Deborah Lippmann Candy Shop

Good afternoon, Dear Reader!

I wanted to be sure to get in one more pink for BCA month, so today I have Deborah Lippmann Candy Shop to show you.  It's the pink one that came with Lippmann Forget You in the Get This Party Started set and is equally fabulous.

As with Forget You, the base of this one is just right.  It's pigmented enough to be opaque in two coats, but translucent enough that it lets the glitter show through really well.  For the manicure, I used a base coat, two coats of Candy Shop, and SpaRitual Tout de Suite to dry it.  After it had dried, I added one coat of Sally Hansen Salon 10 Day Speed Dry to even out the glitter and make it nice and shiny.  The result is an amazingly happy manicure.

Deborah Lippmann Candy Shop Nail Polish, Two Coats

Here's a better look at the glitter on part of a nail, where you can see how the depth created by the glitter peeking out makes it differ from layering Lippmann Happy Birthday over pink.

Deborah Lippmann Candy Shop Nail Polish, A Closer Look at the Glitter

This is another Deborah Lippmann hit for me, I really like it a lot.  Honestly, I think I prefer Forget You just because it's a less predictable base color, but that doesn't take away from how cool this one is at all.

That's Lippmann Candy Shop and the update for today, so until next time, Dear Reader, love and nail polish to you!



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Deborah Lippmann Candy Shop

Good afternoon, Dear Reader!

I wanted to be sure to get in one more pink for BCA month, so today I have Deborah Lippmann Candy Shop to show you.  It's the pink one that came with Lippmann Forget You in the Get This Party Started set and is equally fabulous.

As with Forget You, the base of this one is just right.  It's pigmented enough to be opaque in two coats, but translucent enough that it lets the glitter show through really well.  For the manicure, I used a base coat, two coats of Candy Shop, and SpaRitual Tout de Suite to dry it.  After it had dried, I added one coat of Sally Hansen Salon 10 Day Speed Dry to even out the glitter and make it nice and shiny.  The result is an amazingly happy manicure.

Deborah Lippmann Candy Shop Nail Polish, Two Coats

Here's a better look at the glitter on part of a nail, where you can see how the depth created by the glitter peeking out makes it differ from layering Lippmann Happy Birthday over pink.

Deborah Lippmann Candy Shop Nail Polish, A Closer Look at the Glitter

This is another Deborah Lippmann hit for me, I really like it a lot.  Honestly, I think I prefer Forget You just because it's a less predictable base color, but that doesn't take away from how cool this one is at all.

That's Lippmann Candy Shop and the update for today, so until next time, Dear Reader, love and nail polish to you!



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Deborah Lippmann Good Girl Gone Bad

Good afternoon, Dear Reader!

I really wanted to wear the polish that prompted my recent Lippmann order today, and that's Deborah Lippmann Good Girl Gone Bad.  I had the mini from the Party Like a Rockstar set from a few years back, maybe 2008, and loved it.  I was sad that in only came in that set, so I used up my mini in a couple of manicures and hoped it would eventually be available by itself full size, so when I found out that it finally was, I was happy.  Here's a stock image of the Party Like a Rockstar set so you don't have to hunt for what I'm talking about.

Lippmann Collection Party Like a Rockstar Mini Set

Good Girl Gone bad is the gorgeous sparkly dark raspberry in the middle, and it's a lot nicer than that picture.  Fortunately, I have actual pictures to show you so you don't just have to take my word for that.

My manicure is base coat, two coats of Good Girl Gone Bad, and top coat.  The polish is very smooth with top coat and sparkles like little suns in direct sunlight.

Deborah Lippmann Good Girl Gone Bad Nail Polish, Two Coats

Here's a closer look at one nail.

Deborah Lippmann Good Girl Gone Bad Nail Polish, Closer Look at Swatch

I see this as one of those polishes that's not a spectacularly new idea (realistically, it's just a raspberry shimmer), but it's such a great rendition of it that it's a special polish just the same.  I think these are my favorite kinds of nail polish, really, just an exceptional take on a very wearable color.

That's Lippmann Good Girl Gone Bad and all I have for you today, Dear Reader, so until next time, love and nail polish to you!



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Deborah Lippmann Good Girl Gone Bad

Good afternoon, Dear Reader!

I really wanted to wear the polish that prompted my recent Lippmann order today, and that's Deborah Lippmann Good Girl Gone Bad.  I had the mini from the Party Like a Rockstar set from a few years back, maybe 2008, and loved it.  I was sad that in only came in that set, so I used up my mini in a couple of manicures and hoped it would eventually be available by itself full size, so when I found out that it finally was, I was happy.  Here's a stock image of the Party Like a Rockstar set so you don't have to hunt for what I'm talking about.

Lippmann Collection Party Like a Rockstar Mini Set

Good Girl Gone bad is the gorgeous sparkly dark raspberry in the middle, and it's a lot nicer than that picture.  Fortunately, I have actual pictures to show you so you don't just have to take my word for that.

My manicure is base coat, two coats of Good Girl Gone Bad, and top coat.  The polish is very smooth with top coat and sparkles like little suns in direct sunlight.

Deborah Lippmann Good Girl Gone Bad Nail Polish, Two Coats

Here's a closer look at one nail.

Deborah Lippmann Good Girl Gone Bad Nail Polish, Closer Look at Swatch

I see this as one of those polishes that's not a spectacularly new idea (realistically, it's just a raspberry shimmer), but it's such a great rendition of it that it's a special polish just the same.  I think these are my favorite kinds of nail polish, really, just an exceptional take on a very wearable color.

That's Lippmann Good Girl Gone Bad and all I have for you today, Dear Reader, so until next time, love and nail polish to you!



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Deborah Lippmann Forget You

Good afternoon, Dear Reader!

Today I changed my polish to Deborah Lippmann Forget You, the black jelly with multicolored glitter from the Get This Party Started set.  It is, in a word, incredible, and it's these gems that make be keep suffering through the Lippmanns that make me sad.

The black base of Forget You is perfect - two coats made it totally opaque but it still shows the glitter beautifully.  The glitter is like that in Happy Birthday, and such happy colors in  a black base is a great contrast.  I think it's different that Happy Birthday over black because the glitter in the first coat kind of peeks out through the base, which you'll see in the close picture of the glitter.

For the manicure, I used base coat, two coats of Forget You, and SpaRitual Tout de Suite because it was handy, but it's thinner that would be ideal for a glitter.  I might add another coat of top coat to make it perfectly smooth, but I think most people would find it to be smooth enough with just the one coat of top coat.  After it had a little time to dry, I took pictures, so here's Forget You on a cloudy day.

Deborah Lippmann Forget You Nail Polish, Two Coats

Here's a closer look at the glitter on part of one nail.

Deborah Lippmann Forget You Nail Polish, Close Up of Glitter

I think this is awesome. Happy Birthday always reminded me of a clown holding a bunch of colored balloons for some reason, so Forget You seems more like this guy:

Evil Clown!

It's like a happy polish with a macabre sense of humor, so I love it.  That's Forget You and just about all I have to tell you about today, Dear Reader, so until next time, love and nail polish to you!




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Deborah Lippmann Forget You

Good afternoon, Dear Reader!

Today I changed my polish to Deborah Lippmann Forget You, the black jelly with multicolored glitter from the Get This Party Started set.  It is, in a word, incredible, and it's these gems that make be keep suffering through the Lippmanns that make me sad.

The black base of Forget You is perfect - two coats made it totally opaque but it still shows the glitter beautifully.  The glitter is like that in Happy Birthday, and such happy colors in  a black base is a great contrast.  I think it's different that Happy Birthday over black because the glitter in the first coat kind of peeks out through the base, which you'll see in the close picture of the glitter.

For the manicure, I used base coat, two coats of Forget You, and SpaRitual Tout de Suite because it was handy, but it's thinner that would be ideal for a glitter.  I might add another coat of top coat to make it perfectly smooth, but I think most people would find it to be smooth enough with just the one coat of top coat.  After it had a little time to dry, I took pictures, so here's Forget You on a cloudy day.

Deborah Lippmann Forget You Nail Polish, Two Coats

Here's a closer look at the glitter on part of one nail.

Deborah Lippmann Forget You Nail Polish, Close Up of Glitter

I think this is awesome. Happy Birthday always reminded me of a clown holding a bunch of colored balloons for some reason, so Forget You seems more like this guy:

Evil Clown!

It's like a happy polish with a macabre sense of humor, so I love it.  That's Forget You and just about all I have to tell you about today, Dear Reader, so until next time, love and nail polish to you!




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Deborah Lippmann Stairway to Heaven

Good afternoon, Dear Reader!

I decided to try Deborah Lippmann Stairway to Heaven when I ordered another Lippmann, and it got here in record time so I thought I'd give you a peek.  I looked at some pictures to decide on it, and it looked sheer-ish white with light colored moderately sized glitter.

I was surprised at how sheer Stairway to Heaven looked in the bottle and I simply don't have the patience for a million coats of color these days, so after applying base coat I applied one thin coat of Misa Heaven White.  I picked Heaven White not for the handy name tie-in but because it's not as stark a white as my other layering standby, FingerPaints Papier Mache.  On the very first nail, I was glad I'd put something under Stairway because I found it to be both sheer and incredibly thick, so thick that it was kind of hard to get it on the brush well.  In getting it on my nails, it was so thick that I had to got over some spots to flatten out the little square glitter bits I'll show you in a minute - the base was letting them stay standing on end.  I missed a spot in the flattening process of the first coat on one nail, and it's still lumpy after it dried (but it's on my right hand and not in the picture).  I did a total of two coats of Stairway to Heaven and  finished it off with Addicted to Speed, and the polish on my nails is pretty thick, so more coats of Stairway wouldn't have worked well for me.  I let it dry and went in the sun for some pictures, so here's Stairway to Heaven.

Deborah Lippmann Stairway to Heaven Nail Polish, Two Coats over White

Here's a look at the glitter, which looks like itty bitty squares of colored transparent plastic.

Deborah Lippmann Stairway to Heaven Nail Polish's Glitter

I liked it more when I started writing this than I do now because I've snagged a piece of wayward glitter on the edge of a nail about seventeen billion times so far.  I did wrap my tips with top coat, but extra clear wasn't an option when the polish was so thick to start with (I understand that's to suspend glitter, but there are limits to what's useful and I could always mix it before applying it if glitter settled...).  This isn't something I'd wear on its own, and it seems like a Springtime glitter to me.  I also have to point out the lack of gold - not many songs have specific color references, but what what do we know from the very first line of Stairway to Heaven?  There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold.  I would have put some gold in, because looking at this polish, this lady is sure all that glitters is pastel.

That's Lippmann Stairway to Heaven - not a huge failure, not a huge hit, but kind of a disappointment for me.  That's the update for today, Dear Reader.  Until next time, love and nail polish to you!

Edited to add a little note on removal: What a nightmare!  Imagine the worst Nfu Oh flaky removal you've ever had and square it.



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Deborah Lippmann Stairway to Heaven

Good afternoon, Dear Reader!

I decided to try Deborah Lippmann Stairway to Heaven when I ordered another Lippmann, and it got here in record time so I thought I'd give you a peek.  I looked at some pictures to decide on it, and it looked sheer-ish white with light colored moderately sized glitter.

I was surprised at how sheer Stairway to Heaven looked in the bottle and I simply don't have the patience for a million coats of color these days, so after applying base coat I applied one thin coat of Misa Heaven White.  I picked Heaven White not for the handy name tie-in but because it's not as stark a white as my other layering standby, FingerPaints Papier Mache.  On the very first nail, I was glad I'd put something under Stairway because I found it to be both sheer and incredibly thick, so thick that it was kind of hard to get it on the brush well.  In getting it on my nails, it was so thick that I had to got over some spots to flatten out the little square glitter bits I'll show you in a minute - the base was letting them stay standing on end.  I missed a spot in the flattening process of the first coat on one nail, and it's still lumpy after it dried (but it's on my right hand and not in the picture).  I did a total of two coats of Stairway to Heaven and  finished it off with Addicted to Speed, and the polish on my nails is pretty thick, so more coats of Stairway wouldn't have worked well for me.  I let it dry and went in the sun for some pictures, so here's Stairway to Heaven.

Deborah Lippmann Stairway to Heaven Nail Polish, Two Coats over White

Here's a look at the glitter, which looks like itty bitty squares of colored transparent plastic.

Deborah Lippmann Stairway to Heaven Nail Polish's Glitter

I liked it more when I started writing this than I do now because I've snagged a piece of wayward glitter on the edge of a nail about seventeen billion times so far.  I did wrap my tips with top coat, but extra clear wasn't an option when the polish was so thick to start with (I understand that's to suspend glitter, but there are limits to what's useful and I could always mix it before applying it if glitter settled...).  This isn't something I'd wear on its own, and it seems like a Springtime glitter to me.  I also have to point out the lack of gold - not many songs have specific color references, but what what do we know from the very first line of Stairway to Heaven?  There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold.  I would have put some gold in, because looking at this polish, this lady is sure all that glitters is pastel.

That's Lippmann Stairway to Heaven - not a huge failure, not a huge hit, but kind of a disappointment for me.  That's the update for today, Dear Reader.  Until next time, love and nail polish to you!

Edited to add a little note on removal: What a nightmare!  Imagine the worst Nfu Oh flaky removal you've ever had and square it.



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Deborah Lippmann Bring on the Bling & H4

Good morning, Dear Reader!

Today, I've just added to the Sally Hansen Mint Sorbet I applied yesterday.  I started with Chez-Delaney plate H4, using the tip pattern I showed you from it, in Konad Green Special Polish.  That worked out well, but I thought the whole thing could use some sparkle, so I added two coats of Deborah Lippmann Bring on the Bling, then quick dry top coat.

Deborah Lippmann Bring on the Bling & H4 over Sally Hansen Mint Sorbet

Now, I think it's fair to say that Bring on the Bling is a little more assertively named than is descriptive, but at the same time, I understand that Bring on the Subtle Shimmer just isn't as catchy.  In any case, as you can see, the Lippmann is good for adding some sparkle, but it's not the over the top kind.

So that's my new and improved manicure for today.  Until next time, Dear Reader, love and nail polish to you!  

Deborah Lippmann Bring on the Bling & H4

Good morning, Dear Reader!

Today, I've just added to the Sally Hansen Mint Sorbet I applied yesterday.  I started with Chez-Delaney plate H4, using the tip pattern I showed you from it, in Konad Green Special Polish.  That worked out well, but I thought the whole thing could use some sparkle, so I added two coats of Deborah Lippmann Bring on the Bling, then quick dry top coat.

Deborah Lippmann Bring on the Bling & H4 over Sally Hansen Mint Sorbet

Now, I think it's fair to say that Bring on the Bling is a little more assertively named than is descriptive, but at the same time, I understand that Bring on the Subtle Shimmer just isn't as catchy.  In any case, as you can see, the Lippmann is good for adding some sparkle, but it's not the over the top kind.

So that's my new and improved manicure for today.  Until next time, Dear Reader, love and nail polish to you!  

Deborah Lippmann Bad Romance

Good morning, Dear Reader!

I was going to hold off on changing my manicure until later today, but my Ruby Red Slippers was chippy, so I did a quick change to Deborah Lippmann Bad Romance.

Bad Romance is kind of like a purple Ruby Red Slippers.  It's a black jelly base with purple regular and hex glitter.  I used two coats, but really could have used a third to make it totally opaque.  Here's the finished mani with Bad Romance.

Deborah Lippmann Bad Romance Nail Polish, Two Coats

I really like it - I think it ties with Lady Sings the Blues for my favorite of the Lippmann glitters of this season.

I expect to have something really good for you later today, assuming all of the stars align properly.  As soon as I have it, I'll give you a peek!  Until then, love and nail polish to you!  

Deborah Lippmann Bad Romance

Good morning, Dear Reader!

I was going to hold off on changing my manicure until later today, but my Ruby Red Slippers was chippy, so I did a quick change to Deborah Lippmann Bad Romance.

Bad Romance is kind of like a purple Ruby Red Slippers.  It's a black jelly base with purple regular and hex glitter.  I used two coats, but really could have used a third to make it totally opaque.  Here's the finished mani with Bad Romance.

Deborah Lippmann Bad Romance Nail Polish, Two Coats

I really like it - I think it ties with Lady Sings the Blues for my favorite of the Lippmann glitters of this season.

I expect to have something really good for you later today, assuming all of the stars align properly.  As soon as I have it, I'll give you a peek!  Until then, love and nail polish to you!  

Deborah Lippmann Ruby Red Slippers

Good evening, Dear Reader!

Today I have a Lippmann glitter nail polish for you that's not new, but really, really good: Ruby Red Slippers.  It's a black jelly base with red regular and hex glitter.  For easier removal, I layered one coat of Ruby Red Slippers over one coat of Chanel Black Velvet.  I really like it, and it got a lot of compliments today.

Deborah Lippmann Ruby Red Slippers Nail Polish, One Coat over Black

I've really been enjoying the glitter lately, and have another planned for tomorrow - I managed to get hold of a bottle of Bad Romance, which I'm looking forward to trying out.

That's it for today, Dear Reader.  Until tomorrow, love and nail polish to you!  

Deborah Lippmann Ruby Red Slippers

Good evening, Dear Reader!

Today I have a Lippmann glitter nail polish for you that's not new, but really, really good: Ruby Red Slippers.  It's a black jelly base with red regular and hex glitter.  For easier removal, I layered one coat of Ruby Red Slippers over one coat of Chanel Black Velvet.  I really like it, and it got a lot of compliments today.

Deborah Lippmann Ruby Red Slippers Nail Polish, One Coat over Black

I've really been enjoying the glitter lately, and have another planned for tomorrow - I managed to get hold of a bottle of Bad Romance, which I'm looking forward to trying out.

That's it for today, Dear Reader.  Until tomorrow, love and nail polish to you!  

Deborah Lippmann Across the Universe

Good morning, Dear Reader!

Today I have Deborah Lippmann's Across the Universe for you.  It's a blue jelly base with lighter blue regular and hex glitter as well as light green hex glitter, and it's really cool.  I needed three coats to make it totally opaque.  I was afraid that would be overkill on the glitter, but it turned out nicely, I think - the glitter looks almost 3D with how it peeks out to varying degrees, and it's really mermaidy.  Here it is finished with top coat.

Deborah Lippmann Across the Universe Nail Polish, Three Coats

I really like it a lot, but I think my favorite of the new Lippmann glitters is Lady Sings the Blues.  I can't judge on Bad Romance - Nordstrom's cancelled my preorder of that one... That's my first negative experience with Nordies, so I was sad, I really want to try Bad Romance.

That's the update for now, Dear Reader.  Until tomorrow, love and nail polish to you!  

Deborah Lippmann Across the Universe

Good morning, Dear Reader!

Today I have Deborah Lippmann's Across the Universe for you.  It's a blue jelly base with lighter blue regular and hex glitter as well as light green hex glitter, and it's really cool.  I needed three coats to make it totally opaque.  I was afraid that would be overkill on the glitter, but it turned out nicely, I think - the glitter looks almost 3D with how it peeks out to varying degrees, and it's really mermaidy.  Here it is finished with top coat.

Deborah Lippmann Across the Universe Nail Polish, Three Coats

I really like it a lot, but I think my favorite of the new Lippmann glitters is Lady Sings the Blues.  I can't judge on Bad Romance - Nordstrom's cancelled my preorder of that one... That's my first negative experience with Nordies, so I was sad, I really want to try Bad Romance.

That's the update for now, Dear Reader.  Until tomorrow, love and nail polish to you!  

Deborah Lippmann Some Enchanted Evening

Good afternoon, Dear Reader!

I'm back with the last of the Lippmann All That Jazz Trio, the current Nordstrom Exclusive one.  I already showed you Lady Sings the Blues and Razzle Dazzle, so that leaves us with Some Enchanted Evening.  This one's the least impressive to me.

Some Enchanted Evening is kind of a salmon pink glitter, regular and hex, in a clear base.  My initial impression upon picking up the bottle is that it looks a lot like NARS Arabesque, which means it should work well over NARS Pussy Galore.  That good news, because my next impression, after applying three coats, is that it looks a little rashy to me on its own.  I'll let you be the judge...

Deborah Lippmann Some Enchanted Evening Nail Polish, Three Coats

Layered, I think it will be nice, on its own, not so much.  Now you've seen the whole All That Jazz Trio.  I think the first two were knockout, and we'll assume this one is the one that costs $4 to tack on...

That's it for today.  Until tomorrow, love and nail polish to you!  

Deborah Lippmann Some Enchanted Evening

Good afternoon, Dear Reader!

I'm back with the last of the Lippmann All That Jazz Trio, the current Nordstrom Exclusive one.  I already showed you Lady Sings the Blues and Razzle Dazzle, so that leaves us with Some Enchanted Evening.  This one's the least impressive to me.

Some Enchanted Evening is kind of a salmon pink glitter, regular and hex, in a clear base.  My initial impression upon picking up the bottle is that it looks a lot like NARS Arabesque, which means it should work well over NARS Pussy Galore.  That good news, because my next impression, after applying three coats, is that it looks a little rashy to me on its own.  I'll let you be the judge...

Deborah Lippmann Some Enchanted Evening Nail Polish, Three Coats

Layered, I think it will be nice, on its own, not so much.  Now you've seen the whole All That Jazz Trio.  I think the first two were knockout, and we'll assume this one is the one that costs $4 to tack on...

That's it for today.  Until tomorrow, love and nail polish to you!  

Deborah Lippmann Razzle Dazzle

Good morning, Dear Reader!

I have another polish from the Deborah Lippman All That Jazz Trio, the Norstrom Exclusive, for you this morning.  I showed you Lady Sings the Blues from the set last night, and it pained me to remove it so soon, but I wanted to show you Razzle Dazzle.  Most of us have felt the sting of losing out on Nordie's Beauty Exclusives by hesitating too long, so I wanted to show these to you while the set's still available.

Razzle Dazzle is a raspberry jelly base with matching regular glitter.  The glitter is relatively fine and the polish is smooth.  I used three coats of Razzle Dazzle to make it completely even and opaque, but I think on an average length nail two coats would do the trick.  Two was almost enough for me, and I'm spreading each brushload further than most do.  As with Lady Sings the Blues, the jelly base of this one is really great - opaque, but it lets the glitter shine through.

Deborah Lippmann Razzle Dazzle Nail Polish, Three Coats

These two are, from looking at the bottles, my favorites from the All That Jazz Trio.  The third, Some Enchanted Evening, looks like it might need to be layered, as it has a clear base, but we'll find out soon.

That's the update for now, Dear Reader.  Until next time, love and nail polish to you!