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*TOP REVIEWER* fuzzysham on 4/22/2013 6:13:00 PM more reviews by fuzzysham

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Fair   Hair: Black, Straight, Fine   Eyes: Hazel    

My best friend is obsessed with this polish- she uses it every time she comes over. It is such a gorgeous sparke! I only ever put this on top of other colors, I wouldn't ever just use this with nothing underneath. Gorgeous sparkles!

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kas22782 on 3/28/2013 2:51:00 PM more reviews by kas22782

Age: 30-35   Skin: Combination, Olive   Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

It's nice over a base but I prefer China Glaze's Fairy Dust which has smaller glitter and not as silver has more of an iridescent shimmer.

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sillylily0204 on 1/21/2012 6:20:00 PM more reviews by sillylily0204

Age: 30-35   Skin: Dry, Fair-Medium, Warm   Hair: Black, Straight, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

I really like this polish for some subtle glitter. I use it as an overcoat on opaque colors that have little to no shimmer since it is basically clear polish with the glitter in it. It's all silver glitter that are the same small size, very cute and doesn't go overboard. I love how the glitter reflects light giving your nails some dimension. If you add it atop shimmery or glittery colors, it gives them even more of a pop. This takes one coat to look like the pic I uploaded, but you can add more for more sparkle of course. I gave it 4 stars bc you have to be careful when applying or the glitter can look uneven on your nail (where glitter is too concentrated, say, in the middle of your nail where you would first apply the polish).

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CourtneyLovesMakeup on 7/6/2007 9:02:00 AM more reviews by CourtneyLovesMakeup

Age: 25-29   Skin: Normal   Hair: Blond   Eyes: Brown    

This is a beautiful glitter polish that I usually only wear over another nail polish color. I've been using it on my toes but I think it may be alittle too tacky on my nails, unless its done in moderation, like..just a little line or streak. I may try it on bare nails one of these days. I think carnival is just so versatile if you are artsy or alittle daring and you definitely like to try new things with your nails. This is a quality polish and has good staying power although it does have the potential to look teeny-bopperish unless you really know what you're doing.

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ashantiqueen on 10/30/2005 1:23:00 AM more reviews by ashantiqueen

Age: 30-35   Skin: Combination   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Brown    

In my opinion,this color looks best when used in combination with another color. I used Carnival over a light pink shade and liked the results better than when I used it by itself.

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*TOP REVIEWER* emalc on 6/5/2005 4:34:00 PM more reviews by emalc

Age: 25-29   Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Brown    

Carnival is a clear topcoat with holographic glitter. The polish has a decent amount of glitter - not too little and not too much. The glitter is not superfine - it definitely shows up as glitter (a good bit larger than the glitter in OPI's glitter bit of music top coat for reference). I might buy this again - but it isn't the kind of polish I see myself using except when I'm in a playful nail kind of mood, so this bottle should last a while.

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