ILNP Dreamsicle - Creamy Melon Holographic Nail Polish

Picture is 10 days wearing 2 coats of Keepsake.This was my first purchase of ILNP polish and what an introduction it was! Lovely packaging and beautiful product. I have been an OPI and Essie user for years. I stopped using Essie because I discovered that as the bottle aged it required more and more drying time on my nails. I love OPI but their nude colors can be temperamental. Some can be very, very streaky and others will peel within 1-2 days, despite a base and top coat.I purchased Birthday Suit (not pictured) based upon reviews and it is, indeed, a beautiful polish. It goes on well, with a jelly type consistency that “self levels.” You need thin coats for a beautiful look. I used a base coat, 2 coats of the polish, and a top coat. And had 10 days of wear. That’s a win for me. I would call Birthday Suit truly a nude but with a fine glitter. I did not see (at least on my skin tone — I am a medium light, neutral in foundation) any pink undertone. Maybe the polish was too much of a “birthday suit” match for my skin tone, but it was truly a nude/beige with fine glitter on my nails. Lovely but not quite what I hoped. I tried it over an OPI color (Baby Take a Vow) and magic happened. I liked that combination!I purchased a second bottle of ILNP in the color Keepsake. (See picture. That’s 10 days of wear!). It also applied beautifully with no streaks. (I apply in thin layers, and allow drying time between coats.) Keepsake is my new favorite polish. It’s perfect for everyday wear. You don’t notice anything special about the color until sun or certain lights hit your nails but then it’s like they sparkle in the most elegant way. Not flashy, just classy. I hope ILNP never stops making Keepsake. This will be my new go-to and will replace my OPI (Baby Take a Vow) and Essie (Sugar Daddy).For those wondering about the color, Keepsake is close to Essie’s Mademoiselle. Lovely, lovely color for those who love neutral nails with that slight pink undertone and a bit of sheerness.UPDATE: I have used Keepsake a couple more times since my original review. Three coats is just a beautiful, opaque neutral, nude pink with a slight lilac undertone. I still love it.I have since purchased other colors as gifts. If you are on the fence about this brand, don’t be. Buy it. Oh, an a note about drying time. This polish is not a quick dry type. You need to allow 20 min between coats for a salon smooth finish. If you apply one coat on top of another, it will look gummy and will take forever to dry. This is not unique to this brand of polish. It’s the same for any polish. Manicures take time. Find a good podcast or stream a show once a week to do your nail self-care.

I am terrible at painting my own nails. Don't know why I bother, but their beautiful colors totally sucked me in. I usually don't like red, but Love Language has a slight color shift (holographic is what I think they call this one), and suited me better. Kinda like is it red or is it purple?? i have to say, as soon as I received mine, I lost it (actually, I forgot what the delivery box looked like and it got mixed in w/ Christmas boxes I had set aside to wrap). They really care how you like their products, and they immediately sent me another- even tho it was totally my fault. Which, of course, made me want to buy more. I may see if the Manicurist will put it on for me. I feel like I am failing these beautiful shifting colors! they do apply very well, I just have shaky hands. if i can find a way to keep them still, another experiment I want to try is painting some press on nails before application. Hoping that works better and wish I could ask around. Anyway, if you are unsure of this color, I say go for it- unless bright red is your love, then go for another of their many colors. Hubby loves red but I don't and this was a happy compromise. Even if I can't paint worth anything, my purchases were totally worth it, even if they end up being just to look at (hopefully not).

Almost didn’t buy this color ‘Cygnus Loop’ because it says the first color is blue- I don’t like blue polish personally, I find myself buying a lot of purple. I saw a swatch video on YouTube by a channel called “Violet Sea’s ILNP Comparisons” and the color I thought I wanted (Birefringence) was more blue and this color was more purple. The color I mostly see when I look at my hands is purple and the shift from purple to reddish pink to copper to greenish yellow is mesmerizing. There is blue at an angle but only in certain artificial lighting.The wear time is great, no chipping with top coat. Some reviews here that complain of chipping same day are definitely either not using top coat at all, or using a crappy top coat. Always use top coat- and preferably a glossy quick dry top coat. With all of the colors I’ve tried with ILNP, chipping has never been an issue for me. Only downside I’d mention is the skinny brush- I much prefer wide flat brushes but I know some do prefer the skinny.

I became a vegan less that a year ago but only recently discovered that so many nail polishes aren’t vegan. I hadn’t bought new nail polish in years but decided to get some new ones to replace some older ones I had and discovered ILNP. That said, this color was the perfect color for me as I usually wear either red or black. I looked at reviews and still felt like I wasn’t entirely sure what this actually looked like based on review pictures, so I took a bunch of photos all in different lighting and angles for anyone that felt like me. This is two coats done very quickly with no base or top coat. It dries fairly quick. It looks dark red and black in artificial lighting, but mixes between red and almost this greenish gold color in natural light. Please ignore my dry hands

I spent over 14$ on this (w/shipping) hoping that my hunch was correct~ and it was. This formula is outstanding. I’m going to purchase one color a month until I have all of the ones I love. However, the actual ILNP website offers a better deal than Amazon. You get points for each polish you buy, which can be redeemed for items on the website.So if you love ILNP then goto the website and earn your points. The cost is the same, so why not get a bonus?I haven’t bought the bottom or top coats yet ~ but this polish honestly looks beautiful on its own, but I decided to buy the base coat and see if it makes it even better. I’ll update when I get it.