Monday, January 9, 2012

My Whimsical Mani

Hello Lacquer Luvers! Today I wanted to share with you some photos of one of the polishes that is included in my 100 Follower Giveaway. If you haven't entered already, there's still plenty of time to do so. And just a reminder, you guys can get extra entries just by tweeting about my giveaway daily. It's all in the Rafflecopter form so go, go, go! =)

For my mani today, I wanted to show you lovelies Revlon Whimsical. Whimsical is a sheer blue polish that has large hexagonal baby blue and pink glitter along with smaller silver glitter and some iridescent blue/teal glitter. This polish is a dupe for Deborah Lippmann's Glitter In The Air. Because this is a sheer polish, I wanted to layer it over something. I went along with the blue tint of Whimsical's base and decided that I'd try it over Bettina Peppermint.



I began my manicure with a base of OPI Nail Envy. Next I applied two coats of Bettina Peppermint, a nice sky blue shade. I picked this one up not knowing if I would like it or not because blue typically isn't a color I gravitate to as far as polish but I am so glad I got this pretty. Peppermint is part of Bettina's Candy Collection and has a great application and formula. The first coat of this was a little patchy but by the second coat it evened out to this really nice cream sky blue. The dry time was a bit faster than average and it does have a nice shine once it's completely dried. The above photos are without topcoat.


Next I went ahead and applied one coat of Revlon Whimsical over Bettina Peppermint. I like that the sheerness of this polish didn't change the color of my base so much. The glitter in Whimsical is really pretty! I love the varying sizes of glitter and the iridescent glitter is a really nice touch. Application and formula was typical for a glitter polish. I didn't have too much of a hard time with placement. I do, however, wish the brush grabbed just a bit more of the larger baby blue and pink glitter. This was topped with Seche Vite Fast Dry Top Coat.



I really like this combination. I wonder what Whimsical would look like over a pink. Or maybe the sheer blue tint will clash too much with it? Hmmm.. So how do you all like this one? I know people have been looking for this polish like crazy, that's why I was so happy to get the last two bottles on the display! I'm excited that one of you will also get to have this pretty in your collection, too! Again, if you haven't already, you can still enter my 100 Follower Giveaway here. As always, I hope you all liked this post my dear Lacquer Luvers and I look forward to sharing my next post with you, xo!

~Jessica

15 comments:

  1. I love, love, love Whimsical!! What a great combo Peppermint, it's such a pretty blue.

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  2. This is so pretty!!
    I'm planning my Whimsical post for tomorrow ;)

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  3. love it! you said you wonder how it would look over pink, maybe silver too?!

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  4. Very very lovely! I have not seen Whimsical around my area :-/

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  5. So lovely. I am also looking to get this polish. It's beautiful.. love it over the blue. I think it'll be lovely over a baby pink.

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  6. Looks great!! I have been on the lookout for Whimsical :)

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  7. I need this Whimsical polish in my collection is so pretty! Lovely combination Jess :)

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  8. What were your thoughts on Whimsical?? I just got it last week. I thought it layered poorly. Don't get me wrong, I still love and had to have it. But I just wish that glitter would have layered up more. I had to put 3 coats on a color wheel and sort of "dab" it on to get any of the glitter to stick well. Ho hum....oh well. It's still one of the prettier colors so far this spring. :) Nice combo and swatching!!

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  9. Again, a stunning mani.....LuvMyLacquerMom

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  10. Thank you all so much for the kind words. I can't tell you how much it means to me and how it makes my day -everyday- reading you guys' comments =)

    @Carolina - I can't wait to see your post, xo!
    @naudii - freakin awesome idea with the silver! will have to try that soon! =)
    @aleta - I thought the formula and application wasn't too bad. I mean, glitter polishes tend to be a bit problematic but I thought this was quite decent. I only used one coat here but like I said in the post, I wish the brush grabbed more glitter. (p.s. in my opinion, this is not a polish you should use on it's own, try layering it over white, blue, pink, or silver next time hun, xo!)

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  11. Ooh i'm so lusting after Whimsical right now!

    Oh, congratulations :) I have given you the Liebster Blog Award on my blog. Now it’s your turn to pass it on to 5 other bloggers. You can see my post and the award rules at http://needmorenails.blogspot.com/2012/01/liebster-blog-award.html

    Keep up the good work! ;)

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  12. Wow! Revlon's Whimsical looks a LOT like Deborah Lippmann’s Glitter In The Air. =) I'm definitely interested in trying it out~it looks amazing in your pics!

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  13. Gorgeous base color you used with this. It's beautiful like that.

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  14. Oh my god I love this polish and your nails look perfect.. x

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