Dior’s Glacier is a new Asia-exclusive release. I feel kind of silly about it, or like I crossed some sort of nail-polish-crazy line, because I had to order it from Hong Kong. But it is so beautiful! I also have to admit that I kind of think it was worth it.
Dior has a couple of new summer polishes that are now available. I guess one of them isn’t really that new, since it’s a re-release of the very limited Saint-Tropez from last summer. But Bikini is an all-new peachy color that’s nice for spring into summer.
Here’s another polish from Essie’s 2012 Resort Collection: Pink-a-Boo, a sheer, shimmery light pink. In the bottle this is beautiful, with a shimmer that gives off a greenish-blue flash. It looks really delicate.
I’m happy to report that the Essie Resort 2012 Collection is out and available at Target! At one near me, anyway. I was surprised to see these because last year’s resort collection wasn’t available in retail packaging at all as far as I know – I could never find it at WalGreens or Target.
Continue reading Essie Resort 2012 No More Film vs. OPI Sapphire in the Snow
I tried another “jelly sandwich” manicure, this time using Rescue Beauty Lounge Bikini Bottom and OPI’s Gone Gonzo, and it worked out a lot better than my other attempt. Bikini Bottom is so pretty! I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to try it out.
Today I have swatches of the last of Dior’s new Color Block polishes – Plaza is a bright, hot pink that’s warm and summery.
Dior’s Lucky is also from the recent Color Block Collection; it’s a bright, pinkish red on the nail. It reminds me of Hawaiian Punch color, or maybe red hots – it’s definitely got an artificial, red food coloring feel.
Dior’s Riviera is from the same new polish collection as Incognito – it’s something about a Color Block Collection, tied to some new Dior lipsticks. I haven’t really seen that much about it, though. Riviera is a bright orange with coral or pinkish undertones.
Today I have swatches of a new Dior polish – Incognito is part of a set of polishes that Dior is releasing. The other three are all very bright, but Incognito is a pale, pinkish beige color. I wasn’t able to find any swatches of this online before ordering, so I wanted to share it first for anyone who’s trying to decide if they’re interested.
Someone requested a comparison of two new greens for Spring 2012: Dior’s Waterlily and Essie’s Navigate Her. They’re pretty different, as you can see in the pictures…
Here’s another polish from Essie’s Spring 2012 Collection – Orange, It’s Obvious! is a really bright medium orange. The exclamation mark is part of the polish name, and I can’t off the top of my head think of another Essie polish that has an exclamation mark in its name. It seems kind of OPI-like.
Although the name of this OPI polish kind of makes me shudder, it’s a nice glitter for a Valentine’s Day manicure. I tried it over a couple of different polishes to see what I liked best.
Continue reading Valentine’s Day Nails with OPI Gettin’ Miss Piggy With It
I have a few more colors from OPI’s Nicki Minaj Collection to share, and I’m starting with Fly, a bright turquoise.
Continue reading OPI Nicki Minaj Collection Fly vs. Dior Saint-Tropez
Today I have swatches of two of Essie’s new spring colors, from the Navigate Her Collection. This collection is said to be finance-themed, but I feel like only a few of the colors are really clearly finance related. A Crewed Interest is a cute riff on accrued interest, but Navigate Her? I don’t get it.
Continue reading Essie Spring 2012 – A Crewed Interest and Navigate Her
Dior’s Ultra Violet is another polish from their recent collaboration with German artist Anselm Reyle. It’s a bright, grapey purple.
Today I have swatches of another of the Anselm Reyle polishes – Electric Blue is a vibrant, screaming royal blue. It’s by far the brightest blue polish I own.
Continue reading Dior Anselm Reyle Vernis – Electric Blue (Go Big Blue!)