I had a very lucky day recently! Deborah Lippmann had a giveaway on her Twitter page not too long ago; the 2000th follower would win her new limited edition set, "All That Jazz."
I've been gawking at everyone's gorgeous swatches of "Across the Universe" but at $16-$20 each, Lippmann polishes were always a bit out of my price range. When I saw swatches of "Lady Sings the Blues" I had to cage the lemming monster because it is only available as part of a $40 set. Imagine my surprise and delight when I heard the news that I was the fortunate 2000th Twitter follower!
My new polishes arrived yesterday and I'm wearing "Lady Sings the Blues" right now as I type. It is phenomenal! Blues are my favorite polishes and this is my very first hexagonal polish. "Lady Sings the Blues" is everything I wanted it to be and I feel so lucky to own it!
Here is the beautiful trio in its original packaging. It is available from Nordstrom or from Deborah Lippmann's website.
"Razzle Dazzle" is a rich near-black jelly with endless amounts of raspberry-colored glitter. Pictured is three coats. I think this will make for a beautiful holiday polish and I really enjoy the substantial bottle weight and flawless brush, (but I would expect nothing less at such an expensive cost.)
The downside is this one stained my nails pink right through my basecoat! If you do get this set, make sure you double basecoat for "Razzle Dazzle."
I love the jelly base and I'm glad the glitter is not a common red, but rather raspberry as that makes it unique to my collection.
"Some Enchanted Evening" is going to be a very useful shade for me; it looks gorgeous worn sheer but also makes for a fascinating layering polish. This will also be a pleasure to use as an interesting French manicure topper, and you already know how fond I am of those. This is definitely my second favorite of the set for its versatility.
My pinkie and ring finger are one coat each. This surprised me as I'm not normally fond of sheer looks but I actually found this one very flattering. It contains hexagonal pieces which I am not used to; perhaps that is why I find this one interesting enough to wear on its own.
Also, if you look closely at the bottle in the photo above, you will see that sometimes the pink glitter can flash a bit of red at certain angles. It's a subtle effect but something I did notice on the nail. My middle finger and index are "Some Enchanted Evening" layered over two different creme shades to show you how this will work as a layering polish.
The star of the collection, in my opinion.
"Lady Sings the Blues" is magnificent. Pictured is only two coats which delighted me as I initially thought it might be one of those sheer glitters where you have to layer it up to four coats to reach full opacity.
It contains hexagonal pieces like I mentioned, but also traditional small glitter as well. In low lighting the polish can look almost black like in the example above, but in bright lighting or sunlight it will show as true royal blue.
(I also wanted to show you how even though it contains these large hexagonal pieces, it does not have a chunky or rough finish. Not to mention that it will of course be even smoother than pictured once you add topcoat.)
Thank you very much to Deborah Lippmann for having a Twitter giveaway so I could have the opportunity to own these beautiful polishes!
Do you like "Lady Sings the Blues" as much as I do? What do you think of the other two?
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Good morning!
First I want to apologize for bad English. I'm doing an English course, but I'm not good enough to write the law, so I'm using the google translator.
First time I see your blog. I really enjoyed.
These glazes are beautiful. Too bad that here in Brazil has not. To have one of these, we have to buy there in the United States. Is very expensive.
Congratulations on the blog. It is really beautiful.
Kisses!
Clary Mota, thank you! Don't worry, your message was easy to understand and there is no need to apologize! I'm very glad you stopped by today and thankful you took the time to write me such a nice message. It is always disappointing when I see something I like that I can't get where I am; sorry that these would be extra expensive where you are! Thank you again for the sweet compliments and take care.
very different but nonetheless very gorgeous! i am anti feet, but your feet don't make me icky! haha xxx
I am so in love with this collection. However I am with you, they are a bit too expensive for my normal polish budget. However, I have dropped several hints to my husband (aka.. basically told him that in no uncertain terms, lol) that I want (aka expect) this collection for Christmas. He is a very good sport about it. I am in love with Both Lady Sings The Blues (my favorite) and Razzle Dazzle (second fav). I do like Some Enchanted Evening, though not quite as much as the other two, however you are right, it will be a fabulous top coat!
Okay now I've rambled on you comments.. thanks so much for posting these, these are really helpful swatches!
And I do not mind toes at all. :)
You are so lucky!!! And I completely in love with Lady Sings the Blues...I even think I am going to paint it tonight!
Beautiful colors! I'm really wanting to get Happy Birthday by Deborah Lippmann, but I might have to invest in these as well!
Amazing post!
I'm a big fan of green/blue polishes!
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Gorgeous polish and photographs! I think I'm going to order this set right now... :)
Oh this are just so gorgeous! i wish i could afford it:-(
Love ur pics:-)
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anitablog., hehe, thank you! I'm glad to hear it.
Jenny, yeah! This set would make an absolutely fabulous Christmas gift! The red and blue are perfect winter colors too. I will probably be using this red in some of my holiday looks.
Varnish Vixen, thank you, I do feel very lucky! :-)
Kristy, I am glad you like them too!
Kiu, thank you for sharing that link with me. Glad to hear you are a fan of blues as well!
Polish Hoarder, wow, that's great! I hope you love them as much as I do, they are very unique!
nailgalore, aw, I know how you feel. I didn't think I would ever own this set and I got really lucky this time. You have absolutely gorgeous nails though!
i want deborah lippmann polishes! these are just sooooo pretty <3
I love the blue on your nails and the raspberry on your toes, too cute! I am now convinced I needed this set :)
You sure do seem to get lucky a lot.
So not fair.
Lois, I'm glad you like them too!
Jackie S., I hope you will enjoy it! They are very unique and I'm so smitten with "Lady Sings the Blues."
Anonymous, I don't blog about the hundreds of contests I enter where I don't win, but thank you nonetheless. You should enter as many giveaways as you can, I do and by the law of averages you will eventually get lucky sometimes. :-)
What an awesome polishes!
sooo pretty! i love lippmann polishes, i'm becoming a lippmann addict!
^i lol'd at that anonymous comment, HI-larious, what a sore loser :D
Yay! congrats for winning those jewels! how pretty!
One of my first purchases online where a couple of lippmann kits,mmmmm.. I have to make a post about it ^_^.
there are so awesome!!! congrats :) I'm so jealous!
Sylvia, thanks! I'm glad you like them too.
kelliegonzo, hehe, I thought it was amusing too. These Lippmanns are so great, they are the first ones I've ever tried and I'm quite smitten!
Arie, thanks, I'd love to see them!
Danielle, thank you, I do feel very lucky. :-)
Your toes look gorgeous with that colour!!!! I need to search for a dupe of this!!!
xx
These look fabulous! Really really pretty I wonder if they are available in the UK. The US has sooo much variety you guys are way lucky! =) xx
Congratulations on the win, Asami! You're so lucky to have won this fab prize! I think Lady Sings the Blues is gorgeous, but my heart raced when I saw Razzle Dazzle. :D
I love Lady Sings the Blues. Your swatches are amazing. I want to break mine out now.