17 April, 2012

Designer polish disappointment...

Let's start with the promise of prettiness in the bottle.  I bought this YSL polish years ago because I thought it would be an ethereally pretty shade to wear -

YSL Pure Colour Lacquer 96

In the bottle YSL's 96 is a warm ivory shimmer with just the right mix of silver micro-glitter.   I finally got around to wearing it last weekend for a date night with hubby.  I was expecting it to be soft and pretty but it just turned out to be disappointing as a manicure.  Three coats of colour resulted in a white, streaky mess and not the soft look I was going for at all.  It actually succeeded in making my hands look grimy!  Of course you can hardly see the silver glitter at all.

Here's the evidence:



I'm sure I bought this one on sale and now I can understand why.  Verdict:  FAIL!!!

That's all for now.

Vita 

10 comments:

  1. Doh that sucks when a polish isn't what you expect on the nail! =( May I suggest perhaps layering it over a darker polish..? It might work that way! The microglitter looks lovely in the bottle.

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    1. I've actually tried layering extra glitter over the top of it but I like your idea. I'll try the polish over a dark base and see how it goes. Thanks chelle :)

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  2. aww boo!!! i hate it when that happens! so sorry! but it is pretty to look at on the bottle . lol

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    1. Looking at the bottle you can understand why I thought it was going to be pretty. :-/

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  3. Oh that's disappointing! It looks so pretty in the bottle too.
    I've never tried YSL nail polish actually, will definitely be skipping this one!

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    1. Yes, it's doubly disappointing when it's a designer polish fail! This polish is quite old - I don't know what the YSL formula is like with the new polishes.

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  4. Aw:( Maybe layering it over a gold or another shimmery polish might help?

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    1. Another good idea Larie! I'll keep experimenting with this polish to see what - if anything - works...

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  5. that sucks but I think it looks gorgeous!

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    1. Aww thanks, you're making feel a little better :)

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