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Bvlgari Omnia Green Jade Review- Observations From An Olfactory Simpleton

Monday, January 9, 2012

image from Sephora.com

A friend of mine who works at a cosmetic counter gave me a large sample of Bvlgari Omnia Green Jade a while ago, and it wasn't until recently when perfumes started to awaken my sense of curiosity that I tried it.
I loved how this perfume opens as well as the ending. It's the middle I can't stand.

From first sniff, it's a lovely fresh, green floral. Oh, so enticing! I thought immediately that Green Jade and I could be friends. I also detected a bit of woodsy-ness, and that only added to my initial positive impression.
That's where our friendship went downhill. Quickly.
I became almost alarmed at the dry down. Where was that combination of chemical/sickly sweet powder coming from? Me? A headache crept up, my nostrils burned with every breath. How could this perfume stab me in the back like that?

After an agonizing afternoon, my headache finally stopped throbbing and at last, the overpowering powder scent subsided. I was treated to a deeper wood, but I couldn't just forgive Green Jade for the last few hours of my head pounding. A giant headache sandwich.
I wore it a few more times (glutton for punishment, I guess) with the same results.
Ugh, this perfume is NOT for my body chemistry. If you happen to try it, I hope that you find it much more appealing than I did.

Bvlgari Omnia Green Jade is $64 for 1.7oz of the EdT at Sephora.

This review was based on a sample of the product that I received from a friend. For additional information, please refer to my Disclosure Policy.

Day 8: METALLIC nails

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Of the few American Apparel polishes I picked up last week, this one is my absolute favorite. It's a metallic called Smoke Dazzle and it's exactly what I wanted Wet'n'Wild Gray's Anatomy/OPI Not Like The Movies/Deborah Lippman Wicked Game to be, only without the streaky brush marks that shows up in frost finishes.

It's a metallic duochrome that is almost pearly. Grey in the bottle, flashing purple and green in a subtle way. It's just amazing. I'm not sure how this metallic avoids the brush stroke marks, but it's stunning. Gleaming.
I freehanded some triangles (Konad Special Black polish), which gives it a sort of lightning bolt look. It would have been much neater if I had use scotch tape (like Nailside's awesome manis) but I was too impatient, as usual for the color to dry.

Have a great night, and a wonderful week!

Products featured were purchased by me, for my own use. For additional information, please refer to my Disclosure Policy.

Day 7: BLACK and WHITE nails

Black and white nails!
I used Revlon Black Lingerie and Konad Special White polish. Pretty easy to free hand.

Oh boy, my cuticles have seen better days. They're looking quite rough, I need to treat them ASAP.

I'll be posting the Day 8 nails shortly, and be all caught up!

Day 6: VIOLET nails

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Violet nails. I tried a sort of "connect the dots" thing but it looked far better in my imagination. I used OPI Samoan Sand for the base. I used a dotting tool to make different sized dots (out of Zoya Mira, Funky Fingers Kenyan Sunset and American Apparel Imperial Purple) and drew lines through them.

Oh well! At least I finished the challenge for the day! I'm feeling a little under the weather (plus a bit of boyfriend withdrawal- since Morgan left for California this evening) so I'm hoping to get all caught up tomorrow.

Products featured were purchased by me, for my own use. For additional information, please refer to my Disclosure Policy.

Day 5: BLUE nails

Friday, January 6, 2012

I'm a day behind, because I wasn't able to post this one when I wanted to, sorry! Don't worry, tomorrow I'll be posting two days at once.
Today's blue nails made me think of blue jeans, so I used a classic pair of Levi's as inspiration. I used OPI Russian Navy Suede, the finish matched blue jeans perfectly. I also used Zoya Posh as the red color for the label, Ulta Snow White as the white lettering and finally- a mixture of CND Effects in Copper Shimmer and Gold Shimmer for the threading detail.

I'm sorry I haven't really responded to comments, I'm a little behind because my boyfriend is in town! Tomorrow though, I promise I'll sort them all out.