Friday, September 14, 2012

Innisfree Yogurt Nail Polish Swatches

Yikes! I haven't written a new post in forever. I can't believe I used to post once every day. Now I'm just trying to figure out where all the time goes.

I guess maybe the wait for another post was worth it because today I have something for you I'm really excited about. I had seen these Korean polishes on a few blogs and became enamored with them. So when I found a listing on eBay for 3 of them for $17 shipped I pounced on it. About $6 each is not much more than the price of drugstore polishes here. I'm such a dork; it excites me so much that with the internet we have access to products from other countries we never would have had before. I know a lot of people are against globalization, but hey, if it gets me cool nail polishes I'm all for it! I've heard these polishes referred to as "yogurt", but seeing as I can't read Korean, I'm not really sure what the name of the collection is. As far as I know the individual polishes aren't named either, but assigned numbers. The collection is numbers 81-85 and I have 81, 82, and 84 to show you today.


I was super happy not only with my polishes, but the packaging and the extras. The box has a honeycomb pattern with bees and flowers and has a chat bubble saying, "Bee happy!" I thought it was freakin' adorable. They also sent along a packet of body wash, Hello Kitty band aids, and a body scrubber cloth. I thought it was hilarious that the body wash says "Fruits water. Made in nature." on the front.

Here is the seller and listing I bought from. I recommend them just because I had such an awesome experience, but this seller seems to offer 4 of the polishes for an even cheaper price.



I read somewhere that these bottles are only 10 ml (and that seems about right).

For all polishes I did 3 coats with no base or top coat. There is still a teeny bit of visible nail line after 3 coats but not enough to bother me. I want to layer these to not run out so quickly, but I like the squishy look from wearing them alone.

Innisfree 81 in the sun
Innisfree 81 in the shade
Innisfree 82 in the sun
Innisfree 82 in the shade
Innisfree 84 in the sun
This one is supposed to be a dupe of Revlon's Whimsical (and as an extension Deborah Lippmann's Glitter in the Air). I used to own Whimsical and while I wanted to love it, I just couldn't. It took too many coats to get to the opacity I wanted and was just a thick muddled mess. This one, on the other hand, is everything I wished Whimsical to be. Much, much better.

Innisfree 84 in the shade
And just because I also found this hilarious, read the little insert that came with my scrubby towel thing.


Use with water and bubble!

19 comments:

  1. Oh god I love the packaging on some Asian products - some of the SkinFood stuff is SO cute. I love all these polishes - and that looks like a much better amount of Glitter than Whimsical has!

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    1. I don't consider myself a packaging ho at all, but the Asian stuff gets me EVERY TIME. I need to stalk eBay for more stuff. And yeah, way more glitter than Whimsical!

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  2. I've looked at these before and had forgotten about them and now you've reminded me I really must have them, thanks for sharing, they are lovely x

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    1. I looked on eBay a few times before I found them. I'm so glad I got them!

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  3. Doh! Just purchased the set of four! Hee hee x

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  4. LMFAO! Water and bubbles!! Um, these are super cool!!! I need them in my life!

    PS
    I keep meaning to write back to you!!!! I promise, its on its way!

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    1. You do need them! I was thinking that they would look great on you. And don't worry about it, I'm terrible at responding, too. Haha. :)

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  5. Haha, that scrubber package is hilarious and adorable! I like the blue polish a lot. I've never had the DL one or Whimsical, but this one is very cute (I'm not usually a jelly-ish polish person either)

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    1. You need them! I liked the extras almost as much as the polishes. I would say that the Revlon or DL isn't even worth it. I can find a redeeming quality for most polishes, but I didn't like Whimsical at all.

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  6. The extras are a lovely touch. I like when sellers add them, just to show they care about their customers.

    There is a small store here in NYC that sells Korean makeup. The brand is called The Face Shop. I want to buy a few things, but I always forget to go when I have a little extra cash. :P

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    1. I don't NEED extras, but it is always fun when they send them.

      Oooh, you should go to that store! I bet they have some really cool stuff.

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  7. These are really cool. They kind of remind me of the Nails Inc Sprinkles collection, but the glitter seems a little shinier.

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    1. I had been wanting the Nails Inc polishes, but didn't want to pay that much for them and was hoping these would fill the void. Well, I still want the Sprinkles collection, but I love these just as much!

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    2. I was going to say they remind me of Sprinkles. But, Nails Inc didn't have a green one!

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  8. Interesting! I really love the colors!
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    -Jen <3

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  9. I died when I read: use with water and bubble!

    The polishes are lovely! I love Asian brand cosmetics, especially when they have English translations. ;D

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  10. Neat polishes! I love ordering stuff from Korean brands, they have such neat things and I find you often end up getting fun little extras! I had a good laugh at use with water and bubble as well but it cracks me up even more that they randomly capitalized "use". USE!!!!! with water and bubble~~~ lol!

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  11. These are cool! They look milky and glittery at the same time. Awesomely unusual combo.

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