Wednesday, October 30, 2013

A Month in Nail Polish: September & October

... So, that would make it Two Months in Nail Polish, right? Liar liar, pants on fire. Here's the excuse: I was moving, and it's a widely known fact, moving ruins your nails; also, I was lazy. But, onwards and upwards - let's look at some fall-appropriate nail polish swatches!
 I started the fall season with a newer member of my nail polish collection, Zoya Jem. As you can see in the bottle close-up, it's a beautiful burgundy and gold duochrome shimmer - unfortunately, the duochrome is much less visible once on the nails. The formula was quite thin and would probably require three coats for full opacity; but again, laziness. The tip wear was significant on the second day already and the polish chipped off quickly - but I think my nails might have been to blame as the tips have been very peely lately. Overall, I shall revisit you at a later date, Jem.
Another week, another hard-to-capture duochrome: Revlon Perplex, a famous Chanel Paradoxale dupe. I'm not sure if I ever featured it on the blog before (probably not, as it tends to trick my camera pretty successfully) but it's a gorgeous smokey grey plum with violet microshimmer; think Essie Smokin' Hot but with more dimension. Great formula (two coats), good longevity. A fall staple.
I did wine, I did plum, so next it had to be a navy blue. Essie No More Film actually debuted in their Summer 2012 collection, but I think it's a fantastic shade for the cooler months and for me, a preferrable alternative to this season's After School Boy Blazer; the latter pretty much IS black and thus a smidge too gothic. The glitter for the accent nail is OPI's Polka.com; I like it much better over a dark shade versus the pink I tried earlier.
Lastly, a bit of a cheat - this is a very old swatch of Revlon Facets of Fuschia (presently, Scandalous) I had sitting in my photo folder for a really long time, and I wanted it out. Nevertheless, it's one of my favorite glitters for All Hallows' Eve; there's just something witchy to it that I can't quite put my finger on. I don't remember much about the formula or wear, but glitters tend to be tenacious.

So, these past two months have been all about vampy shades, duochromes and glitter. Have I already said that I love fall nail polish? What have you been wearing on your nails recently?

14 comments:

  1. The Zoya shade is just amazing - it's such a great brand! Xx

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    1. I love it - I've had it on my wishlist for about a year before I finally caved and got it!

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  2. Hey Monika, I have Jem too and I loved the shade! I have several in the same family, but after I laid my hands on Chanel Taboo, everything else seems so pale in comparison ;) I've been wearing Dior 999, Chanel Mysterious, Taboo, aengland Beauty Never Fails recently. Big fan of fall polishes too (OK fine, 999 is not really autumn-y but still)!

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    1. I haven't tried anything from aengland but their polishes look amazing! Also... Dior <3 and I'll need to check out Chanel Taboo, I don't think I've seen it anywhere so far!

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  3. All so pretty! Essie No More Film was on my list of polishes to get before I fell into a nail fatigue. I've been staring at similar colours lately, trying to muster up the energy to polish more often than once every two weeks. :)

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    1. Hahah, I think I suffered from nail fatigue in September/October too, but I'm trying to get back on track. I really like No More Film for its purple undertones.

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  4. I've been wearing lots of glitters lately! Not my usual at all, but there's something about that sparkle that has been cheering me up :)

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    1. I love glitter on the nails - but I absolutely dread the removal process. And yes, sparkle is so cheerfully festive, I'm planning on lots of glitter manis in December!

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  5. Love them all! I think that Revlon one is my fave though! So smoky!

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  6. Oh, all of them look gorgeous! I can't seem to get a hang of glitters, and they're so difficult to remove, but they're so beautiful :-)

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  7. lol, I was expecting like 61 photos first :-) But hey, quality over quantity! Love all four!

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    1. Hahah, I wish! I think I was experiencing a typical nail spleen, and I don't mean as in body organ... I'm glad you like them!

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  8. love the last one :)

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