Polishes and Pleasantries ...: January 2012

Monday, January 16, 2012

Dance Music: Just Dance, Dancing in the Dark and Flash Dance by deborah lippmann, with swatches!!!

This was definitely one of my most favorite presents this Christmas. I love the name of the set and the dance theme! Such a great addition to my collection!! The only bummer is that this set only includes the mini polishes and I already want a full size Dancing in the Dark (PS this is probably my most fav name for a nail polish EVER!!), to replace my already running low mini bottle :( One bonus is that the mini sized polishes are now a miniature version of the original lippmann bottle (that I love), instead of the previously used little blah, square bottles.

Like always the formula of these polishes is fantastic. There is something different about these new glitters. They go on very opaque with the smaller glitter taking up most of the space and the larger glitter filling in the gaps. It gives a foiled, metallic look and they are extremely textured, even after a couple of clear top coats the nail still had a textured feel. I honestly love them all, although I do partially favor Dancing in the Dark - a silvery, grey polish with these gorgeous rainbow-colored glitter bits that are just so sparkly! See swatches below :)

As with most glitter nail polish it is difficult and annoying to remove. I find the easiest way to remove glitter is to soak the nail bed with a cotton ball saturated with nail polish remover for a couple of minutes and the nail polish slides off a little easier. If anyone has any better tips please make sure to comment :)