Deborah Lippman - Raves and Rants
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Today Was A Fairy Tale is a must have, IPHO! It's the only Lippmann I bought a backup for (^(oo)^)I got a gift card and was thinking about getting a couple of DL polishes. Does she have any "staples" I should get. I did want Glitter in the Air, but it is sold out now
I got my Ruby Red Slippers yesterday and I have to say, compared with LSTB and ATU I found it difficult. I shook it well, but found it hard to get any of the bigger glitter particles, and at 3 thickish coats it looked a big crunchy mess.
There is LOTS of micro and small round glitter, so it still looks way more glittery than RB: ReVamp (Black Russian) or CG Lubu Heels, but on me, it doesn't look like the swatches online. It seems that if I put enough on to get some of the hex particles, there's too much black which hides them.
Is RRS more difficult to work with than the other two, is its big glitter sparser/harder to see, is there such a thing as a bad bottle? it was from the same supplier as the other two.
that's really strange . . . can you take a picture of your bottle? I wonder if they changed the glitter ratio b/c I definitely had no problems getting good glitter coverage with mine (purchased last year). Here's 2 coats over a black creme:
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Your Ruby Red Slippers swatches are making me want to get it! And I'm not even that fond of reds, grrr what to do, what to do...
Yours looks how I hoped mine would!that's really strange . . . can you take a picture of your bottle? I wonder if they changed the glitter ratio b/c I definitely had no problems getting good glitter coverage with mine (purchased last year). Here's 2 coats over a black creme:
I've attached pics of my bottle, with & without flash, & the bottom in case that reveals pertinent information
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Wow I am so jealous!!! Those are beautiful. I hope to get more soon!
Yours looks how I hoped mine would!
I've attached pics of my bottle, with & without flash, & the bottom in case that reveals pertinent information
Yours looks just like the one I had. But I never used it so I wouldn't know if the consistency is the same. I find that sometimes, I just have problems with DL's glitters. Sometimes I dip the brush in and what comes out is great with lots of big hex glitters. But sometimes I dip in and get nothing.
For me, I think I just need more practice.Yours looks how I hoped mine would!
I've attached pics of my bottle, with & without flash, & the bottom in case that reveals pertinent information
hmm . . . it actually looks like mine has more chunky glitter pieces vs smaller glitter - I wonder if it's because mine is in a bottle with black writing and the ZIP on the label is 10013, not 10011 . . . maybe they've switched manufacturers or slightly changed the formula?
Where did you purchase yours? Mine is from Neiman Marcus . . .
I know I need more practice, but I was impressed with ATU, TWAF and LSTB even with my crummy technique, and RRS didn't quite live up to my expectations having tried those. Did you get yours quite recently too?Yours looks just like the one I had. But I never used it so I wouldn't know if the consistency is the same. I find that sometimes, I just have problems with DL's glitters. Sometimes I dip the brush in and what comes out is great with lots of big hex glitters. But sometimes I dip in and get nothing.
Hmm, the plot thickens!
heres my bottle - I think the big glitter might be slightly more obvious
It came from the same eBay seller as my others, all of which have the 10011 code on the bottom. There's only one shop in the entire UK that sells DL, the Westfield branch of House of Fraser (huge new mall on the western edge of London, where I never go).
Plastering it on thickly might actually be what's causing your problems. After a bit of experimenting, I noticed that if there's a lot of polish on the brush, most of what gets left behind on the nail is the base, whereas if you wipe off the excess liquid on the the neck of the bottle, then each application seems to lay down more glitter particles (^(oo)^)v
Hm, I'm trying to decide which Lippmanns to get. I already have ATU and TWAF and I'm going to order Bad Romance but I have enough credit for one more. I was thinking either Happy Birthday or Boom Boom Pow, but I already have Milani Gems and I'm not super excited about BBP. I don't think I'm interested in any of the others, though. Maybe I should just wait until next season.