OPI I Juggle Men

by - 22 April

I Juggle Men, from OPI's Femme de Cirque collection, is a conundrum to me. It shrinks everything it touches!





Here it is over American Apparel Passport Blue. Are we seeing all that shrinkage?? That's just two coats of I Juggle Men. No Seche Vite or any other type of topcoat.






Here's IJM over So Many Clowns, So Little Time. Looks great, right? So far, the only way I can wear IJM is one coat over a polish. If I add a second coat, BAM! Shrinkage! What kind of polish shrinks itself?






Oh, and look at the hilarity that happens if you add Seche Vite on top:



The wrinkling is less noticeable with Barielle Manicure Extender (middle finger), but c'mon! Sure, IJM dries quickly and shiny, but it doesn't dry anything below it. I'm sooo not into sitting around for hours waiting for my polish to dry. I'd need some sort of quick dry topcoat over it, and that's clearly not an option. I'll stick to CND Sapphire Sparkle.




I've seen some manis with this that look perfectly fine. Any tips to wearing this successfully??

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5 comments

  1. Wow, that SV wrinkling is like a new kind of nail art.

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  2. Toes That Twinkle!April 22, 2011 at 7:55 AM

    I love it over the AA polish!

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  3. Yeah, like brain-fold chic. Coming to a runway near you!

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  4. Me too! Wish I could've kept it on for more than an hour.

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  5. I saw your post on the NB too - how strange that it shrinks and ripples!

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