Actually - I had a great day on Friday in general. In the morning I caught the ferry to Governor's Island and went biking around the island for 3 hours.
(Notice the Statue of Liberty! I hadn't seen it since I moved to NY.)
Then, on my way home, I stopped by a Duane Reade where a lovely MUA-er had tipped the NB off regarding where we could find Opulent Cloud. I got there and there was one left. OH YES.
(pinky 1 coat; 2 coats everything else)
Sally Hansen HD Opulent Cloud is a wacky duochrome. The base is a light purple that is packed w/ a shimmer that can flash gold, silver, and a lime-y green.
The other blogger photos of this stuff are amazing, so I suggest you go there b/c I don't have the patience to do this polish justice.
I've seen some amazing swatches where it looked like a crazy silver/gray gone wild. That's not what I have experienced w/ this polish. It looks purple to me in the bottle and mostly purple on my nail.
The application is good, very smooth, needing only 2 coats and drying well. But this polish is brush-stroke city.
(Ectasi Indigo - pinky 1 coat, all else 2 coats)
Sitting right next to the HD display was a possibly new collection from Borghese. I didn't pay much attention to the little display in general b/c I zoned in on this dark purple and couldn't look away.
I had been fooled by Inglot, but there was no doubt in my mind. THIS was a dark creme purple. OH YES 2.0
I didn't own a single Borghese, so I couldn't justify the $8 retail price w/ claims that I love the quality of this brand. However, I could justify the price w/ claims that I am getting this purple and I don't care what my wallet has to say.
I'm really happy w/ this polish! I love the brush. Flat and wide but nicely rounded. I did 2 thin coats - most of you will want 3 (or 2 thicker coats), BUT the bright light made the application seem a lot less opaque than it looked in person.
It also dried so fast! I could touch it w/out fingerprints w/in a few minutes.
My only wish is that it had a BIT more red.
