I got a chance to get an early sneak peek at some of YSL's Spring 2009 treats comin' at us this February! :) I played with Palette d'Artiste for the Complexion ($62.00), Gloss Pur #4 (Pure Raspberry), Rouge Pur #146 (Romantic Pink), and Nail Touch #5 (Tender Pink Touch).
I'm really lovin' the Gloss Pur...
Harmony is a rich royal purple shade with lots of shimmer and a lovely finish. You won't have trouble with brush strokes with this one; it applies better than the average Romantique color does. The shade itself is a great purple--there's no blue or pink cast to it; it's just purple.
Admire is...
Awaken is a deep metallic gray color; not a black-gray, but not a medium or light gray. I like that it casts darker depending on how the light hits it.
Adore is hard to say no to, because who can resist such a perfect jewel-toned teal? I also really loved how well this one applied: smoothly...
Delight is a deeper, burnished brown with a little bit of metallic copper in its undertones. I found this one applied better than the majority of the polishes--it felt thicker, but not too loose.
Emotion is a fun, girly pink. There's just no other way to describe it! It's very feminine and...
Passion is a antique gold, very lovely -- and as you can see in the swatch, very easy to over-apply because of the looseness of the polish formula. You really have to use thin coats and then do two or three for the perfect manicure.
Magical is a taupe-y brown shade. There's almost a little bit...
China Glaze recently launched their Romantique Collection, which features six warm-toned and six cool-toned polishes for a total of twelve for this winter season. Since there are so many, I'm going to be sharing all of them with you throughout today. Keep checking back so you don't miss any of...
Butter London Holiday Lacquer Duo #2 ($20.00) is an absolutely perfect pair of polishes for the holiday season. I love gold, and I love glittery reds. Of course, I'm head over heels (nails?) in love with this set. Chancer is a glittery, shimmery red, while The Full Monty is a semi-pale, gilded gold....
Zoya's 2008 Winter Collection is called Flourish and contains six excellent shades of polish perfect for the season. Zoya's formula is one of my favorites, because I always find their colors are rich and pigmented and two coats is always enough. Their Color Lock System is my go-to for keeping my nail...
Essie's Winter 2008 Collection features six stunning shades of rich jewel-toned polishes. Each polish goes for $8, but you can snag all six as a set for $45. My favorites were Sexy Divide, a gorgeous, deep dark royal purple; and It's Genius for its softer, lighter magenta-purple tone. Essie...
Jaqua Pink Buttercream Frosting Hand Soap ($14.00) is such a deliciously girly product in my bathroom arsenal! It smells exactly as it is named, like buttercream frosting. The scent even lingers a bit after you've dried off your hands. As the holidays roll around, I'm all about rich and delicious...
