Vivid Lacquer ~ In the
House of Upside-Down
blue jelly with pink
glitters and butterflies and blue glitters and hearts
I received this polish in a swap, and even though I really like glitter
in various shapes, I just knew that this wasn’t for me. But hey ho, shit hap,
doesn’t it :D
But before I pass it on to a better home, I decided to swatch it. I
think it would be silly not to; after all, I have been positively surprised
before once a polish gets on the nails.
If you have been here for a while then you know that I’m not a fan of
jellies. I often find their formula annoying and they seldom look good on me. I
used three coats for my swatch here, and a fourth coat would probably have done
wonders, but I couldn’t be bothered, to be honest. Drying time between the
coats is average. I didn’t fish for the glitter, and I got both butterflies,
hearts and round glitter without any effort whatsoever. So far so good, yeah?
Here’s the result. Three coats and a layer of topcoat:
I don’t hate it, but I don’t love it either. It would have worked much
better for me if the base has been less transparent.
Perhaps it would have been a better idea to layer it, and I would have
tried that next time, if I had decided to keep it.
But this is not destined to live with me, so she’s now sitting in the
box of shame, waiting for a new owner to turn up :)
Number of coats: 3
Drying time: Average
Drying time: Average
Finish: Jelly with various
sizes and shapes of pink and blue glitter
Overall impression: Too
sheer for my likings, although I like the idea of hearts and butterflies in the
same polish
Buy again: No
Not a fan of the color and that it's so sheer, but I like the glitters in it :)
ReplyDeleteI definitely should have layered it :) The glitter is really pretty :)
DeleteI would like more opacity, the glitter inside looks good :) The shade of gelly isn't truly my type. Lovely cat on the bottle :D
ReplyDeleteOpacity is good, that is what I like the best too :)
DeleteYou're a cat person too? :)
I feel the same way about jellies, and this one is way too dusty and grey-toned for me - but I absolutely love the label on their bottles :)
ReplyDeleteIf I don't find a home for it soon, then I'm definitely going to try and layer it over a bold colour! :) The label is SO cute! :)
DeleteI can't say it's doing much for me either :-| Maybe if it was layered then I might have stole your heart?
ReplyDeleteI'd agree with the others about the cat <3 *hands up* I'm a crazy cat lady have 3 little darlings ;-)
Oh yay that you have three cats! I don't have any, but I do babysit two of my friend's cats once in a while, and I have great fun when they're here :)
DeleteMost of all I like the cat :)
ReplyDeleteMe too <3
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