To be a bit personal for a moment, the past few days have not been easy. I had to have all 4 of my wisdom teeth extracted on Friday, and recovery has been quite painful, especially because the teeth were impacted and growing close to the nerve. Not even 48 hours after the surgery, I unexpectedly had to say goodbye to my cat Lucy after she had a seizure -- I'd only had a couple of days' notice that her health was going downhill after the vet diagnosed her with stomach cancer. As a result, I have not been in very high spirits, to put it gently. However, I have been able to smile (albeit painfully, due to the teeth) at the small pockets of good in my day-to-day: binge-watching Seinfeld on Netflix, the banana & Nutella milkshake I made last night, and the polish I have for you today.
Sharon's Heart comes to me from a lot of 16 Sinfuls that I purchased on Facebook Marketplace. The seller hadn't listed the names of the polishes nor took photos of them individually -- all I had to work with was a single, blurry group shot. Even with so little to reference, I was 99% sure that I spotted Sharon's Heart, which has been on my "want" list since I started getting serious about my vintage Sinful collection. I figured that even if it wasn't, there looked to be some other desirable colors in the lot, so I went for it. 5 days later, the package arrived on my doorstep, so I gleefully ran to open it... sitting on top, label facing up at me, was Sharon's Heart after all! I can't tell you the feeling of triumph in that moment, which was only exacerbated by the inclusion of Shining Heart, another HTF oldie from my "want" list, and Sugar Sugar, which I'd never heard of before but is beautiful. About half of the lot are duplicates of polishes that I already own, but it was so worth it for those three!
Getting an accurate photo of this polish was so tough. There are some polishes that just refuse to photograph well, and this is one of them! On top of that, it looks very different than it does in the bottle. The purpley mauve of the bottle looks nothing like the pinkish hue you get on the nails. The strong orange-gold shimmer also serves to obscure the base color in some lights, making it appear much warmer. This photo, while not completely true to life, is the closest I was able to get -- there's a certain glow that just can't be captured on camera.
Here's a shot of the label. Being the vintage polish fiend that I am, I mostly seek out Sinfuls with the older white labels. I also find it humorous how tiny the word "heart" is squeezed in, and how the apostrophe in "Sharon's" is in the wrong place. Sinful's dubious spelling and grammar choices always get a chuckle out of me.
All in all, I would have been happy to own this polish whenever, but it happened to come into my possession at a time where that small victory was sorely needed after so many losses. For that reason, combined with the sheer luck of finding such a rarity, I imagine this polish will hold a special place in my heart for years to come.
And until next time... PEACE! xoxo
