[Chanel] Frisson

Frisson is the shade that is currently on my nails; it was meant to travel with me to meet a lovely (or crazy? ) bunch of other Chanel varnish collectors… however, I had to stay at home but anyway put Frisson on. This is a sweet colour, it’s a light pink shade loaded with flakies.

Three thin coats. Not a perfect match regarding my skintone, thus, but I like it nevertheless.

[Chanel] Electric

I’m currently wearing Electric, which is another of my older Chanel varnishes. The shade is a tomato red containing a subtle golden shimmer.

Since we had a bit of sunshine during the past few days, I wanted a happy, brighter colour, and Electric seemed perfect. I applied three thin coats.

Snapshot – Mint Greens

Here’s a small mint green collection (although Nouvelle Vague has a greater proportion of blue, it’s not really mint green, though), just for comparison.

Essie Mint Candy Apple – Essie Turquoise & Caicos – Orly Ancient Jade – Eyeko Vintage – Essence Viva La Green – Chanel Nouvelle Vague

[Dior] Lumière Noire / Night Glow 023

Ooh, this must be a very old one… have never seen this on eBay again after I had won the auction last year. Lumière Noire aka Night Glow has a pale blue base and is packed with glitter particles.

In the bottle.

Three coats; this has a bit of a frost finish. Notice my long nails… I did these swatches a long time ago.

[Chanel] Cassis

Another Chanel; Cassis is a wonderful magenta shade, it’s a bit jelly-ish and quite bright after application.

Three coats. This will be perfect for the summer. Looks so yummy!

[Chanel] Enthusiast

Enthusiast is a red crème with a hint of orange. Found this on eBay a while ago (last year, I guess). I love reds, and this is a very beautiful one.

Coverage is great, this is two coats. Swatches are pretty old, taken a couple of months ago…

With Bear.

[OPI] Catherine the Grape

Catherine the Grape (quite funny name ) was released with the Russian Collection in fall 2007; it’s a purple containing a visible shimmer.

Two coats. I like this! Great formula, by the way.

[Chanel] Morning Rose

This is from last year’s summer collection, but I have not been trying it until a couple of weeks ago. I thought pink with golden microglitter would look strange on me. Although in the bottle and in general, Morning Rose is a beautiful shade.

And I liked it on my nails at once. Three thin coats.

Direct sunlight.

[A England] Princess Sabra (Tristam Eyes)

Princess Sabra is one of my favourite shades from A England’s new collection, The Legend. It’s a pale golden olive green, I’d say, containing a beautiful holographic effect.

Tristam Eyes refers to Adina’s (she’s the owner and creator of A England) cute cat and it definitely reminds of cats’ eyes. Shown below is two coats.

Sunlight wasn’t that bright, but at least it might give an idea of how beautiful this is.

[Dior] Silver Lake

I’d been after this for ages and even asked my husband – when he spent some days in Paris in November – to visit the Dior boutique at Avenue Montaigne and ask for Silver Lake. However, they had never heard of this shade (which was released in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Allure Magazine). Finally, I did an eBay bargain a couple of weeks ago.

Two coats. Silver polishes are great and this one is pretty sparkly.

Very close.

I also recognised that Silver Lake (on the left) is really close to Metallic Silver.