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 Vernis – Plaza
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Dior Vernis – Lucky
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 Vernis – Riviera
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.
Dior Vernis – Incognito
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.
Dior Waterlily vs. Essie Navigate Her
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…
Essie Spring 2012 – Orange, It’s Obvious!
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.
Valentine’s Day Nails with OPI Gettin’ Miss Piggy With It
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.
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OPI Nicki Minaj Collection Fly vs. Dior Saint-Tropez
I have a few more colors from OPI’s Nicki Minaj Collection to share, and I’m starting with Fly, a bright turquoise.
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Essie Spring 2012 – A Crewed Interest and Navigate Her
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.
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Dior Anselm Reyle Vernis – Ultra Violet
Dior’s Ultra Violet is another polish from their recent collaboration with German artist Anselm Reyle. It’s a bright, grapey purple.
Dior Anselm Reyle Vernis – Electric Blue (Go Big Blue!)
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.
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Dior Forget-Me-Not vs. Dior Purple Mix
Dior’s Forget-Me-Not is the second polish from Dior’s Spring Collection. Like Waterlily, it has a soft, soapy-rose scent when it dries (but you should not stick your nose in the bottle to smell it-although you probably wouldn’t have gone that far!) I found out that when it’s wet and still-bottled, it smells just like normal nail polish. Not something to be huffing.
Dior Waterlily vs. OPI Mermaid’s Tears
Dior’s spring collection has a garden theme, and includes two rose-scented nailpolishes in pretty, flowery shades of green and purple. Today I have swatches and a comparison of the minty green, Waterlily.
Dior Anselm Reyle Vernis – Pink Graffiti
Dior’s newest nail polish collection is a collaboration with German artist Anselm Reyle, who is known for saturated, neon colors. The collection debuted at Art Basel in Miami in December, but it finally popped up on Dior.com and also on Saks.com recently.
OPI Nicki Minaj Collection – Did It On ‘Em and Save Me
My year is off to a busy start, but I managed to get in some swatching this weekend. I’m starting with two new OPIs from the Nicki Minaj Collection, Did It On ‘Em and Save Me. Did It On ‘Em is incredible, it totally beat out several Diors to be posted first!
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OPI Gone Gonzo w/ Chanel Blue Rebel
Here’s another one of the OPI Muppet Glitters – Gone Gonzo is a clear base with tiny light blue glitter and silver hexagonal glitter. For a coordinating but darker base color, I tried Chanel’s Blue Rebel, one of the 2011 Fashion’s Night Out polishes.