This is the third rendition of the timeless Ballerina nail color that I own, thanks to its recent release. Surprisingly, I haven’t shared any of the “Ballerinas” before. Although the number has changed (it’s now 111 instead of 167), the shade remains faithful to the classic version with its sheer formula.
Application was three coats.
Dénudé was released for autumn last year. It’s a nude beige and on the sheer side, so I pass on it and just did some swatches. It would look nice with French nails I guess.
Two coats applied.
Back in Hamburg, here is Nuit Blanche, the light sister polish of Nuit Noire. This one is rather sheer and hence more suited as an effect top coat, containing white and iridescent glassflecks.
Three coats shown below – it’s not really meant to be worn on its own, even though the flakies look quite dense in the bottle.
Close-up.
I was in the mood for a neutral tone, someday during the summer holidays. I had worn so many bright and sparkly colours, and because the sun was shining every day, I could not resist a more natural look. This is Cutie Pie (the mini bottle), a semi-sheer nude pink.
Three coats shown below. Of course, this would go well with French manicure.
Beige Pétale; this is a sheer beige, which might be perfect for French nails. I’m not that much into transparent shades, especially when they are neutral, and hence don’t wear them too often. Nevertheless I tried this.
As mentiones above, this is definitely transparent, and shown below is three coats. Beige Pétale is not really visible on the nails, but I like the glossy finish.
Favourite location! I’m a keen swimmer, and “Alsterschwimmhalle” is my favourite swimming bath in Hamburg.
I’m on my way to my mother’s and hopefully going swimming again tomorrow. So happy being in Lower Saxony again and enjoyng some time off. As for Tendresse, here we have a neutral pink with a very sheer base.
Three coats applied. Because of its sheer formula it would make a perfect base for French manicure.
Artificial light.
So here is Black Métamorphosis, a transparent, black-tinted effect top coat. Looks nice in the bottle, at least …
I layered Black Métamorphosis over Blanc White, i. e. two coats of Blanc White and two coats of Black Métamorphosis. No clear top coat in this case, since it was just a swatch. Because I didn’t fell for this look. I should probably have added a third coat of Black Métamorphosis? Not sure.
One of my latest Chanel nail varnishes and the first spring nail varnish of 2017 I’m showing here. Blanc White is a sheer to semi-sheer ebony shade.
Three coats shown below for a rather opaque look.
Still featuring Chanel’s nail colours for Christmas, here is Hyperrose Glass. This is both on the jelly-ish and sheer side and can be used as top coat too, to add some shimmer and pink.
Application was three coats of Hyperrose Glass on its own. Natural light:
Artificial light:
Close-up picture.
Tonight is the night: 30th Fantasy Filmfest Opening Night (just two movies, but from tomorrow I’ll be watching “5 a day”, until 18 September). So looking forward; the selection of films is amazing this year. However, my being at the cinema also means that I won’t be posting that much, since I will also be wearing nail colours I have tried before.
Nevertheless, I have a new post: Rouge Radical. Although it looks rather sheer in the bottle, it is surprisingly opaque (considering its sheerness, it won’t turn into an crème finish though) on the nails and thus more like a jelly.
This is two coats of Rouge Radical; there is still a visible nail line, but initially I expected something like a transparent, slightly tinted top coat. So in the end I really liked this nail gloss (and glossy it is).
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