Saturday, 24. July 2010
Hi everyone!
It surely isn’t wrong to say that Chanel’s Paradoxal (509) nail polish from their Fall 2010 collection will be yet another hyped nail polish. Because Paradoxal is a really pretty color I would even dare to say that the hype is justified.
Chanel made beautiful nail polishes in the last time: Particulière, Nouvelle Vague and of course Jade (where I am still not over the fact that Jade wasn’t available in Germany).
However what bugs me is that not only nail polish loving customers are looking forward to the next big Chanel nail polish – no, also ebay sellers love them. And what they love the most is to buy them before the regular nail polish lover can and sell them on ebay for prices which are not only too high but also despicable.
With the help of a great fellow nail polish lover I was able to get my hands on a bottle of Paradoxal for me and my dear friend Susanne and when the envelope arrived it made my day! Paradoxal is gorgeous. It is a stunning color between gray and purple and the purple shimmer is the icing on the cake. But is it really unique?
Almost.
With Models Own’s Purple Grey there is a great alternative available and if you add a layer of a transparent nail polish with purple shimmer you will have a great and almost perfect dupe.
First let’s take a look at how Paradoxal compares to Purple Grey on its own:
Tags: Chanel, CND, dupe, layering, Models Own
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Wednesday, 21. July 2010
Hi everyone!
Today I wanted to post pictures of my Zoya’s Mimi layered with CND’s Amethyst Sparkle manicure but this is an emergency.
With the lovely help of Brittni (thank you so so much!) I got my paws on Chanel‘s next big hyped nail polish Paradoxal (509) today, yay! Paradoxal is as gorgeous as I hoped it would be and I am glad that I could get my hands on it. After a few minutes I thought.. wait.. doesn’t it look familiar? And then I remembered: ModelsOwn – Purple Grey.
Now there is a bummer: Purple Grey is a creme and doesn’t contain the purple shimmer but with the help of a layering nail polish it should be possible to create an almost perfect Paradoxal dupe.
Because it was already too dark outside when I came home and unwrapped the package (love the Chanel wrapping paper!) I only could take mediocre pictures but I will do daylight comparison pictures and swatches on my nails as soon as possible!
But now let’s take a look at why Paradoxal isn’t unique at all:
Crazy close, right? And a close-up:
Tags: Chanel, dupe, Models Own
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Sunday, 16. May 2010
Hello dear readers!
Very, very long time no post, I am so sorry!
Due to my new job I am in the middle of working on a new blogging schedule and also picture set-up. During the week I only can take pictures in the evening or early in the morning but the lighting often is still or already too dark. 
I hope the lighting will bear with me in the future but at least the weekend can always be full of nail polish fumes deliciousness. 
On Friday I did my MAC To The Beach haul *in love* and I got a little inspired by the packaging. I was already wearing ModelsOwn’s Green Grass so today I decided to play a bit with this manicure. I don’t have any sea shell stamping motif so I had to pick a flower haha.
Tags: green, Models Own, rhinestones
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Thursday, 25. March 2010
This is for you, Marta! 
Today I’d like to show you the gray creme nail polishes I have in my collection in another bottle comparison post. I always love to look at bottle comparison posts myself as well and I am very glad that you like them, too!
My love for gray nail polish started when MAC released On The Prowl with their Hello Kitty collection and since then I am always excited when a brand releases new gray nail polishes.
Let’s take a look at the five gray nail polishes I have in my collection so far.
Tags: China Glaze, creme, gray, MAC, Models Own, Orly
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