Chanel Gold Lamé, Illusion D’or & Black Velvet Swatches, Review and Comparisons
Pulled straight from the runway, Chanel’s Noir Et Or Paris-Shanghai Collection is a black and gold extravaganza that would make Cleopatra proud. Peter Philips, Global Creative Director of Chanel Makeup, was inspired by the “glamorous fantasy of Shanghai in the 30’s and 40’s” when he created this limited collection consisting of three new nail colors and an eye shadow/liner palette.
Like most of you, my brow wrinkled when I heard that Chanel was jumping on the matte bandwagon so late in the game but I was intrigued by the idea of a gold glitter. After missing out on the gorgeous Tokyo Happening glitters, I hoped this would fill that lemming and it more than surpassed my expectations. Check out my swatches and full review after the jump! |
Welcome NOLA Fanatics!
Hey Fanatics! I was quoted in today’s Times-Picayune, the daily paper in New Orleans. Fashion editor, Susan Langenhennig, recently spoke with me about new trends in nails including products like Minx, OPI Axxium and CND Shellac and it’s a really fun piece. Check it out! Digital Color.
To all my new NOLA readers, welcome to ALU! I hope you enjoy my site and continue to come back and share your love of nail polish with us.
Nail Tip – The Slimline Technique
A few weeks ago, I unofficially polled you all about my nail length. Whether I should keep the slightly longer shape I showed in my Zoya Sparkle review or go back to my usual short tips. Ultimately I decided that a filing was in order for two reasons:
1. Being an accident prone klutz, I’m certain to break a nail as soon as it gets more than a few millimeters past my fingertip. 2. I just prefer the look of my nails when they are short. My ring fingernail tends to get a little wonky as it gets longer. The problem with keeping my nails “active length” is that I’m saddled with short, wide nail beds that look more stubby than chic. So what’s a girl to do when she doesn’t want the hassle of long nails but desires a slim, elongated look? That’s the exact I asked CND’s Roxanne Valinoti backstage during Fashion Week. Roxanne shared a great application tip she dubbed “The Slimline Technique.” It’s very simple and really does thin the shape of the nail. Check out my example above using OPI Funkey Dunkey and then find out more about it after the jump! |
Illamasqua Body Electrics Nail Varnish Preview
The Illamasqua Blog has been hinting about the upcoming Body Electrics collection for Summer 2010 for a while now and I’ve been very anxious to see what a collection with such a high voltage name would bring to us in terms of nail color.
They finally released images and info on the polishes today and I’m VERY happy to see a shockingly fun blue headed our way. Check out the promo pics and color descriptions for Prism, Force and Jo’Mina after the jump!
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Dior Silver Pearl Nail Polish Swatch & Review
After getting all swooning for Dior’s Silver Purple last fall I was excited to see what Spring would bring. Here we have a variation last season’s smokey purple toned silver with the aptly named Silver Pearl or Gris Perle depending on the country.I must admit when I first saw promo pics of Silver Pearl I wondered if we had a Chanel Kaleidoscope dupe on our hands. Don’t we all wish for that? Then I saw it in person and was all, “I’ve seen this before.” I wasn’t even all that jazzed to test it. *insert foot in mouth* I’m totally eating my words now that I’ve gotten around to trying it. Check out this bolt of silver lightening after the jump! |
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