CHANEL nail colour - # 503 Inattendu

 

As promised, after Particulière (swatched here http://mladenaswatches.blogspot.fr/2013/01/chanel-nail-colour-505-particuliere.html) here is swatched Inattendu from Chanel 2010 Spring Collection.

When I first saw this shade, I went for it right away. It is a shade for everyone, you can not dislike it. It is a nude shade that everyone should have. I am going to buy my second bottle as I really love it.

 

 

# 503 Inattendu is a neutral light peach shade. It is a warm shade and is perfect for spring. I would put it in the nude category, although it is not a classic nude nail polish which is the reason I particularly adore it. It has its own originality as every Chanel nail polish shade.

It has a creamy finish and no shimmer. It has the right amount of pigment, so you can have a good coverage with one thick coat or two normal coats. The second photo is taken with flash indoors, so the color looks one tone lighter than it really is in daylight.

with flash

 

CHANEL nail colour Le Vernis retails for 22,50€ in France.

CHANEL nail colour - # 505 Particulière

  

Chanel nail colour in Particulière was launched in the 2010 Spring Collection together with two other colours: Tendresse which is a soft pink and Inattendu which is an untypical nude with peachy undertones (swatch cooming soon). You can still find these colours in stores.

 

Although Particulière is from the 2010 collection, it is a colour that is still fashionable especially for the winter months.

As you already might know, Chanel is my favorite brand for nail colours, I want to have them all, however I choose my favorites in every season's collection. The originality in colours and the quality of these is something that I love. I have to say that my second choice for nail colour is Dior as they also often launch an interesting collection with lovely colours and the quality of these is also very good.

with flash

# 505 Particulière is a combo of several colours and I would say that it fits into the grey/mushroom/taupe/brown category with a creme finish. It is difficult to say whether is more grey or more brown, but to me this colour is great. It has something unique and worth to own it. There are many other brands that have similar colours, ones more with grey undertones, others with brown, but for me Chanel is the one and I can not compare it to any other nail polish. The application is smooth, even and pigmented. I have applied two coats in order to have an opaque finish.

 

The photo above is taken with flash so the colour in the bottle looks lighter that it really is, but on the second photo taken indoors, the colour is shown as it is in real.

 

 

CHANEL nail colour Le Vernis retails for 22,50€ in France.

Rouge d'Armani - # Rouge 400

 

Giorgio Armani creates high quality make up products. I use few of them (Rouge d'Armani lipstick, Eyes to Kill mascara and High precision retouch concealer) and I can say that I am highly satisfied.

Rouge d'Armani is a lipstick that offers full lasting color. It doesn't dry your lips, it is very comfortable to wear, and yet the wear time is very long, especially for the darker colors. The color range is large, from bright shades like beige and pink all the way to darker ones like red and brown. The packaging is very elegant, a black lacquered case with a magnetic closure, maybe a bit heavy but luxurious.  

 

Rouge d'Armani # Rouge 400
with flash

The "400" is the red range. I chose # Rouge 400 which is a stunning red color. I usually do not wear red lipsticks, as you might have noticed, I am more fond of nude colors, but this one has me captivated. I must say that is a fabulous red and I adore it.

 

with flash

 

As you can see from the swatch (taken with flash) it is a very pigmented intense true red, and yet it is only one swipe on my hand. It looks a bit like flashy red because of the flash but it is a bit darker in real. It has an opaque coverage with a creamy finish and a natural shine. Or I could say also a slight glossy finish, just what you need, and eventually goes into semi-matte finish. I confirm that it is a true long lasting lipstick, I can wear it for few hours, even after eating, drinking and taking, it is still here. It turns into more matte after few hours of wear time. 

Of course you will have to use a lip pencil in order to perfectly define your lips before applying the lipstick. As it is an intensive color, the lip pencil will protect the appearance of those small colored lines above your lips and will also extend the hold of the lipstick.
However, as it is a highly pigmented lip color, you will need more time to take it off and a good make up remover.

Rouge d'Armani retails for 31,50€ in France.

Dior Diorific Vernis - # 751 Marilyn

Diorific Vernis is just one product of the Holiday 2012 Dior Collection called Grand Ball Collection. 

Honestly I did not have the intention of buying a new red nail polish but when I saw this limited edition of Dior Grand Ball Winter 2012 Collection, I went for it right away. And to be honest, first I liked the bottle and than what was in it. However I was seduced right away by the color # 751 Marilyn although a classic red but with a tint of originality. The nail polish collection is composed of 4 shades: # 011 Lady a pearly soft snow white, # 751 Marilyn a classic red, # 901 Diva a dark black with golden shimmers and # 207 Diorling a champagne golden shade with a large proportion of gold shimmers. For this holiday collection, Dior repackaged the nail polishes, and the bottle is just so cute with its golden topper. It brings to you the magic of the holidays. The brush is a bit shorter than usual, but this is no trouble. The application is easy because you can handle perfectly the cap with your fingers.

 

Diorific Vernis # 751 Marilyn

# 751 Marilyn is a vibrant true ruby red, perfect to wear during the holidays. It has a bit of raspberry shade depending on the light which I like and makes it different from the other red nail polishes. If you bring the bottle to light you will notice some gold shimmers which you will not see on the nails. On the photos taken with flash, I have only one coat applied and I find it quite enough as you can reach full opacity because of its high pigmentation. The colour tends to raspberry with one coat and deeper red with two coats. I like them both. After few days of wearing with one coat, I renew the colour by applying a second coat.

Diorific Vernis # 751 Marilyn

The wear time is  long. Personally, I can wear it for one week or even 10 days but always with a top coat that protects the colour and gives it a shiny effect. I always use Essie's top coats which are great. I use Essie Good to go which is a transparent rapid dry top coat. You can apply your nail polish, apply the top coat Good to go and your nail are dry right away. In the same time, this top coat protects the colour so it lasts longer, but it also revives the colour each time you apply it by giving it a shiny finish because of its transparent colour.

Essie - Good to go top coat

Dior Diorific Vernis retails for around 23€ in France. 
Essie Good to go retails for around 10€ in France.

CHANEL Rouge Coco Shine

#57 Aventure

#69 Flirt

 

When Chanel released their new lipstick Rouge Coco Shine, I went right away for #57 Aventure. It became my favorite one, I always have it with me. This is my second time as I buy the same one, but this time I also went for #69 Flirt, a color that I've been looking for for a long time.

 

The packaging is fancy, tiny and slim, so you can easily put it in any kind of bag or in a pocket even. You can apply it very easily without looking yourself in the mirror.

Rouge Coco Shine is fresh and soft, with great comfort and hydrating formula that gives wet-look on lips. It is like a colored lip balm. It feels like it becomes fluid when you apply it on your lips and provides a natural glossy effect with natural shine. It has some translucency that does not make it heavy.

 

Left - Aventure, Right - Flirt

#57 Aventure is soft pink with a bit of gold shimmers you can not even notice. My natural lip color is dark pink, so #57 Aventure gives me natural pink lips. The color is not exactly the same in the tube and on the lips as you can see from the photos. In the tube it looks much more pink and flashy that it really is. But it is the texture of all Rouge Coco Shine, all shades look much more flashy in the tube and on the lips they are just glossy, fresh and lighter. Rouge Coco Shine is not as much pigmented as other typical lipsticks, that is why we have this effect.

 

#69 Flirt is a shimmering peach pink coral. It is a shade that I really adore and been looking for it for quite some time. It is not orange, tangerine, typical coral or pink, but of course it all depends on your natural lip color. It is a great shade and goes well with my skin tone. It goes even better on tanned skin. Again, it looks much more orange/coral in the tube that it really is once applied on the lips. 

 

The next photo (with flash) where I swatched the two shades on my skin show their real color. 

Up - Flirt, Down - Aventure

  

Although the colors and the texture are great and I love them, I must point out that the wear time is not long, at least for me personally. The shiny wet-look effect goes away quickly, while the color stays a bit longer. But personally I have a solution to that, I always have my Rouge Coco Shine in my bag and I reapply in a second when needed.

 

CHANEL Rouge Coco Shine retails for 29,90€ in France.

 Rouge Dior Nude Lip Blush #459 Charnelle

 

The Fall/Winter 2012 Collection of Dior includes the Rouge Dior Nude lip blush available in 10 nude blush-effect shades, from beige to pink and berry. Rouge Dior Nude is a rich and creamy balm I could say that gives a natural finish. For all those who want a nude natural look on your lips, this is a great choice.

 

Rouge Dior Nude is soft and light in texture, like a hydrating lip balm, so I feel very comfortable wearing it. It is very appropriate the name of blush for lips as it enhances the natural color of the lips by just adding a little of these beige or pink nude shade. It gives not too shiny not too creamy or matte look and it doesn't dry your lips. The perfect lip balm and a tint for lips. 

 

I chose #459 Charnelle which suits best my natural lip color and I love it. This color is described as rosewood pink nude. The lipstick is swatched as shown bellow on the photos taken indoors with flash. The color appears exactly the same on the photos as it is in real.

 

 

It is the perfect nude for me! I can have that "no make up" natural look with this lipstick. It illuminates your face and brings freshness. It is nothing like other nude lipcolors that are too pale or lifeless. I am sure you will love it! 



 

Rouge Dior Nude retails for 30,50€ in France.

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion - Sin

 

Urban Decay is well known for primer potions and it is one of its best seller products. So what is primer and why use it? Primer helps eyeshadow last longer and helps prevent those creases that occur on the eye at the end of the day which everybody hates. Eyeshadow primer is an eyeshadow base.

 

There are four different variations of this primer: Eden, Greed, Original and Sin. For my hazelnut eyes i chose Sin which is a Champagne Shimmer. It can be used as primer, highlighter or eyeshadow on its own which I mostly use and I adore it. It is easy to apply, it gives you a fresh look and lasts for long time. You might need an eye make up remover to take it off more easily when cleaning your face. Even when you apply it, if you apply it with your fingers you will need to wash them longer as it does not come out right away, but that is not a problem at all, trust me. 

 

Original is a Sheer Nude color or I can say transparent or invisible, so a true eyeshadow base which is also excellent but to use it only as pure primer. It highlights perfectly the eyeshadow, you'll be amazed by the difference.

 

The packaging was in a bottle before and now it is in tube which I find it easier to use.

 

Sin - Champagne Shimmer

Sin - Champagne Shimmer tube
 

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion retails for 17€ in France.

Shiseido Laquer Rouge - #RD 203

 

The new Shiseido liquid lipstick inspired by Japanese innovation as all their other products, will give you the long-lasting effect that everybody is looking for. They call it nail polish for lips.

 

I purchased the #RD 203 Portrait because I prefer light nude colors for my lips and it goes well with my skin tone.  Laquer Rouge is a combo of gloss and lipstick, that is why it has this long-lasting effect. I can assure you, the color last on the lips for quite a few hours and still looks fresh as just applied, which is often not the case with other lip glosses or lipsticks. It has a rich foundation, so one coat on your lips gives you an opaque coverage. You can wear it for every occasion, for a totally nude day look, or with smoky eyes for a night out.

 

 

This last photo was taken with flash, so the color looks pinkish and lighter that it really is. But the photos above although taken also with flash, show the real color of the #RD 203 Portrait as it is in day light. The color is more beige than pink.

 

 

 

Shiseido Laquer Rouge retails for 25,50€ in France.

CHANEL nail colour - Frenzy #559

 

CHANEL nail colour #559 Frenzy from Chanel Fall 2012 Collection.

My favorite brand for my nails, it is Chanel. They always have the most beautiful colors, original and trendy.

 

It is the perfect color for the season. An undefined color, difficult to describe in fact, a mix of light grey, beige/cream, taupe, and light lavender.

It looks the same on the nails as it is in the bottle. It is not like any other nude color.

 

 



 

As it is a light color, two light careful coats would do the job for an opaque finish and a natural look. If you apply a third coat it will be too grey and the color loses its beauty of nude. But it is only my opinion, it depends on your taste and of course on your skin tone. It goes perfectly with darker as well as with lighter skin tones.

It is such an elegant color, I love it!

 

Chanel Frenzy retails for 22,50€ in France.