Today is the first guest post on my blog ever and its written by Dhara Singh. Me and Dhara first started talking on twitter and as I got to know her better, I realised she is a big nail polish lover at heart, (later I figured its just not just nail polish its "everything that includes cosmetics or is related to beauty). She won the first giveaway on my blog and I met her up to give her the prizes when she had popped into my town. She told me that was expecting a few DL polishes and I was like "I soooo wannna seee them". She has very generously agreed to write this for for me, Thank you Dhara!!. I hope you enjoy post as much as I did.
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Speechless...that was me when I received 2 nail polishes from a very high end polish brand 'Deborah Lippmann' as gifts. My bestie had her brother send it from London just in time for my birthday :D She called for 1 but her generous bro sent one more bottle, stating it was on his behalf...how cute is it when guys(however he is related) buy you cosmetic stuff !! The polishes I got are 'Do Ya Think I'M sexy' and 'Across the Universe'
The Deborah Lippmann(DL henceforth) is a square shaped bottle with matte black cap. The brush is quite thin, thinner than the maybelline nail polish brush.All DL polishes are 3 free i.e Formaldehyde, Toluene and Dibutyl Phthalate free. Yayy to that !!
Price 16£..approx Rs. 1200 :o
Price 16£..approx Rs. 1200 :o
Do Ya Think I'M Sexy is a super glamorous red hex glitter in clear base. The bottle is jam packed with glitter, so shiny red hexagons is all you see when you take a look at the bottle, giving generous amount of glitter on your nails in a single application. The glitters seem to cluster together so you need to drag them a bit for even coverage and also re-dip the brush to cover the entire nail.The glitter is absolutely non gritty and feels smooth after top coat application. Removing this glitter is a bit of a pain but it is worth all the stares you will receive with these polishes on ;)
Drying time is a tiny bit more since the formula is a bit on the thicker side but isn't that the case with all the glitter polishes ? I like this best as a layering polish. It looks best on black, white and red bases but you could always experiment with different colors. You would need around 3 coats to do a full on bling nail, but I don't favour it much since too much glitter doesn't look appealing and it would be a waste given how pricey the polish is :p
Across the Universe is a navy blue jelly, filled with light blue and green hex glitters and turquoise fine glitter, giving a look of midnight sky. Twilight anyone ? :D This goes opaque in 2 coats and I love how it looks on its own and on blue polishes. On black, I think, it's not soo hot !! The glitter in here is non gritty as well. The formula for this one is a bit thinner than Do Ya...and a bit streaky as well. Removing this one was a pain as well but uhh never mind !!!
Given the price, I wouldn't want to buy any other polishes from this brand, receiving it as a gift is a definite yes ;) Searching for dupes would be a nice option. Its not available in India ! Boon or curse.. What say ??
Boon!!At least this one time. That way I can say I cant buy them!! :P
ReplyDeleteVery sweet of your bestie and her brother. :D
hai na? I m in total envy! :p
Deleteyes yes...bhagwan aisa dost sabko de aur uss dost ko aisa bhai bhi....
Deletesince u ppl did not give me a link, I had to find it on my own.
LOL Emm! U need more patience
Deletecurse for me as i dont have the option to tell hubby tht honey m saving d money ... :D
ReplyDelete:D... btw m nt much impressed with these two .. bt of-course gifts are alwaz welcomed.. :) :)
Dimpal..they'll look fab with layering
DeleteKej.. i did purchase some kleancolor inspired by your haul ...ll getting thm today :)))
Deleteohh!! awesome! wht did u get??? I wanna seeeee nowwwww! I m soo gettin tempted by kleancolors again
Deletei'll post thm asap... thnx for introducing Kej :)
DeleteMy pleasure!! So nice of u!! Other ppl apparently blame me..sayin I got them hooked to polish..Zee if u r reading this is for u!! :p
Deleteu mentioned my name Kej??? Why I wonder???
Deleteheheh... no Zee thts some1 other... u such a swetheart how cn u blame ny1 specially Kej
Deletehey Kej i posted my haul: http://crazypolishes.blogspot.in/2012/04/hello-beauties-today-i-am-so-happy-to.html
DeleteYa! Dear polishes, I think Ya're Sexy Across the Universe! The sequins are so fun!
ReplyDeleteLOL!
DeleteI love Across the Universe. But then I am a sucker for the blue-green combination. Always! Dhara this guest post just made you the target of envy of most nail polish lovers in India :D You are one lucky gal. Not just because you got those polishes, but also for having such amazing thoughtful and generous friends :D
ReplyDeleteyeah! serious Envy! Hey u r new around here! nice to see u on my blog :)
DeleteWhat a lovely gift to get on your birthday. Birthday wishes to Dhara.
ReplyDeleteI do love deborah lippmann though I haven't had a chance to buy them yet. Currently am in USA so probably should stock them up before I come back to India. But they are so expensive :-(
Hema u planning to return back? Can I hand over a lit of polishes to get? :p
DeleteLovely .......I love glitter polishes......
ReplyDeleteI am startin to understand the love for glitter now :)
DeleteI so love the red one :)
ReplyDeleteMe cant decide yet which one I like more!
DeleteHubba! Hubba! Hubba!!! I want thesseeee! like so bad....can i raid ur place Dhara?? pretty plz??
ReplyDeleteyes..zee pls go and raid! we'll share 50-50 :D
Deleteyesh..i dont mind either :)
DeleteI like! I like! I like!! hope to have one of these some day :)"Across The Universe" is lovely..
ReplyDeleteActually kejal.. I caught the nail polish virus after seeing your blog.. nice work :)
Keep posting :)
Hehe! Dont blame me!!..but its a virus I like :p
DeleteI like the blue nail paint..it comes out well :)
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Heee...m glad every1 liked these...these 2 bottles have started a glitter flood in my stash...tho no comparison at all between these and all others combined !!! And Yess may god give each 1 of you not just good friends but friends who reside in countries like US and UK ;) :p
ReplyDeleteThanks again Dhara!
Deletethey r lovelyyyyyy...gr8 shades i too love red!!
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