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l-r: Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Wet Cement, Sportsgirl Nail It! in Storm
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Just a Little More Blue
Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Wet Cement is everything I wanted BYS Shadow Puppets to be. Rather than being thin, streaky and utterly lacking in pigmentation, the Xtreme Wear formulation is smooth, creamy and applies opaque in one coat (though I like to do two for good measure). Wet Cement is a medium grey creme with a blue undertone, essentially a light slate grey. If this had more of a pastel blue/purple hint, it would bring it fairly close to my favourite ever nail polish (which has been tragically discontinued), Sportsgirl's Storm. I've been trying to find a dupe for it ever since. My drawer is stuffed with pastel purples and greys, but nothing that quite matches the dove grey tone and subtle silver shimmer of Storm. Wet Cement is probably the closest, but noticeably more grey-leaning.
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It looks very similar to the Sportsgirl one but less blue! It's a beautiful colour, I remember Eyeko releasing one like this ages ago? I think you've inspired me to paint my nails.
ReplyDeleteThe two are very similar, I was kind of surprised when I swatched them side by side just how close they are. Everything seems the same except as you mentioned, the Sportsgirl one has a bit more blue to it (which personally makes all the difference). What colour are you going to go for? :)
DeleteThis is a lovely shade :) Looks really lovely :)
ReplyDeleteLaura xoxo
it's so pretty! have you tried Rimmel Grey Matter? it looks pretty close to Sportgirl Storm
ReplyDeletelove love this color!
ReplyDeleteit looks really pretty on you. ;)
Gorgeous colour, I love grey toned polishes too!
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Ooh this nail color looks really pretty on you! I think it'll look even better on rainy days :)
ReplyDeleteI've never been a fan of grey polish myself, but I like this one a bit more b/c of the blue tones in it. It doesn't make your skin look sallow at all, which is what I fear grey polishes would do to mine :(
ReplyDeleteBtw thanks for visiting my blog :)
oooh super like this nail shade! i dont think i have a grey colour yet :O and the shape of your nails are beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteGreat colour. I bought a dark grey and it doesn't look nice. I definitely need to buy a lighter shade, as it looks lovely on your nails.
ReplyDeleteThis is a really pretty color on you! I normally don't like greys, but this one has a tint of blue in it so it looks so much more wearable. And I love your clear pictures :)
ReplyDeletelove the nail color! looks soft yet smoky. super flattering with your skintone =)
ReplyDeleteThat's a lovely color on you! :-)
ReplyDelete~ Yun
This is lovely! I love SH Xtreme polish formula. If you really miss your fav polish, you could always add a bit of blue to Wet Cement ;) just an idea!
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