Betsey Johnson just launched a nail polish collection at Sephora that consists of seven shades ($9.50 each), one of which is scented with the designer’s Too Too Fragrance – Sephora by OPI Betsey Johnson It’s My Pink!. Up until sampling the new scented polish my only experience with scented polishes have been courtesy of Revlon’s fruity ones, which are SUPER SUPER potent (and according to some…nauseating…), so I wasn’t sure what to expect from the Too Too-scented one.
First things first…scented polishes are for mature/patient adults only! I am not patient therefore while you’re supposed to wait for the shade to dry before smelling it, I not only smelled the bottle, I kept on sniffing my nails – needless to say I was very dizzy after my DIY manicure. Unlike my experience with Revlon (and why I kept sniffing…), the OPI bottle smells like regular polish and when you apply it to nails the shade still pretty much smells like regular polish, it’s only once the shade starts to dry that you smell the fragrance — and that’s a good thing! I love the idea of scented polish as long as it’s light and non-invasive and that’s exactly what this is. Plus unlike my experience with Revlon, where I still smelled the polish hours after, this one dissipates and you’re left with a fantastic, upbeat bright pink shade.
On a somewhat related note, nowhere does it mention this, but I’ve been using YSL Shocking and it’s actually scented as well! It has a very light floral scent when you apply it. Just a nice little touch…hopefully more beauty products will come with subtle scents in the coming years!
