Dior Sailor Vernis Review, Photos, Swatches
Dior Sailor Vernis
Dior Sailor Vernis ($30.00 for 0.33 fl. oz.) is a rich, cobalt blue with a jelly-cream finish. MAC Breezy Blue (LE, $16.00) is darker. MAC Blue Gaze (LE, $16.00) is darker. Illamasqua Force (P, $17.00) is slightly darker. Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Pond (P, $10.00) is a smidgen more muted. China Glaze Ride the Waves (LE, $7.50) is lighter. China Glaze Manhunt (LE, $7.50) is darker. Deborah Lippmann I Know What Boys Like (LE, $19.00) is darker. See comparison swatches / view dupes.
It’s one of three shades available in the Saks-exclusive Voyage Transatlantique collection, and with my luck, it just sold out online. You may be able to track it down in store if you happen to be near a Saks (or know of one to call–I’m sure they’ll ship it to you as well). There are two other shades–Captain and Yacht–but I didn’t purchase either, so I won’t have any insight into them. Each shade is paired with nail stickers that can be applied to the nail. Sailor applied beautifully with mostly opaque color coverage (just enough translucency so that it had that squishy, jelly look) in two coats. I didn’t have any issues with the consistency, as the polish flowed evenly and smoothly across the surface of the nail without bubbling, streaking, or pooling along the edges. It dried down at an average speed but finished with a glossy shine. I typically get a week of wear out of Dior’s formula with no chipping, just minor tip wear.
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LELimited Edition. $24.00.
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It’s pretty..but I just can’t get myself to spend $30 for finger nail polish yet..
It’s definitely pricey! I would go Illamasqua’s Force or OCC Pond!
Thanks for the suggestions!
Brazilian brand Colorama “Quadrado azul” and Beauty UK (the blue that comes in the “Wild child” collection) would make good dupes as well 🙂
Thank you!
It looks really similar to the YSL nail polish in “Bleu majorelle”, do you have it to be sure that it’s a dupe ?
Sorry, I don’t!
I really wanted this and it is super pretty but it looks a lot like Sally Hansen Pacific Blue which I adore. Oh well 🙂
Good to know! Might have to check it out!
My thoughts exactly Whitney! Pacific blue is a tad darker and doesn’t have that translucency. Mine got all dried up 🙁 but I just don’t dare to spend that much money on nail polish
Hi, I wanted to tell you that Sally Hansen’s Pacific Blue could also be a cheaper alternative to this.
Hope you’ll submit it on the Dupe List! http://www.temptalia.com/submit-dupe
Definitely could be a dupe for pacific blue by sally hansen. If you do 2 coats of PB, you get this gorgeous opaque blue that’s perfect for any season, really. 😀
Thanks for sharing, Janice! 😀
This color is AMAZING!
Love the glossiness!
Hi Christine! I’m surprised no one has mentioned the eerie similarity this color has to Essie’s “Butler Please”…. I don’t own either shade myself, but I always want to get it in the store for its gorgeous blue color 🙂
Thank you for submitting, Lori 😀
Definitely can’t justify $30 for a nail polish, but it is pretty! It looks similar to Sally Hanson’s Pacific Blue, just the Dior is glossier.
Sounds like that’s definitely a shade I have to try!
ahoy matey! This is gorgeous..and blue is my defacto nail colour and dior sticks to my nails extremely well.
I really love the way they did the jelly finish on this one, too.
Reminds me of nail’s inc. Baker Street, my favorite blue polish.
Thanks, Melissa!
That’s what I was going to say 🙂 and it was only $5 at Sephora too! Lovely color either way you can’t go wrong!
Another great dupe for this would be nails inc ‘baker street’ but i dont think you can get nails inc in the US 🙂
Thanks, Steph! You and Melissa are on the same page!
Sephora.com (and I’ve seen it in some of the stores in NYC) carry Nails Inc! I don’t own Baker Street but I agree, possibly a good dupe!
I purchased my bottle at Sephora at JCP, they also sell it at the regular Sephora
Such a vibrant, pretty blue! (WHAT ABOUT SOME VIBRANT, EASY TO APPLY BLUE EYESHADOWS, DIOR, HMMMM?) sorry, had a bit of an attack there again 😉
The nail stickers are a cute idea, but it would be nicer if they didn’t all say ‘CD’ on them. I always feel like I’m being exploited for free advertising when that happens, LOL.
LOL!
Hi lovely colour!! What happened to the polish lip is it smashed??
I’m not sure what you’re referring to – nothing is smashed!
It looks like the bottle cap is broken to me, too! Hmm…alternate cosmetic reality?
It’s not! 🙂
I agree with Lori, quite possibly a dupe of Essie’s “butler please” which is a very good thing because this is my FAVORITE polish color (I’ve had 2 bottles of bulter!) but spending that much on a polish is hard for me!
I’d also propose the indie Indigo Bananas’ “Klein Trink Wasser” although I think it is closer to OCC’s Pond.
Thank you for confirming, Kate! 😀
Hi. I was wondering what will happen if you use that sticker.
It creates two white lines 🙂 I was going to try it when my nails were a bit longer, but since it already sold out online, I ran out of time!
This is an awesume blue.. loved the oodles of gloss and shine in the finish! 🙂
I love the glossiness, too!
I love a jelly-creme finish! I’m not sure this is my color but man it looks great with slightly darker skin!
I think it would be gorgeous on fairer skin!
This is just not fair to release such shades exclusive! LoL.
But, seriously this is so pretty and looks oh so bright and beautiful. <3 <3
I don’t know why it’s a Saks’ exclusive!
Wow, what a vibrant blue! Is this set from their new ‘gel’-like formula? I wonder if they are replacing the entire line with new formula or if the new formula will be separate?
I really don’t know! I haven’t received any info on the new polishes.
Did the lid break?
No, the lid is completely intact.