Essie Starry Starry Night - Franken/Dupe

No, I STILL haven't managed to get my paws on Essie Starry Starry Night. And I can't even catch it on eBay for what I am sure would be exorbitant prices.

So I set about trying to get a close enough dupe to satisfy me. Will it satisfy everyone? Probably not. But I'm happy with it.

I started out with about 2/3rds of a bottle of Orchid Royal Engagement. Then I added 5 drops of each of the following:

*Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Black Heart
*Orchid Starry Night
*OPI DS Magic
*China Glaze Dorothy Who?

Then I added some Sterling Silver micro glitter (SuperNail brand from Sally Beauty Supply NOT the holo one) - about the size of 2 grains of rice.

This was the result, which I still wasn't completely happy with...

Used Essie Matte About You on accent nail

So...I layered over a coat of the top coat I had made last month using Seche Vite and the same Sterling Silver micro glitter and VOILA!

No, it's probably not an exact dupe, but I don't have the Essie one to compare and I'm actually totally happy with it! It's completely smooth - no "glitter feel" at all.

What do you think?

Those of you who have Essie Starry Starry Night, is it close at all?

Lazy-Person's Space Nails

I've tried Space Nails before and they were alright. Not nearly as good as I've seen some people do though. And for the trouble, I wasn't as impressed with my results as I felt I should have been for all that. So today, I did a quick layer of Orchid Starry Night over the Dior Perfecto I was wearing before I headed out to run errands I and WOW!  It's still not exactly as good as the others I've seen, but it was at least as good, or maybe better than my prior attempt.

This is one coat of Orchid Starry Night over Dior Perfecto.

I'll just let the photos do the convincing.

Orchid Starry Night over Dior Perfecto

Orchid Starry Night over Dior Perfecto

Orchid Starry Night over Dior Perfecto

Orchid Starry Night over Dior Perfecto

Orchid Starry Night over Dior Perfecto

Orchid Starry Night over Dior Perfecto

Orchid Starry Night over Dior Perfecto

Orchid Starry Night over Dior Perfecto

Yep, that's me.  Always looking for a shortcut. So will you try it?

(To see Orchid Starry Night layered over purple, click here.)

OPI Funky Dunky Accent

I was wondering how OPI Funky Dunky would compliment the Rimmel London Lasting Finish Pro Wild Orchid I was wearing, so I did an accent nail for comparison.  It is actually the same color - only about 3 shades darker.

Rimmel Wild Orchid with OPI Funky Dunky

Should have polished the edges to reduce tip wear, but I got lazy.  Oh well...live and learn.  As much as I type, I should always do the edges.

Layered with Orchid brand Starry Night glitter.

Rimmel Wild Orchid with OPI Funky Dunky under Orchid Starry Night