Barneys New York has some awesome Deborah Lippmann exclusives in a bottle with a special white cap. The first one I want to show you is Virtual Insanity.

2 coats

Deborah Lippmann Virtual Insanity is a purple base packed with pinky gold and red shimmer. The formula is on the thick side, and I honestly wasn't very happy with it. I'll definitely thin it the next time I wear this. Virtual Insanity is such a beautiful shade, but it instantly reminded me of another polish I'm obsessed with: Formula X Infinite.

2 coats Virtual Insanity, 2 coats Infinite

While they're not identical, you can probably see why Formula X Infinite came to mind when I swatched Virtual Insanity. Personally, I think they're different enough to own both.

Part 1

Part 2



Let's just jump right in to the third and final part of the Dreams Come True set.

1 coat

Deborah Lippmann I Will Survive is an olive metallic. It's crazy pigmented!

2 coats

Deborah Lippmann Come Fly With Me is a dusky blue creme. It's also really pigmented and can be opaque in 1 careful coat.

2 coats

Deborah Lippmann Hey Jude, named for her husband, is a black jelly base packed with holo silver glitter.

2 coats, 1 coat Deborah Lippmann Addicted to Speed

Deborah Lippmann A Hard Day's Night is a navy base with iridescent glitter. I love this polish, but the formula is thick, draggy, and terrible.

3 coats, 1 coat Deborah Lippmann Addicted to Speed

Deborah Lippmann Land of Make Believe is a green jelly base with blue and green glitter. By far my favorite from the entire set. It's like a green Across the Universe on steroids!





This set retails for $195 and is available for purchase from almost everywhere that sells Deborah Lippmann.

If you missed part 1, click here.



This round of swatches contains my two least favorite shades from the set. I rambled enough in my first post, so let's get started.

3 coats

Deborah Lippmann The Climb is a dark caramel creme. I don't like browns almost as much as I don't like orange on me. I'm not really a fan of shades like this on anyone, to be honest. The formula is thin and slightly runny. I had to be extra careful while applying this.

2 coats over Deborah Lippmann My Coloring Book

Deborah Lippmann Daydream Believer is...a mess. It was my mistake for thinking it would look good over My Coloring Book, but it's not even that pretty on its own. I can do circle, square, and hex glitter, but diamond glitter just doesn't do it for me. I'm need to play around with this one some more. Formula is thick and goopy. Not fun to apply.

2 coats

Deborah Lippmann My Coloring Book is a raspberry pink creme. The consistency and application of this is perfect.

2 coats over Deborah Lippmann The Climb

Deborah Lippmann Magic to do is a shifty orange shimmer base with pink hex glitter. It reminds me of a more orange version of Ciate Love Letter. It's opaque on its own in 3 coats.

3 coats

And my favorite of the bunch: Deborah Lippmann Pure Imagination. It's pure pink with an orange shift glitter that is too blingy for pics. Love!





What are you loving from the swatches you've seen so far? Any plans to pick this up?

The Deborah Lippmann Until Your Dreams Come True music box set is so special. Not only does it contain 15 gorgeous mini polishes, but the music box plays a song sung and written by Deborah Lippmann herself. She started her career as a musician, and music means so much to her that all her polishes are song titles. Included in the music box is a card with the song lyrics, DL's signature, and a number out of 500. Opening this up was such a magical experience.



Here's a quick, low quality video I shot:

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Now onto the polishes. I'm splitting my swatches up into 3 parts to avoid overwhelming you, and to have multiple opportunities to gush over this set.

2 coats

Deborah Lippmann Love Will Leave A Mark is a deep oxblood creme. It is named for her brother and business partner Mark. This shade is a perfect vamp for fall, and it went on in two perfect coats.

2 coats

Deborah Lippmann We Are Family is a dark but vibrant purple jelly. You'll have to forgive me for my messy swatch; I was filing my nails in between shots. Stunning color.

2 coats

Deborah Lippmann I Dreamed a Dream is a red shimmer. It's a bit deeper than Deborah Lippmann New York State of Mind but just as glowy. Perfect formula on this one.

2 coats over Deborah Lippmann We Are Family

Deborah Lippmann 1999 is a shift blue/purple flecked shimmer in a purple base. I thought it would be sheer, so I layered it. This polish packs a punch, though, and is opaque on its own in 3 coats.

2 coats, 1 coat Deborah Lippmann Addicted to Speed

Deborah Lippmann Looks Like We Made It is a red jelly base packed with silver and red glitter. I wore this as a full mani, hence the top coat. Such a fabulous glitter!





That's all for now. If you'd like to purchase this set (retails for $195) or listen to the full song, you can do so here.

The next Lippmann 15th anniversary set I have to show you is called I've Gotta Be Me. This 6-piece set is pretty much the epitome of what I consider fall appropriate.

2 coats

Deborah Lippmann Fashionably Late is a dusty eggplant creme; its a slightly lighter OPI Mis You-niverse The formula is perfection.

2 coats

Deborah Lippmann Stand By Your Man is a red with a touch of pink crelly. It dries incredibly shiny, and the formula is great.

3 coats

Deborah Lippmann You've Got A Friend is a mauve-y nude creme. DL seems to really like this shade because it's along the same vein as Sweet Life and Modern Love. Not that I'm complaining...I love it! What I don't love is YGAF's formula. It's streaky, so extra is need when applying.

2 coats

Deborah Lippmann This One's On Me is a stunner. It's a vibrant purple base loaded with shifty red shimmer. It's very similar to OPI Every Month Is Oktoberfest. Actually, I want to say they're identical, but I haven't swatched them together yet, so I'll save my thoughts for the comparison post. Whether it's unique or not, this is an absolutely stunning shade.





The next two shades are extremely complex shades that are difficult to describe in words or pics, so if you get the chance, go look at this set in person.

3 coats

Deborah Lippmann Ya Got Trouble is a shifty bronze/copper shimmer. Even though I don't think it's the most flattering color on me, I cannot deny how interesting and beautiful this polish is.

3 coats

Deborah Lippmann Running On Faith is by far my favorite from this set, and it is easily in my top 5 favorite DLs of all time. There's this greenish blue cast that I couldn't quite capture, and the shimmer mix is so very complex. I don't doubt that this shade will be released as a single at some point. It's too interesting to only exist as a mini.





Gorgeous set, right? I've not been this pleased with a DL set since last year's Starlight set. I've Gotta Be Me is the perfect combination of colors and finishes; I consider this a must-have.



The Deborah Lippmann 15th Anniversary I've Gotta Be Me Set retails for $49 and is available for purchase here.

To celebrate her company's 15th anniversary, Deborah Lippmann has released three (3-pc, 6-pc, and 15-pc) sets of gorgeous mini polishes. Naturally, I bought them all and am so excited to share my swatches with you. First up is this three-piece set called Celebration.

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Deborah Lippmann New York State of Mind is a bight, shiny, red shimmer. Pretty much every polish brand has a red shimmer, so this is not exactly unique. However, that doesn't take away from how glowy and vibrant this is. The formula is a touch on the thin side but still great to work with.

1 coat dabbed onto New York State of Mind

Deborah Lippmann It's My Party is the reason I decided to buy this set. The glitter mix is so fun! There's peach mini hex, butter yellow micro hex, red and baby blue squares...it goes on. I'm seriously in love with this glitter and think it will look amazing over white or in a jelly sammy. It's My Party is not as dense as most of DL's recent glitters, so it's easier to apply and is not at all thirsty.





Overall, Celebration is just okay. Unless you really need another yellow gold and red shimmer, I recommend skipping this and keeping your fingers crossed that she releases It's My Party as a single.



Deborah Lippmann's Celebration trio retails for $29 and is available for purchase here

Of course, the impetus for my posting these swatches is the release of the summer collection! Better late than never, I suppose. Let's talk about these pretties!

2 coats

Deborah Lippmann Spring Buds is a pistachio green creme. This shade and I do not usually play well together. Something about the yellow tone in it makes my hands look strange. I much prefer a minty green. It sure is pretty to look at, though.

2 coats

Deborah Lippmann Flowers in Her Hair is a mint green creme. It has a touch more blue in it than a true mint green, which I'm a totally digging.

2 coats

Deborah Lippmann Blue Orchid is a sky blue creme. It manages to have both a softness and vibrancy that makes it so much more than just another pastel blue. It's clean, bright, and I've been wearing this way more often than I should. Oh well, my pile of untrieds will just have to wait. :)

3 coats

Deborah Lippmann La Vie En Rose is a sheer, milky pink base with golden pink shimmer. It's so delicately beautiful, you can't help but love it.

2 coats

Deborah Lippman Build Me Up Buttercup is a pale yellow creme. I don't often reach for yellow, but when I do, it's always a pale one. I do appreciate having a couple pale yellows in my collection because they pair so well with so many other shades.



There's one more shade, Tip Toe Through the Tulips, that I want to share, but I need to take new pics of it. None of my shots were even close color accurate.



The formula on these was quite nice on these with the exception of La Vie En Rose. It was more streaky than I'd like, and I experienced some running and pooling with it as well. If she can get her pastels to apply nicely, surely a milky sheer shouldn't be so difficult.



Deborah Lippman Spring Reveries collection retails for $18 each and is available at Sephora.

Woah, is it December? Time flies when you're incredibly busy. So, you know how I planned on swatching all my Lippmanns? I'm almost done! Now I just need to focus on posting them. Anyway, onto this fun mani.

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Deborah Lippmann Lilac Wine is a pastel lavender creme. First, I love this shade of purple. I'd wear it everyday if I didn't have so many polishes. Second, the formula on this is delicious. I stamped Color Club Eternal Beauty over top with an image from BM-404.



Lila Wine retails for $17 and is available (exclusively?) at Sephora.

So, I've probably made it clear that Deborah Lippmann is my favorite polish brand. I have a habit of buying everything she releases, even if it's not a color I'd typically wear. Well, I decided to reorganize my stash and get rid of some colors that absolutely will not work for me, and this is what I was left with:








I know, it's kind o funny that this is how many I have left AFTER a purge. Of these 95, I've swatched roughly half. My goal for this Lippmann Swatchathon is to have them all swatched by the end of December. That means I'll be posting tons of DL and will sometimes post more than once a day if there's something else I'd like to share. I'm excited and think this will be a lot of fun. Hopefully I don't bore you all too much.



Wish me luck!

I did it! I posted every day for an entire month. I didn't announce that I had set a goal to do so, but it was something I wanted to achieve. I neglect this blog too often, and I wanted to show it some love. And now, it's time to show my readers some love.



I'm going to be giving away 12 polishes from my favorite brand, Deborah Lippmann. DL was one of the first polish brands I started collecting, and I just love her stuff. I'm rarely disappointed with her releases, and the formula is pretty consistent throughout the brand.

Stronger, Across the Universe, Va Va Voom, Let's Go Crazy, Ruby Red Slippers, Cleopatra in New York  Naked, Careless Whisper,Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Supermodel, On the Beach, Call Me Irresponsible

Here's what you need to know:

• This giveaway is open to current  GFC and Bloglovin followers only. If you currently follow me via different means, send me an email


• To enter, leave a comment and tell me what your favorite polish brand is and why


• Open to U.S. and Canada residents

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Because shipping polish overseas has become more difficult as of late, I wanted to also give something away that will be easier to ship internationally.

Urban Decay Vice 2 palette

More things to know:

• You're welcome to enter both giveaways, but you do not need to leave two comments


• Only the palette giveaway is open internationally


• Both giveaways will close in two weeks

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I think that's it! If you have any questions, please contact me via email.



Good luck!

2 coats Rolling in the Deep, 2 coats Catalyst

Deborah Lippmann Rolling in the Deep is a deep navy with fine blue shimmer. The shimmer is mostly hidden but shows up in direct light.



Formula X Catalyst is part of the Lusters line. Talk about a stunning glitter! The navy jelly base is sheer enough to let the brilliant blue glitter shine through, but pigmented enough to add depth.



Both of these applied with no issues.

I love Wicked. I love Deborah Lippmann. Obviously, this is a match made in heaven...right?

2 coats

Deborah Lippmann Defying Gravity is a green creme. This could have been so much more!

lost count at 5 coats

Deborah Lippmann Popular is a pink jelly with a blue flash.

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Deborah Lippmann One Short Day is an emerald jelly packed with emerald glitter.





Defying Gravity and One Short Day applied really well. Popular also has a great formula, but it's just too sheer for my liking. I read a review that said Popular could be opaque in 3 coats, but there is no way! I don't even mind VNL, but I had to pile on the coats in order to make Popular look presentable on me. I will definitely layer this if I choose to wear it again in the future.



Overall, I don't love this set. I barely like it, to be honest. Maybe my hopes were too high because I'm such a big Wicked/DL fan.



The Dbeorah Lippmann Wicked set retails for $29 and is available at Sephora.

Happy Halloween, everyone! I wanted to do a Halloween mani but didn't have enough to do any nail art, so here's my extremely loose interpretation of candy corn.

I mean, all the colors are there...

I used 3 coats of Melodious Utopia for the base, sponged Lara's Theme on top, and then dabbed on Wham. It took all of 5 minutes or so, but I don't mind the result.



I'll let you all know how many people get the candy corn reference. My guess is zero. :)

The last polish I have to show you from Big Bang is Sunshine Superman.

3 coats

Deborah Lippmann Sunshine Superman is a super shimmery golden orange. It's really pretty, but I hate it on me. The color plus the finish are a little too garish. The application was a piece of cake with this one. No formula issues at all.



Deborah Lippmann Big Bang retails for $78 and is available at Sephora.com

3 coats

Deborah Lippmann Sweet Life is a mauvey nude creme. It instantly reminded me of Modern Love, so here's that comp.

3 coats Sweet Life, 2 coats Modern Love

They're close, but Modern Love is a bit darker and warmer than Sweet Life. I don't prefer one over the other, but if I was forced to pick, I'd choose Modern Love. It has a better formula, and it's a bit more flattering on me.





Deborah Lippmann Big Bang retails for $78 and is available at Sephora.com

In case you missed it, check out part 1.

3 coats

Deborah Lippmann Lara's Theme is a bright orange creme.

3 coats

Deborah Lippmann Scream & Shout is a midtone pink creme. It has just the slightest bit of squishiness. I like the finish a lot.

2 coats

Deborah Lippmann One More Night is a plum creme. Such a luscious color.

3 coats

Deborah Lippmann Girl on Fire is an oxblood jelly. This girl is on fiyahhhhhh!

3 coats

Deborah Lippmann Invincible is a vampy maroon crelly.





I'm kind of in love with all the shades in this batch. Well, except Lara's Theme. It's a beautiful color, but orange looks horrible on me. Anyway, the formula on these is okay, nothing to rave about.



I have two more shades to show you from this set: Sweet Life and Sunshine Superman. I need to reswatch both of them because my current pictures are inaccurate as heck. I'll get those up asap. Update: Sweet Life and Sunshine Superman swatches are up.



Overall, Big Bang is a cute set, but I don't love enough of the shades to say this is a must-have. It's not even a great representation of her formula, so it wouldn't make the best gift for a DL newbie in my honest opinion. I'm praying to the polish gods that she makes Green Eyed Girl, One More Night, Girl on Fire full sized and permanent. I'd be in there like swimwear!





Deborah Lippmann Big Bang retails for $78 and is available at Sephora.com

The Deborah Lippmann Big Bang set is a collection of 12 mini polishes. All of them are new shades with the exception of Lara's Theme. I'd love to know her reasoning behind repromoting only one color and why she chose that one. Anyway, onto the swatches.

3 coats

Deborah Lippmann Harlem Shake is a pinky purple crelly. It's super shiny and vibrant.

3 coats

Deborah Lippmann Bad Moon Rising is silver frost.

2 coats

Deborah Lippmann Green Eyed Lady is green shimmer. Gorgeous! One of my favorites.

3 coats

Deborah Lippmann Big Blue Note is a vibrant midtone blue creme.

2 coats, with 2 coats Dior Gel Top Coat

Deborah Lippmann Sparks Fly is a deep navy base with bright blue glitter. This dries matte and gritty. It's also pretty thirsty.



The formula on these is just okay. Not a very good representation of DL's typically amazing formula.



Check out part 2, here.



Deborah Lippmann Big Bang retails for $78 and is available at Sephora.com