[A England] Camden Town

It’s been a while since I dedicated a post to A England and moreover, these photos are still from last year. But Camden Town, of course, hasn’t lost its beauty! Base colour is a mixture of plum and eggplant, with a scattered holographic finish.

Two coats shown below.

Close-up photo.

I’m the most happy person because swimming pools are open again, so this week I was at the outdoor pool in Nienburg (which was pretty empty – great for training though). Pools in Hamburg are crowded, but  nevertheless I’m looking forward to going swimming on Sunday.

[Essence] It Wasn’t Me

It Wasn’t Me is almost vintage because it was released in 2015, and it’s only recently that I finally applied this  purple glitter. It’s almost eggplant or at least a deep purple shade, which is packed with purple and blue glitter.

The finish is gritty; here are two coats without top coat, for this sandy effect. In spite of all that glitter removal was easy.

Close-up photo.

[OPI] Siberian Nights

I caught a cold when I was on my mother’s balcony at the nursing home, trying to phone her health insurance. It’s not that bad – I had a sore throat yesterday and still feel poorly -, but I won’t be going swimming tomorrow and hope I’ll be able to towards the end of the week. Maybe I’ll find the time to go through my stash to see which colours I haven’t shown yet.

To start with, here is Siberian Nights, an eggplant beauty which had been released eleven years ago! Can’t believe that I haven’t posted it before.

So here it is, two coats shown below. The colour is a deep, dark eggplant (or muted purple).

Artificial light.

[Dior] Sauvage (#924)

Three more days regarding Fantasy Filmfest, and I’ve already watched 30+ films so far. Hence there is not much time for anything else, although I managed to get a bag of Filmfest Hamburg, starting next week.

As for Sauvage, I have worn this a couple of times since its release but realised only shortly that I had never taken photos. It’s an eggplant shade or dark plum.

Daylight but with cloudy sky. Two coats applied.

Different light.

Artificial lighting (which might bring out the plum).

[butter LONDON] Pitter Patter

I have neither worn nor shown purple for a while. It’s rather berry and coral season now, since summer has arrived, so I had nearly forgotten how classy purple can be. Pitter Patter had patiently waited for its turn, so here is this eggplant purple with shimmer.

Two coats applied.

Daylight.

Close-up of the shimmer finish.

[Chanel] Androgyne (#570)

Androgyne is a smoky eggplant shade with a hidden green shimmer (which is more present in the bottle – although not really in the photo shown below ) than on the nails). So elegant.

Application was two coats.

Close-up picture.

[Dior] Cosmic (#899)

One of my latest Dior nail varnishes is Cosmic – it’s actually brand new, being part of this year’s Christmas Collection. The colour is a dark eggplant/plum base with golden shimmer.

Application was two coats. I tried my best regarding capturing the shimmer, but it was too dark in the flat. Probably the macro view at the end of this post will give you an idea.

Close-up view.

[Chanel] Roubachka (514)

Roubachka, an eggplant shade and a bit like the dark purple sister of iconic Rouge Noir, also in terms of the jelly-ish formula and its application.

Two coats shown below. The glossy finish of the “new” Chanels is amazing! Moreover, I wore this for about four days, which I normally don’t because I like to try new colours (but I got a cold and hence did not feel like switching nail polishes) and even after such a longer period of time, the finish was still shiny.

[Essence] The Masked Ball

A bit of ‘retro’ holiday feeling (since it’s not too long ago) with The Masked Ball, which is a dark eggplant, also a bit dusty. Very elegant shade, in my opinion.

Two coats shown below.

[Chanel] Châtaigne (669)

Châtaigne. Dark chestnut brown with a slight proportion of eggplant/plum, just enough to be visible.

Brilliant glossy finish, by the way. I only added top coat to achieve a dry surface more quickly, but it is not really necessary for Châtaigne. Shown below is two coats.

Direct sunlight:

Indirect light (that’s why I am posting so many photos).