I've been on a serious pink streak lately - maybe its the spring-time blossoms or maybe I'd like to feel more pretty nowadays, but I keep testing combos and buying (and returning) polishes in the quest for my perfect pink. I gave up at purchasing new polishes and decided to go deep into my stash to find my perfect shade - besides, shopping in your own closet comes to $0 including tax!! This combo comes close to what I'm looking for, so I'm reasonably pleased. This is Essie It's In the Bag topped with a coat of Essie Mademoiselle:
I adore the milky sheer-ness of It's In the Bag - it becomes opaque enough that the many flaws of my nail whites are disguised, it's white enough that I don't have to do white tips...but it's *just* not quite pink enough. My added coat of Mademoiselle gave it a touch more pinkness and I am pretty sure that with one more coat I'd have my ideal pink! Definitely Victoria's Secret model-nails.
The formulas on both of these polishes are legendary to me. You can see from the picture that my bottle of It's In the Bag is pretty used up - that's because its a no-brainer. It's pale and milky, but never streaky and really easy to work with. (I love pale sheers but I do not tolerate streakiness - it's my pet peeve. Polishes that streak are banished from my stash! Exiled! Never to return!) Mademoiselle is a classic that I'm sure you've already heard about - beauty editors far and wide have raved about this one. The formula is more of a sweet candy glaze that just polishes everything off with a healthy pink glow. It makes every polish I put it on top of even better - and is fab on it's own. Desert island material for sure.
I've tried other polishes with more colour (i.e. OPI Heart Throb, OPI Rosy Future among many others) and they have too much colour - they make my hands just look kind of sweaty if that makes any sense? I don't do well with medium pinks, sadly.
Do you go on colour kicks? Have you had a craving for a certain colour lately? Which one?
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