Happy Sunday ladies!! Last night the in-laws insisted on watching LO so that we could go out to dinner, and who am I to turn down orders? We went to Akasha, a restaurant that we've been wanting to try for years. The seats were packed on a Saturday night, and the ambiance was lovely. I ordered a cocktail and started with a salad and finished with some "Bali" flavored baby back ribs. The ribs were cooked perfectly, but the seasoning was nothing extraordinary, just plain old hoisin sauce from what I could taste. The highlight of the evening was the guest sitting at the table across from us. I swear it was Liza Minnelli! No one made a fuss over her, so maybe I'm wrong, but I swear it was her and DH couldn't disagree with me.
Deborah Lippmann's Mermaid Dream was a huge hit when it was released, but I never could follow that trend. I'm not a huge fan of foil-ish bases with glitters and couldn't justify spending the hefty price tag for said polish. Recently, Fing'rs released a new line of budget polishes and they had a similar looking dupe in their collection, called Mint Condition. I couldn't resist the low price tag and I've got swatches of it for you. It has a light teal blue foil base with gold shimmer and small blue hex glitters. I used two relatively easy coats, relative meaning I somehow navigated the wonky overly thick brush and drippy wand without making too big of a mess. It dried quickly but with a satin finish. No topcoat in these pis so you can see what I mean.
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Fing'rs Heart 2 Art Mint Condition |
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Fing'rs Heart 2 Art Mint Condition |
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Fing'rs Heart 2 Art Mint Condition |
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Fing'rs Heart 2 Art Mint Condition |
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Fing'rs Heart 2 Art Mint Condition |
The glitters did want to drag towards the tips and I had to use a slight dab technique to get some glitters in the sparser areas of the nail. There is some minimal brush stroke-age going on, but the glitters mask most of the marks. Overall, I guess it's a pretty polish if you like that sort of thing. And for 2 bucks, you can't beat the price if you've been lemming after the DL. Which do you think you'd buy, this or the original?
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