Deborah Lippmann Stairway to Heaven

  I think, no I know that I have been amassing more polishes than I have time to swatch or wear, but it's so difficult to refrain from buying polishes with so many collections coming out. Especially when they are marked as limited edition. I have decided to give up on trying to go on no buys, low buys etc., and just buy what I want when I want. I'm sure one day my addiction will diminish and I'll then be able to enjoy my polishes a bit more. However, if it wasn't for my addiction and my random hauls I wouldn't have so many pretties to look at, or wear. Stairway to Heaven was part of a retail therapy haul I did a few months back, but hadn't gotten around to wearing it. I was curious to see how it would look over a few colors, so I swatched it over three different polishes.

This is Stairway to Heaven on it's own. I used three coats and I wouldn't ever actually wear it like this because you can see a yellow tinge at the tips where my nails are stained. I also don't really like the look of random glitter without a base color. What is really unique about this polish is that it also has square glitter in addition to the hexagonal iridescent glitter in a milky base.

Here is one coat of Stairway to Heaven with a topcoat of Seche Vite over Waking Up In Vegas.

Also one coat of Stairway to Heaven with a coat of Seche Vite over Naked.

This was my favorite combination. I used one coat of Stairway to Heaven over two coats of Edge of Glory base color with a coat of Seche Vite on top. I was a bit iffy to try Stairway to Heaven over a darker color because I was scared that the milky base would mess with the integrity of the base color. My initial thoughts were right, but it actually wasn't too bad and I loved the combo the more I looked at it. I liked how the dark polish brought out all the different colors in the iridescent glitter a lot more than a neutral polish did.

 The next time I try out this polish will be with a shimmery, midnight blue polish, because I think it would be nice to see all these colors mixed in with a shimmery base. I believe this polish was $18.00 and is still available at http://lippmanncollection.stores.yahoo.net/allproducts.html. I would suggest you sign up for her newsletter on her website, because she does offer deals and specials quite often. They are not all awesome deals, but they are decent and she even offers free full size bottles of polish from time to time with purchase. ^_^

Deborah Lippmann Waking Up In Vegas and Naked

 When I was first introduced to Deborah Lippmann it was because of her amazing glitters, but I never gave much thought to her other finishes. The only reason why I picked up Waking Up In Vegas and Naked was because it came in a set with Happy Birthday and a really cool rollup bag onHSN.com. I haven't used the rollup bag yet, but that's cute packaging for you.. or me.

Waking Up In Vegas is a light grey creme with beige undertones. The formula was a bit thick, but not too thick where it was impossible to use. I used two coats with a coat of Seche Vite.

Naked is hands down my favorite nude of all the nudes I have tried. I have worn this polish quite a few times and might possibly have to pick up another bottle for backup. I used three coats with a coat of Seche Vite.

 The only thing that about these polishes is that they retail for $16.00 each, so they are quite pricey but worth it in my opinion. I apologize for the short posts and late post from yesterday, but I have been sick to stomach since yesterday. No idea what the cause is, but it seems to be a 24-48 hour bug that has been going around. I am feeling better today, but still weak and nauseous so I think I'll go back to bed now. ^_^