So I had to get one last polish as my bon voyage from America.
D&G Stromboli is very similar to Dior Czarina Gold (which I also own), but Stromboli has an olive base to it, which makes it different for me - so I got it and I won LOL.
I wouldn't have paid $20 just for the polish, what kind of girl do you think I am? Of course I had to get something for free or discounted with it to sweeten the pot, right?
RIGHT!
I got a free D&G Full size eyelash curler with it. I been using my shu eumura for years and not sure if it's all that, because I never tried any others, so now you got competition Shu!
Well, I didn't go wild and get $100 worth of cosmetic to score the saks beauty event gift bag with samples, but I did score a full size curler, so I think I did mighty well for $20.
Gotta make that dollar stretch, right?
So I'm happy. I found D&G packaging to be superior to Chanel and for less. Oh speaking of Chanel, The Chanel Moscou collection was available in certain Lord & Taylors and after fighting with the b*tchy sales chic at Chanel and the cost ($42.50), I didn't succumb and didn't order the Of de Russie.....which is gorgeous and I still love. So D&G Stromboli definitely fixed my craving for half the price.
Ok going back, I have to vent. Don't you hate it when these sales b*tches act rude. Don't they understand that it is YOUR money and YOUR business that is keeping THEIR dumb a$$es employed? When I called the Chanel counter at L&T, and this is how our conversation went...I sh*t you not...
SA: Chanel
Me: Hi, do you happen to have the polish Or de Russie?
SA: What?
Me: It's in the Moscou collection, the gold glitter one called OR de Russie?
SA: What's the number?
Me: Sorry I don't have the number off the top of my head, but it's the limited edition one with gold glitter
SA: I can't sell you the polish without you giving me the number
Me: I'm sorry I don't have the number, but do you mind just checking
SA: No
and that's when it gets interesting after dealing with her b*tchy attitude the entire conversation
Me: You know what? You are so freaking rude, (and a few choice words I shouldn't write here ) LOL
I know I blew my lid, but honestly she was stank, a grade A stank SA who needs to know she can't talk to customers that way.
So anyways, when I called back to speak to another SA, they told me it would cost $42.50 a bottle, so I had to stop myself. Plus the first SA already ruined the whole experience, there was no way I was spending money there and helping them keep rude SA's in business, sorry.
Ok - enough blabbing, sorry I tend to do that.
Here are the action shots....swatches soon to follow.
It quite of bit of polish they give for $20, I like that A LOT.
What's your experience with D&G varnish? Saks beauty event? rude makeup counter girls who think they are the cat's meow?
Until next time...EZ!!!!! :)
SMH at the rude SA.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know D&G make nail lacquers! The packaging is absolutely gorgeous. The size and design of it almost reminds me of a perfume bottle. How's the brush application-wise?
It is quite long and you get the feeling you are getting a lot of product for $20. Before I would have never dreamt of paying that much, but now Chanel polishes can go up to $30, so it's still a tad cheaper.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to do a swatch this evening of the polish....so check back in the evening :)
I bought Nuit De Russie for $60 off the Evil-Bay. I ended up not even liking it (color was too dark for me IRL) so one of my coworkers ended up adopting it.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see a swatch of the D&G! I'm already seeing some colors on the website I might want to try.
Nuit De Russie is gorgeous! Some Lord & Taylors has Nuit in stock, but selling out very quickly. I couldn't swallow paying $42.50 for it (shipping included), so I passed. But if this was months earlier, I would have paid $42.50 and $60 off of evil-bay :)
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