[Yves Saint Laurent] Jaune surréaliste (Surreal Yellow)

This is the second polish from YSL’s summer collection, Jaune surréaliste or just Surreal Yellow. It’s actually asleep on the photo. For Utopian Turquoise, see this post.

As with Utopian Turquoise, this was so hard to find! Or not – after I had seen Utopian Turquoise in that small perfumery. But it took me one day to take a decision, and then it was my boyfriend who insisted on getting Surreal Yellow too. I did not know why I resisted at first; the colour is great, plain and simple. It’s amazing.

It’s actually a bit darker than Mimosa and more golden (Mimosa has a tad of white, in my opinion). Moreover, the shimmer is more intense (= less subtle) and it was opaque after two coats. Application was flawless, and I could wear it for three days without any chipping or tip wear.

[Yves Saint Laurent] Utopian Turquoise (Turquoise utopique)

I thought this was sold out everywhere and I wasn’t really after it. But when I saw it yesterday, passing by a small perfumery round the corner of our flat, I was struck right away by the bright turquoise (I’m totally into turquoise this summer, remember Saint-Tropez).

This ist just great. It’s my first YSL varnish and I had no idea of what to expect from its formula or application. Both are stunning; Utopian Turquoise is almost a one coater. It applied evenly too. When doing the first coat, I thought that the brush was a bit too long but the second one was done with more confidence.

With different light.

And my boyfriend surprised me with Surreal Yellow today!

NB - Day three with this, still no chipping or tip wear!