Love Letters

10 Reviews

1. 

   enviousRaisins8

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   Got this hoping to have a YNBB effect, as it’s a sheer peachy-pink. However, my skin is pale and cool-toned (pink and blue undertones), and this is a little too pigmented, and a little too warm, at least when I use two coats. When I use just one coat, it’s actually a pretty okay look, just slightly warmer than my natural nailbeds (so it looks a little odd to me, but nobody else really seems to notice, as far as I can tell).

   I don’t like the look of this over the natural tips, though, as it makes them look kind of dirty, so I use one coat of this as a base and then do the tips with some other colour for a French, funky French, or glitter tipped manicure. One coat of this makes for excellent sheer undies.

   So, I do find this polish useful, but not worn as a regular manicure, and not with more than one coat.

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   shyJerky4

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   I LOVE LOVE LOVE this polish! It is absolutely beautiful on. For my work I can only wear clear polish. This is nearly clear and I love the very small amount of rose color it adds to my nails. It looks like a clear polish but just a little bit better. Very shiny. LOVE it!

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   somberCrane1

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   BEST, shiniest, clear (with 1 coat) nail polish. it looks peachy in the bottle but its clear w/1 coat and w/2 coats you can see the peach. fabulous shine-with ONE coat! much better than trying to get the shine from buffing your nail bed. tried this on at my friends nail salon and was blown away by how shiny it made your nail. ran to sallys and bought my own. fantastic for girls who dont get the nails on their hands painted but want a polished look on short nails (i dont get my hands done often because unless its GEL, that nail polish is chipped & gone within 24 hours). will buy this forever!

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   vengefulTortoise6

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   I absolutely love this. I wanted this one for two months before I finally caved in one day. From the name to the finish, this is the perfect natural lacquer. It goes on like a gel and is very smooth. It doesn’t dry very fast, but I am convinced that it is meant to be worn with one or two coats at the most. This would look amazing for a french manicure and gives nails a healthy rosy glow. I don’t use this very often, but I can tell you it is just lovely.

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   worldlyRhino5

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   Almost every time I go to Sally’s I end up buying a nail polish on impulse. I was looking through the various shades of China Glaze and I didn’t want to get anything that’s overly dark and stands out. I typically only wear dark or bright colors for special occasions. During the rest of the week I try not to wear nail polish because it weakens my nails and it tends to chip. Chipped dark nail polish is not the most desirable look, and I am very lazy about taking it off.
   That’s why I went for this shade that’s a subtle peachy pink. It looks darker in the bottle than it actually is. If you want the color to show up significantly, you would probably need to apply a lot of layers, or just go for a different color altogether.
   This polish is basically the color of the nail bed, so it just enhances the natural nail a little bit. It is shiny and glossy but contains no sparkles whatsoever.
   I really like it.

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   pleasedDotterel1

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   LOVE this color. I had been longing for a natural nail color I could wear when I don’t want it to look like I have polish on.. THIS IS IT!!! It is your nail color.. only healthier!!! With one coat or two it looks like a healthy pinkish flush when compared with the non polished nails.. though alone you’d never know it was painted.. with three coats it looks like the bottle color.. but I don’t recommend it.. I don’t believe it is supposed to be worn that way. Beautiful and I will buy again and again!

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   thriftySwift9

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   Didn’t totally want to ruin the reviews for this polish, in the bottle it looks like sheer wash of pink – which is it, just on my skintone – NC25 it looks awful…similiar skintones may want to look elsewhere…..

8. 

   sheepishLemur5

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   I disagree with some of the other reviewers that the color on the nails looks nothing like what is in the bottle. If you tip the bottle, you can definitely tell that this is not meant to be an opaque color. It’s very sheer and thin in consistency. So I got what I was expecting – a very sheer peachy pink tint that doesn’t make a huge color difference on the nails. It just gives them a beautiful, healthy look. I use this over 2 coats of Nailtek ridge filler which, on its own can look milky white, even a little grey on your nails. After applying just one coat of Love Letters that grey cast is gone, so I know that the color payoff may be slight but it is definitely there. It works for my purposes and I love it! This is my first China Glaze polish, but it won’t be my last.

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   gutturalGatorade4

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   if you want a clear sheer and don’t want essie pink glove service, then this is a great buy. 2 coats gave a little too much of a feverish pink. i’m not sure why there are some comments around about this one streaking, maybe the formula changed. this formula doesn’t have enough pigment to streak. I bought a brand new bottle from sally’s 12/09.

   the application is nice, i tried it with a clear ridge filling base coat (sally hansen nail quencher) and poshe fast drying top coat for a glassy finish.

10. 

    ashamedMussel7

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    I LOVE this polish!! Lately I have been wearing lots of reds, so for a change of pace I purchased this. Then I read the reviews, and noticed that they were pretty bad. I used two coats and could definitely see the pink. I thought my nails looked very natural and pretty and HEALTHY, due to the slight blush of pink. I can see this getting lots of use 🙂