Halloween is my favorite time of year. Anyone who doesn't realize this by now...well, there is a bridge I'd like to sell you when this post is done. For the rest of you, it is also obvious that Halloween rocks because of the cosmetics that come out! This year, I haven't found any of the stuff I normally do, so when I saw a lonely ELF display at Target, I snapped up a bottle of polish. It isn't Halloween without some themed makeup and polish!
This stuff is called Red. Yes. Just Red. That has to be the most boring name in the history of history. Was the person in charge of naming polish out sick the day they threw this out to the world? Come on, ELF. At least put a little effort forth and crack open a thesaurus. I have decided to lend an (unsolicited) hand here and offer up some alternate names for this color.
rouge, blistered, fevered, florid, scarlet, crimson, ruby, sanguine, blooming, cardinal, rose, carmine, claret, cherry, vermilion, flaming, flushed, cerise, blooded, garnet...
Tl;dr there are a few names that they could have chosen that would have been slightly less generic. I think it bugs me because this is actually a fairly decent polish. I used two coats for complete cover, and it dried fairly quick and level. Like all ELF polish, it stunk terribly. Like sickly sweet chemical candy. Even I, normally immune to the stink of polish and it's brethren, couldn't keep my hands near my face for a day. But it looks nice, especially for a $2 bottle of polish. I recommend it, especially if you need a scarlet for the holiday.
Is it just me that is having trouble finding the Halloween cosmetics this year? I am flat-out amazed that I haven't come across the Wet 'n' Wild displays at any of the stores I normally shop. Polish is definitely my favorite offering...it lets me be a little spooky all year round. What is your favorite offering?
This year's China Glaze Apocalypse collection is one of my favorite Halloween collections ever, especially Don't Let the Dead Bite. I've had a hard time finding Halloween cosmetics this year too! None of my Targets have anything and all my Walgreen's pretty much only have the Sinful Colors display and all of the Disney Princess sets (none of the Evil vs. Good sets G posted)
ReplyDeleteI barely saw the CG collection on Saturday. My Ulta has nothing! My Sally's had a few bottles though. I was talking to the clerk at Walgreens, and she was saying that they didn't get much at all this year :(
DeleteI started ordering my CG online, even with shipping it ends up way cheaper and I'm not having to search a bunch of stores which is nice
DeleteI dont know why I didnt even think of that. Hotdamn.
DeleteI use Head2toebeauty.com :) it's $3.25 each for CG and $4.12 for shipping!
Deleteduuuuuuude I thought we were friends :( Brb, selling my soul to that website.
DeleteI've always wanted a polish to be named Perfervid. I just love that word. But Elf Red looks too beautiful to be called Perfervid, which should probably be a really chaotic glitter with a lot of black and green in it....
ReplyDeletewe should both apply to ELF. They need polish namers. I think even a bottle or two of wine in each of us, we'd still do a better job...
DeleteSeeing as it's halloween, Why not call it Blood Red or Vampire Red?
ReplyDeleteugh EVEN THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN OK. Geeeeez, ELF. I am seriously put-out over the name of this polish.
DeleteThe Walgreens in Marina has a the Wet n Wild and Sinful Halloween displays. :)
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