the Lacquerista: Orly Galaxy Girl dissapointment

Friday, April 1, 2011

Orly Galaxy Girl dissapointment

Dear Lacqueristas,

Ever bought a nailpolish just because it is supposedly the most amazing shade/finish/whatever and polish fanatics keep raving about it? I sure did. A lot of times I was happy I did and most of all happy I was pointed in that direction. But this next sucker is a different story:

Do you recognise this shade? I estimate 90% of the die hard polish fanatics own this one, and 99% out of them *love* it.

I am talking about Orly Galaxy Girl. Many times I've read reviews that sayd Galaxy Girl was even more unique and pretty then Space Cadet. The swatch pictures of Galaxy Girl didn't blow me away, but I learned the hard way that it is not easy to capture extra pretty shades/effects on camera so I went ahead and ordered myself a Galaxy Girl.

Now have a look at my swatch pictures. This is *exactly* how GG looks in real life. The camera sure did do it justice. Nothing special about this polish.

A sheer, reddish purple with a blue duo chrome. But very shy. Mehhh.

Here are some more dreadfull pics of the supposed Wunderkind

Just one thing for me left to say:

Son, I'm dissapoint!

Now I'd like to know your stories about polish rave dissapointment. So we can haz a sad together :-(

Haste la vista, Lacqueristas!

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Lisa · 731 weeks ago

I think Mac vv was a bit of a disappointment to be honest. So much hype for 3 polishes that didn't deliver for the price.

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miranda · 731 weeks ago

Hahaha, snap wat je bedoelt. Had dat ook een beetje met deze. Zo jammer! Had er ook hoge verwachtingen van, maar helaas.

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Barilla · 731 weeks ago

This is the way I feel about mattes. All of them. Sweet God, give me a topcoat!!!

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TheNailAddict · 731 weeks ago

Ziet er inderdaad niet heel bijzonder uit, maar als je er niet te hoge verwachtingen van hebt is ie nog wel mooi!

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Ange · 731 weeks ago

oh lord, where do i start:
NARS- Zulu: I must be doing SOMETHING wrong b/c it looks black on me...in fact, any of the dark greens you just can't tell they're green - but if I try to get the color to "pop" i'm left with bald spots
OPI - MPJ: not even going there)
Illamasqua - Muse: goopy, draggy and the color was just "meh"
Zoya - Gigi: so many beautiful swatches, I had to pick it up. I put on 5 coats and still looked like a french
Pure Ice - Purple Rain: this was a LONG time lemming of mine and when i finally got my talons on it I was so disappointed. The gold didn't sparkle like all of the swatches show, the polish was on the thick side, something that wasn't mentioned/complained about in reviews... just remembering this gives me a sad all over again...

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Erika · 731 weeks ago

Haha, I do own and like this one, but not love. I actually do not like Mac Bad Fairy, I felt lucky to pick one up, and when it arrived, I was sooo meh about it.

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Shiny! · 731 weeks ago

Oh I unfortunately agree, I don't own it and I think that'll stay that way.

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RachelMariesNails · 731 weeks ago

I never did get this shade. It wasn't all that great to me, i guess. :)

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loodie 40p · 731 weeks ago

LOL, everytime I go to Ulta I pick this one up, stare at it for 5 minutes and put it back.

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Courtney · 731 weeks ago

Chanel Paradoxal. Great color, don't get me wrong. And I can see where the hype comes from. I just felt that I wasted 24$ on a polish I've worn once.

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Silva 86p · 731 weeks ago

It's kinda nice, but not really that gorgeous. Personally, I haven't really had disappointments, only pleasant surprises :)

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Patricia · 731 weeks ago

I would say Chanel nail polish, the formula is not that great, the brush is not that wonder and the price kills my pocket! Unless they make some changes, I have no intention of getting a third bottle.

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skulda · 731 weeks ago

I like it! I suppose it's not to everyone's taste. Everyone has their own favourite colours effects. :)

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Ulmiel · 731 weeks ago

I'm in 1% of people that think this polish just simply sucks. So yes, I feel you! My disappointment shade apart from Galaxy Girl/Formidable, of course is O.P.I. Dating A Royal. Everyone ADORE this colour. I had to take it off in a matter of hours. Go figure.

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Chaosbutterfly 88p · 731 weeks ago

Omg you are kidding me! You are kidding meee, Galaxy Girl is awesome! Ahh I'm so shocked right now by this post, LOL.

But the worst polish disappointments in life for me would have to be:
1. RBL Scrangie. After all the hype, it was LAME. -___-

2. OPI Pink Me, I'm Good. The formula was crappy and the glitter was too chunky and overwhelmed the base. I'll keep it because it's kind of HTF and I was lucky to get it, but man was it disappointing.

I could also see how people would be disappointed by NARS Zulu, although I love it.

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maisenzasmalto 107p · 731 weeks ago

My disappointments: OPI Mattes (meeeh) and today's post, a Catrice "Lavender breeze" that actually is White. Tipp-Ex one :-(

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kittypolishnbags 63p · 731 weeks ago

I don't have this shade. It's the last one of the Orly Fx ones I have to get but now I'm not sure if I want to complete it still. Hmmmm....

Disappointment, China Glaze Tronicas. I thought it was close to the OMG but nope. Not even.

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Lélie · 731 weeks ago

woohoo, first comment, I'm making my blogging out in here, though I've read for a while!
I personally love Galaxy Girl, but I wouldn't say it's the most awesome polish I ever owned. I'm very glad to have bought the Orly version and not gone crazy about the MAC (especially as Accessorize made a perfect dupe of Bad Fairy) for the same result.
My polish disappointments: Gosh Holo. To have gone through hell to get my hands on it and then to apply it only to realise that it was a twin to Nfu Oh 61, which is easier to apply, with a prettier bottle, and cheaper when you consider the size of the bottle.
Some OPI DS like Coronation or Diamond (yeah, I love holos), they're dull and Color Club makes it better and cheaper.
Finally, my biggest disappointment was probably OPI Black Cherry Chutney: the supposed super shimmer is barely visible on the nail, and while Zoya Valerie was a disappointment to some, for me it's everything BCChutney should have been :)

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Maria Death · 731 weeks ago

xiiiiiiiiiiii
3 polishes????? o.O
too much!

but I like the colour *.*

Kiss

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Sarah · 731 weeks ago

Oh no! I'm so sorry you didn't like Galaxy Girl! This is one of my favorite polishes in my whole collection. But I can understand why some people wouldn't like it. I love it though, I think it has a smoky quality to it and reminds me of red wine as well. But

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Micki · 731 weeks ago

I too love the galaxy girl polish! I think it is so great, actually I love all of the polishes from that collection! Im disappointed with some of the zoya polishes, the sheer ones. They look so lushious in the bottles but you have to put on 50 coats to get the color that it looks like in the bottle. So I steer clear of sheers they always disappoint me.

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hlopushka · 730 weeks ago

I had the same situation with the Galaxy Girl. I love Space Cadet and Rocket Science. But this one was a real disappointment to me too. No matter how many coats I put, I get the same effect...as shown in this post.
This Orly probably was a biggest disappointed for me last year...also OPI You Don't Know Jacques. I really like the color, but it just didn't work for me. The formula was awful and polish would chip of in a day or even less:(