Milani Summer 2011 LE Yellow Whiz & Comparisons
Milani's Yellow Whiz--why does that name make me laugh?!!--is another shade from the New Limited Edition High Speed Fast Dry One Coat Summer 2011 Collection. The press release on this offering can be found here, and you can see swatches of Racy Green and Purple Rush here. In addition to the polishes, this collection also includes a very interesting Paint Eyeshadow Palette, which I'll review soon.Let's take a look at Yellow Whiz (*giggles*), shall we? I was pretty excited when I saw this shade, because finding a yellow shade that works in one coat would be just short of a miracle. It isn't quite a miracle, and I didn't experience complete opacity in just one coat. However, it was almost opaque in one coat. The photo below is shown using one coat and no top coat. While it's not terribly noticeable, it was noticeable to me...if you look at my index (top) finger you can see some lighter streaked areas just below where the free edge meets the nail bed, and my middle finger had a small line that wasn't completely solid also. There's also some lightened areas near my index finger's cuticle (click to enlarge photo). Of course the average person likely has a less discerning eye when it comes to these things, but it certainly covered far better than any other yellow I've tried.

The photos below show how it looks using two coats. The formula is a little on the thick side, but it doesn't hinder the application at all. The dry time is very fast, and the finish has a high gloss shine. This medium yellow creme shade is bright and sunny, and perfect for Summer.





1. Milani Yellow Whiz
2. Chanel Mimosa
3. Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Expresso Yellow
4. Nicole by OPI Yellow It's Me
5. China Glaze Lemon Fizz
6. China Glaze Happy Go Lucky
7. Maybelline Banana Bamba
8. Maybelline Banana Puddin'
9. Sally Hansen Complete Salon Yellow Kitty
10. BB Couture Pina Colada
11. Quirius Yellow Tulip
12. Color Club Almost Famous
13. Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Lightening
14. NYC New York Color Taxi Yellow Creme
15. China Glaze Sunshine
16. Misa Summer Sun
17. Orly Lemonade
18. Orly Spark
All in all, Yellow Whiz is a very nicely formulated yellow creme. It is probably opaque enough with just one coat for the average person who isn't a nail polish freak like we are! Adding a second coat just makes it look complete to me.
*Product featured was furnished by the manufacturer or PR firm for review.
Wow! That is a lot of yellows. I love how bright Yellow Whiz is!
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing how terrific it looked with one coat and to get yellow that smooth and opaque in two coats?!?! I need that polish.
ReplyDeletePlus, how can I pass it up with a name like that? :D
Ooooh, this is SO exciting! An almost-opaque-with-one-coat yellow at the DRUGSTORE? Yippee! Thanks for sharing. :D
ReplyDeleteSo gonna try to get my hands on that one
ReplyDeleteWOW, you have tons or yellows!!! However, that Milani one is gorgeous; it's so bright and cheerful.
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Funny/fun name. Being a medical technologist...not quite the shade of it's pun - but then you all know that - does not take a medical person to tell ya that! Man, you do have a lot of yellow polishes! I look horrible in then all and don't own one -did but gave it away.
ReplyDeleteSo so cute! Maybe you can check out my nailblog? I am a newbeginner, but I get better all the time! x)
ReplyDeleteLots of hugs from Thea <3
This color totally reminds me of ChG "Happy Go lucky". Great post and I've seen Chanel "Mimosa" compared to Revlon "Electric" and they are super close :)
ReplyDeleteThat's a really nice yellow! Someone must not have been drinking their water!
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Yay for a good yellow! I love yellows, so hard to find a good one though. Misa Summer Sun is a huge lemmings of mine, lovely to see it's inclusion here, think this is only the 2nd time I've ever seen it!
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