Don Deeva Victoria Got-Tea

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My Don Deeva-palooza continues today with Victoria Got-Tea.

Don Deeva Victoria Got-Tea
indoor, bright CF lighting
The Deeva has been releasing a whole slew of polishes lately with the color-shifting shimmer in Clarins 230 that makes polish addicts go nuts.  Victoria isn't that classic red-to-green shifting shimmer, but is instead a "sister" that shifts from ruddy bronze to gold to bright green, sparkling over a sapphire blue jelly base.

Don Deeva Victoria Got-Tea
outdoor, bright sunlight
This particular green looks to be a lighter grass/kelly than the emerald green in 230-type shimmer, but it still contrasts beautifully on the blue background.

Don Deeva Victoria Got-Tea
indoor, window-filtered daylight
The jelly base needed 3 coats to become opaque and even, but the formula had a nice consistency (not too thick or sticky) and dried quickly enough that the 3rd coat was no trouble.  There's enough of the shimmer particle in the base that it dries just a little duller than the glassy look you see when it's wet, so topcoat is needed to perfect-ify things.

Don Deeva Victoria Got-Tea
indoor, bright CF lighting
You know the drill with these dark blues, though, right?  Paint careful, you know that color isn't letting go of your cuticle skin without a battle.  Again, the size and sweep of the brush on this bottle is pretty ideal, so painting carefully was 100% feasible.

Don Deeva Victoria Got-Tea
outdoor, bright sunlight
One of my recent finds is the Star Wars series of stamping polishes from Esmaltes da Kelly - all of which are gorgeous shimmers, some of them duochromatic.  I've stamped here with Princess Leia, a peachy pink base absolutely filled with subtly shifty gold shimmer - end result being that only the shimmer shows over darker colors.  I'm using a design from the OS-04 stamping plate, and I was really pleased with the final look.

Don Deeva Victoria Got-Tea with stamping nail art
outdoor, late afternoon daylight
Rating:  4 out of 5 stars for the delightful Victoria.  This goes on nicely and is a great color for me.  It did wear like a jelly, which is to say that I had minor edgewear but no chipping after a few days, and watch out for staining on the skin (but none at all on the nails).

Where to buy:  cross your fingers that Don Deeva will re-release this one soon!

~Michelle

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