I used two coats of Lillibet's Jubilee but it's quite possible I could have gotten by with only one; I just wasn't prepared for that so wasn't especially careful lining up the brushstrokes on the first coat so needed a second to straighten things out. The abundance of sparkle does soften the appearance of the brushstrokes that foils are known for but I still like to get them as straight as I can.
At first glance, the color wasn't as purple-leaning as I'd hoped; mostly it just looked silver to me. When I held it next to the true silvers on Wheel U: Silvers and Friends, I could definitely see the purple in it.
This wore pretty well. My base under was Barielle Pro Nail Rebuilding Protein plus Salon Science Instant Artificials, and I topped with my usual Sally Hansen Insta Dri Anti-Chip Top Coat. Here's what it looked like in the sun almost five full days after I put it on, all of those work days, when I pound a keyboard eight or nine hours at a time and then come home and often type some more. There's some tipwear, but no chips to speak of.
Two days later, a few chips had started to show up. Before I took it off, I just had to try L'Oreal Silver Sparkle over the top of one nail to see what it could add to this sort of base. My verdict: pretty. In the background, you may be able to see one of the chips that meant Lillibet had to come off (it would have anyway because by then I was ready for something new).
All in all, I'm happy with Lillibet's Jubilee, though I do wish it were just a touch more purple.
In other news, I wore the Sally Hansen Pedicure Salon Effects strips as long as I could stand them, which turned out to be six full weeks. Not one of them even partially peeled off in all that time; I'm sort of thinking they might have grown off instead of chipping or peeling off if I'd let them go that far, but it's summer and I couldn't wear sandals with this action going on (ensmallened for the sensitive but as always clickable for full size):
I'd be interested to see how the pedi strips would do on a beach vacation, but since I don't have any such vacation planned, I don't know when I'll be able to do that experiment.
I love that there is only a touch of color in this. I haven't seen anything like it, it's really pretty! :)
ReplyDeleteI'v had bad luck with butter london polishs, but I really like the look of this one. Thanks for the up-date on the pedi strips, I still haven't seen them in Canada. (then again I haven't looked too hard:P) But I do want a set espically now.
ReplyDeleteLove the pedicure :)
ReplyDeleteI have this on my wishlist but I know what you mean about the purple - I didn't know if I should get it because I have Butter London Diamond Geezer and I had a feeling they would look pretty similar. Hmmmm. Beautiful swatches though!
ReplyDeleteThat's very pretty! I like the lavender hue, though I wish there were more of it. :-)
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Wow, 6 weeks for a pedi! I don't think I could last that long without changing it.
ReplyDeleteWow...I kind of skipped over this color when I was buying my Butter London polishes. Kind of wish I picked this one over The Old Bill.
ReplyDeleteWow! Great wear indeed. I didn't see the lavender until you put it against the silver wheels so thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLillibet is the only foil that I really like. I do agree with the purple not really standing out. I was also confused with the statement about holos! No holos! :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteLOL those finishes are difficult for most camera's - at the moment I'm not really into it either, but the subtle purple is kind of interesting!
ReplyDeleteButter London Lillibet's Jubilee looks very pretty. I love the layering with L'Oreal Silver Sparkle.
ReplyDeleteThat's a very pretty color :) I love how you can see the hint of purple when you compare it to the silver polishes.
ReplyDeleteomg the pedicure strips lasted so long! That's awesome!
L'Oreal Silver Sparkle looks really beautiful on it!
ReplyDeleteLovely colour on you!
ReplyDeleteThank you for not showing full size feet! I am one who doesn't like to look at others feet! If this were more purple it would be something I'd think about. I used to do my toes all summer long but have gotten quite lazy in the past few years. The only reward? My toes are nice and healthy without e awful stains my poor fingers have!
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