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Have you discovered Yellow Stopper from Sally Beauty Supply? I'm not sure who makes the product, but it looks to be the same type of bottle as Gelous except with a yellow top. I just started using recently, and it works fabulously as a peel a way basecoat, especially for glitter polishes. I was using a homemade PVC glue basecoat but one of my nails would always pop off day later at the most inopportune time. Yellow Stopper doesn't pop off like that, and peels off easily like the PVC basecoat. There's no worry about getting it wet either, whereas the PVC seemed to pop off more easily when I washed my hands more often than usual. I'm still experimenting with it, but so far I really like it.
It's been awhile since I've used a good duochrome, and I knew this would be the perfect opportunity when I received my recent I Love Nail Polish spring collection order. The first one I pulled out was the purple duochrome called Undenied. This is a mostly a dark plum that shifts eggplant to red and orange. Like previous ILNP duochromes, this has a metallic formula that applies with streaks if your not careful. I used three coats here for good measure and the application was smooth and easy with no pooling or streaking. No topcoat here so you can see it's natural shine.
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| I Love Nail Polish Undenied |
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| I Love Nail Polish Undenied |
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I do enjoy this polish for it's vibrant plum color, but the duochrome finish appears flat and other colors seem shy unless exposed to extreme light angles. Undenied isn't made to be as color shifting like ILNP's gorgeous multichromes, but I guess I'm spoiled now that I've tried them. Will I ever be able to go back to a regular old duochrome? It's incredible how far polish has come the past few years, back when holos and duochromes were unheard of and scarce, to now where there's an abundance to the point of over saturation. Have you noticed this phenomenon, and how do you feel about it?
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I'll be honest, I'm not the biggest fan of duochrome polishes, but then again, I've never tried one. So, maybe I'll end up loving them after I give one a chance. ILNP line of them look like great ones to try out. I've heard a lot about Yellow Stopper from Lacquerloon on Instagram, which is what she uses for all her polishes. I actually just got the OPI Glitter Off but since it doesn't last very long, I'd like to give Yellow Stopper a try.
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