Showing posts with label sheer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sheer. Show all posts
Monday, September 12, 2011

Dior Rose Boa / Pink Boa Swatches and Review

"Sheer Pink"... That's not a combination I'm particularly fond of but I've had Dior Pink Boa for a couple of months now and it's high time I reviewed it.



Dior Pink Boa is a transluscent yet beautiful candy pink "faux-creme". Surprisingly, it built up to an almost perfectly even opaque finish in 3 coats. If you'd rather use it for a French mani, it will give your nails a nice pink tint. I also found that the "Dior" secret, silver, sparse, shimmer, was much more obvious here than on some of their latests shades, like Saint Tropez for example.






Overall :
Now this is something I didn't think I could have guessed from the look of it in the bottle but I'm in loooove with Pink Boa, so feminine and delicate...The perfect shade to pick when you need a break from color.

What do you think? Do you love/wear pink nail polish?



*this product was provided to me by the manufacturer or their PR company for consideration*
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Saturday, April 2, 2011

Deborah Lippmann Glitter in the Air : layering experiment

You've probably seen Glitter in the Air everywhere on the internet by now but since I had a specific idea of how I wanted to wear first, here's my version of it.

Glitter in the air is a very sheer baby blue base with a grey hue packed with multi sized pink and blue glitter. It's not your average glitter but is actually very womanly, soft and delicate. It can be worn alone with a slight visible nail line at 4 coats or can be layered with numerous possibilities.
I decided to do an ombre manicure with Chanel Riva and Essie Marshmallow, I just went from thumb to pinkie using less Riva and more Marshmallow.
All the pictures are with two thin coats of Glitter in the Air, no topcoat.


Deborah Lippmann Glitter in the Air

Deborah Lippmann Glitter in the Air
Ombre manicure

Deborah Lippmann Glitter in the Air
Ombre manicure

Deborah Lippmann Glitter in the Air
Ombre manicure

I don't know about you but I absolutely love the result.
I didn't want to loose the sheer / jelly finish, as if the nail polish was transluscent, so Chanel Riva and Essie Marshmallow were just perfect... Actually, I must say that I find it so much more beautiful this way than over a creme.

Now I can't wait to hear your opinion on it!