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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Thrifty Sunday? Pure Ice French Kiss - Swatches and Review

Yeah, so I'm late and Sunday doesn't rhyme. I'm still busy tryin' to kick this "crud" that won't seem to let go!

But for you blue-lovers out there, I have a great one!

Pure Ice French Kiss is a highly pigmented blue creme with not even a hint of dustiness that I could perceive. It's opaque in one coat and gave me no application issues at all. What more could you ask for $1.97? Blues aren't my "thing" so I have no clue if it's like anything else out there or if it's a dupe for anything, but it's pretty amazing all by its own self.  As usual, these photos are with no top coat and no clean up.

Pure Ice French Kiss

Pure Ice French Kiss

Pure Ice French Kiss

Pure Ice French Kiss

Available in the US at Walmart stores for $1.97 or on Bari Cosmetic's website for around $3.00.

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