Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Deborah Lippmann Yellow Brick Road

Deborah Lippmann recently had a promo on her website where every order came with a free bottle of Yellow Brick Road, a yellow jelly, so I snagged it by ordering one of my major lemmings, Mermaid's Dream. I'd been intrigued by Yellow Brick Road for a long time but wasn't sure if I could pull it off, so this seemed like the perfect opportunity.




Now that I've finally tried it, I'm not quite sure how I feel about Yellow Brick Road. I can't remember the last time I had such conflicting emotions about a polish. However, I must say that the formula is not the best. It's on the thick side and really goopy, so I'd recommend waiting a bit between coats. Since it's both a light color and a jelly, any uneveness in opacity and application is more visible than usual. Yellows aren't exactly known for their stellar formulas but it's kind of a bummer to see a high-end polish with such noticeable issues. (Please excuse the dimpled topcoat, by the way. I'm not sure if it's a result of the formula or that I went to sleep shortly after painting my nails.)


I opted to wear this semi-opaque to preserve the jelly finish while avoiding the horribly jaundiced look this polish can create when worn sheerer. At the first and second coat, it just looked like I had extremely stained nails. But once I built it up to the fourth coat, which is what you see here, I think it looks alright. It has an appealing squishiness to it.


It's certainly an interesting and unique polish; you don't see many yellow jellies. I actually think this would look really beautiful on someone with dark skin, but I think I personally may be too fair to pull this off. I don't love it, but I certainly don't hate it either. I appreciate how different Yellow Brick Road is and I'm happy to have it in my collection. I don't have anything else remotely like it.

17 comments:

  1. Thanks for posting this! How about using it in jelly sandwich?

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    1. Good idea! I think it would look cute with a multicolored glitter!

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  2. I just got this same polish yesterday and I have to say that mine was very different from yours. My Yellow Brick Road was very thin and went on easy. I used 8 coats of it before I finally decided that was how it was going to look. I don't care for the color on me either though. Guess it was good it was free.

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    1. That's so strange! Mine was pretty bad in terms of formula. I don't mind the color on me, although it could have been better, but I think it's super tricky to pull off overall. I don't count myself as one of the lucky few who can rock something like this.

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  3. I'm not really fair, I'm more beige toned, but I'm not sure I could pull this off either. I haven't see a yellow jelly before, so it's definitely unique!

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    1. I agree, it's very unique...which unfortunately makes it difficult to pull off haha. I'm not sure if a more beige tone would be able to make this work. I just have too much yellow in my skin for this, so maybe your beige tones would work!

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  4. Thank you for sharing!
    I really love yellows and I would have gotten this one if I didn't read your post as well as the comments.
    Now I believe it is way too expensive for such polish.
    I don't like the fact that it's so sheer, I don't like the goopy formula, nor do I like it's 8 coats version...
    And after all, by your pictures it doesn't seem like a very nice yellow. I've seen much nicer, although not jelly.

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    1. You're welcome! I would agree you can find nicer yellows out there--especially considering the price on this one. I think what I like most about this is the novelty and uniqueness of it but I wouldn't label it a must-have.

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  5. Although it didnt work for you, I think it looks good! This is totally on my wishlist and I am lemming for this! I cant wait to have it! Thanks for the swatches! (=

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    1. Thanks! I am intrigued by it and keep find myself looking at my hands but I can't make up my mind about it. It's VERY unique but I'm not sure if that's a good thing in my particular case haha. I'd be interested to see it on you though if you pick this one up!!

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  6. I love the swatches. My favorite color is yellow so this just calls my name. Even if I may end up using a white base I'll probably get this one day.

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    1. Ooo, I didn't think of trying a white base with this one! I may have to do that...

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    2. I too will have to try a white or nude base - thinking right off of Deborah Lippman's Naked under this one to warm it up - white won't really warm it up like a warm nude will.

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  7. Interesting polish. Like you, I'm not sure how I feel about it.

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    1. Yep, it's definitely different! I am still divided about it.

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  8. I have the same issue as you do over YBR - waited ages before I got it. Now I find if I put Glitter in the Air (DL) or the Revlon dupe - Whimsical over it and then do a jelly sandwitch with YBR - it starts to take away that this is making me look sick effect. So think jelly sandwitching this one.

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  9. I don't know why but I can't help wanting this. I've heard many reviews such as yours saying that they have been unsure how they feel about it, but I think I would love it! Plus, I don't think it looks all that bad on you at all!

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