Deborah Lippmann Daytripper

Daytripper (sadly not spelled like the song that is its namesake) was released by Deborah Lippmann as part of the Shades of Summer collection for summer 2012. Officially described as a "pink melon melange," this is a vibrant medium creamy coral pink creme/jelly hybrid with a drop or two of blood orange in it to give it that high voltage, juicy summer vibe. It definitely has aspirations to neon, but remains just a step or two out of range. Even so, this is a decidedly bright, splashy, jubilant color with mood-lifting properties that would be right at home on tanned fingers next to your favorite body of water.

Application was peachy! The consistency is fluid, light and smooth, with a nice balance between fluidity and viscosity and excellent self-leveling flow over the nail. It's a well-behaved polish and those familiar with Lippmann's most user-friendly formulas will not be disappointed. Pigmentation is good. This polish does have a degree of translucence to it but goes on very evenly and builds to an opacity of preference in two to three coats as you see fit. It's the kind of lacquer that will leave darkened areas where coverage is thinner, so with my ridges I used three coats. Cleanup is easy and non-staining. Daytripper dries naturally in good time to a nice glossy finish.

Photos show three coats of Daytripper over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.

Deborah Lippmann Daytripper

Deborah Lippmann Daytripper

Deborah Lippmann Daytripper

Deborah Lippmann Daytripper

Deborah Lippmann Daytripper

Deborah Lippmann Daytripper

Deborah Lippmann Daytripper

Deborah Lippmann Daytripper

Deborah Lippmann Daytripper

This is such an awesome color! It is very very close to my current pink coral favorite, Butter London's Cakehole, although I suspect Cakehole may be a little more guava-esque with Daytripper being a tiny bit deeper thanks to its blood orange influence. Daytripper has a more translucent formula. They are fraternal twins, these two.

But you just can't go wrong with a color like this in the summertime, can you?

love,
Liz