Hey Everyone!
Today I have some major grit on my nails. Probably one of the most grittiest nail polishes I’ve ever worn, Wet n Wild Dutchess. I’m not a big fan of Wet n Wild because I’m kinda polish snobby like that, but I did buy a few of their Fergie Collection polishes as you may remember a while back.
Wet n Wild Dutchess
Dutchess is a densely packed glitter with a base of micro blue glitter and additional purple hex glitter. Although I am a fan of this color combination, all love stops there. This was the most awkward polish application I’ve ever had. The brush is super wide and thick and the polish was on the thick side, yet overflowing the brush at the same time. It was impossible to apply without going off my nail and getting it all over my cuticles. The combination of the brush size and over flowing polish made for uneven application, which was hard as hell to touch up considering I was working with a fat brush. My swatches are of two thick coats, but it might actually be 3 since I had to touch up a lot to cover bald spots and still ended up with some.
As for the finish…SUPER gritty and dull once it dried. I applied 2 coats of Gelous, but it just swallowed that up so I applied an additional thick coat of Seche top coat and that seemed to help seal in all the grit. I don’t like to use multiple layers of top coat so I wasn’t too happy with that.
Wide and awkward brush
Wet n Wild Dutchess
Wet n Wild Dutchess
Wet n Wild Dutchess
Wet n Wild Dutchess
Wet n Wild Dutchess
Once Seche dried it did regain its sparkle and pretty color, but despite that I’m annoyed at this polish. The whole experience was a pain in the butt. Its a shame, I really like the colors in the bottle and even on my nails after all that work, but I won’t be wearing this again. Ugh, I’m really going to be even more unhappy with it when I have to endure taking it off.
P.S. When these originally came out they were a Walgreens exclusive, but last week I saw a display of these in my local CVS. So they may be available in CVS as well now…unless I was confused on where I was.
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LittleMonsterx14
September 15, 2012 at 11:47 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
really lovely color, too bad about the application
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Frosso
September 15, 2012 at 10:23 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Yea, it’s a shame.
My Nail Polish Online
September 15, 2012 at 4:37 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Too bad about the application! The polish is beautiful though!
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Frosso
September 15, 2012 at 10:22 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Thanks! It’s just one of those pretty ones with a bad attitude.
drinkcitra
September 16, 2012 at 12:41 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Really pretty, but too bad about the formula and application :/
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Frosso
September 16, 2012 at 10:33 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
agreed
Meredith
September 17, 2012 at 12:04 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
This is a beautiful glitter!
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Frosso
September 17, 2012 at 2:04 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Thanks
Shannon
September 17, 2012 at 11:34 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I have never been happy with a Wet and Wild polish. It looks great now that you’ve beaten it into submission, but what a beat to apply!
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Frosso
September 18, 2012 at 12:23 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Me neither, I was hoping the Fergie line would be a bit better. The colors are nice…although a lot look like imitations of other polishes, but quality sucked on this one.
NailsLikeLace
September 18, 2012 at 5:18 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Regardless, I really like the little pops of purple that come out everywhere! And it is a blue, plus a glitter, so its worth it to me! ^.^
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Frosso
September 18, 2012 at 11:09 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I do like the look of the glitter too, but its probably just going to be a one time wear after this.
Cynthia
September 19, 2012 at 12:22 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
This is another repromote/rebranded polish, I think. It looks exactly like Believe Me, It’s Real from their Ice Baby Holiday Collection….which is a dupe for Nails Inc Connaught Square. I have Believe Me, It’s Real and I love it but hate the grittiness that you mentioned. It is definitely a top coat eater–binge eater for sure! I rarely wear those polishes for that reason. Still pretty, though…just lame that these polishes are kind pricey. I am a total WNW fan. They have some good products but can be hit or miss a lot of the times.
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Tara @ Polishy of Truth
September 25, 2012 at 1:16 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
OMG. This is so pretty! I bought one of these as a gift for someone…now I want to see if I can get one for myself!!!
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Frosso
September 25, 2012 at 1:46 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
They’re popping up everywhere now, I guess they’re not Walgreens exclusives anymore so they’re much easier to get now.