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Monday, January 10, 2011

Hello Kitty Beauty

Just before Christmas, Sephora had a preview sale of the Hello Kitty products that are scheduled to launch later this month. Given my weakness for cuteness, it's some sort of miracle that I only bought three nail polishes (of eight colors available): Pink Sprinkles, Banana Cream, and Purple Sprinkles.



I'm not usually a big fan of yellows, but Banana Cream impressed me. It was well behaved, especially for a pastel, going on in three coats with minimal streaking.



I added two coats of Pink Sprinkles and got a look that made me think of springtime.





I only had time to swatch Purple Sprinkles on my thumb; I liked it it a lot. I did two coats and added top coat because it seemed a little bumpy on its own. I was surprised at how pigmented the base was and loved the dustiness of that base color contrasted with the glitter bits.





These were US$10 for 9 ml, so one definitely pays a premium for the kitty head bottle; in the case of Banana Cream and Purple Sprinkles, I think is was worth it. Pink Sprinkles doesn't seem as special, but still—kitty head bottle.
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18 comments:

  1. Rachel MarieJanuary 10, 2011 at 1:16 PM

    Gah! I still can't believe I passed on these. They were so adorable. :)

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  2. GemxJanuary 10, 2011 at 1:53 PM

    Hello Kitty bottles! Unbelievably cute! I love the purple sprinkles one :D x

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  3. Megan HarmeyerJanuary 10, 2011 at 1:56 PM

    Those are so cute, but the polish itself just seems kinda meh to me. And $10 for 9ml isn't too bad...

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  4. AnnKiins'♥January 10, 2011 at 2:50 PM

    Oh I things we do for Hello Kitty!
    I'd still buy it, only the purple one though. IMO, Thats the best <3

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  5. KatrinaJanuary 10, 2011 at 5:15 PM

    how cute! i must get my hands on these once theyre out in stores :P

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  6. Recalcitrant NailsJanuary 10, 2011 at 5:29 PM

    Nice colors. I thought about these but none of the colors stood out for me. A well applied yellow like that is awesome and ya gotta luv the kitteh faces. :)

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  7. 1xellus1January 10, 2011 at 6:03 PM

    cute bottles!

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  8. FreshieJanuary 10, 2011 at 6:41 PM

    Purple Sprinkles is awesome, these bottles WERE too hard to pass up since I grabbed myself two.

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  9. paint that nailJanuary 10, 2011 at 7:52 PM

    Those bottles are so cute! I also really like the yellow and the purple glitter, its probably a very nice layering polish!

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  10. AnonymousJanuary 10, 2011 at 9:27 PM

    With the Banana Cream, does it smell? That would be so cool! I'm trying to get some scented np from HK to test out.

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  11. Loucas por EsmaltesJanuary 11, 2011 at 3:08 AM

    Minha filha não pode ver isto!!! risos
    Você por acaso vende essas preciosidades???
    São lindos demais!!!
    Parabéns pelo seu blog!!
    Beijos

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  12. BibaJanuary 11, 2011 at 5:26 AM

    Super cute bottles! I just love the last one, glittery shade :)

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  13. makeup merrimentJanuary 11, 2011 at 7:30 AM

    Love these Karen! So adorable!

    I never would have even tried that yellow tone but it's so eye catching! x jeanie

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  14. KarenDJanuary 11, 2011 at 9:11 AM

    Thanks, everyone!

    Joan, no scent for the Banana Cream--other than nail polish smell. :)

    Loucas por Esmaltes, Obrigado! Eu não tenho nenhum para venda. Talvez você pode encontrar no eBay? (Espero que isso funcione tradução!)

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  15. UnknownJanuary 11, 2011 at 12:37 PM

    I love those bottles!

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  16. UnknownJanuary 11, 2011 at 5:01 PM

    The specialness of these is definitely in the packaging but they still make for a very pretty manicure.

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  17. LadyLuckJanuary 11, 2011 at 9:51 PM

    This are really cute but the price + size = over priced in my opinion.

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  18. nail crazyJanuary 15, 2011 at 12:04 PM

    i love the bottles,to cute :-)

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