Models Inc - Midnite Blue + Phallic Dupe

Seriously, I don't get the spelling of this? Why spell midnight that way?  It's not like the lacquer is gangsta. Ah, it's the small things that bother me.

This is probably the best Models Inc I've tried so far. Beautifully creamy, opaque in two coats, and dark like night.  The shimmer is super fine and peaks through in the light.

As soon as I started applying this, I immediately thought of Illamasqua's Phallic.  So I did a comparison of the two.  Phallic is on the top nail whilst Midnite Blue is on the bottom.

These are super close and, I suspect, you probably couldn't tell them apart from afar.  The Illamasqua formula is superior and the finish is a little more complex and vibrant than the Midnite Blue but, really, if you're after a cheap dupe, this is a good one.

Models Inc - Ocean

My first foray into Models Inc was not so successful.  So I was kinda wary when applying Ocean.  Would it be another nail wreck?

Man, this is awesomesauce.  Ok, it streaks and there's no getting around the streakiness.  But that colour is totally banging.  It's utterly unique - for me, anyway - and is unlike anything else I have.  Three coats, nice finish (aside from the streaks), brilliant colour.

So what do you guys think?  Are Models Inc redeemed or do you need to see some more?

Models Inc - Princess

Sometimes you buy a lacquer just because it looks exquisite in the bottle.  I bought Models Inc's Princess because I imagined that, on the nail, it would be like a pink version of OPI's Mad as a Hatter.  I imagined a blanket of sparkly glitters that would enable my nails to be seen from space.

Were my great expectations met? Hell no.

Unfortunately, the blanket effect I was hoping for never quite materialised.  As soon as I looked at how the lacquer coated the brush, I realised this was a layering lacquer.  Ok, no problems, I can deal.  If it dramatically transforms a lacquer, it's still good, right?

Instead, after three painstaking coats - and me realising it was never going to work - this is all I got.  And the beautiful pink glitter is all but lost due to the sparse distribution.  The red underneath (I'm reviewing the red later in the week) is not transformed or even mildly altered.

I don't think this is a bad lacquer.  But just a disappointment when you think about what it could have been.

So, guys, tell me about a lacquer you had high expectations for that ended up disappointing.