Chanel Les Khakis de Chanel Le Vernis (Nail Lacquer) Review, Photos, Swatches
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
Nail Lacquers: Khaki Brun, Khaki Rose, Khaki Vert
Fashion’s Night Out with Chanel
In honor of Fashion’s Night Out, Chanel has put together Les Khakis de Chanel, a collection featuring a trio of nail lacquers. These will be available on September 10th at chanel.com, Chanel boutiques, and select department store counters. Each shade retails for $25.00.
Edited @ 2:42pm: Added comparison photos of Khaki Vert against Sew Psyched, because I don’t think they’re dupes, but I’ve had a lot of questions asking if they are! Pics or shut up, right? I like Sew Psyched, too, but they are different enough on me that I wouldn’t call ‘em dupes.
- Khaki Brun is a deep olive green-tinged brown. It’s a rather murky brown with just this touch of green to it; it’s distinctly brown but in natural light, the olive tones are pulled out more. Just two coats.
- Khaki Rose is a rose-tinged medium-dark brown. It has such a subtle rosiness to it that it’s almost not there, but yet you can’t say it’s not, because there’s something about how the rose warms up the brown. Two coats.
- Khaki Vert is a grayish-cast medium green. Not really murky, but it’s not bright or happy either; a rather neutral green, I’d say. It’s not quite camo green, because it doesn’t have strong yellow or live undertones. Two coats. I don’t think this is really similar to Essie’s Sew Psyched–this is much greener, while Sew Psyched pulls almost blue/teal in comparison.
The formula on these was a bit thicker than usual, but it didn’t make for difficult application–quite the opposite! Application was nearly flawless with each coat being incredibly pigmented. One coat would have almost been enough on each one, but two coats created that smooth, opaque look. I always hate how these end up being B+ products, which is really due to the price, not the quality of the product (which is excellent).
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- Product: 29/30
- Value: 6/10
- Ease of Use: 4/5
- Packaging: 4/5
RECOMMENDATION: All three had fantastic pigmentation and applied flawlessly, so if a color catches your eye and you don’t mind the price tag of Chanel, I definitely recommend trying it out.
AVAILABILITY: September 10th @ chanel.com
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Nail Lacquers: Khaki Brun, Khaki Rose, Khaki Vert
Nail Lacquers: Khaki Brun, Khaki Rose, Khaki Vert
Chanel Khaki Brun Nail Lacquer
Chanel Khaki Brun Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)
Chanel Khaki Brun Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)
Chanel Khaki Brun Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)
Chanel Khaki Brun Nail Lacquer (Flash)
Chanel Khaki Rose Nail Lacquer
Chanel Khaki Rose Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)
Chanel Khaki Rose Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)
Chanel Khaki Rose Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)
Chanel Khaki Rose Nail Lacquer (Flash)
Chanel Khaki Vert Nail Lacquer
Chanel Khaki Vert Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)
Chanel Khaki Vert Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)
Chanel Khaki Vert Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)
Chanel Khaki Vert Nail Lacquer (Flash)
Chanel Khaki Vert Nail Lacquer vs. Essie Sew Psyched (Natural Light)
Chanel Khaki Vert Nail Lacquer vs. Essie Sew Psyched (Flash)
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My first time here.... I just love the Khaki Brun. I have a blouse this color and it is labeled as the color Sage. The blouse makes my eyes pop green and I get all kinds of compliments on my eyes with this blouse. So, I got the Khaki Brun (2 bottles) and love it in natural light and in soft evening light. It doesn't look pukey at all. It is really rich looking with two coats and Lippman's Addicted Top coat makes the finish look wet and shiny.
U-G-L-Y is exactly what all these three colors are! The Rose and the Brun, look exactly like, I'm sorry, but baby poop! haha Essie's Sew Psyched is my new favorite fall color, and it was a lot cheaper than Chanel. I do have Paradoxal, so yes, occasionally I'll splurge on Chanel, but won't waste my time on this collection. You'll only wear the colors a few times anyways, and then it will be on to something else that they come out with. Why waste your time? Seriously! I think the Vert will only look nice on someone with Olive under tones in their skin color, definitely not for a lighter skinned girl like me :0)
I have been wearing Khaki Vert for Two days now. I Just don't like it on me. It's not a happy color if you know what I mean. I really wanted to Love it but I don't.
Would Barielle "Cashmere or Loose Me" be a good dupe for Khaki Rose?
Not sure, I haven't swatched that shade yet!
Please let us know when you do?
I got Rose and Vert and have been getting compliments and questions about the color (Vert) :) I really like it!
There's something about Khaki Rose that I really dig (even though I'm a green fiend!)
I really wanted to get all 3 nail polishes. I was able to place an order yesterday, but I just checked my account and it now says my order was cancelled. Oh well...
I don't post comments often but I just want to let you know that this lurker appreciates all the hard work you've done in providing us readers honest reviews and photo swatches. It help me (and I'm sure others) tremendously with making a purchase decision. I stumbled here after googling for some MAC swatches and since then I stop by and check this blog at least once a day. I wish Khaki Rose would be a tad bit more rosier. I was looking forward for this one but now, I don't think I'll get it. Khaki Vert is a very unique color and the Chanel collector in me wants to get it. However, I don't really love it and after I spent money on the two polishes from the Soho collection (in which I received them a couple days ago and they are gorgeous!), I don't really feel the urge to buy any more polishes at the moment. So I guess I am going to pass up on this collection. One question, did Chanel increase their price for nail polishes from now on or just for this collection? I remember I bought the polishes from Soho collection for $23/each but the polishes from the Les Khakis is $25/each.
Thank you, Paige! I also appreciate you taking the time to comment :) It is totally my pleasure and really a joy for me to be able to do what I do! I thought Khaki Rose would be rosier, too -- it's a little... you know, khaki, haha. I think it's *just* for this launch, not that I have any idea as to why.
Wow, still no luck after two hours on the chanel website. Going to head down to Nordstroms for tonight's launch instead. Chanel.com shows stock, you add it to your cart, and it is empty. Quite frustrating, their server's should have been better prepared. Oh well, lovely colors, worth the stress in the long run I guess.
Have you tried their customer service #? I might do that instead!
My friend said she tried Saks, Neiman Marcus, BG and wasn't able to access...she got a "404 Not Found"...I don't think Nordies has it up yet either. Another purse said she kept trying on the site to checkout and it finally did after trying well over an hr...
Hi there Christine... You have beautiful hands and nails :) Could you tell me were I can buy on line? I'm not if they are coming to Portugal, does anyone know if Sephora as this nail lacquers?? Thanks :D
chanel.com has them, but I don't know if they ship internationally.
I bought these at fashion night out in London and they are amazingly gorgeous, using the khaki green and its really fab, deffo recommend this product
Honestly, these look like slime and mud to me...
ugliest nail polish ever
Christine will these be in any department stores that u know of? Maybe Saks or Nordstrom?
My info just select ones - so some, but not all. You could call your local stores!
I went to Bloomingdales today, and I checked them out. I totally agree with you, Khaki Vert is the best. But how'd you get them so early? I could only pre-order them :[ Did you order online or get them at a CHANEL counter? Thanks
Hi Janet, These are samples sent from PR!
But,but, but.... they're so ugly! *tear*
Only one I was really interested in was khaki rose and I am not really loving it after seeing your swatches. It's so great to be able to see the actual products on a real person because it has saved me money many times!
OK I changed my mind...I -MAY- get Khaki Vert since I do not have a color like that. Huge may.
Eeew... These remind me of camouflage pants and safari's. I really don't like these.
Khaki Vert is amazing! Love it <3
I love the earthiness of these colours, I find them absolutely stunning.
Dear, Christine could you please compare Chanel Khaki Vert with Essie Sew Phyched and RBL Diddy Mow? It would be geat to see this kind of swatch
Hi Grin, I already compared Chanel Khaki Vert and Essie Sew Psyched -- Diddy Mow is much closer to Sew Psyched; nothing like Khaki Vert, IMO.
Christine have you reviewed Paradoxal yet?
I love all of these colors, I don't see what's wrong with them. These types of colors match and/or go along with the darker, more sombre colors that people wear in the fall(autumn) and winter. They are perfect for that. I love that the Khaki Rose is more brown as it will match me perfectly and I think it's great that the Brun one has a lot of olive tones. The Vert one is great because at the moment I have an infatuation with olive and khaki colored EVERYTHING even more than my love for burgundy things.
these definitely weren't as pretty as the promo images led us to believe! i had my eye on khaki vert but it looks nothing like i thought... i hoped that it would look like it does in your pics with flash...and even then, a touch lighter and milkier. ah well, at least my wallet is happy!
I actually really like these colors, specifically because they are unusual and unique. I've got enough basic colors...give me something different! I love the military edge of these colors. Khaki Vert is my favorite of the 3, but I'm not sure about $25 for a nail polish. I may just go with the Essie polish instead strictly because of the price issue.
I LOVE EM!!! LOVE EM, LOVE EM! already ordered soho last week!! Brun almost reminds me of last years MAC "dry martini" but it wouldnt matter to me if it was close, I would, & AM going to be on chanel's site @ exactly midnight the day of release to get all! thanks for doing all of your swatches.
Christine, I'm surprised at how green the khaki brun looks in natural light. Is that accurate, would you say? I'm guessing it is, because your swatches always seem to be pretty accurate to me! I think I "get" the ugly/pretty thing...I LOVE Deborah Lippman's "Waking Up in Vegas" (which is like a cement/putty color). If you've used that polish, would you say the opacity and level of pigmentation is comparable between these Chanel Khaki colors and that one? One of the big reasons I love that polish is it almost only needs one coat - I hate VNL (visible nail line almost as much as VPL! lol
It definitely pulls a little olive-y, BUT it is most definitely a brown. I did a video of these, too, so you can see them "in action," and with less light on them, the browner they look. I haven't tried Waking Up in Vegas, but all of these were two coats, and they were nearly opaque with just one - definitely very pigmented for me. I *think* I showed what one coat looked like somewhere in the video.
Awesome! Thanks for the reply Christine, I'll definitely go check out the video! I'm thinking the Rose and Vert might be in my future! I haven't used Chanel's nail products before, and I think these colors are unique enough to justify it!
No problemo! :) This is the trouble with doing a review and a video - I never say it all in either, lol! I use Chanel with Zoya's top + base coat and never have any issues!
Eh, not really for me...
Love Vert and Brun - Brun is the color of my living room walls - they look brown or olive depending on the light...sometimes a bit golden too, like hazel brown eyes. I think these colors fall into the "ugly pretty" category - love or hate! I think I have to have both, and I'll probably cave and get Particuliere, too. :)
I'd like to see Chanel Khaki Brun compared to Rescue Beauty Lounge No More War. Might be cousins. They both are military inspired anyway.
Here's No More War on me - http://www.temptalia.com/rescue-beauty-lounge-nail-lacquer-review-photos-swatches-no-more-war-diddy-mow-360 Definitely browner, not as olive green, darker!
Ah! I see. Perchance I will snag Chanel Brun and Vert. *puts on lemming list*
I never buy nail polish, and i could buy from any drugstore brand.. But after seeing the Rose & Vert ... I NEED them :) Thanks Christine
I REFUSE to pay $25 for a nailpolish!! That is crazy and they aren't even that pretty. I do love your reviews and this was a great job as usual! :)
No worries ;) I said the same thing about lipgloss, but look at me now!
Love, love, love these shades! I'm assuming you've not found the perfect dupe for Khaki Vert but your close. Do you have any swatches of Chanel Teint Innocence compact foundation on this site? I cannot tell what they look like from the Chanel site. Thx Rhonda
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