I’m a bit obsessed with nail polish. Not in a nail art way or an “I have 100 different nail polishes,” way, just a normal nail polish obsession way 😉 I have generally purchased Chanel polishes in the past, I used to just stick with Vamp for my tips and Ballerina on my toes, but I’ve branched out a lot in the last few years! Lately, I’m intrigued by the new Marc Jacobs colors (ya’ll know I’m NOT a nail blogger, so don’t expect a beautiful manicure LOL):
All fingers are Marc Jacobs except the pinkies
from left to right (on the screen!):
glenda – if you’re in to silver glitter-y nailpolish, this is great. I’m not though 🙂
petra – LOVE this, might go back and get it. This is only one coat
sally – ended up with this one, wearing it today, it’s a strange/beautiful color, green/black, but mostly looks blackish unless you’re in the sun
baby jane – sort of a nude/cement color, would be nice with two coats. A good neutral, but I like fluorescent beige better
evelyn – REALLY nice dark gray, but essie’s “power clutch” is so similar it’s not worth the money to buy the MJ
le charm – this is really pretty in theory, but I didn’t like it much with my skin tone
blue velvet – this is just crazy! pretty, but not me.
jezebel – loved this red!!! I don’t like a lot of reds, but I like this one.
right pinkie (on the screen LOL): Hotter under the water – part of the Sephora X Disney collection. This is a really pretty dark purple
left pinkie: Croisiére Purple by Givenchy – LOVE this, sort of a purple gray, but light.
**I didn’t buy all these colors, I just let the SA at Sephora paint my fingers all different colors! I do own the MJ fluorescent Beige and Sally colors though, and highly recommend the polish. It’s VERY shiny and “plastic” looking, and I’ve found it to last several days with the Seche Vite top coat.
Also, normally, I’ll try and find similar colors in cheaper polishes, but that honestly doesn’t happen very often…
What’s on your tips and toes right now? have you tried any of the new MJ polish?
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I’m a huge nail polish lover, though I have no artistic skills with all of the intricate nail painting. I usually stick with 1 color or maybe some glitter highlights. I like all of the colors you’re wearing although I don’t like to spend much money on polish so both Chanel and Marc Jacobs would be too much for me to spend. But I’m sure I can find similar colors in my cheaper price range. Maybe when I become a $50,000/mnth blogger, I’ll move up the nail polish chain. 😉
Thank you for sharing!
thank you kimberly! i try to find cheaper polishes for colors i like, and i have lots of essie and zoya colors, but sometimes i just have to splurge on the big guys 🙂
hi there! thanks for the swatches! I’ve been eyeing Petra!
I think you actually have on Gatsby instead of Le Charm… I think Le Charm is suppose to be more rose gold metallic!
Yes! Also, I believe the left pinky is actually Givenchy’s Lilas D’Exception. Croisiére Purple is a more vibrant lilac. Both are lovely 🙂