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Home » Makeup » When Makeup Go On Holiday or Have a Dior Cosmo in a Lagoon or How Dior Cosmo got its jelly texture

When Makeup Go On Holiday or Have a Dior Cosmo in a Lagoon or How Dior Cosmo got its jelly texture

July 28, 2012 Paris B 22 Comments

This is a short story about the time that makeup went on holiday and a possible explanation of how Dior Cosmo got its jelly texture. Its the weekend, we need some fun and you don’t want to be stuck here reading a thesis 🙂

dior vernis in lagoon and cosmo

Once upon a time, at the height of the Summer Mix, Dior Vernis in Lagoon and Cosmo went on holiday with PB. It being summer, they chose to visit the beach. It was what all the fab brands were doing. Heading to the beach, hoping to get a tan. Maybe even don an Orange Pareo.

The first glimpse of the ocean so excited Cosmo that she couldn’t help exclaiming about how blue it was! It was about as bright a blue as that of Lagoon.

dior vernis in lagoon and cosmo nail swatch in the sun

The colours were excited, but not quite as excited as PB who gleefully decided to combine the dusky blue of Lagoon with the bright jelly pink of Cosmo. They were quite quite perfect to take on holiday and the colours decided to cooperate before having a bit of fun in the sand.

dior vernis in lagoon and cosmo nail swatch in shade

Not to be outdone, Cosmo was featured on toes as well because she was a demanding colour that way. She simply called to be used as a toe nail colour, flashing a pretty bright pink against the skin, making toes look dainty in summer flip flops. It was hard to ignore the prettiness.

Something interesting happened while Lagoon was in the shade. She turned into a deeper duskier blue. Makeupstash described it as a blue with a dusty edge and it was an interesting phenomenon to observe. While Lagoon was a more cooperative colour, applying opaque in 2 layers in an incredibly easy to apply cream formula, Cosmo was a little more truculent, achieving opacity in 3 layers and even then only barely so, sharing the same jelly finish as its sibling Calypso.

dior vernis lagoon and cosmo in shade

Here’s another angle showing the contrast in the colour of Lagoon, which PB says is the more interesting of the two colours to own. But please don’t tell Cosmo that, she was already feeling a little put out by her beach escapade.

You see, despite all warnings to be careful, Lagoon and Cosmo leapt off the table while PB wasn’t looking, and ran into a spot of problem down in the sand.

dior vernis lagoon and cosmo bottles

As makeup do not, as a rule, go to the beach a lot, the sand was unfamiliar territory and poor Cosmo and Lagoon got stuck! Cosmo even thought she was drowning in quick sand and screamed so loudly for help, she woke PB who was snoozing in her deckchair, long enough to pull them out of trouble. It was no wonder her texture resembled that of jelly. You would be too had you experienced such a scare.

Cosmo and Lagoon spent the rest of their holiday safely tucked away out of trouble. It might just be the last time PB takes any of them to the beach again.

The end.

Does either Lagoon or Cosmo catch your eye?

You didn’t hear it from me, but I’d pick Lagoon over Cosmo because of the unique blue, and texture. Cosmo is imminently easy to dupe 😉

xx Paris B

Dior Vernis in Lagoon and Cosmo are part of the Summer Mix collection Price: RM72 Availability: Dior counters Limited Edition: Yes, Summer 2012 Summer Mix collection

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  1. M.L. Chow says

    July 28, 2012 at 9:36 am

    PB, you really have a knack for this. I love the story about Cosmo and Lagoon. Really funny! Can’t wait to hear more. Have never painted my toes before. Because of your feature, I will try….on 1 or 2 toes..and see how it goes.

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    • Paris B says

      July 30, 2012 at 3:41 pm

      😀 😀 I’m glad you enjoyed this one! I got a bit bored of the typical review style and the photos just called out for a story hehe… For toes, go for a nice bright shade – it shows up better. The good thing is also you don’t have to have perfect application because its so far away so its easy to cheat LOL!

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  2. Fiona Loh says

    July 28, 2012 at 10:20 am

    I’d pick Lagoon too! The blue is unique.

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    • Paris B says

      July 30, 2012 at 3:42 pm

      It most certainly is! The texture is surprisingly easy to apply too, even for a nail polish n00b like me 🙂

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  3. Jennifer says

    July 28, 2012 at 1:19 pm

    Hahahahaha, you reall crack me up! Such a hilarious post for Saturday afternoon read 🙂 Love both the shades on you though I am usually inclined to reddish shades of any sort. But Lagoon looks cool and a great shade for beach holiday!

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    • Paris B says

      July 30, 2012 at 3:43 pm

      Glad you enjoyed it Jennifer 😀 I’ve always had a soft spot for blue nail polish. I think its because it is different – you don’t see many people sport blue 😉

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  4. LSY says

    July 28, 2012 at 1:57 pm

    This is the most creative review I have ever read 🙂

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    • Paris B says

      July 30, 2012 at 3:43 pm

      Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed it! 😀

      Reply
  5. Applegal says

    July 28, 2012 at 5:08 pm

    LOL! Love this post! They look so cute! The colours look gorgeous on your fingers too! 🙂

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    • Paris B says

      July 30, 2012 at 3:44 pm

      Teehee! Thanks Applegal 😀 I found myself giggling away while editing the photos. Sick! 😉

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  6. Sunny says

    July 28, 2012 at 7:07 pm

    Haha this is so cute! Lagoon doesn’t look too bad on me (much to my own surprise), but I find it a lot better on you!

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    • Paris B says

      July 30, 2012 at 3:45 pm

      Oh I’m sure it looks amazing on you too! Its a very unique shade and a nice departure from all the reds and pinks out there eh?

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  7. Ting says

    July 28, 2012 at 9:19 pm

    Ditto everybody who like this creative way of nail polish review! What a fresh read! Looking forward to more stories like this soon! 🙂

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    • Paris B says

      July 30, 2012 at 3:50 pm

      Thank you Ting 🙂 Will oblige wherever possible! I’m glad you enjoyed it.

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  8. Sze Ling says

    July 28, 2012 at 9:26 pm

    LOL. Nice take on the beach story. 😛

    I love nail polishes with jelly finish/texture. My favorite jelly polish is OPI Guy Meets Gal-veston.

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    • Paris B says

      July 30, 2012 at 3:51 pm

      You know, being a nail polish n00b, I never knew jelly textured polishes existed! But I like it – its a very interesting effect on nails, although it makes me crave nice cold agar agar!

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  9. xiao says

    July 29, 2012 at 12:47 am

    THE FACES!! :DDD

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    • Paris B says

      July 30, 2012 at 4:01 pm

      Haha! Take it you approve 😛

      Reply
  10. Kate Curry says

    July 29, 2012 at 3:04 am

    Fun! I wish I was half as clever as you ! But I wouldn’t be able to pick just one – they go so well together

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    • Paris B says

      July 30, 2012 at 4:03 pm

      Hi Kate, glad you enjoyed it 😀 Both colours do go very well together. I actually liked how the pink of Cosmo broke up the monotony of the blue so I forsee myself wearing colourful nails a lot more 😉

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  11. Lily says

    July 29, 2012 at 11:01 pm

    Haha! Love the cartoons 😉 I love Lagoon! Cosmo looks lovely on toes too. Gah, I think I love both!

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    • Paris B says

      July 30, 2012 at 5:59 pm

      Haha yeah Cosmo is nice on the toes but I found that it faded after a while to a more subdued pink that wasn’t as interesting. Maybe do Calypso on toes instead? 😉

      Reply

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