First post : "Les Perles de Chanel"

Edit : Enter Chanel Black Pearl giveaway here


Today is a pretty special day for me because I've been postponing starting my own blog for a long time now.

So I wanted to try and make it special for you too by showing you the most anticipated Chanel Spring-Summer 2011 nail polishes : Black Pearl and Pearl Drop from the "Les Perles de Chanel" Collection.

For those of you who haven't heard of these, Peter Philips, Chanel's Makeup creative director Makeup sees nails in black and white next season, Black Pearl is a gray shade with light reflections while Pearl Drop is a white pearl:
"I wanted to keep a link with the fashion show. The ground was covered with white gravel, I wanted the feet have a touch of white. As for nails, they recall the English garden with black details that were used."

513 Black pearl is a beautifull and very shinny deep grey, pearl, opaque in 2 coats. It is quite similar to the average tahitian black pearl. Just like all pearl finishes, you'll have to be carefull with brushstrokes, although they tend to be less visible when they dry.

A lot of people have been wondering if it had some green in it and I can tell you it does, you can see one the bottle close up all those tiny green particles and because they are so small, they add depth to the polish.

Now, I must admit that I didn't like it when I first saw it on my nails but a couple of minutes later, it really grew on me, now I can totally picture myself wearing it with a beautifull tahitian pearl ring; which I'd have to buy, ha ha.

Chanel Black Pearl

Chanel Black Pearl

Chanel Black Pearl

511 White Pearl is a shiny pearly white that flashes gold, with 2 coats you can still see VNL (visible nail line). You can see it below with 1 coat on the ring finger, 2 on the middle and 3 on the index. It might not translate that much on the picture but there definitely still is VNL with 3 coats. I'm not a sheer girl but I think I like it better with just 1 coat, not that I would wear it like that on a daily basis, maybe at work, if I had restrictions.

This is why I layered it over white (2 coat Alpine Snow, 2 coats Pearl Drop), maybe I'd use that combination as a base for a nail art, I don't know but there is something about that pearly white that screams winter to me.

Just like Black Pearl, same finish, you'll have to be carefull with brushstrokes.

Chanel Pearl Drop

Chanel Pearl Drop

Chanel Pearl Drop

Chanel Pearl Drop over Opi Alpine Snow 2 coats of each

That's it for today, thanks for reading and please don't be too critical, this is all new to me.

Hopefully tomorrow I'll be posting something new, since it was my birthday yesterday I might post my birthday mani...

Edit : I am giving away a bottle of Chanel Black Pearl, you can enter here.