Hope everyone is having an exciting Chinese New Year. It came a little early this year but as with any new year celebration, a chance for a better year is going to be well received.
So in my last post I waxed poetically (not really) about YSL Manicure Couture in No 7. This is the duo that has the dark chocolate and mint green shades.
But for those of you out there that have already blown your polish budget and don't want to settle for smaller sized bottles there is some hope.
While not exact dupes, Dior's Waterlily is a lighter version of the mint green. And Tom Ford's Bitter Bitch is the milk chocolate version to the dark chocolate brown found in the set.
While both of these alternative polishes aren't cheap, if you have them already then I can say with fair confidence that you wouldn't need this set. Then again, for any addict this is really of no help. Hell, I bought it didn't I?
As for the formula on the YSL, it's really a great formula. The brush takes some getting used to since it has a slanted edge and the bristles are a bit coarse. But holy giggity I love this green! Almost full opacity in one coat. I did two coats for good measure. The finish is a bit dull so a topcoat is a must to really make it shine and see the green shimmer in the mint color.
I haven't tried this out as a french manicure yet since I find myself perpetually clumsy even with the slanted brush.
All coats are 2 coats with no topcoat. The YSL ones are on the middle finger and pinkie. The Dior and Tom Ford polishes are on the index and ring finger.
The find the dark brown to be just that. A dark brown polish. There's no shimmer and it has a bit of an abysmal feeling to it. In low light it would read as black, in the light you can barely tell it's brown but you can tell it's not quite black.
