-England and Dior!

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I have a serious problem in that I am always looking for that NEW polish fix when I have so many lovely polishes languishing in the drawer...polish I love enough to save them from purges or the donation box. And yet I don't wear them!

So when Debbie over at The Crumpet put together the GOT Polish Challenge, I was all for it! GOT stands for Golden Oldie Thursday - we pull out a polish that's a year old or older that we haven't worn. This Thursday is BLUE so I pulled out one of my favorites that I just don't get to wear enough, a-England Tristam, and Dior Electric Blue.

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Blue Comparisons - Royal Blue

Just after I chopped off all of my nails, I did a quick and dirty comparison of a few blues to see how they looked.  Apologizing in advance for my cuticles and lack of clean-up. When I cut my nails short, I do a lot of cleaning for some reason and I HATE gloves.

For this comparison, I used:

Pure Ice French Kiss
Dior Electric Blue
Nails Inc. Baker Street
Nails Inc. Tudor Way
RBL IKB: 2012

Blue Comparison

There are two very close matches among those five.  Can you see them? Can you pick out which is which?

Blue Comparison

Okay, FINE, I'll tell you which is which. Tudor Way was easy, but how did you do on the others?

Blue Comparison

Blue Comparison

Blue Comparison

Blue Comparison

So, as you can see, Dior Electric Blue and Nails Inc. Baker Street are very similar. I don't really have a favorite between the two. Both had extraordinary formulas. Very smooth, easy application.  The Dior is the tiniest bit brighter in person and is just slightly less opaque. Dior is $23 and Nails Inc. ranges from $9.50 to $14.

I am sure you also noticed how close Pure Ice French Kiss and RBL IKB: 2012 are. I DO happen to have a favorite between these two. The Pure Ice formula is infinitely better than RBL's formula. Yes, I said it. I'm sorry, but I have to be honest or else what's the point? I absolutely hated the RBL formula. It was gloopy and not even slightly self-leveling. Pure Ice was smooth and easy. Is the color 100% identical? No, but I'd say it's "almost" identical. Pure Ice is $1.98 and RBL is $20. Doesn't compute. If it's a polish I love, I'll gladly shell out the $$ for it, but NOT for a label only.

Here's a close-up of RBL IKB: 2012 - trying to show how lumpy it was. And I'm no amateur when it comes to polishing my own nails. Even "quick and dirty" I can get a good result. Some formulas have different characteristics and I adjust accordingly when I can, i.e. two thin coats, don't over-manipulate, etc. to avoid issues. This one just simply wasn't cooperating.

What do you think? Do you have any of these? Do you like the comparison posts?



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Saturday Night Saltire!

While wearing my new Dior Electric Blue today, I noticed that it would be perfect for a Saltire. In fact, it practically SCREAMED for it!

So...limited as my "nail art skills" are, I figured even I couldn't mess up an X, right?  Well honestly, it's not perfect, but it gets the point across.

And I also got my TARDIS iPhone case today (yes, I ADORE Dr. Who) so, here they both are...

Dior Electric Blue with Milani White on the Spot and my new TARDIS iPhone case!

HAPPY SATURDAY everyone!


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Dior Electric Blue - Swatches and Review

Okay, I am trying to branch out into more blues. When you have all your polishes lined up on shelves on the wall, it's pretty easy to see which colors are being neglected. Blues were just not getting any love. I like blue, but there aren't many blues that go as well with my skin tone as other colors. For instance, the "Tiffany blues," gorgeous as they are, look horrible on me.

What better way to dive right into the blue pool head first than with an in-your-face, BRIGHT electric blue? Yeah, that's what I thought, too!

Dior Electric Blue

So...may I present: DIOR Electric Blue from the Anselm Reyle Collection (from a collaboration with German artist Anselm Reyle.) This is a bright cobalt blue creme that applies like a typical Dior - like butter. Perfectly cut wide Dior brush makes it a dream to apply. Two coats to perfect opacity. Not sure how well I can really pull this one off, but that has more to do with ME and whether I'll have the confidence to pull if off than it does with the polish because it does work well with my skin tone.

Two coats of color with one coat of Poshe top coat for all photos.

Dior Electric Blue

Dior Electric Blue

Dior Electric Blue

Dior Electric Blue

Dior Electric Blue

Dior Electric Blue

Dior Electric Blue

Dior Electric Blue

Dior Electric Blue

Dior Electric Blue

Dior Electric Blue

The Dior Anselm Reyle Collection is still in *some* stores and a few of the colors, including Electric Blue, can be purchased online at Dior.com and retail for $23.00.


What do you think? Would you wear such a bright blue?



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