I’ve been stalking WalGreen’s for weeks, hoping to come upon Essie’s Fall 2011 collection, Brand New Bag. There’s several empty shelves right at the front of my store, so I can tell there’s new fall products en route, but nothing has been forthcoming. I finally drove to an out-of-the-way store I never visit, and there it was, tucked right into the normal Essie display. Swatches coming up!
Today I have a couple of polishes from OPI’s flowery, pink-themed summer collection, Nice Stems. I had my eye on the sparkly topcoat I Lily Love You for a while, but it took a long time for this collection to pop up around here. I finally have swatches!
Continue reading OPI Nice Stems – Play the Peonies and I Lily Love You
Deborah Lippmann’s Fall 2011 Collection of four polishes is up on Nordstrom’s now for the Anniversary Sale. The colors are so dark and luscious! Swatches of all four coming up.
There’s so many fall collections coming out now! The newest is Dior’s Blue Tie Collection, which was just released. I have swatches and comparisons of all three shades, including the Nordstrom’s exclusive, Blue Denim.
Continue reading Dior Blue Tie Collection-Tuxedo, Blue Denim and Safari Beige Swatch and Comparisons
Today I have swatches of Deborah Lippmann’s Glitter in the Air over Naked, which are both from the Spring 2011 collection. I first reviewed these separately, but I decided I wanted to revisit Glitter in the Air and try it over something with a different color than its own base.
Continue reading Deborah Lippmann Glitter in the Air over Naked
Bacterium is the first Illamasqua polish I’ve ever used, so I was kind of excited to try it out. When it was released this spring as part of the Toxic Nature Collection it seemed pretty unique, so I was especially curious to see how it compares to Chanel’s new Quartz.
Continue reading Comparison: Illamasqua Bacterium vs. Chanel Quartz
I’ve had Chanel’s Riva on my mind lately because Dior released a new summery blue called Saint-Tropez. Riva came out in January, and was used in Chanel’s resort show in Saint-Tropez before that, so it’s definitely part of the same summery blue polish space.
Continue reading Chanel Riva w/ Deborah Lippmann Happy Birthday
This polish was Chanel’s Holiday 2010 offering – it’s a very bright, almost purple-leaning pink. I picked it up from Nordstrom’s not that long ago when I was longing for bright, summery colors.
Today I have swatches of Dior’s Saint-Tropez, which was released to celebrate the opening of the Dior boutique there. It’s a beautiful, Mediterranean-turquoise blue creme with that tiny bit of sparse silver shimmer that many Dior polishes have. Many people have wondered how similar it is to Chanel’s Nouvelle Vague, so I have a comparison, too!
Dior recently released a limited edition set of three red polishes, each inspired by the history of the House of Dior. They’re classic, bold shades that are a step above the usual reds. Swatches coming up!
Continue reading Dior Les Rouges – Trafalgar, Gruau and Icone Swatches