Showing posts with label gray. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gray. Show all posts

Perfect Gray⎪ZOYA "DOVE"






I blogged about a gray nail polish I thought was the perfect shade, but after awhile I came to the conclusion that the Dior Nail Polish in the shade 306 "Gris Trianon" was too dark for my like (and Dior nail polishes are just not worth it). Since then, I would cruise through Essie, Deborah Lippmann, and Butter London to look for that perfect shade of gray. Not too dark, not too light... not the tan kind of gray, not the bone colored gray... I wanted the gray like the gray of an iMac laptop. You know?

So after searching on a bunch of google images under "gray nail polishes" I decided to try the Zoya shade in "Dove".

I loved it so much and it truly is that true gray that I decided to devote a whole blogpost on it! I'm sure there are gals out there who are searching for something like this so I thought I'd let you know :)


featured rings from an Etsy store called comejew --> http://etsy.com/shop/comejew

CHANEL Stylo Eyeshadow, Summer Collection 2013

Moon River + Pink Lagoon
Chanel almost feels like a hype. Sometimes they seem overpriced. But then again, you buy a Chanel beauty product and once it gets into your hands, somehow you feel a bit honored by its presence. I'm sure I'm not the only one when it comes to Chanel products. They just make you feel good, and sometimes everything about them is simply LUX. 

Moon River
My most recent Chanel purchase is this Summer Collection 2013 eyeshadow "stylo". A long stick of eyeshadow that comes in about five colors (or more?). I picked up the shades "Moon River" and "Pink Lagoon". The shade "Moon River" is great because I think it would suit all occasions. I swatched it at the Chanel counter and instantly I was head over heels for it. 

Rolled it all the way to the end. You can see how much product you're given (personally don't think it's that much!)

It glides over the skin. The shine is intense, truly pigmented, and wet. It has sparkles similar to the Tom Ford Enchanted eye palette/shadows and a wet effect similar to Estee Lauder's gelee formulas! I love that it's so handy because it comes in a stick. 


The color Moon River is a silver brown/ gray-gold (somehow I can't point an exact finger on it!) that actually blends with my skin color. I find that because there is so much depth to this shadow, I don't even need to "contour" my eyes with darker or lighter eyeshadows. All I need is just this. All over my eyelid, and it catches the light in such a way that makes my eyes look deeper and well... prettier :)

$34 LIMITED EDITION
Again, it is insanely intense. The five or more shades are all awesome as well. Some are too vibrant for everyday makeup, but looks just as enticing.

Without Flash

The color Pink Lagoon is a beautiful vibrant pink that gives the perfect pop of color to the eyelids. The color is so long-lasting! There are some eyeshadows that fade overtime and sometimes pinks end up looking purple and whatnot. But I found that this pink stays vibrant pink all day!

Again, it is so intense and it will gleam all over your eyes throughout the day! The pink is so pretty and flirty. I think it looks really pretty when girls have that perfect shade of pink and it shows every time they blink. Also, I find that this pink shade doesn't make you look "high-school" or "swollen-eye'd" as some pink tones can make one look.



The only conflict I have with it is that when I swatched it, I felt it easily blended itself out and with water, it washed away pretty quickly. But since my eyes don't crease or fade easily anyway, I'd be okay. But then my sister said that this eyeshadow was really long-lasting because it just stayed on the whole day without budging! Then I tried it again the next day, and it really did not budge this time around. So, I don't have a sure note on that (in terms of whether it is really long-lasting or not). 

What's really cool about this is that when you apply it, it feels like you are putting something wet on your skin! It's really "cooling" and wet and I love it that I can just pop this all over, put on eyeliner, and I'm done! The color is so amazing. Do know that the shine/shimmer is prime and so you're not going to go for the "natural/ no-makeup" look with this at all! :)

Love the name "Moon River" and "Pink Lagoon". The names represents the colors so well! 

NOTD Dior Vernis 306 "Gris Trianon"


Seek and ye shall find. I have sought for a GREY nail polish for a few months now. I mean gray gray, not brown gray or kind of gray. I mean like slate gray. Nothing too pastel-gray so that it's white, but nothing that's too dark either. On my cruise at Sephora (the oh-so-wickedly-tempting-beauty-store) I came across an advertisement for this shade. The minute I saw it, I ran to find the actual polish. It was perfecto!


 [As a side note I'd like to introduce to you another addition to my Catbird rings! Actually, it's more than one addition. Along with my "Dark side of the Moon" ring (not featured in any of these pictures) I've also picked up a gold star ring, a hammered rose gold ring (which is stacked on top of the star ring), and the all-new Catbird Tomboy Rose gold knuckle ring! I actually wear the Tomboy knuckle ring on my pinky but just for demonstration, I've put it on my knuckle for y'all to have a look :) I absolutely love all of them!]


Dior nail vernis are seriously so easy to apply. First off, they have the creamiest texture. It doesn't make your nails look like you have paint on them. It looks like nail polish (if you know what I mean). Also, the brush is designed so that it makes applying so much easier! If you can see with this picture, you'll realize how amazing the brush is! Usually I get all the sides of my fingernails painted with the nail polish. But this time, I'm so proud of how clean and neat I painted them! The color is amazing. I applied two coats, then finished it off with the Sally Hansen MegaShine topcoat.


Anyone looking for a chic gray, try this one out.

NOTD: Essie "Case Study"

Have I been saturated with studying? I even opted for a nail polish called "Case Study" by Essie. I saw this on Essie nail polish's Facebook page and searched for the very color a model was wearing. I don't own any "dull" colors. I hate my hands looking old and or dead. But this color looked so elegant, classic, and chic. Also, now that Fall is here, I thought this would be a great color. 


I ordered it online and so I was pretty worried about what the actual color would look like and how it'd work on my skin. Luckily, I think it works well! I absolutely love it. And just like its name, I feel its appropriate for my setting. Something about this color also reminds me of a winter day stuck inside a cozy library, muddled between stacks of books with a cup of white chocolate mocha, hearing the silent snow fall outside the window. 

It's difficult to describe the color. It's brown and gray, in such a perfect mix! Doesn't it give the illusion that it's some really expensive nail polish? It looks luxurious. And it's hard for these colors to not make your hands look dead, but this works. I don't know. Maybe you guys disagree, but I think it's such a nice elegant color!



Also, wearing this color with beige cardigans look really pretty! It's just so Autumnal :)


What are some of your favorite Fall nail polishes?

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