tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404413697013742957.post3236583075530449236..comments2024-03-12T02:19:36.157-07:00Comments on Polish or Perish: L'Oreal Passport to Paradise (Summer 2010) vs. Essie North Fork (Summer 2009)flintyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03221593310807232576noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404413697013742957.post-7440044454849094062010-04-26T14:27:57.149-07:002010-04-26T14:27:57.149-07:00After finding out that L'Oreal has purchased E...After finding out that L'Oreal has purchased Essie, I do feel better about this. It seems above-board now, rather than out and out ripoffs.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12319468539697277164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404413697013742957.post-1034136204520724892010-04-22T02:40:49.742-07:002010-04-22T02:40:49.742-07:00Oh I'm seriously lemming these!Oh I'm seriously lemming these!Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15114191808501237357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404413697013742957.post-71697708694591989032010-04-21T14:46:59.655-07:002010-04-21T14:46:59.655-07:00Whoa, update: Apparently L'Oreal has purchased...Whoa, update: Apparently L'Oreal has purchased Essie. Panic! If they start filling Essie bottles with L'Oreal polish I'll be devastated.Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04551976181761103171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404413697013742957.post-70631740835311851102010-04-21T11:58:29.852-07:002010-04-21T11:58:29.852-07:00I have to say, this pisses me off. Essie's po...I have to say, this pisses me off. Essie's polish is not THAT much more than the L'Oreal and this is so obviously a rip off. You can still find the Essie polishes on Amazon or Ebay (and not for a ridiculous markup). I got a bottle of Greenport online not too long ago, for pretty much the same price as Essie goes for in a store. <br /><br />I know it's frustrating when a bunch of great limited edition colors come out all at the same time and you have to decide which to haul and which to let go, but I will be boycotting this nonsense. I'm a PhD student and just as broke as anybody, but I'll shell out the extra $3 to support a company that actually produces unique, high quality, Big3 Free polish.<br /><br />...although I have a serious bone to pick with Essie about the bullshine that is Tart Deco turning bright orange with every single topcoat in my stash... even Essie's. But that is another story.Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04551976181761103171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404413697013742957.post-63635102166067282362010-04-21T11:33:43.204-07:002010-04-21T11:33:43.204-07:00They're pretty and it's nice to have an ac...They're pretty and it's nice to have an accessible alternative, but I've gotta say, I'm a little disappointed with L'Oreal right now. And I say this as someone who has done contract work for them in the past, editing training workbooks and whatnot. Usually I'm quite fond of them as a company.<br /><br />I realize no colour is ever completely unique, but when you release a collection of three oddly-coloured polishes that are *identical* to another company's collection from last summer... That's not a freaking coincidence.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12319468539697277164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404413697013742957.post-16257184305283729432010-04-21T08:31:55.277-07:002010-04-21T08:31:55.277-07:00I didn't get the Essie, but I am def gonna sna...I didn't get the Essie, but I am def gonna snatch these up.....very pretty and a great swatch comparison.<br /><br />:B<br />~Tiffaniyardsticks 4 lunaticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11055743190013350949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404413697013742957.post-62333968832532489582010-04-21T08:27:11.329-07:002010-04-21T08:27:11.329-07:00Dupe-city! I missed out on Sag Harbor, so will hav...Dupe-city! I missed out on Sag Harbor, so will have to keep an eye out for these, thanks!The Glitteratihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18436820673907241960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404413697013742957.post-73055141427200358232010-04-21T05:43:42.606-07:002010-04-21T05:43:42.606-07:00Wow, I couldn't tell! I despise cuticle drag, ...Wow, I couldn't tell! I despise cuticle drag, too. Like, above all else. Especially because the entire premise is that it can only happen on the second or third coat, and those are usually your last ones! Then you have to add another, or start over, and then it gets all goopy, or then you have a sheer spot >:[B.Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15088352907222390580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404413697013742957.post-36845069357431835892010-04-20T21:48:52.193-07:002010-04-20T21:48:52.193-07:00Ha! I did pick the right finger! I could tell main...Ha! I did pick the right finger! I could tell mainly with the brushstrokes. Essie always levels out with me with L'Oreals for some reason NEVER LEVEL. It drives me batty as I'm sitting there trying to get the spots that aren't as pigmented as the rest of the nail. <br /><br />Hm, Greenport always took two coats to be completely opaque with me (maybe we apply polish differently)? That was my color for all of last summer, so you can imagine how little I have left of the blessed color. <br /><br />Do I dare to go goopy though? I hate goopy polishes! They are the bane of my existence. I tend to pick off goopy polishes (yes, I have a picking nail polish problem) as there's always that *one* spot that never levels and when it chips, it takes half the color too! <br /><br />It sounds like you're on a steroid medicine. Steroids always make me tremble. It is hard to paint nails halfway decently when your hands tremble!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03732028264170732529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404413697013742957.post-21827780610150187272010-04-20T19:52:55.878-07:002010-04-20T19:52:55.878-07:00Good for Loreal for making these, Essies are too e...Good for Loreal for making these, Essies are too expensive and their formulation sucks in my opinion. I will totally get these when we get them in Canada. Love the greenport dupe!Justine (Productrater)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10480877339767724575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404413697013742957.post-37222599866004056712010-04-20T18:31:36.117-07:002010-04-20T18:31:36.117-07:00oh, i guessed right! we miss you! come back soon,...oh, i guessed right! we miss you! come back soon, but i hope your break gets you back on your feet!jbrobeckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08225296143560439376noreply@blogger.com