Thursday, April 12, 2012

L. A. Girl Rock Star ~ Groupie


L. A. Girl ~ Rock Star ~ Groupie
Purple duochrome 


When I bought this polish I thought it was just a very shimmery, pretty  purple. I wasn’t aware that it’s actually a duochrome, shifting between two tones of purple. That was a nice surprise.

The formula is great and applies easily. It covered perfectly in two coats and dried pretty fast between the layers.

No top coat yet:


I stamped on it, using Barry M’s “Lilac foil”. It’s a lavender foil, which is perfect for stamping. I didn’t want the stamp to take over the entire manicure, that’s why I didn’t just use plain silver for the stars. I used a stamping plate from Essence.

Here’s how it ended up looking with a generous coat of top coat.


I quite like it. I’ll definitely see if I can get my hands on my L. A. Girl polishes!


Opacity: 9/10
Colour, prettiness: 10/10
Durability: 9/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 9.5/10
Buy again: Yes

20 comments:

  1. Wow! That is a gorgeous purple. I love all the shimmery goodness in there.

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    1. Yes, it's fantastic, isn't it! And I love the name too, even though I didn't quite felt like a rock star :D

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  2. This is such a pretty purple! I also think your stamping came out really great!

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    1. Thanks a lot. That Barry M was really good to stamp with. :)

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  3. I love the stamping! Coincidentally I just stamped stars on my nails using the silver foil ;-)

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  4. I think I need to hunt out groupie! So pretty. & I love the mani :]

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    1. I'm so pleased that I've got this polish in my stash. I know it'd be perfect in your collection too. :)

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  5. I love it! the colors complement each other very well :)

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    1. Thank you. I was very happy with how this one turned out. :)

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  6. very nice, especially with the stars! :)

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    1. Thank you. It seems that I got a thing for stars lately. :)

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  7. Purple nails look great on everyone. I really like this shade!

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    1. Me too. It could easily become one of my favourites.

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  8. Gorgeous purples and beautiful stamping! It is very rock starry! Love it!

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    1. That's exactly how I felt too - thank you so much :)

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  9. The purple is pretty on it's own, but the stars just complete it! You did an amazing job on this :)

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    1. Aww thanks. I *was* satisfied with this mani myself :)

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