The Perfect Nail Polish If You Can’t Pull Off Black
Posted on July 21, 2010 by Miss Britt in Beauty
My new favorite polish
I have a new favorite nail polish:
OPI’s Lincoln Park After Dark
It’s almost black, but not quite. It’s a very, very, very deep purple and I absolutely love the way it looks on my toes. It makes me feel like I’m pulling off something a little edgier than my normal red (which is OPI I’m Not Really A Waitress Red thanks to Becky) or pink (which is rare and only worn if I’m wearing pink or let my daughter pick out my polish.) But it’s not actually black because actual black looks a little too “I cover my walls with my own poetry because my life is so hard.”
Some women can wear an actual black and look sexy. I am not one of those women. But Lincoln Park After Dark is, I daresay, sexy on me.
Of course, as luck would have it, my favorite new nail polish is damn near impossible to find. Locally, I’ve only been able to purchase it at nail salons, including an open bottle I paid $8 for because it was the only way I could get my hands on it. (My husband bought a sealed bottle the same day, unbeknownst to me, from another nail salon.) Online, this particular color isn’t available at any of my usual haunts. The only place I’ve been able to find it is Amazon – for about the same price once you throw in shipping.
Click here to buy Lincoln Park After Dark on Amazon.
PRO TIP: while searching for a bottle in my local mall, I came across Lincoln Park After Dark in matte. This is not the same thing and I would not recommend this ever unless – well, no. Ever. Ew.
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Posted on July 21, 2010 by Miss Britt in Beauty
I have the same trouble carrying off black, and the solution I found came from OPI as well: My Private Jet. It goes on like a deep charcoal color, and after 3 coats it is juuuust on the good side of black. Also the polish has lots of glitter in it so when you’re in the sun you get a low-key twinkle that helps mellow the color some.
I love to by nail polish. I rarely actually polish my nails, but I love to buy the pretty colors.
I have a color similar to this – it’s an OPI for Sephora color called Caffeine Fix. Love it.
I’m currently in love with You Don’t Know Jacques, a nice dark gray.
my fingers and toes are currently sporting i’m not really a waitress because hello, it is me. BUT…but i would totally love to see what this looks like on my pale self. just once. then back to red, the way god intended.
(so what i am saying is will you paint my nails next time we are together?)
@hello haha narf, hell. no.
But Jared will!!!
Try Russian Navy if you REALLY want to take a walk on the wild side! It’s my favorite toenail color for several years now.