Deborah Lippmann "Lady Sings The Blues"
What It Is
A navy blue jelly polish with two sizes of silver glitter: small "regular" glitter and large hexagonal glitters. This polish is from Deborah Lippmann's All That Jazz trio.How I Wore It
In order to preserve my bottle of "Lady Sings The Blues" (and because I'm sure you've already seen this swatched in its purist form) I decided to layer it over Nfu Oh #270, a cobalt blue jelly. I did 2 coats of "Lady Sings The Blues" so that I could maintain the rich navy blue that you see in the bottle. And let's be honest, to get more glitter on my nails! P.S. I used Seche Vite as a top coat to achieve a smooth surface but it gave me baaaad shrinkage! I used a small paint brush and some pure acetone to clean up the polish that was left behind.Grr! That's so frustrating!
Side Note
Though I like the name of this polish, I think it looks more like outerspace than Lippmann's "Across The Universe" does. Seriously, just look at it! It has small specs of glitter that are like stars and hexagonal sequins like planets! The jelly base gives this polish so much dimension that the glitter "planets" appear to be deep in space. I love how the glitters on the bottom layers are blue while the glitter towards the top are sparkling silver!Overall
I just adore this polish. Consistency was good. Application was a little on the difficult side. You have to brush, brush, and brush some more to get the large glitter chunks were you want them. Other than that, the color is amazing and the wear seems to be pretty decent! I'm so glad I bought this :)
I purchased this polish, as part of the All That Jazz trio from Zappos.com! |
Thursday, November 04, 2010
I love this color, but it does take some patience to spread out the glitter evenly. I totally agree about the name. Across the Universe looks like an aquarium/ocean and LSB is more like stars in the sky. Both are so beautiful!
Varnish Vixen- Yes, they are beautiful! Very unique! I still need to get Across the Universe... and Bad Romance! Maybe I will ask for them for Christmas ;)
Pretty! Thanks for the swatches :)
Breathtaking, I love it!
Anonymous & Amy- Thanks for the comments :)
This is just amazing! I think this one may be my first Lippman!
GORGEOUS!! Good idea to layer it over a navy blue jelly.
Aurora's Nails- Oh it is! And so classy... The set is the way to go! 3 for $40 versus $18 each if they are ever sold individually. I'm glad I got them. I want more Lippmann's now!
Megan- Yes! So then I can hoard my bottle!! :)
OMG, this is gorgeous!
Wow, it's so pretty! I like it over the blue, I don't have the patience to apply 4 coats ;)
it's stunning! <3
Amazing! I just love this colour. Looks great on you :)
gorgeous!
please don't write in columns lol it's so difficult to read (for me at least).
Gorgeous!
I need this! I'm so in love with DL polishes right now!
Miranda- Yes, indeed! I HAD to have it :)
Silva- Actually, I think this is just one coat of #270 with two coats of LSTB... 3 coats doesn't sound as bad as 4 does it? :)
Lyra- :)
Jette- Thank you! I thought it was the perfect color for my short little nubs! They've finally grown out a bit! Phew!
Yona- Oh no! Why are the columns hard to read? I thought it made my text look tidier and more interesting. Maybe I have the wrong html code...?
Sarah- Ahhh me too! I'm obsessed! I want so many more but they are too expensive!
I love the look of little waterdrops on your nails, and the colour is GORGEOUS!!
Marie- Oh they ARE like water droplets! I never looked at it that way before. Pretty :)
fantabulous-ness!!!!!
Love this color...so rich looking!