The Deborah Lippmann Big Bang set is a collection of 12 mini polishes. All of them are new shades with the exception of Lara's Theme. I'd love to know her reasoning behind repromoting only one color and why she chose that one. Anyway, onto the swatches.

3 coats

Deborah Lippmann Harlem Shake is a pinky purple crelly. It's super shiny and vibrant.

3 coats

Deborah Lippmann Bad Moon Rising is silver frost.

2 coats

Deborah Lippmann Green Eyed Lady is green shimmer. Gorgeous! One of my favorites.

3 coats

Deborah Lippmann Big Blue Note is a vibrant midtone blue creme.

2 coats, with 2 coats Dior Gel Top Coat

Deborah Lippmann Sparks Fly is a deep navy base with bright blue glitter. This dries matte and gritty. It's also pretty thirsty.



The formula on these is just okay. Not a very good representation of DL's typically amazing formula.



Check out part 2, here.



Deborah Lippmann Big Bang retails for $78 and is available at Sephora.com

Ur Square is part of the Formula X Lusters collection.

2 coats

Formula X Ur Square is a shimmery beige base with rosy pink microglitter. It's a beautiful, complex shade. So complex, in fact, that I didn't even realize it was a holo until I'd been wearing it for a few hours.






The holo is weak, but it's definitely there. What a gorgeous polish! Ur Square's formula is really nice. The application was easy. My only gripe is that all the Formula X polishes I've tried so far have had stuck caps due to leaked polish in the bottle threads. No new, shrink wrapped polish should have this issue. It's annoying that I have to clean the necks of the brand new polishes. Has anyone else experienced this with these polishes?



Formula X Ur Square retails for $12.50 and is available at Sephora.

over 1 coat of Dior Incognito

OPI When Monkeys Flys is large gold hex and holo microhexes in a clear base. No longer a taco mess, it can finally be appreciated for what it is - a really awesome chunky glitter. Love it! Application was easy. I had no problem getting a nice dispersion of glitter onto my nails.



OPI When Monkeys Fly retails for $9 and is available at Ulta.

I'm going to see Sara Bareilles in concert today! This mani was inspired by the colors of her Blessed Unrest album.







So excited!

Formula X's Xplosive Top Coats collection is the most indie-looking part of this entire range. I love that these glitterbombs are becoming more mainstream because mainstream = accessible. All the pretty with none of the hassle of restocks or drama.

Demolition dabbed over 3 coats RBL Starfish Patrick

Formula X Demolition's glitter mix is turqoise, lime, orange, light pink, and white hexes in varying sizes. It applied as well as a glittebomb can. I really like this glitter mix. It took forever to decide what to put it over because it looks good over pretty much everything.



Formula X Demolition retails for $12.50 and is available at Sephora.

3 coats

Dior Abricot (sorry, the photo's mislabeled!) is a pale peach with gold pearl. Abricot! Why you so pretty?! It's such a delicate, elegant shade. It's also probably the most flattering polish in this color family that I've tried so far.



I know I rave about Dior's formula all the time, but I kid you not, Abricot applied flawlessly. The consistency is thin but not at all runny. No streaking or cuticle dragging. I'm going to go ahead and say this is a must-have if you like shades like this.



Dior Abricot retails for $24 and is available exclusively at Sephora.