Mermaid's Pot of Gold

GAP Mermaid  and Gold Rush Nail Polish
I was SOOO excited to find the 2 trifle bowls full of nail polish sitting at the GAP Body counter. I was starting to get disappointed in GAP but then I was like hey why not check out GAP Body then BAM!  I found one bottle of Gold Rush in plain view but I had to dig for a second bottle for Halona.  They don't make it easy, the trifle bowl was packed and they were stacked on top of each other.  So the middle and bottom rows were not easily visable.  But my efforts did not go unrewarded!  I bought the ONLY two bottles left!!  Then the cashier was wearing Mermaid, and guess what??  This girl had to have it also! 
GAP Mermaid and Gold Rush Nail Polish
I NEEDED this dupe of Peridot because let's be frank now, I can't afford to buy Chanel nail polish.  Okay, maybe I can but I don't want to lol  This SIX dollar bottle of Gold Rush is super AWESOME!!!  Like, how can you not like it??  I read someone's review, she didn't like the formula.  Saying it was thick and streaky but mine was nice and smooth.  It had some brush strokes but that was expected for any metallic polishes.  But still, I am in love!  I told my husband I'm going to be sitting here staring at my fingers, twiddling them to watch the color change from gold to teal and then back to gold.  On my ring finger, is Mermaid.  It sort of matches, I think lol 

The formula for both were smooth as I mentioned before, but the thick wide block handle was a bitch to use.  At one point, I was holding it by the corners and it was not comfortable at all!  Oh wells, you can't have it all!!  I went to the GAP located on Broadway and 8th Street if anyone wants to try there.  They might have restocked!

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  1. wow, I'm loving both of these colors.

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  2. This is the Peridot dupe I'll be getting, once I make it down to the mall. Apparently there's a rumor that Chanel makes Gap's polishes.

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    1. Really? That's very interesting...

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  3. I died to have Chanel's Péridot, then my BF bought it to me and then I was meh... I loke this color on others but I totally dislike it on me, how sad is that?!

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    1. LOL That happens alot ! I'm just glad I like how it looks on me cause I was super excited about it!

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  4. I seriously need to get to the GAP!

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  5. Love the re-vamp! (=

    And the polishes are BEAUTIFUL!

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  6. ooooh love the Peridot dupe! it's awesome to find the same great color for less. once it's on your hands, no one can tell the difference anyways! ;-)

    ~ Yun

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    1. You're right, sometimes you wonder why some polishes cost that much more when if you really think about it, people only wear them once or twice...

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  7. This really is a nice dupe - I have a dupe too from a German brand. Great mani :)

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  8. Gorgeous! I JUST saw the Peridot dupe on another blog, and it kind of blew my mind because I had no idea Gap even makes polish! Now that I know they do, and that they're such lovely colours, I'll have to check it out myself.

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    1. OMG I saw it over at Gothmist the other day and I HAD to have it! lol SOo I went looking for it, good thing I found it at the first Gap I looked in and didn't have to search long!

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  9. nice pick ups! i heard about the gap dupe for chanel peridot, but i have the topshop one so i didn't feel the need to pick it up. isn't it awesome though!?!? and the price u paid was sooo right. i've found that all duochrome-y colors tend to have a slight streakiness problem, imo it's just a part of the formula? top coat definitely helps to camoflauge any funky streaks for me though!

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    1. I think so too, some streaks are worse though, those are harder to deal with. But this came out pretty darn nice for the price I paid?! It's totally worth it!

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  10. holy ! that is such a good dupe for peridot. Im so glad I know about this because I've been savouring my bottle

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  11. Gah, I keep forgetting to hit The Gap to look for these! They look pretty cool together--I like how the Mermaid gives the greenish colour of the Gold Rush a turquoise-ish tint!

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    1. You need to get this! I'm not too much of a duochrome lover, but this was pretty awesome! I'm iffy on Mermaid, it was a bitch to take off like all glitters. I try to shy away from glitters even though they look pretty, I don't want to spend the extra time taking them off... Even the tinfoil method takes too long for me..

      I am following your blog now! Wish I was in HK too -=D

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  12. nice opinion.. thanks for posting.

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