112. Zoya - Megan

Megan is a light lavender-grey cream.  It is from Zoya's Winter 2011 Collection, Feel.  The problem is, Megan does not really stand out in this collection to me.  It's an elegant color, I just can't say it's a very memorable color.

Formula was nice on this polish.  It was fluid, but not hard to control.  This is 3 coats, shown with no topcoat.

Comparison: OPI Done Out In Deco vs. Planks a Lot

Today, I've decided to do a comparison on two OPI polishes: Planks a Lot, and Done Out in Deco.  In the bottle, the two really remind me of each other, but when you put the bottles side-by-side, there is a very noticeable difference.  There are definitely no dupes here.

PaL is more of a lilac color, whereas DOiD is more of a lavender.  PaL has a lot of pink in it, but it's a darker, more saturated color.  Also, I don't know if its because of the age of the bottle, but DOiD separates in the bottle, whereas PaL doesn't.

I would also say that the coverage of DOiD is better.  I only needed 2 coats for opacity with DOiD.  This picture shows 2 coats of both polishes, and while DOiD was completely opaque, PaL could have used another coat.

88. OPI - Done Out in Deco

I got this polish a long time ago, back when I was just dabbling into nail art.  For a long time, this was my favorite polish, and even today I still get a lot of compliments on this.  Done Out in Deco is a very flattering lavender color.  It's got a lot of white in it, but it's nice because it's not overly chalky.  It's actually a touch dusty, and I love dusty-colored polishes like no other.  I love wearing this color in the spring!

This is a quick and dirty swatch: 2 coats, with no top coat, no clean-up.  The polish was separating a bit in the bottle, but the formula is still good, even after a good 2-3 years.  Typical OPI formula, a little sheerer and more watery than Zoya and China Glaze, but glides on the nail more easily.

78. Essence - a lovely secret

Hey guys!  Today I'm wearing "a lovely secret" (there were no capital letters on the bottle label), a blue-toned lavender with shimmer.  I was quite disappointed by this polish.  In the bottle, there is this bright flash of warm-toned purple shimmer, but it falls completely flat on the nail.  What I see is a bunch of dark specks on the base color, instead of the lovely purple shimmer that I was expecting.  Unexpectedly, the pictures show more shimmer than I see in real life (which is none).  It looks kind of like a bird's egg, and while that's a cool look, it's not really what I want in a polish.  So looks like this one's going to the swap bin!

Under diffused light, so you can see the 'specks' better.  And a slight hint of that lighter shimmer!

The polish is actually a little more blue-toned and greyed out than this.

Formula was good on this polish.  It was very easy to control, but a bit on the sheer side.  What I'm wearing is 3 coats of a lovely secret topped with Poshe.  Right now, the sheerness is kind of hard to see since my  nails are still nubbins, but if I had free edges, I'd bet that there'd be some major VNL.

63. American Apparel - L'espirit

At first, I was a tiny bit afraid that L'espirit would be too pale for my tanned skin (I usually get really tanned during the spring/summer because of DB).  However, on the nail, L'espirit is brighter than I expected and I really like it!  It's a clean looking pastel lavender cream...I would guess it's a hair darker than China Glaze's Light as Air, and a it's quite a bit lighter than my OPI Done Out in Deco.  I haven't done a real comparison, so don't hold me to that guess!  I actually don't even have Light as Air; it's one of those polishes that would make me look waaaaay too dark.

The formula of L'espirit was wonderful; perfectly easy to control, and full coverage in one coat!  I'm really liking the formula of these American Apparel polishes :)

On another note, I've been working on my swatchicle sticks and my nail polish, so maybe i'll have a picture of one of those up soon!