Deborah Lippmann Bad Romance

Bad Romance is my favourite Lady Gaga song, so when I saw this nailpolish of the same name by Deborah Lippmann, I just had to get it. It's a black jelly base interspersed with tiny magenta glitter flecks and larger hexagonal glitter.

Two generous coats was sufficient to achieve opacity. The glitter bits also give it a lovely depth and dimensionality. Lippmann's glitter nailpolishes take quite a bit of effort to remove but the complex shades are well worth the effort.

Below is my collection of Lippman's glitter polishes: (from left) Across The Universe, Bad Romance, Razzle Dazzle, Lady Sings The Blues and Glitter In The Air. These were purchased at Nordstrom in the US for US$18 each. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be any online stores that sell Deborah Lippmann nailpolishes and ship to Singapore (as nailpolishes are considered flammable). If you are in Singapore, your best bet is to ask friends in the US to help you purchase.

You can see more swatches on Joey's Space.

I used two coats of Canmake Gel Volume Top Coat over Bad Romance. This usually retails at S$17.80 at Watsons but I bought it at 25% off during a recent Watsons sale. It's supposed to help create a smooth surface over glitter polishes and the instructions advise applying two generous coats to create the look of gel nails. Although it dries down quite fast, it was not as shiny as I would have liked.

Deborah Lippmann Razzle Dazzle

Razzle Dazzle by Deborah Lippmann is a sexy, intensely glittery cranberry in a jelly base. Described as a "darkened raspberry sizzle", it looks more pink-toned in the bottle than it does when applied.

This was two fairly generous coats topped with Seche Vite Dry Fast. Deborah Lippmann's glitter nailpolishes last well but like most glitter polishes, removal is a much more time-consuming process with a lot of soaking and rubbing. The microfine glitter is evenly dispersed when applied and reflects the light beautifully from almost every angle.

Deborah Lippmann Glitter In The Air and Wicked Game

Tried out two more of my new Deborah Lippmann Luxurious Nail Colors. Glitter In The Air is a new shade for Spring 2011. It's a sheer milky white base with light pink and baby blue glitter. This was three coats.

I think it looks quite sweet on its own as the pink and blue combo is refreshingly youthful.

Wicked Game is very difficult to photograph accurately. It is a duochrome of grey and dusky lavender with small flashes of green and blue from some angles.

Deborah Lippmann Luxurious Nail Color

Having beauty OCD means that when I fall for a brand, I tend to fall for it fast and hard. That is how I ended up with a new stash of Deborah Lippmann Luxurious Nail Colors. The go-to manicurist for many celebrities, Lippmann recently did Lady Gaga's nails in Waking Up In Vegas for the latter's Vanity Fair cover.

Made in the USA, Lippmann's nail polishes are free of formaldehyde, tuolene and dibutyl phthlate. Instead, they contain aucoumea, biotin and green tea. The glitter-infused shades usually retail for US$18 while the non-glitter shades are US$16.

Above: Lady Sings The Blues (left), Across the Universe
Below: Bad Romance (left), Razzle Dazzle. Evonnz has excellent swatches of Bad Romance.

Diamonds & Pearls and Glitter In The Air (new for spring 2011).

Wicked Game, Bad Romance and Razzle Dazzle

Lady Sings The Blues, Across the Universe and Glitter In The Air

Here are some quick swatches of Across The Universe without any top coat. Karlasugar has a guest review on it.

It takes 3 coats to achieve opacity. What I loved about Across The Universe was the dimensionality of it. The small glitter flecks and hexagonal glitters appear suspended at different depths. The hexagonal glitters reflect light blue and emerald against the midnight blue base.