Today I'm wearing...
Essie's Lapis of Luxury, a cornflower blue that's worth its place in any blue lover's collection. This is the blue to which I compare all other blue polishes...it's richly pigmented but not obnoxiously bright...it's a little dusty but not too much...it's light but not pastel...it's a classy way to wear blue polish. If you're shy, just throw it on your toes- fabulous!
Application: This polish has been sitting in my drawer for a year, so I'm not sure how the formula compares to fresh from the store, but it applied perfectly in two thin coats.
Top Coat: One coat of Poshe quick-dry topcoat
Where to Find: This was part of Essie's 2010 Resort Collection, but I think it was so popular that it was added to its core retail collection. I see it in drugstores, and I saw a whole bucket of them at ULTA last week.
Love this blue!
ReplyDeletesuch a nice color, I own this but find I need like three coats to ,make it opaque =)
ReplyDeletemaybe mine had thickened over time. I say it's worth three coats ;)!
ReplyDeleteThanks for responding!!
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Another question, do u always paint your own nails for the posts, or do u get manicures as well?
I ask because I paint my own but have times where some colors seem
Impossible to remove so I feel like I have to get a mani :/
Any tips ?
I caught my husband deleting you off my Google Reader, he says you're a bad influence. Thanks for all your posts and great pictures. You tempt me all the time.
ReplyDelete@tinabambina. I paint my own nails- with the one exception of Rumples Wiggins where I had gotten a manicure as a bridesmaid for my friend's wedding. Glitter polishes are notoriously hard to remove. For that, people recommend the "foil method". If you google it, there will be instructions, but essentially you soak a cotton ball in remover and wrap aluminum foil on your finger to hold it in place while it dissolves the polish.
ReplyDeleteIf you're not talking about glitter, but just regular polish, I've heard about this method that Deborah Lippmann recommended: http://bit.ly/czwRPM
Don't know this blog, but here's the same thing in pictures: http://bit.ly/k7Tymj
In general, I would say: 1. Acetone is more effective at removing quickly than non-acetone remover, but it is harsher on your skin. 2. Use cotton balls rather than tissues/paper towels. 3. The remover only works while it's in contact with the polish, so hold it on the nail for a few minutes to let it dissolve the polish. 4. a base coat will prevent staining if that's what you're referring to.
@MJ: I'm simultaneously offended and thrilled! (JK) Haha!
ReplyDelete@MJ: PS, I think that is my favorite comment I've ever been left. hahaha. Thanks for reading!
ReplyDeleteWow! Your awesome Ty soo much for always responding!!!!
ReplyDelete@tinabambina, you're welcome! Thanks for reading!
ReplyDeleteI've had this sitting in my bathroom cabinet for a while and I finally had time to do my nails so I applied it. It applied terribly for me. Very watery and thin. If I applied a thin coat it would drag in a streaky way almost like I was scraping the polish and if I applied a thick coat obviously it went all over the place and created bubbles. Any tips?
ReplyDelete@Cat, Hmmmm. How about if you apply thin coats but wait a few minutes between coats so that it dries enough that the next coat won't drag the coat underneath? It could take 3-4 coats and a lot of patience. Did you give it a good roll between your palms first?
ReplyDeleteThe first thin coat I applied dragged. It may be a base coat issue so I'm going to try and pick up a new one. Summer polish should not be this stressful. :) I may just try another color in the meantime.
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