Misa Dirty Sexy Money

Collection: Living on the Fast Lane (2009 Spring)

A dusty turquoise green cream. I usually prefer dusty shades over brights, so I fell for this color the moment I saw swatches online! I also favor turquoise, especially so when it leans strongly on the green side. And since I adored the name, I had nothing not to love in this shade!

There was one major problem I had with it: the consistency was so thick, it was a bit of a nightmare to work with! I'm not sure whether it was just this bottle, because I heard that Misa crèmes usually apply like butter. My only other Misa is so smooth. But this, I had to add a lot of Seche Restore to get it manageable. And by a lot, I meant more than twenty drops.

I'll still be keeping this color because I love it! And after thinning it, it only took two coats. It also wore like iron, lasting an amazing seven days with some tip wear (the first chip appeared on the eight day).

Polish sandwich:
• China Glaze Strong Adhesion Base Coat (1 coat)
• Misa Dirty Sexy Money (2 coats)
• Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat (1 coat)

Misa Moody Model

A milk chocolate cream from the 2007 Runway collection. It looks like yummy melted milk chocolate in most lightings but I think it clashes with my skin tone. My Asian coloring tends to pull out whatever little reddish tints that exist, making it look like impure chocolate. However, I noticed from others swatches online that the color looks like the perfect shade of melted milk chocolate on skin tones more pinkish than mine. It also looks just a little bit dusty in real life.

The application was perfect, most fingers were two coats but some were only one. It also dried with normal glossiness without a top coat. The swatch above was taken on the fourth day of wear, so pardon the tip wear and scratches. Poshe Fast Drying Base Coat and Seche Dry Fast Top Coat were also used and it lasted a good six days on me with only two minor chips.