Comparison: OPI My Private Jet (original & new versions) and Enchanted Polish Vampire's Dessert

Bonjour!  'Tis Friday (or close enough), and all the land rejoices!  I'm going to get my hair cut and colored this afternoon.  It's long overdue.  My friend thinks I should go darker, but I want to go lighter.  Dark hair washes me out, plus, it's summer!  Bring on the blonde!

Two weekends ago I went to a Toadies concert with some friends and one of them was wearing this pretty black holo polish.  The shiny attracted my attention, so I asked her what it was.  "It's My Private Jet", she says to me.  "WHAAAAAAAT?  You have the original version of My Private Jet?!?!?!?  You must bring it to work on Monday so I can steal see this rare gem for myself", I says to her.  She had no idea what she had.  I told her I'd bring my MPJ bottle so she could see how OPI totally jacked up a beautiful polish.  I also brought my bottle of Enchanted Polish Vampire's Dessert, because I'd just received it in the mail and couldn't wait to try it out.  Not sure if you know this, but I kind of love Enchanted Polish.  Really a lot.  

Three polishes on one hand, aaaaaaand GO!

Top to bottom: MPJ original (3 coats), MPJ new (2 coats),  VD (1 coat!!), MPJ original (3 coats)
Indoors, no flash

Indoors, flash

L to R: MPJ original, MPJ new, VD, MPJ original
Indoors, no flash

Then I scotch taped some tips

Kind of a bit cattywampus.  Oops.  

Flash

Flashy bottles
Vampire's Dessert, MPJ original, MPJ new

MPJ original

B-b-b-bottles of the Jets

VD is my favorite.  That is 1 stinkin' coat, people!

MPJ new

Oh noes!  It's THE CLAW!

Vampire's Dessert

Sunlight, nubbins trimmed down to nothing!

I tipped with this.  Wet n Wild something or other.  

Right, so there you go.  The original My Private Jet > The new My Private Jet, but Vampire's Dessert > Both Private Jets.  VD is so pigmented, and the holo is stronger.  It's described as a dark burgundy, but I think it's more of a dark brown.  Hell, it looks black most of the time.  Whatever color you want to call it, it's gorgeous.  

My Private Jet (original) can be stolen from your friend, but not purchased in stores.  My Private Jet (new) can be purchased wherever OPI is sold.  Enchanted Polish Vampire's Dessert can be purchased from llarowe and probably somewhere else, but I'm not sure where.  

Enchanted Polish:Reloaded

Howdy, Partners! (No, we don't actually say that in Texas--only if we're being facetious) I'm back with round 2 of Enchanted Polish, and this time I have Across the Universe on deck! This is one of the two I bought from my first post where I demonstrated that I have no self-control when it comes to these bottles of Yes, Please. Austin Powers is the other one I bought, but I haven't swatched it yet. Might be a while on that one because I recently came home to nail mail containing, in part, this and this. I die? Yes, I die!


Across the Universe is more sheer than I was expecting, so I ended up layering one coat over two coats of Rimmel Midnight Blue on one hand. It was fully opaque on its own in three coats (right hand) but I really like the depth of color the layering gives it (left hand). Because I can't photograph for shit, I will enlist the aid of YouTube to show you more of what this beaut is truly like, so check out the pretty in live action!


There's so much going on in this gorgeous polish--you really need to see it in person to appreciate it as it deserves! It's duochrome, it's holographic, it's DUOGRAPHIC! Mostly it's just lovely and you need it in your life. Apologies for the condition of my mani. This is two days old, I'm rough on my nails, and I need some serious moisturizing. Checkitty-check it out:

Across the Universe, eating a banana
Left hand (layered)

Blurred for all the pretty colors
Left hand

Almost done with banana
Right hand (alone)

It's the bottle!
Left hand

There it is again!
Right hand

Outside, indirect light
Left hand

Also outside, but you can see the flashes of green!
Left hand

Sitting in my car, direct sunlight
Right hand

Direct sunlight
Left hand

Oooooh
Right hand

Ahhhhhh
I like this one because it's a more accurate representation of how the glitter looks in regular light
Right hand

So.  Enchanted Polish.  I lurrrrrrve it.  I realize that I post entirely too many photos, and they're in no particular order, but I can't decide which ones are the best, and it's a real bitch trying to organize these things  once I've added them to the post.  Probably I just have a case of the stupids, but I can't seem to get the things to move where I want them to go.  Uploading them in the order I'd like them to appear sounds like it SHOULD work, but that's not happening, either.  So for now, many pictures in no order will be the norm.  Hope none of you are OCD.

You can buy Enchanted Polish at llarowe when it's in stock. 

Quick update: Name change!

I knew I didn't like "The Polishinator" and that it wouldn't last!  Welcome to Finger Flair!  Thanks to my Office Space loving friend for the suggestion!  

Hmmm

So, remember how I said to bear with me while I learn the ropes of this whole blogging thing? Well, being new to blogging shouldn't equate being new to common sense, but it seems mine done peaced out on me. The thing about a nail polish blog is that you need to feature nail polish on it, which means you need to have swatches for your posts, of which, hey, would probably be a good idea to have a few in the vault so you aren't changing your mani every day. Did NOT think of that. So. I'm bulking up on swatches and hope to have some ready to go for launch soon. Thanks for your patience, all 22 of you page-viewers.

*Preview*

Greetings, Earthlings

Well, hello there. Welcome to a new nail polish blog! I hope to use this little corner of the 3 dubs to share with you all the pretties I have accumulated over the years, as well as any future pretties I will acquire. There are 5 new colors on their way to me right this minute! Have you discovered the joy of nail mail yet? I hadn't, not until recently, when I started following nail blogs, and my Sally Hansen/OPI/China Glaze/Essie/etc world was opened up to the fabulousness of frankens and foreigners! Talk about an eye-opening (and bank account draining!!) revelation!


Anyhoodles, I'm excited to start this blogging thing. Please bear with me as I stumble about for a bit while learning the ropes. I'm not entirely sold on "The Polishinator" as a name, but all my other ideas are already in use, damn those like-minded individuals. Hopefully I'll be able to change it if some new bit of brilliance smacks me upside the head. No biggie if not.  I'll adjust.  


This first post is coming partly from my phone (I less than 3 you, Apple!) because that's where my first swatches are. I'll probably eventually use an actual camera, but I kind of like these phone photos.  It's nice to see manis photographed in a light box, but I'm interested in what the polish will look like in the real world.  Know what I mean?  


May I present to you, ladies (and maybe gents?), Gummy Worm from Enchanted Polish!

Awkward bottle grip much?

"Free Nail Polish"  Not what you hope it means.

Hey, look.  I have matching freckles!

And one more with the bottle

What?

You don't pose with Rose Salve for your swatches?

I do.

I used it on my cuticles right before these pictures.  

Indirect indoor lighting.

Hey, glare, why don't you show up right in the middle of my nails?

More sunshine.  And bad hand modeling.  

Blurred a bit so you can see the oh-so-subtle holo, as opposed to the other blurred pics, which are just poor photography.  

Okay, so.  I first saw this polish over on The Polish Aholic and I loved it.  For some reason, I had it in my head that it was a nice Kermit green with blue micro glitter.  When I got the bottle in the mail and saw the very muted holo, I went back to Jen's swatches and realized I'm an idiot I must have completely made up what I thought I saw.  And not read her description.  The subtle holo is much more apparent in the bottle; it hardly translates to the nail at all.   It doesn't matter, though, because I love this polish!  It's such a fun green, and it looks really good with my skin.  Great formula, too!  I used 2 coats for this mani.  Dude.  I just went to get the URL for llarowe so I could link to where I bought this, and ended up buying 2 more Enchanted Polishes.  It was almost 3, but I exercised some restraint.  We'll see how long that lasts.