Yves Saint Laurent Les Nuits Fauves Limited Edition collection swatches and review

The House of Yves Saint Laurent launches a tribute to the famous dear Mr Yves Saint Laurent Leopard print with its new Manicure Couture collection "Les Nuits Fauves".

The Manucure Couture duos will be available in 4 different shades :

N°1 Griffe Dorée : basic gold for the night

N°2 Griffe d'Argent : grey rock metal

N°3 Griffe de Sable : a trendy ochre

N°4 Griffe de Jade : a casual khaki

Griffe Dorée

First up, Griffe Dorée on its own. A rather cool toned metallic gold with minimum brushstrokes . It applied like a dream in just one coat and dried in a flash.

With the black "textured", no topcoat :

And with topcoat :

Griffe d'Argent :

Intense, fast drying, one coater, silver metallic. A bit more brushstrokey than Griffe Dorée but less visible in real life than in the swatches.

With the black "textured", no topcoat :

And with topcoat :

Griffe de Sable

A deliciously creamy taupe shade. Easy application, glossy finish and 2 coats for perfect coverage. A tad warmer than Chanel Particuliere.

With the black "textured" and topcoat :

Overall :

Crackle ODs aside, I really like the effect these sets create, especially the gold and silver prior to topcoat. The black texture is nicely formulated, flows easily, and a quick and thin coat is sufficient to achieve an even and opaque distribution of "cracks".

I also love the base color of Griffe de Sable but I might be biased for I love taupes in general.

I didn't get the last set Griffe de Jade for review and sadly it's the one I was the most curious about. I will try and post it as soon as I can ;-)

The Manucure Couture duos will be available online on YSLbeauty.com and in selected boutiques and retail for 30€ / $30 / £24, 2 x 6ml/0.2fl.oz.

Release is scheduled for February 13th.

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