Sometimes I just get gripped by the thought of a new polish,
and the obsession won’t leave until the shade has coated my tips. I was hauling
at Chemist Warehouse’s infamous 50% off sale when I spotted Rimmel’s
Pompous at the checkout. Rather than go down the sensible route and just
tack it onto my order, I told myself I never wear purple polishes and moved
along. In my spare moments during the week I kept thinking about the multi coloured
shimmers in the purple base, and succumbed to the pressure before work one night and set out
to hunt it down.
After seeing the Pompous spot empty at Priceline (where Rimmel polishes were 2 for $10) and on the My Chemist shelf (where Rimmel was 50% off!) I managed to snare a bottle for the lovely price of $3.98 (usually $7.95) from the other My Chemist in the area, right by my work! I was elated at my purchase, and love the way that this applies and looks on the nails. I really need to love a purple shade for it to make it onto my nails, and this hasn’t disappointed. I definitely prefer the deep and glossy complexity that a top coats adds to this colour (Seche Vite, for example) as I tried a thinner top coat and (the Skin Food pictured below) it just didn’t have the same appeal.
Have you ever become obsessed with the thought of owning a
beauty product? What lengths have you gone to in order to track it down?
*Purchased by me, and the Skin Food top coat was a much
appreciated CP from the stunning Emily Quak from Emily’s Anthology. Thanks
Emily!
