Tuesday, July 28, 2009

New Drugstore Awesomeness: Wet N Wild Craze

Ever since I saw the first promo pic for this line I've been scouring drugstores high and low searching for it. Steph's swatches put me over the edge- I NEEDED these!

Last week, I finally stumbled across a brand new full display when I least expected it. I think I did a little happy dance in the aisle.

EDIT: Someone just asked me and I realized I forgot to mention this: All swatches are two coats (with the exception of Glitz which is three). No basecoat, no topcoat. Opacity on these is pretty good, two coats leaves the polish with *slight* visible nail line, but not so much that it bothers me enough to do a third coat.

Look at the bottles, they're so cute:

New Wet n Wild Craze


Rustic, Goldmine, Inferno, Lust, Glitz

Nocturnal, Shield, Morbid, Jade


They're short and cute. 0.34 fl. oz, which is not quite mini but not full size either. They don't look skimpy, they're a decent size.

Glitz. Purple, blue, pink and silver glitter. I made a mess with this one. My fault, not the polish. Anyway, this is a fairly dense glitter but it still needed three coats for total opacity. It could use four but three was good enough for me. It's different from Sally Hansen Rockstar Pink and LA Girl Rock Star Overdose- the overall color of the polish is different even though they're basically the same concept- pink and purple glitter in a clear base.

Goldmine. Yellowy metallic gold. Really nice formula on this one. Smooth with no brushstrokes. Very shimmery, looks gorgeous outside in full sunlight.

Inferno. Fiery red-orange-gold shimmer. Beautiful yet dangerous... Thermogenic, luminous... Er... It's an inferno all right. This is a really cool looking polish. It's almost duochrome, it flits between gold and orange, almost like it's flickering. Awesome.



Jade. Shimmery light golden green. I know, I'm always saying how much I hate seeing a million golden greens when I'm really looking for dark green... Well, this one is different. I love it. It's grassy and green and has lots of gold shimmer.

Lust. Bright, rich pink with purple flash. In the bottle the flash looked more blue to me, but it looks really purple on the nail. I love colors with flash. Makes it more interesting.

Morbid. Black with teal pearl shimmer. Ooh. Oooooooh. Speechless. *drool*


Nocturnal. Blackened blue creme. These dark cremes never want to photograph well. Ugh. Well, even though it looks like a plain black creme, it's not! It's blue. Very, very dark blue. The first coat looks noticeably blue, so if you can do a nice even first coat, you'll get a more blue color. The second coat darkens it significantly. It does look black, but you can also tell that it's blue, if that makes sense.


Rustic. Rusty brown shimmer. Man, this is so pretty. I can't even stand it. It's so rich and autumn-like. It looks dark around the edges and light in the middle, which I LOVE. I love everything about this polish.



Shield. Light gold, brown, tan, silvery shimmer. Hard to describe. It's a mixture of different colored shimmer particles that combine to create an overall neutral tan/gold metallic look. It's so pretty, it's almost painful to look at. What I like the best about this are the little copper particles in the polish. They make it so interesting to look at.



The formula on these is great. Smooth, even, great texture. No application problems at all. The bottles and brushes are great. The brush stems are short- very short, and this can lead to some problems if you're not prepared. So, be aware of the short stems and you'll be fine. All the polishes apply really evenly, no streaks, no globs of polish. They also dry really fast. Wear is excellent- I wore Morbid for four days and didn't have any tipwear or chipping. I'm super pleased with these polishes. And you know what? Under $2. Yep. Does that blow your mind?

Overall, I'm crazy excited about these polishes. Everything about them is good. The bottles, the shades, the formula, the drying time, the price. You wouldn't think these are $2 polishes. Which brings me to another point...

I have some friends who won't touch drugstore polish. It isn't good enough for them. The need Chanel, they need Dior, they need a big price tag and a giant logo on a bottle to make them think a polish is good quality. You don't need that stuff! You can't look at the outside of the bottle and make a decision about the quality of the polish (well, most of the time)- you have to experience what's inside the bottle. Now I sound like some sort of after school special. It's what's on the inside that counts! Hahahaha! But, seriously, you need to experiment with all kinds of polish... You will discover that a great majority of brands are so similar in quality that you probably won't go back to spending $20++ for one bottle. There's nothing wrong with a little luxury once in a while, hell, I have almost all of Rescue Beauty Lounge's polish line! But when a polish has a high price tag, I think the polish should be worth it. And, from polish junkie to polish junkie, these $1.89 Wet n Wild polishes from the grocery store are much higher quality than some of the $20+ 'luxury' brands I own.


Okay, that was a bit of a rant. What I'm trying to say is this: Embrace the inexpensive polish. You will be pleasantly surprised.




68 comments:

  1. Hot Tamale!!
    *drools*
    I gotta find these ASAP so I can purchase them all!!

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  2. These are gorgeous! I totally agree. I tend to buy all kinds, and prices of polish. Drugstore brands are often as good as the more expensive polish brands. I do shell out for RBL and Lippmann because they are worth it, and only when they have a colour I want and when I can't find a dupe.

    My only gripe with many drugstore brands (here in Canada, anyway), is the lack of colour selection. I find they tend to last as long as high end brands, but then again I paint my nails three times a week. The only brand I have had terrible wear with is Cover Girl.

    I love your commentary Scrangie! This is one of the reasons I tend to comment a lot on your blog. :)

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  3. Oh my god, I must have these!

    I love all kinds of polish. I've never understood polish snobbery. In fact, some of the lousiest polishes I have tried have been high-end stuff.

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  4. Gorgeous! I'll have to look for these =)

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  5. Hey Girl!

    Is Jade a Midori dupe? I just ordered the ooh la la collection and it would be great to see if they were the same/similar.

    Thanks For Your GREAT Site!

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  6. WOW! Some of those are absolutely gorgeous! How does Jade compare to ChG Moonpool, do you know?

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  7. I got to get my hands on Morbid and Jade!

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  8. *happy dance*
    thanks so much for swatching these scrangie, I saw them on the WnW website a few days ago and haven't been able to get them out of my mind since then

    I'm keeping my fingers crossed very hard to find them on holidays in Germany next week because they're not sold in France.

    I so agree with you about the quality not depending on the price tag but some people are just like that... oh well that leaves us with more great drugstore polish to buy ^^

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  9. The packaging is adorable. It reminds me of something you could at Sephora. Kat Von D could put her name on these.

    When I scroll through your swatches, this collection looks like part Zoya, part China Glaze and maybe a Color Club glitter.

    Morbid takes me back in time to Urban Decay and Hard Candy. Wouldn't it be nice if we get to a point where there were so many dark greens, we'd have the same reaction to as to the green/gold combo?

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  10. Where did you find these? They are gorgeous

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  11. Wow, these look great! You're so lucky to have such cool drugstore polishes around. :D

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  12. I totally agree with what you're saying about experimenting with cheaper polishes - I profiled a couple in my blog today! Have a great day! These colors look great! I saw a display in a local drug store but there were only a couple bottles left - they're flying off shelves!

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  13. I found these in Duane Reade in NYC, they are in the WnW area, just take a look near the nail polishes. I don't believe that they are limited edition, but you never know...

    Scrangie I did the same thing once I saw the pictures in Steph's site, and finally found them. I needed to get my hands on morbid and nocturnal. They are great colors, and a great price to boot!

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  14. Morbid looks really great. I hope they will be available in europe too.

    I have polishes from all price classes too. And i totally agree. Some of the cheaper ones are better then some of the expensive. :-)

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  15. Drool...... Thank you for sharing these, I had no idea about these! I am going to go check them out!

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  16. Jade reminds me an awful lot of Zoya Midori.

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  17. I love these polishes - I'll definitely keep an eye out for them.

    And thank you for the words in praise of less expensive nail polishes. My latest favorites are from The Icing - the application is great, the color fantastic, and they are wearing WAY better than some of the name brands (that I won't mention lest I start a riot).

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  18. I love cheap polishes and want to recommend DIAMOND to everyone. $2/bottle and super quality! Plus they've changed their site so the colors are very easy to see.

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  19. Girlllll, when I find this one, it's gunna be all mine. (insert an evil laugh here). lol

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  20. I love that you swatch EVERYTHING it makes me have a really informed decision :)

    www.peluxe100.blogspot.com

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  21. i need i want OMG give me give me..i am going to search for these..i hope i can find them

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  22. What a fantastic range. And I'm on the Morbid bandwagon too!

    Such a bargain. I'm with you on the drugstore brands being just as good. I mean, it's not as if anyone can see the logo when you wear a designer polish, is it?

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  23. These are GORGEOUS and so darn cute!! I can't wait to pick some up -- supposedly some stores near me have them, so we'll see! :-)

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  24. I was so excited to see the swatches. I have been waiting for this collection, don't know whether they will be available in Canada. Thanks so much

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  25. I was so excited to see this post in my Google Reader todayy! I am now on the hunt for these. Craze, Jade, Lust, Morbid, and Nocturnal are my favorites.

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  26. Thanks for the swatches Scrangie!!!!

    These are all so beautiful...and from W&W...who'd a thunk it!

    When I find these, I will be getting all of them.

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  27. yay for cheap, good quality polish in interesting colors! i agree completely with you about the brand snobbery issue. If you can get something that is good for less money than you would have to spend on some high end product, then why on earth wouldn't you?

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  28. ooo, now I'll have to stalk my drugstore for these. Shield is defintely on my list.

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  29. Amen. These will be my gateway into Wet n Wilds. I love the bottle and the colors are great!!! =D

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  30. Sheild and Goldmine look alot like Chanel Kaleidoscope and Gold Fiction. Maybe W&W will have a dupe for Chanel Jade.

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  31. I want these sooo bad. I haven't been able to find them yet.

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  32. I have looked high and low here in Texas for these and can't find them.

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  33. Impossible to find them in my country but they look very adorable. I agree with the rant actually. To speak about Chanel nail polishes, they left me so unimpressed and a bit angry... They thickened very fast in the bottle and the price was absolutely not justified.

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  34. Wow. Just... W. O. W. Am blown away. Want these so badly now.

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  35. OMG - I have to find these - I need Inferno, Rustic, Shield, Morbid, & Jade. I'm not sure where to find them, but I'll be stopping at all of the local drugstores!!!

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  36. Here's a link to their "where to buy" page on their website, also with a contact link if you are unable to find them. Worth a shot!

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  37. heh, it would help if I put in the link!

    http://wnwbeauty.com/wheretobuy/buycosmetics/index.php

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  38. I agree. I get a polish for the color, not for the price tag. Of course splurges feel nice (Can't deny I don't love my Illamasqua Rampage, RBL Recycle or Mac Peppermint Patti) but if any of those colors were available in a drugstore brand I'd be all over them.

    And I too would like your thoughts on whether Jade is close to Zoya Midori. Thanks!

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  39. I am still looking in my stores for this, haven't spied them yet! I'm hopeful though since I'm hearing more and more reports of them being in stock :) Great swatches - and more importantly, GREAT commentary. I've found a lot of neat shades done by Wet N' Wild, Rimmel, Pure Ice, etc. There's nothing wrong with finding a great polish in a cheap bottle! I feel the same way about makeup.

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  40. I definitely want Rustic. :D

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  41. WOW!!! I am lovin the first one. I love the glitter in it. I think I might just have to pick up a bottle. Thanks for sharing!! =]

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  42. I want all of these! especially Morbid and Shield.As for polish brand snobbery? There are too many wonderful shades in the world for us to be excluding certain brands based on cost.I love RBL just as much as I love Rimmel and Sally Hansen.For me it's about the colour not the brand.
    Love your blog btw :)

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  43. Dios Mios I need to get my hands on these. I work at a big box store in the cosmetics section and haven't seen these. I can't wait!
    Love your blog!

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  44. I've been looking for these to pop up at my local Walgreens (the only place around here that carries Wet n Wild products. No luck so far.
    I find that brands like Chanel or Dior are rarely worth the money. Most of the colors aren't all that unusual. Having said that, I somehow ended up with six Chanels in my collection. =/

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  45. I seriously love almost every one of these colors!

    I'm a cheaper the better kind of girl. I don't like paying more than $5 for a bottle of polish!

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  46. Oh you have no idea how much I want these, rustic, inferno and jade especially I am so needing a bright golden green. have been trawling the internet trying to find out if you can get wetnwild in the UK - have just seen a post on a forum that says they are in Tescos and its all I can do to stop myself leaping in the car right now to go and check my nearest one. You have no idea what you have unleashed, thanks so much for the swatches, cant wait to hit Tescos - god how glam does that sound!

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  47. Scrangie, I really love your nail length at the monent, they look gorgeous in all of those colours!

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  48. Wow, I have to have Morbid, omgrightnow!

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  49. I wish I could get these online. :( Many drugstore polishes that I'm lemming! :(

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  50. Wow these are all amazing, while I am a Chanel fan myself I love all kinds of polishes. Just tried an amazing drugstore brand that is way better than anything else that I have, including Chanel, well that is not hard because almost anything is better than Chanel, but Chanel is a trendsetter, widely copied.

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  51. OMG!!! I covet all colors! I'm hitting the malls tomorrow. Definitely taking home EVERY COLOR I see.

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  52. Coool! Love the bottles too:)

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  53. Morbid is drop dead gorgeous, in fact, all of them look like unique, beautiful colors. But, something gives me the feeling these won't last very long on my nails. Doesn't Wet and Wild brand nail polish tend to chip easily?

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  54. scranggggg thanks so much for these swatches!!! the golds, blues, and that silver are gorgggggg. i'm not really into the orange & green, it reminds me of a tootsie pop... shoudl these be out yet??? walmart doesnt have them yet. where else can i find wet N wild???

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  55. Awww!!! Thanks for the link sweets!! They look fabulous on you as always!! Did you buy any backup's? I thought about buying another morbid, but I didn't! :(

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  56. After I saw your swatches, I went on the lookout for these W&W's.

    I ended up finding most of them at a Duane Reade in Tribeca. With my husband's two cents thrown in, I ended up getting Lust, Morbid, and Inferno.

    I've been wearing Lust to break through the overcast days and rainy nights - you're so right - the wear on this polish is crazy good. No tip wear on me three days in!!

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  57. Would you do a Jade vs. Midori (Zoya) comparison? They both look to be light green with gold shimmer.

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  58. Anything BUT MORBID....i just love the morbid color...amazing. Oh, and thank you very much wallet- hello it's wet n wild!

    thanks as always for the swatch

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  59. Wow these are awesome can't wait to find them at my local spot.

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  60. I finally found all of these and snapped um right up! I found them at one of my local Walgreen's, I had to go to 7 of them before I hit the big jackpot! *I know I'm crazy! haha, but these are right up my alley (My cheapo alley). Thanks for the inspiring swatches Scrangie!

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  61. Love the red/orange one, can't wait untill they come to the uk!

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    Xx

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  62. For the one who was looking for these in Texas, I found them at Wal-Mart. For 93 cents. The lady tried to ring it up at 1.88, but the sign said 93 cents - I don't know if that was a typo or not. Anyway, I got Inferno and it looks gorge. As an incoming Longhorn, this totally satisfies my orange craving, even though it's not an exact match. Any burnt orange suggestions Scrangie? Hook 'em 'Horns! :P

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  63. I found my Shield at CVS. The wear has been great with my usual base and topcoats. Love it!

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  64. glitz looks very similar to wet n wild's sparked so i dunno whether its worth me trying to find or not

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  65. i have lust, but there is no flash! how do i get that?

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  66. Omg! I love the colors... I have the Jade color, it takes a little while to dry though.. Otherwise I love it! It is so pretty! I just need the rest... Gotto go find them!!!!

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  67. i'm new to the nail polish...like starting a collection....anyway, i JUST bought these polishes today at my local Walgreens...and they still have the "NEW" sticker on them. hehe....anyway, i bought 4 of them: Morbid, Jade, Rustic, and Shield. Morbid looked more green in the bottle than it appears on the nail, but it's still nice. Though my favorites are Shield and Rustic! which i really weird...i love greens so i thought Jade & Morbid would be my faves.

    keep up the good work scrangie, i LOVE your blog!!

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  68. Can you do a comparison between Rustic and China Glaze in awe of amber plz

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