When I was little, my mom used to give me her jewelry box to look at to keep me quiet. Not much has changed; I'm still attracted to shiny sparkly things like a moth. Which is why I'm in love with Deborah Lippmann nail polish. My favorite quality of Lippmanns are the hexagonal sequins and glitter suspended in a jelly base. It just gives the polish such depth that you can't stop staring at it, literally. It's becoming quite an issue at tennis. Anywhoo, because they're pretty expensive for nail polish ($18 a bottle), I only have one or two. If I could, I'd buy the whole lot. They're so gorgeous that they're actually worth the price. My brother got me a pack for my birthday (my favorite being Lady Sings the Blues). Lady Sings the Blues is a dark navy jelly base that takes 2-3 coats o become opaque. It has silver glitter and silver hexagonal sequins floating around in it and as it dries they rise to the top. When it's dry it looks like the night sky. It's absolutely mesmerizing. At the moment I'm wearing another Lippmann color I borrowed from my friend, Across the Universe. It looks like a mermaid exploded on my fingertips. No joke. First off, its a sheer blue jelly base. It needs 3 coats to become fully opaque. Then it has turquoise irridescent glitter plus light blueish/silver and green hexagonal sequins. Each nail looks like a work of art. Even people who say they're not usually attracted to this look have been asking me about it.
There's no doubt that these polishes are unique. It's up to you if they constitute the high price tag. Nails are the forgotten accessory, and a beautiful polish color will have everyone staring.
Across the Universe and Lady Sings the Blues, swatches courtesy of alllacqueredup.com
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