If you were the lovely fellow blogger and/or reader who told me that CVS has the new Orly Cosmic FX Fall 2010 collection for just $6.99 a bottle, PLEASE leave a comment here and let me know so I can properly thank you and give you a big ol' virtual bear hug. As many of you know, this collection has a slightly higher price tag than other Orly polishes, as the official retail price is $10/bottle. So when I saw this collection at my local CVS, I knew I had to get one (especially since I had $5 in Extra Bucks in my wallet, bringing my price down to just $1.99!).
Even though there are so many stunning shades in this group of mega-foily duochromes, I knew I had to have Space Cadet. Even if you're not an ardent nail polish blog reader, I'm pretty sure you've probably seen posts about this shade, because it's just so splendidly unique that it transcends all niches. Heck, I did a google search and saw posts about Orly Space Cadet on a knitting blog! (Yay for knitters! I heart knitters!)
But before you leave a comment about how this is a dupe of MAC Mean & Green, I'd like to state for the record that MAC Mean & Green is technically a dupe of Orly Space Cadet, since Space Cadet released first. (I guess we could argue about who sat in their lab and created it first, but I like to go by release date). AND, I've also seen that the new Hard Candy polish, Beetle, is a dupe for Space Cadet as well. So the bottom line is, if you're drawn to this shade, and you don't want to pay $13 for it, you can look for the Orly display at your local CVS and get it for $6.99, or try to find Hard Candy Beetle!
I tried my best to show you in these pics that, depending on how the light catches this color, it truly gives you a completely different look. Sometimes it's green, other times it's purple, then it's bronze, and then it's all three shades. This isn't a duochrome, it's a multichrome! It's got that beautiful Japanese beetle rainbow effect to it that just makes it so darned fun to look at and to wear.
Do you already own Orly Space Cadet, MAC Mean & Green or Hard Candy Beetle? Are you as mesmerized by this shade as I am?
Yes! I had to have this shade and called my local beauty supply to hold one aside for me! It's absolutely amazing and complex polish ever.
ReplyDeletebetter late than never to hop on the Space Cadet is awesomesauce bandwagon. Love that polish, looks great on you!
ReplyDeleteOk this is really gorgeous!! I guess I'll be making another trip to CVS this week :)
ReplyDeleteI actually saw that display (it was only at the largest of my local CVS stores) but by the time I got to it, Space Cadet was gone :( Fortunately I got Hard Candy's Beetle, which is supposedly a dupe. Seems sort of silly, going from 'Oh, I missed Mean & Green' to 'Oh, I missed Space Cadet' before finally getting an incredible 3rd dupe!
ReplyDeleteGlad you got Space Cadet! And I'm soo jealous of how much you paid for it!! :) It looks fabulous on you!
ReplyDeleteI got space cadet for free in a swag bag this past saturday!
ReplyDeleteI have Space Cadet on my tips right now ;)
ReplyDeleteI literally JUST snagged what I think may have been the last bottle of HC Beetle within about 100 miles. Can't wait to try it out.
ReplyDeleteI've been reading your blog for a few months and I just HAVE to ask you... How do you paint your nails so perfectly? When I paint mine, they're all over my cuticles. It usually takes me quite a few tries to get them to look like a 5 year old didn't do them. Tips?
ReplyDeleteI found the "It's Not Rocket Science" polish from this collection at my CVS for $1.75 on clearance! It's not quite as pretty, but definitely worth less than $2. :)
ReplyDeleteThey also had some mini Orly polishes on clearance for $0.99, mostly reds and pinks.
My CVS still has the summer Orly collection around. ): I hope they get it in soon, because I am lemming Galaxy Girl something fierce.
ReplyDeleteOn the upside, the WnW holiday palettes landed at my Walgreens!! :D I didn't get any yet, though, because I have ExtraBucks and Up Rewards, so I figured I might as well wait... But I think that's all three big drugstores covered, yeah?
I don't own any of these but this color is gorgeous! I'll be looking for it on my next trip to CVS. Btw, when i was at walgreens today I spoke with the cosmetic lady and she said that our walgreens is about to release the wet n wild holiday pixie collection! I can't wait :)
ReplyDeleteYou might have seen this on my blog? Either way, glad you loved it and got such a great price!
ReplyDeleteJust don't think about what a pain it'll be to remove :D
I'm late to the party too! I bet my CVS doesn't have it..they barely have any Orly but I'll be going tomorrow to check! Otherwise I will def be getting Beetle
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me a bit of the Dickweed by BleachBlack, but a LOT less expensive. Woohoo!
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen the Hard Candy 'Beetle' and my WalMart yet. Does anyone know if it's a new shade for the holidays? I will check at my local Sally today though for the Orly polishes.
ReplyDeleteI tried making my own 'dupe' of this shade by using Maybelline 50 second nail polish in Glad to be Green and then topcoated it with Sally Hansen Purple Confetti. Didn't really get the same effect, but in the sunlight you can kinda see the green through the top coat if you go very very lightly.
This looks like a great dupe of my favorite discontinued Revlon color, Khaki Zing! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI had to buy the Hard Candy polish in Beetle because I couldn't get Mean & Green or Space Cadet in my town. I don't have a CVS close, and it tears me up inside!!
ReplyDeleteBeetle is great, I thought it was going to chip and be underwhelming, but it was wonderful and it lasted until I finally decided to go on to a different color! Way to go Hard Candy.