For summer 2011, Deborah Lippmann shows us bright, vibrant, colour-saturated hues…the 80’s revisited with a modern & fresh twist. These two shades are ridiculously creamy, yet still manage to have an almost subdued elegance to them and the application was nothing short of perfection. Well known for being the ‘go-to’ manicurist of many celebrities, Deborah has once more delved into that vast creative pool she inhabits and brought us these two beauties! All swatches are with Deborah Lippmann’s Rehydrating Base Coat and three thin coats of lacquer, no top coat (with that natural glossiness….are you kidding?!).

‘Girls Just Want To Have Fun’ is the heat of summer captured in a bottle of nail polish. A super rich and utterly creamy coral, this has just enough pink in it to add an interesting depth of hue and will look absolutely spectacular against each and every skin tone.  Rather squishy looking, this straddles the line between a crème and jelly polish, and while not 100% opaque with three thin coats, it’s still so incredible to look at. Perfectly self levelling, the formula was superb. Love, love, LOVE this one!

‘I Know What Boys Like’ is the blue shade of the summer evening sky right before night falls. Described by Deborah as a “periwinkle blue”, it has a dusty and muted quality to it which prevents it from ever seeming too garish. The slight purple leanings in its base give it a beautiful tone and I love how regal the colour looks, no matter the lighting. Decent opacity was reached by the second coat, but I opted for three to be consistent. Just look at that glossy finish!

Final thoughts: While a coral shade seems right in line for a summer colour, I was surprised to learn that Deborah would also be launching a blue shade for the season, but after having seen (and worn) it, I understand how perfectly it fits in with her vision and love how ‘cool’ it looks. ‘Girls Just Want To Have Fun’ is seriously so amazing to look at, that I didn’t want to remove it to wear anything else!  Both these lacquers were a dream to apply and I am beyond impressed with the perfectly brush-stroke free finish…both are definite WINS! All Deborah Lippmann products are available at several fine high end department stores as well as her website here.

*Disclaimer: product samples were provided by the company/PR for my unbiased consideration