The YSL Holiday 2012 Make Up Collection includes a gorgeous top coat called Premiere Neiges. It’s a glitter top coat that adds a sprinkling of fairy dust-like “snow” to any colour. It transforms all colours into magical and pretty shimmery delights and is unique in that the glitter is not suspended per say – you have to shake it up from the bottom of the bottle to make the magic happen. I was gushing about wanting this $25 beauty the other day when my friend Elena told me I was crazy, and why wouldn’t I just get Deborah Lippmann Dream A Little Dream of Me? It’s been around for quite awhile and is alway selling out due to it’s magical powers to turn any nail colour into a unicorn of sparkly beauty. Well, I went to Holt Renfrew today to play with these colours. And wouldn’t you know, Elena was right. They are so similar it was impossible for me to justify an extra $10 just for the YSL. My concern would be that over time as the YSL top coat gets thicker, it will get harder to shake up the magic glitter.
Please excuse the photos I took at the store with my phone, but I think you can see how similar they are. If anything, the blue sparkly particles in the YSL might be a wee bit bigger. But other than that, it’s tough to see the difference. I wore each one on it’s own, then layered each one over 2 coats of Estee Lauder Viper (which I wanted but ended up leaving with Chanel Vendetta….ANYWAYS).
So – what do you think? Is Lippmann Dream A Little Dream of Me dupe-worthy? Any other dupes?
Reader Comments
WOW! Yup. That looks the same to me too! I’ll be looking for this cheaper one now so THANK YOU!
You have me so excited about this that I’ve been reading some reviews on Dream a Little Dream of Me and it looks like the pink base can alter the base polish colour. It almost looks in your pics like it made it a bit cloudy but I imagine that’s because it’s just a bit out of focus. How prominent did you find the pink base? Thanks!
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Dupe-worthy indeed! I’ve never tried the YSL but the Lippmann chips too easily on me even with my Seche Vite top coat.
You can hardly see the pink at all!
Ah that’s too bad! I find the Lippmann’s almost chip-proof, especially her shimmers/glitters. I stopped using Seche Vite a few years ago, it shrunk my polish and make my nails peel like crazy. I use only Lippmann base & top coats. I use Lippmann glitters & shimmers when I want my manis to last extra long!
You can count on me 😉
Yay! Let me know if you get it, and if you love it!