Ahhhh….Spring! It can’t come soon enough…and one way to hold you over until you can break out the short-shorts and sundresses is by having some fun with your nails.
I’m totally head over heels for this new Rose Cocktail color from YSL! It’s the perfect shade of lilac and it’s totally going to be my signature for the next few manicures.
And while it may cost $17, these polishes last forever and they don’t chip as easily as an Essie or Drug Store brand. I’ve had my YSL colors for almost two years and still haven’t run out. Which BTW, is it even safe to have nail polish for two years…someone help, please!
And in my quest to find a cheaper alternative for this YSL polish, I came across this really cool feature on OPI.com :
Their Nail Studio let’s you try out hundreds of colors to see how they would look on your hands…you can even adjust your nail length and skin tone to get the closest match possible. Now you don’t have to dab on different colors all over you nails at the salon to see how you like it! I love fun (and useful) technology!
BTW, what do you think of the OPI Significant Other Color I tried on above? Pretty close to the YSL one and way cheaper…this might just give my YSL loyalty a run for its money!
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Btw, if you’re looking for lilacs, I just bought a really pretty one yesterday from Ulta. It’s “Lilacism” from Essie’s Spring 2010 collection. Cheaper, and still pretty!
I really like that YSL color but I can’t see myself spending $17 on nail polish. My current favorite brand is Sephora by OPI which is $9. I think they last much longer than tradition OPI, Essie and other brands I’ve tried and they have really great, kind of different colors that I always get compliments on. You should pop into Sephora and check them out!
The Nail Studio is a good feature to know about. Thanks for posting it.
Annamarie
Sally Hansen makes a shade in the InstaDri nail color collection called Lively Lilac. It’s the perfect shade and is even cheaper — priced around $5. Plus this SH line has a great [extra wide] brush that’s easy to control, and the polish dries really fast. To make the color pop even more, I usually do a bottom coat of white before I top it with the lilac.
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