Deborah Lippmann Summer 2015 Painted Desert Swatches & Review
Deborah Lippmann Summer 2015 Review
Manicure maven, jazz singer and entrepreneur, Deborah Lippmann may be a chic Manhattanite, but this summer, she’s taking us on a southwest adventure to her home state of Arizona with the Painted Desert collection. At a time when brands are bombarding us with brights, Deborah Lippmann dances to the beat of her own drummer with an earthy palette that pays homage to her roots.
Formula & Application
Deborah Lippmann nail polish is 5-Free (DBP, Toluene, Formaldehyde, Formaldehyde Resin, Camphor) and cruelty-free. Her signature glass bottle is one of the most recognizable shapes in the industry and it’s totally vanity display worthy. The curved cap was designed with professional manicurists in mind as it is shaped to rest comfortably between your fingers. The Lippmann brush is short, round and average in width with flexible bristles that easily fan out over the nail plate.
The four cremes in this collection all have a squishy feel that offers ease of control. I had no trouble manipulating the self-leveling formula. They’re all well pigmented, delivering full coverage in two coats. I found it best to apply one thin coat, wait a few minutes, and then apply a second, heavier coat.
Deborah Lippmann Summer 2015 Swatches
Deborah Lippmann Desert Moon is a greenish grey creme. It’s kind of a chameleon in that it looks gray or green, depending on the lighting. It’s unlike any other grey I own. I’m showing it next to two greens so you can see how grey it is, even though it looks more green on my nails.
Deborah Lippmann Desert Moon
Deborah Lippmann Desert Moon comparison
Deborah Lippmann Love in the Dunes is a smoky mauve creme. A mix of purple, pink and grey, it’s cooler than Essie Merino Cool but not as greyed as Deborah Lippmann Planet Rock.
Deborah Lippmann Love in the Dunes
Deborah Lippmann Love In the Dunes comparison
Deborah Lippmann Shifting Sands is a vanilla almond creme with a touch of beige. It’s more yellow than any of the polishes I’m comparing it to below. I’d say it’s a warmer version of Deborah Lippmann Naked.
Deborah Lippmann Shifting Sands
Deborah Lippmann Shifting Sands comparison
Deborah Lippmann Terra Nova is a muddy, yellowed camel creme. It very much reminds me of dried desert clay, weathered by the beating sun. The only other polishes I own in this type of yellowed brown are Dior Camel and China Glaze Kalahari Kiss, and neither one comes close to Terra Nova.
Deborah Lippmann Terra Nova
Deborah Lippmann Terra Nova comparison
Deborah Lippmann Summer 2015 swatches
Bottom Line: Because I’m pale and cool-toned, Love in the Dunes looks best on me and is my favorite of the collection. That being said, all the Painted Desert polishes are well formulated, with colors that will flatter a range of skin tones. It’s an unusual color palette for summer, which I’m a definite fan of and I’m sure people with darker skin or warm undertones will be all over Terra Nova and Shifting Sands.
The Deborah Lippmann Summer 2015 Painted Desert collection officially launches in May 2015 on DeborahLippmann.com, HSN.com, Nordstrom.com and Sephora.com. Deborah Lippmann nail polish retails for $18/ea.
Thoughts on the Painted Desert collection? Do you like that DL zigged when all the other brands zagged? Which colors do you plan to snag?
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Lisa N.
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Some nice neutrals these are.
Perfect collection for summer! Not evereyone wears brights!
These are elegant and delicate!
Definitely need Desert Moon and Terra Nova!
Wow, a very unusual choice for spring! That is a brave move.
I’m on the fence about the colors – such complex shades rarely compliment my skintone – but I love this original choice, really refreshing in the sea of pastels.
Oops, I didn’t notice it’s their Summer collection already )) still a nice choice of colors!
I think that based on your pics, my fave would be Love in the Dunes, closely followed by Desert Moon. I’m not a big fan of the browned mustard-y colors in general so I would be unlikely to purchase Terra Nova, but I do like the look of all four colors together in your first pic of just the bottles. It’s definitely a good representation of desert colors for your nails! I think Terra Nova might play well enough with the other 3 in some nail art but I’d still be unlikely to get it.
what a gorgeous collection! I am reminded of the muted neutrals in last year’s YSL Spicy Collection. I love your comparisons! Merino Cool, Camel and Naked are in my stash so I get a good idea of what they are like. Nice to see Deborah going down the neutral road for summer, after last year’s ’80s Rewind brights. My favorite here is Love in the Dunes, but I wonder how close it is to Chanel Tenderly. Do you think I need both?
I am in love with “love in the dunes” just beautiful!
terra nova is pretty gross looking imho!
I appreciate your honesty, Kel.
Definitely need desert moon and Terra nova. I’m trying to talk myself out of the other 2.
Why are you on the fence? I’m happy to enable.