Chanel 481 Fantastic

It has been raining here a lot lately, and I needed a pick me up. So this is the color I used.
This is a very interesting polish. I think that Chanel Fantastic is exactly that, fantastic. It's a kind of dark pink color with a very subtle reddish pink shimmer. I actually like it a lot, it's bright and vivid, gorgeous all around. This was two coats, a very nice formula. You could probably get away with one even coat, but given that I'm clumsy, this is two thin ones. On me it dried extremely fast and wears decently. I managed to wear it for nearly three days. This polish looks great in the sun, it also really draws the attention to the nails.

YSL La Laque 39 Gris Orage

Ok, I have to admit that I've never really associated YSL with polish. I've had other upscale polish brands like Estee Lauder, Dior and Givenchy, but for some reason never YSL. What a mistake!!! I can tell you that I like every single thing about their polishes that I had a chance to try. Oh, and I am a total sucker for the square bottles, they look so great and neat stacked next to each other.
YSL market La Laque as a long lasting nail lacquer, and I suppose it's true, I've worn every one of them for 3 days at least. Gris Orage, or Stormy Grey, is a rather light grey polish. It has a very dense consistency, so it is almost a one coat polish (but here I'm wearing two thin coats). The polish also has some silvery white shimmer that is apparent in the bottle, but not so much when it comes to the nails. In general I think that this is one gorgeous polish and it would suit many different skin tones.

Misa On The Edge

This is a polish that I borrowed from my friend Sophia, the lover of blue polishes. I absolutely adore this one. Misa On The Edge is an absolutely gorgeous shade of blue. It’s interesting because it is both bright and muted at the same time. The formula is flawless, two coats are plenty to make it even and beautiful and shiny! It is also great how it looks different in various lights. I can wear it for about three days, and then take it off because I want a change. It is one of the very few blue polishes that looks flattering with my skin tone, so now this polish is on my wish list!

OPI DS Extravagance

This is a major lemming satisfied for me!!! I've wanted this polish for such a long time, but it seemed on the pricey side. And now it's mine, all mine!!! I really should have bought it sooner because it is just amazing. Bright pink and purple, and shiny and holographic, with an amazing formula that covers in two thin coats and lasts 3+ days. It's everything I want form a perfect nail polish. At this rate I will have to get all the DS Series if they are all this great!

Chanel 165 Organdy

This is one of the polishes I was given to try and it is such a cute color! Organdy is a pretty, pretty Barbie pink color. The formula is nearly perfect and it required only two thin coats. I think that it is an absolutely perfect spring color, and the wear is impressive, I wore it for almost four days.I like that it is neither pastel, nor too bright pink. It actually looks nice with my freakishly pale skin tone, and not many pink shades do.

Today I'm wearing this

I have recently realized that after getting the Barry M's crackle polish months ago and trying it out only a couple of times I haven't really used it since. So I wanted to change that. I also noticed that the polish itself is noticeably thicker and slightly more difficult to work with, it's harder to apply it thinly and thus to get many small cracks. Also I suck at choosing the base coat that would look nice and interesting, apart from using a few pastels I haven't tried anything else. So this is how this mani came about - pick the most unlikely polish and go.
This is two coats of OPI Catch Me In Your Net and a medium coat of Barry M Instant Nail Effects. This is also one of the few times when I prefer the crackle effect to be shiny so I have one coat of Orly Glosser on top.

Comparison: Chanel Paradoxal & Barry M Dusky Mauve

I have been looking forward to comparing these two polishes ever since I was given the opportunity to try Paradox. Both are two coats, but can you tell which one is which?

Well, the polish on the index and ring finger is Paradoxal, middle and pinkie finger is Dusky Mauve. In general I can't make them apart. To me they not only look identical, but the formula is very, very close as well.