Deborah Lippmann Fall 2010 – Across The Universe & Bad Romance Swatches & Review
There ain’t no party like a glitter party cuz a glitter party don’t stop!
Are you ready to kick off the holiday weekend with a blingasm? I know I am!! I told you back in February that for the second half of 2010 Deborah Lippmann is hosting a glitter spectacular and it all starts with her Fall 2010 collection. I’ve always been a lukewarm Beatles fan. I own a few albums but I don’t live and die for them. Then the movie musical Across The Universe came out and I was smitten. Who knew Jim Sturgess could belt it out? The dreamy, mermaid-esque blue glitter baring the same name is a perfect fit for the trippy, lullaby sounding tune and the whimsical film. Meanwhile the black-based magenta glitter, Bad Romance, is both hard-edge and feminine much like Lady Gaga. |
Across The Universe is utterly spectacular. It lives up to every expectation I had for it. The navy jelly base is similar to Lippmann Rehab only more pigmented. The sky blue glitter and blue and green hexagonal sequins dance throughout the jelly giving each nail its own unique look. It looks like lights bouncing off a midnight blue sea. Because this is a jelly base you will need more than two coats. I felt that three coats gave me the perfect amount of coverage and bling.
Application Tips
- Use the least amount of strokes possible to keep the sequins in place.
- Only wipe the brush on the side not touching the nail to ensure the sequins aren’t dropped back in the bottle.
- Wait a little longer between layers to avoid dragging.
Sunlight
I was rocking out to Bad Romance and the rest of my Lady Gaga tunes while wearing this color and I think this will be the perfect manicure choice when I go to her concert on the 14th. Bad Romance has a black semi-sheer jelly base that is packed with magenta glitter and hexagonal sequins. It applies very much like Across The Universe so I used three coats with this one as well.
Sunlight
Removal and wear advice: Maybe it’s the jelly base but these weren’t as difficult to remove as traditional glitters. I applied some cuticle oil around the nail, held a HandsDown pad on it for 15 seconds and the polish slid right off. No real work required.
If you really want to punch up the look try layering these over lighter, brighter colors. I did a quick test of Across the Universe over a bright yellow (its color wheel complement) and the base took on a cool seawater green cast.
Bottom Line: Across the Universe gets my “must-have” stamp of approval. I’m over the moon in love with it. Each nail looks like a little piece of marine art. Bad Romance is fun with a rocker edge but if I had to choose one, ATU would win out.
Across The Universe and Bad Romance are available for pre-order now at Nordstrom.com as part of the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale. Pre-orders will arrive July 12th. They launch on DeborahLippmann.com this August. Also, US and international shoppers can purchase Deborah Lippmann polishes through Beauty.com where the colors will be available this August. Polishes retail for $18/ea.
Who’s joining Deborah Lippmann at her glitter party? Are you dying over Across The Universe like I am? What colors do you think would be good to layer underneath?
Disclosure: Product samples were furnished to me by PR for possible review. For more info view my Disclosure Policy.
Mine finally arrived today. Can’t wait to try them! Thanks for the swatches… you are my go-to for polish recommendations!
OK, I couldn’t wait. My current manicure is with Essie’s “Pretty Edgy” which is a nice Kelly green. I layered one coat of Across The Universe on top and it looks *fantastic*. This might be a good workaround for the folks who thought this polish was too dark. The final color is a dark sea color with gorgeous glitter!
I just tried on the Bad Romance and I was wndering what top coat you used. I used seche vite but I’m not getting anywhere near the amount of bling you have. Any suggestions?
i bought across the universe yesterday and it’s definitely one of the best polishes i’ve ever worn. it was pricey so i didn’t really want to do three layers on all my fingers, so instead i did one layer over OPI Yoga-ta Get This Blue and it looks GREAT. the shimmer of Yoga-ta shows through the jelly base just barely. the result of the shimmer-jelly-glitter-sequin combination is a blinged out, multidimensional starry night sky under the sea. seriously, amazing.
I just noticed that, aside from the hexagonal glitter, Bad Romance and China Glaze’s Mummy May I are pretty similar! China Glaze’s glitter seems a little more dense, though.
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Here in Germany I have to pay 30 Euro (42 Dollar) for one bottle. That’s too expensive for me
WAT! o.o That’s REDONK!
these are pretty! But are they as lumpy as they look? Bleck!
Hey, Love your site! So if you had to choose between midnight mambo by SOPI or across the universe, which would you choose? And why
Thanks!
There are both really nice! I love the purple one!
Nice cheesy twinkles you photoshop-ed into that second picture there.
Those aren’t photoshopped. It’s how the picture turned out.
Why would she say it was photoshopped? LOL!! I know it’s not!
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