So I finally got the top off of my Deborah Lippmann Lady
Marmalade, or rather I got my Dad to take it off with some kind of rench or vice grip or
something. I honestly don’t know that it was worth the trouble. I wasn’t
thrilled with the effect, so much so that I forgot to take a picture. I never
forget to take a picture so I think this indicates my level of dissatisfaction. I’ll
have to review it again I suppose, because really what good is a post sans pic?
Perhaps I’ll put it on someone else. There’s no denying it’s just not my
colour. It is a shimmery bright coral. My Mother called it garish, but in the
bottle I found it appealing somehow anyway. Not so much on. It’s just not my
thing. I did four coats because I need polish to be opaque and this just isn’t. Even then I just couldn't love or even really like it.
That was yesterday. I changed it up tonight and am I ever
pleased! It was my first time actually using American Apparel polish and if
this is the norm than I’m a loyal customer from here on in. I did a blue (Mount
Royal) and then layered some silver tinsel style flakes (Constellation). I
love, love, love Mount Royal. I am just nuts for blue polish and as I mentioned
am a stickler for opacity. The formula was a bit thick but went on easily and
smoothly and super opaque. Honestly I could have done with one coat, but I did
two for good measure. This is unheard of for me. I’m never happy with so few
coats but it is just such great even colour and coverage. Considering that it is the least expensive
brand I own, (I’m a bit of a polish elitist, I admit, as you can tell from my collection
list), I’m just thrilled. Here’s hoping the other colours measure up to Mount
Royal!
I then did two coats of Constellation. The silver flakes are
kind of awkward, but I guess given their size I couldn’t reasonably expect them
to be otherwise. I do like the effect but they were sticking up a bit so I did
a super thick top coat (OPI Top Coat). At 3 bottles for $18 as compared to
around $10 each for OPI and $20+ for Deborah Lippmann I must say if these are any
indication American Apparel is the best bang for your buck, which is a little
funny because I find their clothing overpriced.
Well my nails look like the night sky and I'm off to sleep!
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