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| Swatch of Love & Beauty in Emerald (dupe for Cult Nails Masquerade) over Revlon Parfumerie in Wild Violets |
As it turns out, I already have what looks to me like an exact dupe of that polish, which I bought for $2 this summer. It's Love & Beauty (Forever 21's brand) in Emerald. It is also similar to Hard Candy Beetle (another discontinued polish), but that one didn't have a green base as far as I know, and the shimmer is a little more scattered or sparse here.
Here are two coats of it on a white swatch wheel, so you can see its green base.
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| Swatches of Love & Beauty in Emerald (dupe for Cult Nails Masquerade) |
I actually don't love the green, so I prefer to layer it over a darker color. In the first photo above and these ones below, I'm wearing one coat on top of Revlon Parfumerie in Wild Violets.
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| Swatch of Love & Beauty in Emerald (dupe for Cult Nails Masquerade) over Revlon Parfumerie in Wild Violets |
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| Swatch of Love & Beauty in Emerald (dupe for Cult Nails Masquerade) over Revlon Parfumerie in Wild Violets |
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| Swatch of Love & Beauty in Emerald (dupe for Cult Nails Masquerade) over Revlon Parfumerie in Wild Violets in direct light |
Now for the annoying part: Forever 21 has such quick turn over of everything they sell that this polish does not seem to be available online anymore. However, I always see tons of polishes in the store that are not listed online, so it might be worth a keeping an eye out. I only got this in early August, so there's a chance that there are a few around somewhere. Maybe you'll even get one for less than $2, since they recently redesigned their nail polish bottles. Or they might start selling this in the new bottle! We can hope.
(You can find dupes for a shitload of other expensive nail polishes on their site, though, like one that looks exactly like Deborah Lippmann's Mint Chocolate Chip, creatively named Mint Chip.)
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