Chanel Fashion Night Out 2012 le vernis colors.
Just a quick post introducing the three gorgeous colors Chanel will be releasing to celebrate fashion’s most exceptional evening. Fashion’s Night Out is being held on September 6th in New York City and is celebrated in other cities all over the world.
Each year Chanel creates a set of colors for this special occasion and last year they spoiled us with the lovely Les Jeans colors, and this year they are giving us three warm colors that will look stunning on the runways complimenting the fall shades.
- Délicatesse – This elegant shade of beige offers a stroke of sophistication for nails in a long-wearing, high-shine lacquer.
- Infidèle – An intense, energetic pink dresses the fingertips in brilliantly bold color for an effortlessly feminine effect.
- Provocation - A deep, rich plum offers an elegant accent for a refined, resolutely stylish nail look.
I’d totally rock the provocation lipstick as well, but since I rarely wear lipsticks I don’t think I’ll get this one. Provocation the polish though, I will totally get!
Do you buy Chanel polishes or are they a bit above your budget or just not what you are into?
Hollywood’s fabulous 40s by Catrice
Inspired by the legendary film and style icons like Katharine Hepburn, Ingrid Bergmann and Marlene Dietrich the Limited Edition ”Hollywood’s FABULOUS 40s” by Catrice takes you away into the glamourous times of the 1940′s.
Catrice picks up the 40′s trends as a tribute to the self-confident woman, the elegance and incomparable beauty of Hollywood divas and skillfully combines feminine, warm red tones such as rose, rosewood, and cherry red with delicate nude-, beige and brown nuances and modern purple. For a stylish look à la Hollywood…
For this Limited Edition Catrice has picked warm trendy colors with a glossy finish and without any shimmer to celebrate the classic 40′s style.
- Red Butler
- Holly Rose Wood
- Marlene’s Favorite
- The Nude Scene
- Doris’ Darling
“Hollywood’s FABULOUS 40s” by Catrice will be available from September to October 2012.
If this set comes to the Netherlands I will probably only pick up the purple, but who knows, they may be prettier in person, though since they are advertised to be creme colors with no shimmer. In this case that means ‘what you see is what you get’ with these product pictures.
What do you think of this little set? I know there are some pink lovers out there that read my blog that will probably go for this, am I right?
Posted in 2012, Catrice, Cerise, Collection, Coral, Cream, Crème, Fall, Fashion, Fuchsia, Limited Edition, Nail Polish, Nailpolish, News, Nude, October, Pastel, Pink, Press release, Preview, Purple, Red, September, Style, Theme | 
2 CommentsCatrice presents the “Upper WILDside” Limited Edition.
It’s time for exciting contrasts! Catrice takes you to the unspoiled world of prairies with the urban flair of the modern age city. A chic lifestyle is connected to the longing for freedom and a search filled with adventure. This contrast is reflected in the colors of the Upper WILDside LE: Warm natural hues like brown, beige, warm red and orange are up against gutsy blue and green. Indian look vs. urban style: wild but chic!
The colors are from left to right:
- Red rocks!
- Hunting Heritage
- Wild West-side
- Urban Outrider
- Be Aztec
Of course there are other products in this collection but you know me, I’ll focus on the Upper WILDside by CATRICE – Ultimate Nail Lacquer
The exciting Upper WILDside colors – warm Orange, brown and red meet cool urban blue and green. They will dry to a matte finish with a surface that feels like suede. (*Edited to add that it seems that only the red and orange will be suedes. The press information wasn’t really clear on that sadly.)
As you can see, these polishes have a shimmer in them that will look amazing when worn as is, without topcoat. But when you put either a glossy or a matte topcoat on these polishes they’ll look even more amazing. And that’s why I’ll try to get my hands on all of these colors as soon as they are out come the end of September. They’ll only be in the shelves until the end of October so if you want these you should hurry!
What’s your favorite color of this set? I personally like them all this time!
OPI Pink of Hearts breast cancer awareness 2012
This year O.P.I. has doubled its support by featuring 2 shades of pink in a duo Pink of Hearts pack. The Pink of Hearts pack features the classic pastel musk pink I Think in Pink combined with a new sequined sparkling lacquer You Glitter Be Good to Me. This sparkly lacquer is packed with both micro and macro glitters in pink and magenta, and can be worn alone or layered on top of I Think in Pink. Pink of Hearts 2012 includes two shades sold in one pack and will be sold from 16th September, this set is of course a limited edition so if you want these you better hurry and get these fast.
As I’ve said before, I adore it when big brands like this releases things to help a good cause! Have you bought polishes to support a cause before? If so, what polish and what cause was it?
Essence trend edition: New in Town
- 108 ultimate pink
- 131 ballerina’s charme
- 133 oh my glitter!
- 142 grey-t to be here!
- 143 I’m the boss
What do you think of the new bottles?
Posted in 2012, August, Collection, Dupe, Essence, Fall, Grey, Illamasqua, Pink, Press release, Preview, Purple, September, Shimmer | 4 CommentsEssence Colour Art!
*These colors are only available on the large display version in stores.
The rainbow within reach! the colour pigments shimmer in 15 of the brightest colours. they are available from matt to gentle shimmering, metallic and also in different high-gloss effects. These will retail for €2,49 a piece The colours can be used alone or mixed together and are applicable on eyes, lips and nails. The Colour Arts nailbase is a translucent nail polish, if used together with the colour arts pigments it creates uncountable fascinating colour combinations! it can be used as a sealing coat also. This is going to be sold for €1,59 per bottle. Now let’s take a closer look at the pigments and see which is which in the little gallery below:
Essence “Colour Arts” will be available from September 2012 in the Netherlands and from halfway August to halfway September 2012 in Belgium.
I’m curious, will you be experimenting with these or would you rather just buy a ready made polish?
Posted in 2012, Beige, Black, Blue, Brown, Collection, Essence, Fashion, Franken, Franken Polish, Frankenpolish, Glitter, Green, Hot, Lemon, Lilac, Matte, Mauve, Nail Polish, Nailpolish, Neon, Nude, Opaque, Orange, Pigment, Pink, Press release, Preview, Purple, Red, September, Shimmer, Style, Summer, Teal, Topcoat, Trend, White | 2 CommentsComing soon: Catrice Cucuba!
The range of nail colors in this collection is influenced by the colors of Cuba: warm shades such as bright yellow and two different browns are complemented by coral and mint green. These colors underline your summer style and are an ideal match for the other products in this Limited Edition. The new extrabroad brush guarantees an even more professional color application across your entire nail with just one stroke of the brush.
- Sunny Side - A lovely shimmery yellow
- Reggeaton - A beautiful shimmery brown
- Salsa Cubana - A soft peachy polish
- Havana Drum - A light nude-ish brown
- Take it Mint - A wonderful innocent mint
I do think I’ll be picking up the lovely mint color, and I will have to see the yellow and brown in real life as it looks like the yellow has micro flakies and the brown has some holographic pigment in there on the product pictures. But other than that I think I’ll let this collection pass. Unless of course they impress me the moment I see them for myself in the shop when they are released halfway this August.
How about you, what do you think of this set?
China Glaze Halloween 2012 collection preview!
Wow, it’s only just February and there have already popped up a few pictures of the Halloween 2012 collection that China Glaze will be bringing out!
I of course can’t help but share these little gems with you. No word on when exactly they will be up for sale and I haven’t found any swatches of it yet, but as soon as I know more you’ll of course hear it here first.
There are 6 colors in this collection, from the vibrant almost neon Roguish Red, to the murky yet shimmery Cast a spell I have a feeling this collection will not disappoint.
I’m not really into glitter so if they will bring out separate packs I will probably not buy the one that has Glitter Goblin, but who knows it might be one that steals my heart the most when I see it swatched or at least in person.
Being a big fan of blue toned purple I will probably try to hunt Bizarre Blurple down though. Plus that I have to admit that Immortal is intriguing me as well, will it have glitter or possibly holographic shimmers or flakies? Will it possibly be a dupe for Illamasqua’s Raindrops? As for Make a Spectacle… I have a feeling we’ve all seen this one before, who doesn’t remember Snow Globe from last years Let it Snow collection? I’m all for recycling, but not in the polish world. There are still so many colors and finishes out there, please come up with something new instead of bringing back the same thing under a different name please.
I admit I am not wowed by this one yet, but who knows, maybe after seeing a few swatches and bigger pictures I might feel differently. Product pictures like this usually don’t do much for me anyway, so I’m not surprised by feeling this way about this collection right now.
What do you think of this first brief look? And are there any colors that are calling your name already?
Posted in 2012, Bronze, Brown, China Glaze, Collection, Cream, Crimson, Fall, Glitter, Grey, Halloween, Holiday Season, Holographic, Khaki, Limited Edition, Multicolored glitter, Nail Polish, Nailpolish, Neon, News, October, Preview, Purple, Rambling, Red, Rerelease, September, Set, Shimmer, Theme | 9 CommentsThe official press release for China Glaze Haunting Collection
HAUNTING BEAUTY AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
China Glaze Introduces a Daringly Dark Collection of Purely Pigmented Crèmes and High Coverage Glitters for Halloween 2011
Los Angeles, CA – (September 2011): Halloween is all about over-the-top style and China Glaze has just what every girl and ghoul needs to complete their costume. Put the finishing touches on any look with the new China Glaze HAUNTING collection – a six-piece set of mysterious colors and effects perfect for All Hallows Eve, including a glow-in-the-dark Top Coat and a ‘crackling’ top coat for a cobweb effect.
China Glaze captures the spirits lurking in the dark in six sexy, sophisticated shades that are on trend, exciting and will be on every costume crafter’s “must have” list. Whether a look is dark and mysterious, or bold and dramatic, China Glaze’s HAUNTING collection pulls together any ensemble and will undoubtedly make heads turn – just like China Glaze’s celebrity followers (Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Nicole Ritchie and Dita Von Teese, to name a few)! Colors in this collection include:
· Haunting: Shadowy black with shimmering silver glitter
· Crimson: Deep purple crème with a hint of blood red
· Near Dark: Rich mossy green crème
· It’s Alive: Vibrant green glitter
· Ghoulish Glow: Glow-in-the-Dark top coat
· Black Mesh: Crackle Glaze top coat for a cobweb-like crackle effect
The China Glaze HAUNTING collection will be available as open stock colors, 18 piece counter display, and as part of a special “Buy 3, Get 1 Free” set featuring China Glaze Fast Forward Top Coat.
China Glaze is free of DBP, toluene, and added formaldehyde.
China Glaze nail lacquers are available through salons and professional beauty supply stores nationwide. For more information, visit: www.chinaglaze.com or follow China Glaze on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChinaGlaze
Posted in 2011, Black, China Glaze, Collection, Crackle polish, Cream, Crimson, DBP, Fall, Formaldehyde, Glitter, Glow in the dark, Green, Halloween, Holiday Season, Limited Edition, Links, Nail Polish, Nailpolish, October, Purple, Red, September, Set, Shatter polish, Shimmer, Silver, Toluene, Topcoat, Twitter | 10 CommentsIllamasqua: A Journey – part 1; The History.
Recently I was invited to a bloggers event in Amsterdam by the lovely Alex Cummins who is Junior Brand Manager for Illamasqua. I soon found out there were a lot of other great blogging ladies who were going to attend the presentation and I found myself anxiously looking forward to September 3rd. This was the day it was all going to happen; the presentation of their third Autumn/Winter collection to date: Theatre of the Nameless.
First let me give you some details about this great brand before I tell you about the collection and of course the event. Illamasqua is a British brand that launched in 2008 in Selfridges in London. It was founded byJulian Kynaston, who was just bored by the industry at that time as they were all just bringing out the same look – a nude lip and a smokey eye or a variation of it over and over again. He wanted to bring back the artistry in make up. He approached Alex Box - she was one of the make up artists that was really pushing the boundaries at the time. She was experimenting with make up – using it as an artform and she came in and is still with the brand as their creative director. She’s very hands on with all the products and she is the one that brings in the creative teams to work on everything. She works closely with them so she’s not just the face of the brand, a name they can drop to impress. The brand went global after 6 months, launching at Sephora and they soon became the fastest growing make-up brand in the past 20 years, which is, of course, incredible. Their mission is to provide high-performance, professional make-up to anyone who wants to self-express and accentuate their look beyond the norm. Illamasqua is for the bolder person hiding inside all of us. Their tagline after all is ‘Make Up for your Alter Ego’ and this shows in every product they’ve released so far.
The Theatre of the Nameless 2011 autumn/winter collection was heavily influenced by Anita Berber. Anita was a young firey red haired dancer, actress, writer, and prostitute from the 1920′s Berlin. A period in time when Berlin was rethinking art, politics and life itself. One of its inhabitants; Anita; was pushing it further than anyone else. She was the original wild child. She lived life fast, partied hard and people either loved or hated her for it. She could often be seen in hotel lobbies, nightclubs and casinos; she would walk around naked except for a sable fur, carrying a pet monkey and a silver brooch full of cocaine while flaunting her lesbian lovers—removing the barrier between performance and normal life. She died when she was only 29 from severe tuberculosis, a year after she had given up alcohol and cocaine, but she had already touched many lives on her way to that early grave. She was once the actress who had Leni Riefenstahl as her understudy and she had influenced Marlene Dietrich (one of her many lovers for a while) to wear a tuxedo, something women of that era wouldn’t dare to before. And now she has touched us all again through this beautiful, dark, sexy, new collection.
Stay tuned to Illamasqua: A Journey. You have two more adventures to follow in this beautiful tale.
Posted in 2011, Brown, Collection, Controversial, Cream, Event, Fall, Fuchsia, Green, Illamasqua, Links, Nail Polish, Nailpolish, Nude, Opaque, Purple, Rubber, Sephora, September, Set, Style, Trend, Vinyl, Webshop, Winter | 4 CommentsChanel’s got the blues!
One of the hottest colors of fashion this fall is blue. Yves Saint Laurent already has shown us this with a few pretty blues in their nail polishes and so has Dior. Now Chanel is introducing Les Jeans de Chanel. There are three colors to this mini collection designed by the Creative Director of the Chanel Make-up division, Peter Philips. He designed these three Jeans inspired colors specifically for Vogue’s Fashion’s Night Out, that is taking place the second Thursday of September to kick off this years New York Fashion week.
- Blue Rebel - This is the darkest of the three, it’s a beautiful royal blue. And by the looks of it, my favorite out of the three. To me it looks a little bit like a slightly darker version of Rebel Debutante by Color Club. But only swatches will, of course, tell if this is really the case.
- Coco Blue - This reminds me of a previous release by Chanel called Nouvelle Vague, though I believe that one had a hint of a teal tone to it. This one is more of a baby blue or a clear sky blue. In my eyes it’s a wonderful color for everyone who wishes to continue the summer trend of wearing pale nail colors deep into the winter.
- Blue boy - Clearly a color that sits between the two. It’s not as dark and rich as blue rebel, but certainly not as light as coco blue. I personally think it’s the least exciting color of this trio.
The shades are to be released September 8th – the same day as the presentation at fashion week – and will be available at your local Chanel counter in the United States. There’s no information about these colors hitting the international counters but I am certain you will be able to at least try and score these at the Chanel website. In fact; you can already join the waitinglist for them right here.
These colors will only be available until the end of the month. That is a VERY limited time for a collection so if you want to one one or quite possibly all three of these run, don’t walk to your local Chanel dealer before they run out!
Posted in 2011, Blue, Chanel, Collection, Fall, Fashion, Limited Edition, Midnight Blue, Nail Polish, Nailpolish, September, Set, Style, Trend, Webshop, Winter | 2 CommentsNew Konad Image Plates M84 & M85
Today I have a little exciting news snippet for all the nail art stamping lovers out there!
Earlier today I found out via Twitter that Konad is releasing two new M series image plates; by the end of September. A little quick Google search led me to these product pictures of image plates M84 & M85:
What do you think? Are you planning to get one of these?
Posted in 2011, Konad, Nail Art, Nailpolish, Nails, Preview, September, Stamping, Stamping system | 5 CommentsNail of the day – Silver Lining
Every cloud has its silver lining. There have been plenty of rainclouds here in the Netherlands lately so I thought I’d add my own little silver lining here with this stamped nail art.
Due to the current weather conditions here I’m already in an autumn kind of mood so this is also a little preview of this falls fashion colors. I hope you like it as much as I do!
I used the following to achieve this look:
- Bourjois So Laque Ultra Shine in Bleu Violet as a base color – a beautiful violet blue that I’m in love with each time I get to wear it.
- China Glaze Millenium as a stamping polish. – I love the foil finish of this polish, it’s just so shiny!
- Nail stamp and scraper, tissues and acetone.
- Big SdP plate – I from Dashica Beauty Shop (No they don’t sponsor me, I just adore all of their plates and own many of them by now.)
- And because the so laque polishes chip very easily I decided to go with the Nail Envy by O.P.I. nailhardener first before using Bonder by Orly as a base for the Bourjois laquer. After that I applied O.P.I. QuickDry topcoat to finish the look.
What do you think? Is it something you’d wear?
Posted in 2011, Basecoat, Blue, China Glaze, Metallic, Midnight Blue, Nail Art, Nail Hardener, Nail Polish, Nailpolish, Nails, Nails of the week, O.P.I., Opaque, Orly, September, Silver, Stamping, Stamping system, Style, Topcoat, Trend, Vinyl, Webshop | 27 CommentsMac Posh Paradise collection – The nail polishes!
I come bringing you exciting news; MAC is releasing yet another great collection this fall called Posh Paradise.
There are some fantastic make up items in this release such as pearlized paint pots and ten beautiful semi matte lipsticks. However, since this blog is all about nails and handcare I would like to focus on the two nail laquers.
As there are some amazing jewel tones and metal hues to this collection, it didn’t come as a big surprise that the two laquers represent this colorscheme perfectly.
Immortal Gold is described as a beautiful Pale frosty Gold that, sadly, in the product picture comes across as almost a mustard yellow. We may have to keep our fingers crossed for that one as color is not always perceived the same way by others. And I’d much rather own a nice frosty gold than a bright yellow one.
Now, I personally won’t be buying either of the colors. Don’t get me wrong on this one. I love a nice purple and especially one with a blue tone to it, but this polish sadly isn’t for me, it reminds me too much of a dark navy blue shimmer instead of the promised purple one in the pictures. I have plenty of those in my stash already. If you are one to follow fashion trends, then you should definitely check this color out as navy is HOT this fall.
And the yellow one? Well let’s just say it doesn’t look too fabulous with my skin-tone. I’m way too pale to rock a color like that. If it is a frosty gold like they promise then I might reconsider, but the way it looks on the picture right now – it’s not for me.
The Nail Laquers will be out September 15th in North America and internationally in October. They will retail at $15.00 in the United States.
What do you think of these two pretties? Are they something you’d buy? Or are you an avid MAC Laquer collector and will you be picking these up for your collection regardless?
Posted in 2011, Blue, Collection, Gold, Limited Edition, MAC, Midnight Blue, Nail Polish, Nailpolish, October, Opaque, Pearl finish, Preview, Purple, Repromote, Rerelease, September, Set, Trend, Yellow | 5 CommentsSally Hansen Salon Effects does Halloween 2011!
These five little beauties will be available starting September 1st in the United States, no word yet if the other continents will be getting them. I do hope so as the spiderwebs and the skulls look fabulous and seem to be calling my name! I do not know for certain if these are limited only to the Halloween season, or if they will be on sale throughout the year after their release.
What do you think of nail polish strips? Have you tried the Sally Hansen Salon Effects line yet and if so, what did you think?
Posted in 2011, Black, Collection, Crimson, Green, Grey, Holiday Season, Metallic, Nail Art, Nail Stickers, Nails, Opaque, Orange, Preview, Red, Sally Hansen, September, Set, Silver, White | 5 CommentsYep, I guess I really did find a dupe of Chanel’s Peridot!
Remember this post? Well it seems to be one of the most viewed posts on my blog so far and now I can finally do a better comparison of the Diving in Malaysia polish as I now have Chanel’s Peridot in my possession as well. By they way, this was my first time every buying a Chanel polish and it was an amusing experience. They pack everything like you have just bought one of the most prized posessions ever, in a tiny little bag adorned with a Chanel ribbon like is pictured on the left here.
I bet you are all curious now, right? So without further delay, on to the comparison,
Pictured on the left is the Sephora polish and on the right is the Chanel polish. I’ve applied them both in two layers, no base or topcoat, just the bare polish. The picture was taken by morning light and I feel that there’s barely any difference between the nails. Only when you move the polished nails around and you pay extra attention you may notice that the Peridot polish has a bit more of a green flash to it and seems to be a teeny tiny bit lighter while the Sephora polish has a hint more of a coppertone to it. Though I don’t think anyone would notice you were wearing the Sephora polish while trying to make it pass as the Chanel one. So all in all a fabulous dupe in my opinion. Both are absolutely stunning and to be honest I’m glad I have them both.
What do you think of these polishes? Are you a sucker for Chanel and will only accept the real deal, or are you totally okay with wearing a dupe?
Posted in Bronze, Chanel, Collection, Copper, Duochrome, Dupe, Glitter, Gold, Green, Haul, Limited Edition, Metallic, Multichrome, Nail Polish, Nailpolish, Nails, Opaque, September, Shimmer, Shopping, Teal | 12 CommentsEssence “NATvenTURista” collection – Nail Polishes & Nail Stickers.
Essence has four new nail polishes coming to you this September. The collection ranges from beautiful shades from olive green to apricot, for a natural elegance and perfect shiny nails! By the way, the names they’ve picked for the colors are absolutely adorable.
From left to right: ‘You’re my dragonfly, sugar!‘, ’Mother earth is watching you‘, ’Barefoot through the moss‘ and ‘Chirp, chirp!‘
On the product pictures the shades look like a lovely almost pastel colored metallic polish to me and I am already certain I will buy them all. Wouldn’t you for just €1,79 a piece?
Essence is also releasing two new nail fashion gel stickers with this collection.
The first one is called ‘Tree time‘ and the one on the right is called ’Flower power‘. I love that one of them is opaque and the other seems to be see through, which means that you can probably combine it fabulously with one of the nailpolishes. And for only €1,99 it’s not a bad thing to try out at all! This collection doesn’t just come with the polishes and stickers only; There are many wonderful make up products to be discovered and even some cute jewelry that I am certain many of my beautyblogcolleagues will be writing about soon.
Have you got your heart set on one of these products yet?
Posted in 2011, Apricot, Beige, Collection, Essence, Green, Limited Edition, Mauve, Metallic, Nail Polish, Nail Stickers, Nailpolish, Nails, Nude, Opaque, Pink, Preview, September, Set, Shimmer, Silver, Style, Trend, White | 6 CommentsCatrice – Trend Edition Modern Muse nailpolishes
German cosmetics brand Catrice will soon be launching their ‘Modern Muse’ Limited Edition collection which is an interpretation of the legendary style icons of the sixties; a style Catrice has dubbed modern sixties glamour.
By the looks of it the main colors are beautiful shimmery metallics like bronze, gold and silver. Now I don’t know about you, but I love the look of a nice metallic polish on my nails – so I am really excited for this collection to come out!
On to the details! This polish promises complete coverage in one coat and on top of that they say it will stay on for 7 days. I shall, of course, be testing this as soon as I get my hands on these so I’ll tell you all about it once I know more. Personally, I like all five glorious colors in this collection. And at only €2,49 a bottle I might just buy them all.
The entire ‘Modern Muse’ collection will be hitting the shelves midway through August and will only be out for two months. If you have a hard time getting your hands on them in August when they are first released, fear not for Catrice will graciously add them to their regular collection this fall as well.
Will you be buying any of these colors? Or are the classic reds and pinks more your thing?
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