Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Gabriel Cosmetics Poseidon and Hibiscus Swatch And Review

Happy Thursday!  The week is almost over and I'm hoping the last few days will go by fast.  I just realized that my mother is coming back out to visit on Sunday and she'll be staying for a little over two weeks.  I'm excited to see her again and I'm looking forward to the extra help.  Plus, mom's home cooking is always welcomed!  Speaking of home cooking - did anyone see MasterChef tonight?  Being Vietnamese and having visited Vietnam, I have no idea what dish they cooked.  I *think* it might be Hu Tieu Mi, but that usually includes shrimp.  Close enough I suppose!

Today I have a new to me brand called Gabriel Cosmetics, a company known for their natural, vegan, and cruelty free products.  I'm always a little skeptical when companies make too-good-to-true claims like that, so I had to try out their nail polish and see how it performs.

My first polish is a dark navy cream called Poseidon.  I don't have many dark blue creams because of my fear of staining, but given that it's all natural and 5 free, I couldn't resist.  I used two coats and got perfect opacity with no streaking or pooling during application.  It dried quickly to a high gloss shine.  No topcoat shown in these pics so you can see its natural shine.  I like that this didn't pull too dark on me and look black, which will make it a perfect polish to use as a base color whenever I have a need for dark blue.

Gabriel Cosmetics Poseidon
Gabriel Cosmetics Poseidon

Gabriel Cosmetics Poseidon
Gabriel Cosmetics Poseidon

Gabriel Cosmetics Poseidon
Gabriel Cosmetics Poseidon

Gabriel Cosmetics Poseidon
Gabriel Cosmetics Poseidon
For my next color, I went to the opposite side of the color spectrum and went with a bright orange leaning coral cream called Hibiscus.  This only needed two coats for opacity as well, however the first coat was a little patchy but the second coat evened it out.  It didn't self level entirely on its own but a layer of topcoat made it perfect.  I like that it appears to have some jelly qualities to it, which is probably why it didn't apply as easily as Poseidon.

Gabriel Cosmetics Hibiscus
Gabriel Cosmetics Hibiscus

Gabriel Cosmetics Hibiscus
Gabriel Cosmetics Hibiscus

Gabriel Cosmetics Hibiscus
Gabriel Cosmetics Hibiscus

Gabriel Cosmetics Hibiscus
Gabriel Cosmetics Hibiscus
Overall, I really like both of these colors and I had no difficulties with application.  Gabriel Cosmetics has definitely made a believer out of me, and I won't hesitate to use any of their products.  This day and age, there are so many things out there to be concerned about when it comes to personal health and protecting the environment, and this company makes it easy to shop for products without any worry or guilt.  Another huge plus is that these are easily found at your local neighborhood health food store at a reasonable price.  If you'd like to check out their products, visit their website at Gabriel Cosmetics to see their wide range of products and get free shipping over $50.  Have you seen or tried this brand before?


Oh, and I did a quick saran wrap technique in an opportunity to use both polishes together... It didn't work out well due to my own poor execution, but scroll quickly down so you won't have to stare at the train wreck too long!

Gabriel Cosmetics Saran Wrap with Hibiscus and Poseidon

Gabriel Cosmetics Saran Wrap with Hibiscus and Poseidon
Eeeks!  At least the blue was easy to clean up and didn't stain my cuticles.  Gotta love that!

2 comments:

  1. I feel the same about blue polishes, love them, but hate the staining :/ Poseidon is very pretty though!

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  2. Both are great colors! The saran wrap came out great!

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