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Layering Revlon Whimsical and Starry Pink Together!

Unlike a lot of the harder-to-find polishes out there at the moment, I came across Revlon Whimsical quite a while ago, along with Starry Pink.  There's been something of a flood of posts about Whimsical lately and I felt I would be doing you a disservice by just doing another swatch.  You've seen it over a bunch of colours and sure it's pretty but I felt I had to do something different.  Seeing the two bottles sitting next to each other made me wonder: what happens if you combine Whimsical and Starry Pink together in a delicious (looking) sandwich??

The pictures below are actually my second attempt at this look.  The first time I went without a white base coat and it turned out just a little too sheer for my liking.  Second time, coat of Joe Fresh White made all the difference.  Next, I added a coat of Starry Pink.  This is such a pretty polish, a light, baby pink packed with silver glitter made milky by the pink.  Next, Whimsical.  I know it's a rip-off of the Deborah Lippmann but there's not a lot I can do about it cos it's sooo nice.  A very sheer dusky blue with copper and blue glitter, I don't have any other glitters like it.  Finally, a last coat of Starry Pink to top off the sandwich.  The final result is a mani that could be pink, could be a bit blue but all soft and girly.  








The Verdict:  there's a reason why there's been so much hype around Revlon Whimsical / Glitter in the Air as it's a really pretty polish that doesn't have a dupe outside of the pair.  Combined with Revlon Starry Pink, it makes a soft blue/pink combination that I really like.
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  1. JayneMarch 7, 2012 at 11:05 PM

    I have Whimsical, but the more I see Starry Pink the more I regret not getting it when it came out. Maybe I'll be able to find it somewhere...

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  2. charlieMarch 8, 2012 at 8:21 AM

    I was thinking of trying something similar myself. Beat me to it :) It looks fantastic!

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  3. TiaMarch 8, 2012 at 5:00 PM

    Haha you know I read "Starry Pink" and thought it looked super similar. I guess it's been renamed "Popular." I must have all the newer ones Popular, Whimsical, Radiant, and Scandalous.

    Anyway, very cute layering!

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