Lancôme Pop Petrol Swatches, Review & GIVEAWAY
 Fanatics, take a second and glare at the bottle of green Lancôme gorgeousness on the left. That’s right, I said glare! Why? Because for some inexplicable reason Lancôme has decided to NOT release Pop Petrol from the Spring Ô My Rose collection in the US.
You see, I got all sorts of giddy when I saw promo pics of this collection popping up on beauty blogs left and right. I raced to get more details from the reps at Lancôme only to find out that Pop Petrol would not grace us with its presence. Oh the humanity! So, you lucky, lucky European Fanatics, this time you win! However, thanks to my friends at Lancôme I not only have the chance to tease share this baby’s beauty with you, I am able to send a bottle of Pop Petrol to live with one lucky Fanatic. Find out more after the jump! |
Pop Petrol (aka Deep Water Green) is a mysterious lass. A murky, shimmery shade of blue-green, this deep, luscious lacquer has a chameleon-like appearance. When I first pulled it from the box I was a tad disappointed. Where was the vivid green from the teaser pics? It looked like a steely teal blue. It’s not until applied that you really appreciate the color. In warmer indirect lighting (a sunny day) you really see the forest green come alive. Like a greener Lippmann Don’t Tell Mama.
But in cool (shade) lighting the teal takes the stage with a bit of charcoal undertones. In this light I actually thought it might be a dupe for the discontinued CoverGirl NailSlicks Mystic Peacock but no dice. btw, CoverGirl BRING THAT BACK!
Under artificial light, you see that deep jewel-toned emerald the promo pics promised.
The application of Pop Petrol is perfection. The wide flat brush is a little too rigid for my taste but the formula glides on with ease, covering the nail in two thin coats.
Like I said above, Pop Petrol is only available overseas. So swappers, it’s time to start working your European connections.
Or just enter my giveaway. One lucky winner will receive a bottle of Pop Petrol to call your own. You have from now until Sunday January 17th at 11:55pm EST to enter. One entry per person.
US RESIDENTS ONLY!
Tell me what you think of Pop Petrol in the comments!
Disclosure: A product sample was furnished to me by Lancôme. For further information view my Disclosure Policy.
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Oh. My. God. that is a beautiful shade!!
Oh gosh, I used to own mystic peacock – that was such a gorgeous color! I don’t know why I ever got rid of it *stupid*! This is sooooooooooooo pretty, I love how many different shades it takes on in the various light, wow!
It is such a lovely green. It looks like it has the right amount of shimmer. Too bad we can get it in the US
I would love to have this polish in my collection 
damn! whats wrong with them? i have every green you have reviewed and that one takes the cake! WHY?
I am totally with you on the Nailslicks thing. They had a couple of colors I adored and now lack.
As for Pop Petrol, that is one amazing color. I own a ton of blues and greens and in-betweens and I have nothing close to that deep, dark tealy green. Definitely one to lust over.
It would be intersting to see a comparison with Misa Toxic Seduction
Looks good.. it’s so expensive though. Like €20 or something.
It is gorgeous. Greens are my absolute favorite and even if I have a similar color I still feel compelled to get the new one anyway. I am bummed about these exclusives, first the sally hansen project runway collection and now this one:(
Beautiful color! I like how it has a little shimmer in it as well:-)
Wow! such I pretty color, I am starting to like greens more and more, enter me please!
Kemmie, make sure you fill out the form in the post to enter.
Ugh, I know… there are actually a few other items that aren’t being released in the US. Noooo!!! Why??? Totally stinks.
This color is so beautiful its SICK…I love it! I really need to find a European nail-pal!
I need that color! It is so pretty. I remember Mystic Peacock, and the other great fairy tale jewel tones Cover Girl had. And I remember the commercials with Brandy. Sigh.
Bummer it won’t be released in the US. It reminds me of Wet n Wild Morbid – might be a pretty close (and super affordable) dupe. I picked it up on a whim, having not purchased a bottle of cheapie drug store polish since middle school, but I was really impressed by the formula and the wear.
I so would have gone right out to buy this if it was released in the US. But I’m not buying anything from Lancome’s O My Rose collection, it’s pretty boring.
I’m going to Ireland next month, so maybe I can find this there *fingers crossed*
Gorgeous… I’d love this polish!
This is absolutely gorgeous. It does look like the green cousin of Don’t Tell Mama. I’m a huge collector of blues and greens and all in between. I so wish I could add this to my collection. Keeping my fingers crossed for the giveaway.
Darn it! So this is an European release only? I guess if they aren’t releasing this colour in the US, then it won’t be coming to Canada either.
Beautiful color and love that it is dark color with a pop of green for color! I was able to kinda recreate this look with ChinaGlaze Liquid Leather for base and Emerald Sparkle on top but just 1 coat. xoxo
OH MY GOSH I have been talking about Teal all month and now I see this!!!! I need this to make my spring fantastic! Thank you for showing me this!
Oh wow that’s such a pretty color!
Would you know by any chance how this one compares to Misa’s Toxic Seduction? It looks kinda like it, maybe more muted.
Keep up the good work!
I looked at it vs. Toxic Seduction and there was no comparison to my eye. They are totally different. Especially because T.S. is so much more shimmery
Thanks so much for looking! Now I need this one too :’)
It’s so pretty and I’m so sad that it won’t be released in the US:( NO FAIR!!
I love this color! Wow, it looks like your fingers are encrusted with emeralds! =) I would love the get my hands on this.
Thanks!
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It remnds me to chanel “vert sacrilege”, but maybe a little more pigmented.
I purchased a few bottles in Europe- it is a gorgeous color, but to me it looked a lot more teal than green- the blue really stands out more. Still love it though! With the weak dollar vs, Euro, it ended up costing twice the price of a bottle in the US, and these were purchased directly from Lancome!!
I want to revise my earlier post slightly- once dried, the teal faded and it was a gorgeous shade of dark green. I think I was a little too quick to comment!!!
There is another nail color in the Rose collection I picked up that is called sane appeared opaque light gold in the photographs on the Lancome.de site. It is actually a clear polish with lots of small gold glitter. Beautiful polish, but I am sure there are dozens of dupes for this one.
There was lots of items from the European/Canadian collection that were left out of the US release- 3 chubby pencils and teal/green mascara (Virtuose I think). For some reason, Lancome.de had many items listed as “store only,” so I could not pick that up. Seems so unfair! I live 15 miles from Canada, so maybe worth a trip over…..
Sorry, I meant it is called “sand” not “sane”
I wrote Lancome and asked if the Europe division would be willing to ship Pop Petrol to the US. I was told a resounding “No.” Who in the heck do they think they are? Serge Lutens? (That’s another story for another time…)
While it is a gorgeous color, I think I will have t make do with my lippmann Don’t Tell Mama..
Sears in the Toronto Eaton Center has a whole drawerful of Pop Petrol stashed out of sight. I think they will ship anywhere.
Truly fantastic shade.
I am wondering if you have ever written or showed photos of how you store all of your wonderful polish collection. I am trying to organize my very small collection, and am having trouble trying to figure out if I should lay them on their sides so I can see the actual color, or have them sit upright, and then have to go through them all to find the right one…I would appreciate any help or advice you might share. Thank you for your time and trouble. Michaele Thunen