Dear Lacqueristas,

Let me show you my favorite OPI Burlesque shade:

Bottle pic. See the greenish duo chrome?

Bonus pic

A vampy brown-ish base with tons of burgundy micro-glitter/shimmer particles. Once applied these sparkles have a dusty veil of base color over them but the sun let's them peek-a-boo right through. That gives this polish a mysterious quality. Understated sexiness. Hands down my favorite from the entire Burlesque collection.

Too bad though that the green duo chrome disappears once applied on the nail.

If you own this polish, did you see a duo chrome when you wore it?

Hasta la vista, Laqueristas!

Chanel 457 Tulipe Noir

Dear Lacqueristas,

This monday I had a lil Chanel swatchaton and today I will present you one of the prettiest:

Tulipe Noir is a polish that is hard to describe. A plummy red maybe? A burgundy with plum and a hint of fuchsia? If you know the answer, feel free to comment.
I discovered a golden/bronze duo chrome in the bottle, that more or less vanished on the nail. I tried to capture some of in in the bottle pic:

And here is a bonus picture

See how much dept TulipeNoir has? Yummy! I love polishes with these complex finishes. What do you think?

Hasta la vista, Laqueristas!

Chanel Gondola and Intermezzo: part 1

Dear Lacqueristas,

Today we had a few minutes of sun again, so I was able to swatch two stunning Chanel polishes that came out as a pair in fall 2009 as a part of a maquillage look. So I am pretty late, but I still want to share these beauties with you.
These polishes really needed the sun to be able to catch a glimpse of the glitter and sheen.
Today let's start with Gondola:
A red/purple burgundy with a brownish hue to it. Packed with beautifull small glitter particles. It looks like the glitters are gold and most of all red.

Just look at this bottle bursting with delicious micro glitters

Sunlight

*Wow*

Blurred out to show you the two toned glitter: Gold and red.

I think it's a very nice polish, not so much the color but the chique glittery crushed rubies effect is very pretty. The color does not flatter my skintone and I think honestly it would only suit warmer toned lacqueristas. The formula on this polish was great, the glitters don't give a rough finish but the surface feels smooth as if you were using a creme polish. I applied 2 coats and no topcoat.

Tomorrow I will show you part two: Intermezzo.

Hasta la vista, Laqueristas!