Chanel's Quartz (#525)

Hi!

Ok ok I caved in and got the last Chanel polish from the Fall 2011 collection! 

I tried Quartz the other day when I got Graphite and I've been obsessing a little ( a lot!) about it ever since. Well I just couldn't resist (sigh) and got Quartz today!

Just as the other polishes from the collection, Quartz is a super sparkly shimmery metallic polish with micro fine glitter. This lacquer is certainly more discreet and classical than the other two as it a taupey gray that can easily be worn to work without getting any weird glances from colleagues! There is some glitter in Quartz (holographic, taupe, silver) but it isn't as noticeable as it is with Graphite. It is so fine and discreet that you can't even see it in the photos! Quartz has the most frosty shimmer and isn't a foil like Graphite and Peridot. 

The formula was ok. A bit tougher to apply as it was a little streaky. It seemed a bit sticky too but I think that's only due to the super hot weather and the fan blowing on me as I was putting the polish on. I know that wasn't a great idea but it's so hot here right now and there isn't a breeze.

All the pictures were taken in artificial lighting, without flash.

Please excuse the noticeable shrinkage on the tips of my nails. The layer of Sèche Vite I applied was too thick :(

What's on your nails?

Have a nice evening!

Chanel's Peridot + Stamping

Hi,

I decided not to swatch any of my new colors today as I got carried away with other things I had to do, so you will have to keep an eye open for new polish swatches in the next few days.

I did although spice up yesterdays Peridot mani with a bit of stamping, giving it a baroque botanic edge, using China Glaze's Westside warrior - from their Fall 2011 Metro collection - a warm dark khaki green, and an Essence stamping kit. Unfortunately, I am unable to give you the name or number of the stamping plate I used today as nothing is written on it... Any flora inspired design will work.

This actually was my first attempt at stamping and I'm pretty happy with the end result! Is this the beginning of a new era in my mani routines??!!

Have a nice day!

Chanel's Peridot

Hi,

As promised, here are the swatches for Chanel's Peridot.

I just took off my neon + shatter polish and  wanted to leave my nails bare until I get my polish mail order in tomorrow (CG Metro coll + several others, a few OPI and Orly polishes), but I couldn't resist swatching this poor little bottle of polish that has been waiting for me to try it!

The formula applied like butter and dried quickly. I only needed 2 thin coats for it to be opaque. As it is metallic, you really need to watch out for streaks, applying your polish in straight strokes.

Peridot's color is hard to describe. I'd say it's a green + bronzey gold duochrome with hints of pink. This shade is eye-catching and looks great on tanned or dark skin, but I'm sure it will looks great on my winter white fingers!

Enjoy!

Photo 1:   Indoors, natural daylight (late PM)

Photo 2:   Outdoors, natural daylight.

Photo 3:   Indoors, artificial lighting.

Photo 4:   Indoors, artificial lighting.

Photo 5:   Indoors, natural daylight.

Chanel Le Vernis

Hi,

Chanel polishes are some of my all time fav. lacquers. It seems like you just cannot go wrong with a Chanel polish! 

OK, their color selection isn't huge, unlike China Glaze and OPI, but the formula on these polishes is great. No bubbles ever, even when I shake the bottle like crazy (Particulière needs to be shaken well or rolled before you apply it). The lacquer dries quickly to a high gloss finish and hardly ever cracks, chips or peels.

Photo 1:   

• Splendeur (#217), a darkish blue based hot pink, 
• Dragon (#475), a deep warm based classic red, 
• Lotus rouge (#455), a deep blue based berry.

Photo 2:   

• Rouge noir (#18), a vampy blackish berry,
• Impérial (#469), a beautiful warm toned medium brown, very chocolatey!
• Particulière (#505), a unique taupe with khaki and purple undertones,
• Péridot (#531), a metallic greenish gold with purple and blue duochrome.

I'm really looking forward to try Peridot, one of the 3 new polishes from Chanel's fall-winter 2011-2012 collection shortly released in the States, but not sold in Europe until the end of August. 

Peridot is a beautiful greenish gold duochrome with hints of blue and purple. The color in the bottle really reminds me of a scarab shining all of it's beautiful colors in the sunlight. I wonder what it's going to look like on my nails.

The two other colors in the collection are Graphite (a metallic charcoaly gunmetal grey with some black hints and silvery sparkly shimmer) and Quartz (a metallic shimmery nudish antique rose). 

Sorry about the complicated color descriptions, but these polishes are really hard to describe. I suggest searching for swatches on Scrangie or another blog.

Enjoy!