Deborah Lipppmann Sampler

Today I have a few Deborah Lipmann colours for y'all: Mermaid's Dream, Today Was a Fairytale and Yellow Brick Road.

 Deborah Lippmann Mermaid's Dream: Pretty pretty pretty pretty. Teal foil goodness with blue glitter. Squee.

Deborah Lippmann Today was a Fairytale: Silver multi-size and types of dark silver glitter. I love the look of this. I really feel the name fits: this is exactly what fairy godmothers wear in stories!

 

Deborah Lippmann Yellow Brick Road: *Sigh* I really don't like this. Three coats and it looks like my nails are grossly yellow-stained. I knicked my ring finger on something and I didn't bother re-doing it. When I got this I thought it was a yellow creme but it was a lie. A lie! I don't think I will ever wear this one again.

Rainbow Nails!!

I have a secret (it's not a secret): I love colour waaaay too much. True fact: My space looks like a rainbow threw up all over it. So I decided to try doing a rainbow across my nails because rainbows are full of colour and we've established I love colour and I'm am a little bit crazy and wooo! Colour!

Ahem.

Check 'em out, 'kay?

Also, I stuck some glitter on the colours as well because that's how I roll.

Also also, check out some of the new Nicole by OPI Selena Gomez polishes! Some colours and glitters are hiding in there :)

Left Hand:

Pinkie: Julep Kelly, Nicole by OPI Inner Sparkle (from the Selena Gomez Collection)
Ring: China Glaze Wicked Style, Sephora by OPI What's Your Poison
Middle: OPI Kennebunk Port, OPI Gettin' Miss Piggy with It
Index: Sephora + Pantone Tangerine Tango Creme and Glitter
Thumb: Nicole by OPI Hit the Lights, Nicole by OPI Kissed at Midnight (both from the Selena Gomez Collection)

 Right Hand:

Thumb: OPI Jade is the New Black, OPI Fresh Frog of Bel Air
Index: OPI Fly, Deborah Lippmann Across the Universe
Middle: OPI Ogre the Top Blue, OPI Gone Gonzo
Ring: OPI Dutcha Ya Just Love OPI, Orly Ultra Violet
Pinkie: OPI Honk if You Love OPI, Deborah Lippmann Bad Romance


*Phew*! That was a lot. As my friends pointed out, not only do I have enough colours for a cohesive rainbow, I also have enough *matching glitters*. I am just that cool.

Deborah Lippmann Cleopatra in New York

"My dear Marc Antony, I'm just going to pop into Saks for a few little things..."

Cleopatra would have OWNED New York had she seen it. Her triumphant parade into Rome would have been NOTHING compared to her sashaying around New York's elite. Bergdorf Goodman and Tiffany's would open up the store for her specially, is what I'm saying here.

So a nail polish called "Cleopatra in New York" has to DELIVER, you dig? Can't cheap out on Cleopatra. She can and will haunt you from the grave. She's just that cool. Enter Deborah Lippmann...

This polish is perfect. Gold and lots of it. In a black sheer base that leads to wonderful layering. It is chic, expensive, extravagant and a touch gaudy. This is Cleopatra in New York!

Lots of pictures because I love it:

Look at that depth! Look at that gold!

My only quibble is that these types of polishes are horrible to get off. The base comes off but the glitter sticks like a beast to your nails. Definitely need to do the foil method for this one. But it's ok, since it's worth it :)

A England Bridal Veil + Deborah Lippmann Happy Birthday

Sorry for the wait! Family stuff, ya know :)

Anyhoodle, I did prepare something sparkly and eye-catching to make up for it: A England Bridal Veil from their Legends collection. It's a black holo! SO SPARKLY.

Oh, A England. You have had my heart since that first order of Avalon many moons ago... Perfect formula, lovely application, wondrous colours!

Now, I was technically wearing this manicure to a children's birthday party. Sparkly as it may be, it was also black. It needed a little more PIZAZZ (capitalization mandatory). Do you know what has PIZAZZ? Deborah Lippmann's Happy Birthday! Do you know what's really easy but really impressive? Glitter gradients! Two guesses what I did!

Ahhhhh! Rainbow glitter gradient!! Now it's appropriate for a six-year old's birthday party, right? Right???

Deborah Lippmann Raise Your Glass

Special edition time!

Holt Renfrew (similar to Saks? Bergdorf Goodman? The point is they sell All The Expensive Things) is 175 years old this year! They are having quite the shindig, with 175 products in their distinctive pink colour. Dresses, shoes, bags... all costing more than my monthly take-home, naturally. But I saw that they had  Deborah Lipmann do a special edition nail colour so OF COURSE I had to go check it out, but its not like I have a problem or anything (I have a problem).

ANYWAY, once I saw it I had to own it. The picture I saw in the magazine made it look like a magenta creme, but its actually GLITTERY.

GLITTERY!

Take a look:

I tried to capture the GLITTER but I couldn't quite grasp it. The formula is thick, and it is a glitter effect versus shimmer, so it eats top coat. This is with two coats of Seche Vite.

It is a lovely magenta colour, with an adorable pink glitter. I may not be able to afford the $625 pink Ferragamo flats but I can pick up a cute bottle of nail polish and feel part of the celebration.

Congrats Holts!