The CND Pink Wishes Duo has been sitting on my desk for a little while. I’ve covered quite a few of the CND duos (I think I’ve actually gotten them all) and there are ones that I love and ones that I hate. Pink Wishes is a split decision. Pink Wishes Color is a pale [...]
Let’s face it, a collection titled “The Essentials”, whether it be in French or not, is not exactly a collection that will have me riveted to my seat in anticipation. Even before the colors are revealed, I pretty much have low expectations of being wowed. How did I feel when I actually saw the shades? [...]
Chanel Fantastic is one of those “secret shimmer’ colors. As in, the shimmer is almost non-existant unless the light is hitting it the right way or if you’re taking a photo of it with the macro lens. I’m usually not a huge fan of the secret shimmer. Either give it to me or not, but [...]
Chanel Rose Des Vents was one of the Chanel colors that at one time I searched pretty hard for. The bottle color just indicated the perfect muted pink. I was rather disappointed to find that it was quite pearly and the steaks are very obvious. Still a very pretty color. Just not a pretty application. [...]
Chanel Gondola is probably one of my favorite Chanel magentas. The shimmer seems to be larger than the average shimmer particles giving it a great depth. And because one wasn’t enough, here’s another profile shot. Although this is no longer available at the Chanel website, it’s still fairly easy to get your hands on if [...]
Somehow Rose Cache slipped beneathe my radar and I totally missed it’s arrival along with the Velvet Mat Top Coat. What is this world coming to? Although, now that I purchased Rose Cachet, swatched it and saw it on my nails, my concern over the delayed acquisition was completely unwarrented. It’s babb (band-aid but better [...]
Barcelona Red is a Chanel color that I’ve never really seen get any significant press. Sad as it’s a beautiful color. Even sadder as I don’t see it available all that often. It’s a tomato red that maintains its redness even with the scattered gold shimmer (gold shimmer can have a tendency to give red [...]
Chanel Topaze is one of those colors that had I not been into collecting Chanel polishes, I would have passed on. It’s a very warm, burnt orange color with gold shimmer, that while beautiful, clashes with my skin tone. Shown is two coats.
Here’s something I don’t usually post. A pink creme! I actually purchased Cassis thinking it was a shimmer. When I got the bottle, I was really disappointed. However, after I let it sit on the shelf for about a year, I swatched it and found this is actually quite a lovely color. In the last [...]
