Dior Merveille Vernis Nail Lacquer Review, Photos, Swatches
Dior Merveille Vernis Nail Lacquer
Dior Merveille Vernis Nail Lacquer
Dior Merveille (651) Vernis Nail Lacquer ($22.00 for 0.33 fl. oz.) looks like a fiery orange-red in the bottle, but it turns out a little less fiery and more coral-orange on the nails. Nubar Pink Flame is closer to the shade I expected from the way Merveille looked in the bottle (it appears redder on the nails than Merveille). There is faint golden-copper shimmer, but it doesn’t show up much in natural light–only in really bright lighting does it arrive (fashionably late) to the party.
I was also surprised that this wasn’t opaque after two coats–it seems like such a rich shade, but there is a hint of visible nail line after two coats. Even though the flow was even and fluid, it just didn’t provide as much color coverage as a polish should, especially this kind of a shade! This shade was a little thinner than others but didn’t seem watery when I was applying–but by the underlying translucency, it might be a touch watery. I do typically get a week of wear with only minor tip wear with Dior’s formula.
Merveille
LELimited Edition. $24.00.
Dior Merveille Vernis Nail Lacquer
Dior Merveille Vernis Nail Lacquer
Dior Merveille Vernis Nail Lacquer
Dior Merveille Vernis Nail Lacquer
Dior Merveille Vernis Nail Lacquer
It’s nice to see an orange-red during the holidays.
It is a nice break from super reds!
I find it fascinating how Dior manages to make the polish look so different on the nail. I have a few of their polishes which look fantastic in the bottle but disappoint when applied.
I find it’s similar for a lot of brands though – like if they look more duochrome in the bottle, they rarely are!
When I saw this n the bottle I was, WOW!!! But on the nails it’s really disappointing.
Aw!
The Dior nail colors you’ve recently reviewed have me under-whelmed. They’re not at all what they appear in the bottle! The true colors for both this and Exquis are disappointing.
I agree!
You gave this polish a B, yet you gave the atrocious Couture Golds palette a B+? Christine, I’m starting to worry your judgement is clouding. (I totally kid. I agree with you most of the time.) I actually love this nail polish and have been wearing it nonstop even though it’s not the most unique shade. Like Christine, I don’t really see the shimmer until light strikes, but I find it kind of leaves the nails with a bit of a metallic sheen — pretty cool. However, I disagree about the opacity of this formula. It goes on opaque for me in one coat, although I prefer it with two. It also looks much more red on me (more like the Nubar Pink Flame), but that could be because I have a cooler skin tone.
I wish it was more opaque – that’s why it got a B, because I did two coats and you could still see the nail line 🙁
looks actually quite nice!!!! very unusual…
I wish it was more like the bottle!
When I saw the bottle I expected the perfect red/gold Christmas-colour, when I saw the swatch I was rather disappointed, it looks more like a summer-colour to me.
I could see that!
Oh pretty! I really need a color like this for the holidays. My skintone is warm and this kind of orangey red looks so much better on me than straight red. I think I’ll pick this one up, thank you for the swatch!
No prob, Katherine!
while it still swatches on pretty nicely, i was hoping for a deeper red, like in the bottle. that being said, this is something i can definitely wear since i’m more warm-toned.
It’s really pretty, but it’s hard to readjust your expectations after seeing the bottle!
Ah, the gold shimmer looks so gorgeous in the bottle! The nail swatches do look good though in a rich understated way, just not like how it looks in-bottle.
I know, right? Boo!
It looks a lot like China Glaze-Coral Star, only the micro glitter in the Dior is gold instead of silver
Thanks for letting us know of a possible dupe, Alyssa!
This is the first review I read that says Merveille took a bunch of coats to become opaque. Most say 2 and a few say it was nice in 1 coat. Is it possible that as a press sample you received a dud? Idk if they’re any different from what the stores sell. I’ll definitely make the trek to the store to see for myself, but I want to be as well-informed as possible if I’m gonna shell out $22 bucks on nail candy! lol
It’s possible, I’m sure!
Looks great! May have to pick this up… Love this on you Christine!
Thanks, Willow!
Too bad it turns so coral – I love gold-shimmered red-oranges/oranges, a la Sinful Tapping Nails and HC Lava.
I haven’t seen those!
By HC I mean the new cheaper HC found at Walmart – it’s worth a look if you want something more like the bottle color seen here!
I bought this shade, I just couldn’t resist!
How are you liking it?
If only they could create a formula like the nails, inc magnetic polishes…then it could look like the bottle! :-/
Haven’t tried those!
I think the color is beautiful. Having said this, I would never, apart from the most special of occasions, spend this kind of $ on a nail polish … but if I won the lottery. 😉
Totally understand 🙂
The Merveille red looks divine on you, Christine! I would have got this if I hadn’t already bought my red Christmas polish (“Rouge Carat” – Chanel). Thanks for the beautiful swatches, as always.
I love it and I have it!!!