Q&A – Reader Request for BMW M Symbol Color Match
I’m flashing the bat signal Fanatics. A reader contacted me in hopes of discovering a polish to match the iris blue in the BMW M Symbol (pictured right) and I’m stumped.
I thought for sure I’d have a match and now that I don’t I’m obsessed with obtaining that color. I mean how gorg is that? Reader S already found polish twins for the other two colors, China Glaze China Rouge & Shower Together now she’s on the hunt for a deep periwinkle creme to complete the set. Though maybe it’s just my monitor but I think that Barielle Swizzle Stick would be a better match for the bright blue. |
I scoured the ALU Gallery and I’m thinking a darker version of Orly Cashmere Cardigan or China Glaze Secret Peri-winkle would be ideal. Anyone know of such a shade? Help a fellow Fanatic out!
***EDITED TO ADD – The image link below gives the Pantone shades which are a bit darker than what’s pictured above***
image credit: BMWBlog.com
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There’s a Zoya color that I think is similar. Yummy looks close or maybe Robyn?
For the blue? Those are other good options. What about the purple-ish color?
I definitely read that wrong haha.
What about OPI Dating A Royal?
Dating A Royal was my same thought to when I seen this. It’d be pretty close
I think China Glaze Bermuda Breakaway would fit.
2nd Bermuda Breakaway.
Try La Playa from ORLY’s Viva Collection for the dark blue. Pics are hard to tell on the site but I have it and it looks like it could be a good match.
Good call! I just picked that one up yesterday at Sally’s but haven’t tried it yet. Gotta love the clearance bin. I didn’t make it there in time to snag the whole collection but La Playa was the one I was most interested in.
OPI’s “What’s with the cattitude” from the Shrek collection? Maybe…it’s a clean blue, no purple in it.
Thanks for the suggestion, that’s a great one for the blue but she’s looking for a dupe for the middle color.
How about OPI’s Suzy Says Feng Shui from the Sping 2010 collection. It’s a gorgeous cobalt blue.
To my eye it looks too smoky/greyed to be a cobalt.
Hmm, maybe OPI Sapphire in the Snow? BMW artwork that I have shows it to be Pantone 268, and it looks close when I hold it up to my PMS deck. Burples are hard to match and my polish is glossy and the deck paper is matte, so I don’t know! Just a thought
We’re on the same wavelength. In my email back to her I suggested frankening with Sapphire In The Snow. That with a bit of white added, it could be dead on.
what about OPI for Sephora “Blue Grotto”
I would hazard a guess at either Barry M Cobalt Blue or Illamasqua Force.
I think OPI Dating A Royal might be close… I wonder what she’s doing with the colours? Something cool and creative I imagine.
I think for the light blue maybe China Glaze For Audrey or OPI What’s with the Cattitude?, or OPI No room for the Blues. With the dark blue OPI Ogre-the-top-blue or OPI Suzi Says Feng Shui. For the red I would say OPI Got the Blues for Red or St. Petersburgundy.
A Twitter follower shared this pic of a custom blend she mixed up on the fly.
http://twitpic.com/22460z
That’s OPI What’s With The Cattitude, Blew My Mind and Louvre Me, Louvre Me Not. I know Reader S was looking for a creme but that looks pretty amazing, no?
What about American Apparel Mount Royal?
Walmart’s Pure Ice collection has a color called French Kiss. It may be a little on the dark side, but I think it’s a pretty close match for that blue in the center.
Sonia Kashuk Ocean Breeze is just about a perfect match.
Oh I think I bought that recently. Now I have to figure out where I put it.
I think AA Mount Royal would be perfect.
When I saw that color, I immediately thought of my bottle of Sally Hansen XTreme Wear in “Blue Me Away.” Check it out on the website! It’s the blue in the first row. http://www.sallyhansen.com/product.cfm?product=75
Too bad Purple Pizzaz in the bottom row is a frost… I think that’s actually closer.
I concur with China Glaze bermuda breakaway. Also, for a slightly lighter and more shimmer, China Glaze 2NITE
I completely agree. It’s dead on!
I have a BMW and have found the perfect color in my opinion: RIGHT HERE NOW, NO MORE LATER from Misa. Very strange name but gorgeous color!
I think I’ve found your match!!! Hey check this on Community nail gal http://nailgal.com/displayimage.php?pid=21109&fullsize=1
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Sephora has one of their little mini colors called Myrtille and I swear it is so similar to that shade, if not just a smidge lighter. They’re pretty cheap, too!
I mean *it’s pretty cheap, haha.
I’ll second Sephora Myrtille, it looks so similar! Even if it ends up not being an exact match, you have to try this color if you haven’t already – it’s beautiful!
So while on this topic….I have a HORRIBLE DILEMMA! I fell in love with Rimmel’s Pop Apricot, but it’s a jelly and really really sheer. Even 4 coats later it’s not really opaque. Does ANYONE have an idea of what will match Pop Apricot but more opaque???
I pulled a swatch of PMS 268 (coated because we’re talking enamel). The closest I have is NFU 554. 268 is purple, and I was also thinking RBL Mismas might be kinda close (oh, the irony!).
To get it perfect, I’d add some white to the NFU, but they have such a nice range of shades, maybe there is one that’s dead on.
If your reader wants to contact me, I can probably make the shade she needs.
Nina’s “Sailor” seems to be a pretty true blue matte.
Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Pacific Blue is a good match for that blue – it dries a bit darker than it looks in the bottle and may just be perfect!
I totally agree Rachael! It’s my favorite polish color to wear right now and I always get compliments on it because no one has seen anything quite like it.
try american apparel’s mount royal!
Essie Mesmerize no question.
Avon Nail Polish in Lagoon.
Thanks for all of the replies. I have yet to sort through them all but when I get a second to breathe I will. I never knew it would take off like this. Thank you all so much!
-S <3
Hope this helps, a friend shared it with me.
“The BMW Colors are: Laguna Seca Blue, Daytona Violet, & Imola Red”
illamasqua Force maybe…
Its great that you’ve done this. :)I hope you can complete the set.
I agree with Sephora Myrtille being a good match. I was also on a similar quest for the perfect bright cobalty periwinkley electric blue creme that isn’t too purpley and that ended up being it.
Face Stockholm #107 strikes me as a close match, if a little lighter. It’s a satin and a really nice color. I just posted one on my Tumblr at http://lacquerista.tumblr.com/ .
Topshop also has a good one – maybe even better. (wish I were at home so I could compare the two!) I don’t have the shade name at hand (and of COURSE it’s not even on their UK website) but it’s the periwinkle in the first photo here: http://www.sophyrobson.com/2010/05/topshop-nail-polishes/ (hurrah for the Sophy Robson blog)
It’s hard to tell from the picture but Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Pacific Blue might be close.
Yoga to get this Blue (OPI) Is close but with shimmer.