Honest Babes

I tried to do some swatches of Nicole Fell From the Tree, Orly Meet Me Under the Mistletoe, OPI's Here Today... Aragon Tomorrow Suede and Revlon's Matte Suede polish in Emerald City.  Can't say these pictures really came out, but maybe they'll help!

Here are the colors themselves - ignore the fact that the Nicole looks aqua.

Observe...

Let's get the most boring part of this entry taken care of immediately, shall we?  Essie's Velvet Voyeur (732) is your standard issue vampy color.  It's more purple/berry-toned than some I've seen, which is nice.  But unlike some of my fellow bloggers, I didn't find the formula to be that easy to work with.  I still had some patchy bald spots, though I guess you could blame that on me.  Or my base coat, Barielle Natural Nail Camo.  I can feel a base coat break up ready to occur.   I think I ended up with three to four coats before I was satisfied, but it was way dark then and not as purple as you can see in the bottle.You'll want to click this if you like glitter!

Is there any way to avoid paying US$18 for Lancôme's hot Fall 2009 polish color, Indigo Paris?  Yes and no.  Let me explain...My Blue Heaven