as i've posted before, being a die-hard creme lover i'm a big fan of smerican apparel's range of polishes, so i was thrilled to hear that this summer, they were expanding their line to include five new colors: butter, california trooper, l'esprit, malibu green, and summer peach.
i had mixed feelings about butter - i loved the color, a gorgeous warm soft yellow, but i did have issues with the application:
yellows are notoriously difficult to apply, and butter wasn't particularly awful in that respect; it was both thick and runny, and somewhat streaky as well, but most people could probably get it to work in three thick coats (since i didn't figure this out through midway through my application, i used four regular coats for the swatch above). however, the american apparel brush is designed in such a way that the stem retains a lot of polish even if you wipe off your brush well, causing drips and mess if you aren't careful. thus, in order to have a controlled, neat manicure, you have to wipe off the brush and stem so thoroughly that you simply don't have enough polish left to do properly thick coats. if you're able to figure out how to apply butter in a way that works for you, though, the color is very pretty.
malibu green on the other hand, had an awesome formula, and i really liked the color as well:
(please note that the polish is brighter and more saturated irl.) this had the thin, super-pigmented formula that i love and think of as being typical of american apparel's polish! with all my love of crazy polish i've never really ventured into bright blues and greens, so i was surprised by how much i loved this shade... i actually wound up wearing it for three days! the formula of this polish was excellent - smooth and very easy to work with - and it was opaque in two thin coats. malibu green makes a great pop of color against the blacks and neutrals i insist on wearing even throughout the summer, and i'm looking forward to breaking it out again.
i should have the rest of the american apparel summer colors (california trooper, l'esprit, and summer peach) swatched and posted for you on monday... i'll update this post with a link once that's done. happy weekend!
disclosure: the products in this post were sent to me by american apparel for consideration
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I really like both on you but butter looks fabulous. My perfect yellow is Maybelline Banana Puddin. I haven't found a yellow with good application yet and my last hopes are on Ji, I really do hope she will create one one day!!
ReplyDeleteI think Butter looks really good with your skin tone. Malibu Green looks similar to ChG Four Leaf Clover. Would you say they are dupes?
ReplyDeleteBoth polishes look awesome, looking forward to the rest!
ReplyDeleteI was wondering what your bottles are like. I picked up a couple and they are definitely not like the new style w/ the rounded corners and thicker glass; they're more like the old style. I'm pretty sure they're entirely new bottles though, 'cause the address on the back says France, not Germany. (Pick a bottle style, AA!)
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