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Borghese: Biscotti Beige

Um... The Ninja doesn't do "bisque" polishes, due to the Hands of Death phenomenon.
That said, this one is actually quite pretty, even on NW15 ninja skin!

Yesterday, you saw Mezzanotte Blue from Borghese's Spring '10 collection. Now take a look at Biscotto Beige.  Another cream, this one also applied smoothly but took a little longer than the average polish to dry. It's a pretty decent "mannequin hands" color, though a touch on the warm side. It wore well, chipping after 3 days (typical of ninja wear). Again: not a fan of the brush or bottle, but the color was surprisingly wearable!

The abnormalities on the image below aren't from the polish. They're from a slightly over-exuberant application of cuticle oil. Whoopsie!

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Borghese: Mezzanotte Blue - the blue of The Ninja's dreams?

Ah... yes...

Dark blue, but not blue-black; it's still quite discernible as a blue. Smooth and easy to apply. It wore well, and looked creamy and shiny while doing it. The Ninja doesn't love the Borghese brush (long and floppy) or bottle (the cap is irksome looking for some reason), but the polish inside is usually pretty good. This color: excellent.

This is one of Borghese's Spring colors. It appeared in a collection with these:

• Biscotto Beige - A creamy warm beige
  
• Bella Berry - A deep light-reflecting purple
  
• Plummaggio Plum - Am iridescent and rich dark purple
  
• Stellare Notte - A multifaceted charcoal grey-teal
  
• Almondine - A mod-60's pale beige

It seems to The Ninja that Stellare Notte is getting all of the love out there, but she's worried that there are some blue polish lovers who may be sleepin' on the brilliance that is Mezzanotte Blue! And The Ninja isn't even a blue lover, but this is a definite "keeper"!

Note: the Borghese website doesn't seem to show this collection, but it's apparently already out in stores (drugstores, usually). When The Ninja checked the "new" section of the site, they're still crowing about the Winter collection. *sigh*

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