This is a creamy pastel peach, desaturated to a tender, barely-there tint. It is particularly nicely-balanced, with a subtle infusion of pink that maintains an unmuddied aspect and makes it more wearable for those with cool-based complexions like me. I usually cannot wear peach, but I really like this polish! Chic and summery, I expect it will pop like crazy against a tan with the luminosity of a sun-bleached neon, but a sleeker and more discerning sensibility.
Despite initial trepidations, application was actually quite agreeable! The consistency of You Me and Daiquiri is fluid and super smooth with a medium viscosity. Dilettante that I am, I immediately added polish thinner to bolster my confidence. *lol* Thinned, it has a light, creamy glide over the nail that's not without a bit of grab but self-levels quite well as it sets up. I found it to go on most evenly for me in thin coats from a well-loaded brush with a bit of dry time in between layers to avoid pulling patches. Pigmentation is very good and I expect that some folks out there will be able to turn out a wearably opaque manicure in two coats without thinning the polish a bit. I am not one of those folks, though, and ended up using three thin-to-medium coats for coverage I was happy with. Cleanup is easy. You Me and Daiquiri dries naturally in very good time to a beautiful glossy finish. Topcoat helps to smooth and level out any lingering unevenness.
Photos show three coats of You Me and Daiquiri over Pretty Serious Rock On treatment and Pretty Serious All Your Base basecoat with a slightly bubbly topcoat of Seche Vite.
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| Octopus Party Nail Lacquer You, Me, and Daiquiri |
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| Octopus Party Nail Lacquer You, Me, and Daiquiri |
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| Octopus Party Nail Lacquer You, Me, and Daiquiri |
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| Octopus Party Nail Lacquer You, Me, and Daiquiri |
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| Octopus Party Nail Lacquer You, Me, and Daiquiri |
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| Octopus Party Nail Lacquer You, Me, and Daiquiri |
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| Octopus Party Nail Lacquer You, Me, and Daiquiri |
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| Octopus Party Nail Lacquer You, Me, and Daiquiri |
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| Octopus Party Nail Lacquer You, Me, and Daiquiri |
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| Octopus Party Nail Lacquer You, Me, and Daiquiri |
Such a sweet and creamy color, like the blushing baby peach of your imagination! It has a more delicate nature than looking at it in the bottle would lead you to expect and blooms beautifully on the nail. As I said, I generally try to stay away from peach because it tends to become coarse and muddy against my skin, but this one has won my heart. If you love peach but feel like it doesn't do you any favors, try this one. It uses its powers for good!
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xo,
Liz
ps. This polish was provided for my honest review.
Looks great on ya! Peach is not the best on me either but I sure do love it. Peach in a pastel works, though! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lara! I expect this will be a crowd pleaser!
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