Application was lovely. Between the Sheets has a fluid, creamy consistency that lays down smoothly and evenly over the nail and self-levels like a dream. Pigmentation is very good with complete even opacity and bottle color in two coats. I had no application problems at all that weren't of my own making, ie shaky hand swipage. Clean up was easy and quick with no staining left behind. Between the Sheets dries naturally in very good time to a gorgeous glossy finish.
Where I did have difficulty was in capturing the color of Between the Sheets accurately on camera. I use a point and shoot Canon PowerShot A3000 that's getting a little long in the tooth for my photographs and Between the Sheets just freaked it right out. I took dozens of photos indoors and out, and my camera consistently registered the color as pinker and slightly lighter than it is in person. As you view the pics keep in mind that although it is just as bright and saturated, it is slightly deeper and has more purple in it than they show.
Photos show two coats of Between the Sheets over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.
 |
| Deborah Lippmann Between the Sheets |
 |
| Deborah Lippmann Between the Sheets |
 |
| Deborah Lippmann Between the Sheets |
 |
| Deborah Lippmann Between the Sheets |
 |
| Deborah Lippmann Between the Sheets |
 |
| Deborah Lippmann Between the Sheets |
 |
| Deborah Lippmann Between the Sheets |
Here are the most color accurate shots:
 |
| Deborah Lippmann Between the Sheets |
 |
| Deborah Lippmann Between the Sheets |
In the reviews and swatch photos that I looked at online, the most accurately rendered image was from the blog Polish or Perish -- you can see her post with this photo here. Between the Sheets seems to be very similar to NARS Ratin Jot. There's an excellent review of all of the polishes from the Thakoon for NARS collection including Ratin Jot at Kai's Obsessions, here. L'Oreal Violet Vixen appears to be another similar fuchsia. I found a swatch wheel comparison of Violet Vixen, Ratin Jot, and Between the Sheets on Micheleista the Beauty Hunter. See her post here.
This is another shade that would be perfectly at home in a palette analogous to radiant orchid.
love,
Liz
No comments:
Post a Comment