While I was at CVS the other day, I found this brand called "10" which is pretty inexpensive (under $5) and had a lot of cremes that I figured could be dupes for several colors that I'm lemming (wishing for). I accidentally photographed the top and not the name, but this one is called Spring Awakening. 10 is big 3 free and states that it has "micro matrix technology pairs breathability with durable, chip resistant protection, no streak, no smudge formula with a high shine UVA protection to resist fading." Breathability? Really? That's not even a word! Anyway.
This bottle is tall and tall bottles mean tall brushes. I was kinda of scared that I was going to tip this bottle over the entire time. I used Dermelect Launchpad, two coats of Spring Awakening and a top coat of Seche Vite. The formula was horrid. It pooled into my cuticles and was rather runny.
I tried to clean up my cuticles as much as possible but you can see it in my pointer finger and the pinkie was pretty bad too.
Slightly darker looking in the shade. Overall it's a pretty color but just a bad formula. I don't think I'll be purchasing many more of these unless I'm hit by sheer curiosity.
10 can be purchased at CVS/pharmacy.
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Aw, I wanted all of the purples in this brand. too bad the formula is crappy :(
ReplyDeleteUgh, sorry the formula is crappy. And it looks so much darker on the nail than in the bottle, I think. But it's still a nice shade.
ReplyDeleteOdd, this was a well-behaved two-coater for me, and wore well, too. I'm wondering if my base coat made the difference.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the review, sorry the formula was crappy :(
ReplyDeleteKaren - I'll check it out with different base coats to check but it was mostly in the bottle that it was just really runny for me - maybe my bottle got too hot? I do live in a SUPER HOT area.
ReplyDeleteI've been 'dying' for this color, but seemingly all the CVS's I've been to are oos. Then I heard the other day that I may be outta luck. The brand is going under due to a dispute with Sally Hansen? :o(
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