Christian Dior Forget-Me-Not Spring nail polish - swatches

Hey guys!

How is everyone? :)

I recently got these two lovely nail polishes....

Christian Dior Forget-Me-Not - left, and Christian Dior Waterlily - left (OMG LOVE!!!!! Forgot to take photos, but will give you guys swatches soon :))

Just painted them yesterday! :D

I really like the colour more than I thought I would for sure! I was expecting a granny type of purple which isn't really my thing lol, but it was limited edition and I thought what the heck I need a purple!!, but it's a muted bright purple and I really really like it! :D

Two coats + top coat:

 

This is my first Christian Dior nail polish and I hope it is not the last! :D

The scent of the nail polish in this collection is lovely, and an added bonus! Flowers? I think the scent is! But I keep smelling my nails! It smells even through the top coat when dry! Amazing! :D

What's on your nails at the moment?

Lara xo

OPI Pedal Faster Suzi! Swatch

From the new Holland 2012 collection!

 

 3 coats were used
a bit of visible nail line

Sorry for the lack of posts lately!
I have a lot to post up!

Yay or nay on the Holland collection?

Lara xo

Fizzy Glitter

NOTD!

Chanel Orange Fizz & OPI Teenage Dream

Both 3 coats

Would you wear this?

Lara xo

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Sephora by OPI Charge It! Swatch (NOTD) & Review

2 coats:

How many coats did I use?

2

How was drying time?

Super quick!! :D Thumbs ups Sephora by OPI!! :D

Wearing time?

Pretty good! Pictures show 2 days wear. By the 3rd say still minimum wearing.

Would I repurchase?

I like this colour, but not love. It is a subtle colour, and I ahve only worn it once so I may love it in the future.

We will see!! For now, now, but I would love to try more Sephora by OPIs! :D

Have you tried Sephora by OPI nail polishes?

What did you think?

Lara xo



Chanel 307 Orange Fizz Swatch/NOTD

3 Coats

Perfect for Spring and Summer here in Oz!! =D

This is on my toes now too!!

Would you wear this shade?

Lara xo

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More accurate swatch of Essie's Bobbing for Baubles

2 coats

I will post more swatches of these at a later date =)

What are your thoughts on this shade?

Lara xo

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Essie Case Study Swatch & Review (NOTD)

* I used 2 really thick coats

* definately not a one-coater

* formula was a bit difficult to work with

* a dupe for this shade could be Sally Hansen's Extreme Wear in Flirt (IMO)

* perhaps this shade would look better if it didn't look so black in low lighting =(

What do you think of this shade?

Lara xo

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Essie Bobbing for Baubles Swatch & Quick Review

* After 1 day's wear

* 2 coats

* opaque formula - could be one coat if applied carefully!!

* Nice dusty navy shade

* After wearing for 1 day there are signs of wear =(

What do you think of this shade?

Lara xo

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Sephora by OPI Nonfat Soy Half Caff Swatch & Review

How many coats did I use?

OMG.... 5-6 coats!!

How was the formula?

TOO thin & watery for my tastes. It is a sheer - EXTREMELY SHEER nail polish.

How was the drying time?

Too long for my liking. I am impatient hahah!

How is the shade?

I think this shade would be a perfect office shade. It looked a bit weird on me though,so I owuld say if you were a bit tanner, it would be the perfect nudey colour! :D

Where can I purchase this from?

The USA. I got this as a birthday gift from my friend who went to the States :D She also got me 2 more, so look out for them in future posts! :D

Would I repurchase this?

NOOOOOOOOOO! WAY too thin. Not worth it!!

What do you think of this shade?

Lara xo

Essie School of Hard Rocks Quick Swatch & Review

Hi everyone!

Quick swatch! Will post better pics later ! =)

* 2 coats

* Coverage is amazing!

* could get away with just 1 coat if you were really careful - I actually prefer thinner formulas than this because I feel like I have more control

* formula was kinda goopy but not difficult to work with at all

What do you think of this shade?

Lara xo

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Essie Size Matters Swatch (NOTD)

Quick upload of my NOTD!

I'll post more pics later!

SM is a deep red/maroon nail polish!

Shown is 2 coats!

Lara xo

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Galaxy Nails: Deborah Lippmann Happy Birthday & OPI Yoga-ta Get this Blue! NOTD/Swatches!

Bottle pics:

Beginning of swatch pics! :)

With the OPI bottle:

With the DL bottle:

Do I love this combo?

Yes!! It looks like a rainbow spewed up on my fingers hahaha! Love love!!

How many coats did I use?

2 coats of OPI & 1.5 coats of DL

(by 1.5 I mean I used one coat, then had to go over several parts of the nail that had no glitter!!)

Would I wear this nail polish combo again in the future?

Yes! For sure! Unless removing it is a bigger pain than normal! Lol! But all glitters are a pain to remove unfortunately! :(

Do you like this combo? Would you wear it?

Lara xo

Chanel 475 Dragon - Classic Red NOTD

How many coats did I use?

2 coats of colour

Please note...

These swatches/photos are after 3 days of wear!

How is the formula and coverage?

-Can be opaque in 1 coat! Amazing coverage! I did 2 coats out of habit :D

- A bit thick but, better than a 5 coater... lol!

- Brilliant formula

- Relatively fast drying time

How was the wear?

- Chanel formulas tend to last a while on me with relatively less tip wear than other brands :)

- Amazingly I can get 7 days wear out of a mani with Chanel sometimes!

- Usually other brands last me only a few days, so I think it makes the price of Chanel worth it because it stays on so long!! :D

- I change it before 7 days sometimes though because of course there is some tip wear (that is minimal tip wear) - but not many chips though (about 2 or 3?). If it was another brand, there would be heaps of tip wear and so many more chips!

- I am pretty OCD about my nails though, and me having the smae colour on with heaps of tipwear is just something I would not like! But the tip wear after 7 days for Chanel is sometimes still really okay.

- Oh Chanel.... it is LOVE! <3

Packaging?

- LOVE the cute as bottle hahaha ^^

Price?

AU$39 a bottle

Like or love?

- I LIKE the colour - but not so sure if I LOVE it (esp. for the price!)!

Also...

- It is a classic saturated red

- It leans brown on my skin

Would I repurchase?

In this shade? Probably not, but I am a Chanel nail polish lover so others for sure! :)

What do you think? Would you wear this shade?

Lara xo

OPI Lucerne-tainly Look Marvelous NOTD/Swatch

Sorry about the lighting of this swatch guys! But this nail polish is sooooo hard to capture on camera!

This nail polish is MIRROR LIKE I tell you! You can almost see yourself in it!!

This came out in OPI's Swiss Collection for 2010. They had so many gorgeous shades in that collection but I only got this one recently!! I have it on my toes right now too!!

What I don't like about it....

It took me 4 coats to get this opacity. You can get away with 3 thicker ones, or 2 thick coats, I guess but 4 coats is the most I have ever used for a nail polish (not layering)!!!! TOO much hard work! -_-

I will try 3 thicker coats for next time and report back later haha..

What I do like...

It is a nice charcaol - foily, metallicy shade that is perfect for fall and winter (although it is Spring here... it is still super cold!!)

Would you wear it?

Lara xo



NOTD: OPI ROAD HOUSE BLUES

Hi guys!

How is September treating you?

Current NOTD comes from OPI's latest collection - Touring America!

My fave of the collection!

Applies smoothly & opaque in 2 coats! Looks black on the nails though!! Which is kind of a bummer, but you can expect that I guess.
The name indicates it may be blue, it looks purple in the bottle && on the nail looks black lol!
If you look really closely, there is the TINIEST HINT OF BLUEY-PURPLE!

I still like it though!

It wears pretty well for a dark-coloured nail polish - lasted me for about 3 days before showing minor tip wear, on the fourth day, you could still get away with it! I'm tempted to take it off & reapply! But I have SOOOO many other nail polishes to try in my stash!!

What do you think of OPI RHB?

Lara xo

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OPI Crown Me Already! Over China Glaze Cheers to You NOTD/Swatches

2 coats of China Glaze Cheers to You (Holiday 2010 collection)

1 coat of OPI Crown Me Already! (Miss Universe 2011 collection)

What do you think of this combo?

Would you wear it?

Lara xo

OPI That's Hot NOTD/Swatches & OPI Teenage Dream

OPI That's Hot

2 coats

I wore that for a few days then put OPI Teenage Dream on top!

1 coat

What's your NOTD?

Lara xo

Essie Neo Whimsical (706) Swatch & Sally Hansen Disco Ball Swatch NOTD

3 coats:

Previously swatched on my blog here!

I wore this mani for a couple days then got bored & added....

1 coat

Which one do you prefer? Plain or with sparkles?

Lara xo

OPI Dim Sum Plum & Teenage Dream - NOTD

2 coats:

1/2 coat of OPI Teenage Dream

OPI Rapidry

(not a huge fan of this top coat - it's shiny but I'm not sure I like it... super fast drying though - gave 3 bottles to my mum because she likes fast drying things!)

What's on your nails today?

Lara xo