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The Spicy New Limited Edition Thakoon for NARS Nail Collection for Summer 2012

April 13th, 2012 by Karen 32 Comments

thakoon for nars

Good morning and happy Friday, friend. How about we start this particular Friday the 13th with something historically lucky and wonderful? Like a rainbow. 🙂

The six new 3-free polishes (formulated without toluene, formaldehyde and DBP) in the limited edition Thakoon for NARS Nail Collection ($18 each) represent the line’s first collaboration with a fashion designer in the nail category. The bright new shades, all inspired by spices, arrive online at narscosmetics.com May 1.

In these pics I’m wearing one coat of azalea pink Anardana, mandarin red Lal Mirchi and purple orchid Ratin Jot; two coats of cyan Koliary; and three coats of the bright yellow Amchoor and powder blue Kutki.

Such bright and pretty colors… From the look of these swatches and my initial reactions, I’d say NARS hit this one out of the park.

Let me know what you think!

Thakoon for NARS nail polish
From the left: Anardana, Lal Mirchi and Amchoor

thakoon for nars
Kutki, Koliary and Ratin Jot

nars anardana
Anardana

nars lal mirchi
Lal Mirchi

nars amchoor
Amchoor

nars kutki
Kutki

nars koliary
Koliary

nars ratin jot
Ratin Jot

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

P.S. Guess what day it is. 🙂

TGIF!

The Spicy New Limited Edition Thakoon for NARS Nail Collection for Summer 2012 / Originally published April 13th, 2012

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  1. Trisha says

    April 13th, 2012 at 9:57 am

    Oh man, I would so do some sort of awesome combination with the two blues, Kutki and Koliary. Like maybe do the lighter blue, and then the darker blue as a French tip. Oh, the possibilities!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      April 13th, 2012 at 10:21 am

      That would look super cute, Trisha! Happy, happy Friday!

      Reply
  2. Jessica says

    April 13th, 2012 at 10:00 am

    Perfect summer colors! Happy Friday, Karen!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      April 13th, 2012 at 10:20 am

      Happy Friday to you, Jessica. 🙂 Got any exciting plans?

      Reply
      • Jessica says

        April 13th, 2012 at 3:46 pm

        We’re having friends over for dinner on Saturday, exciting!

        Reply
  3. Suzanne says

    April 13th, 2012 at 10:19 am

    I love these! Have a great weekend Karen!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      April 13th, 2012 at 10:20 am

      Thanks, Suzanne! What are you plans for the weekend?

      Reply
  4. Teri says

    April 13th, 2012 at 10:20 am

    Oh, such pretty colours! I especially love the pink ones and the orange shades, so hot!

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    • Karen says

      April 13th, 2012 at 10:27 am

      Hi Teri,

      Those would make a cute combo. How about the orange on the toes and the pink on the fingers?

      Reply
  5. MakeUpNaive says

    April 13th, 2012 at 10:34 am

    Hi guys this is off topic but i want you all to be aware that their is a trend now that asks you to give/verify your home address to a FedEx link, it is actually a very strong Trojan virus that will erase ALL your files! So heads up, be vigilant!

    Reply
  6. Tekoa says

    April 13th, 2012 at 10:41 am

    I love looking at the nail polishes (and Thakoon) but they remind me of possible dupes I already own. To list…
    Anardana= maybe China Glaze Fuchsia Fanatic
    Lal Mirchi= cousin of OPI Roll in the Hauge
    Amchoor= RBL Yellow Fever or China Glaze Happy Go Lucky
    Kutki= brighter China Glaze Kinetic Candy
    Koliary=OPI What’s with the Cattitude?
    Ratin Jot= OPI Dim Sum Plum

    Note: I’m saying they remind me of each other from memory and checking photos. I haven’t done swatch tests. Dispite the possible close relations I plan on getting Kutki (harder to find a similar stash colour) and Lal Mirchi (if I can find it. Pepper hot yeah!)

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  7. Shannon says

    April 13th, 2012 at 11:03 am

    Awesome!! They’re so vibrant and beautiful… like primary colors stepped up a notch!

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  8. Nina says

    April 13th, 2012 at 11:48 am

    TGIF — and finally! 🙂

    Reply
  9. Arianne says

    April 13th, 2012 at 11:55 am

    NARS is KILLING it this summer. Beautiful shades. I’d wear Anardana, Lal Mirchi and Amchoor in a heartbeat!

    Reply
  10. gio says

    April 13th, 2012 at 12:51 pm

    They’re so beautiful and summery! Love them all!

    Reply
  11. Katrina says

    April 13th, 2012 at 1:17 pm

    Both those Blues are amazing! How do they last on?

    Reply
  12. Kellie says

    April 13th, 2012 at 1:18 pm

    Ahhhh! This collection is killing me it has been featured on most of the blogs that I read over the past few days! It is absolutely GORGEOUS!
    Are the colors unique to my collection?….No.
    Do I still want all of them?…You bet!
    I am a nail polish junkie, I can’t help it!
    Too bad the price point is a little high for me to justify getting these.

    Reply
    • Chris25 says

      April 13th, 2012 at 3:27 pm

      I was thinking the same thing! All these colors don’t look skippable to me. Oh my greedy old self…. 😛

      Reply
  13. Sunny @ Mostly Sunny says

    April 13th, 2012 at 1:45 pm

    Anardana has to be my favorite! Again, your ability to pull blue nail polishes off astonishes me! I wish I could wear Kutki too. It looks like fun!

    Reply
  14. Diana says

    April 13th, 2012 at 1:46 pm

    All of the colors are super gorgeous, but I want Amchor, Kutki, and Koliary the most.

    Reply
  15. Stèphanie says

    April 13th, 2012 at 2:43 pm

    I love the polishes! The colors look good in those square bottles. Would love to get me some of the polishes.. but then again, I already own all those colors, and I think every person who loves nail polish too.

    Reply
  16. Gotham Polish says

    April 13th, 2012 at 3:01 pm

    These are SO pigmented and perfect for the summer! Lal Mirchi is definitely right in line with Pantone’s Color of the Year 🙂

    Reply
  17. Jane says

    April 13th, 2012 at 3:16 pm

    Such pretty polishes . . . and I LOVE the pic of Tabs. Don’t have to tell him what day it is . . LOL.

    Reply
  18. Jen says

    April 13th, 2012 at 4:29 pm

    Argh. I swear, I’m lemming twenty different new nail polish colors from 4 different brands. Spring colors are SO PRETTY!

    Reply
  19. Louise says

    April 13th, 2012 at 4:57 pm

    Wow! These look gorgeous!
    I’m especially loving Anardana! I can’t believe that is only one coat 😮

    Reply
  20. Ananya says

    April 13th, 2012 at 11:21 pm

    I love the colours and the names!
    I am actually Indian and all of the names are names of spices in Hindi
    Lal Mirchi actually means red chilly powder and Amchur means dried mango powder, I don’t know the meaning of all the other spices though!

    Reply
  21. Tina B says

    April 14th, 2012 at 9:21 am

    Oh come ON with the insanely pretty nail color!!

    Reply
  22. corallista says

    April 14th, 2012 at 10:51 am

    What fun colors! The first three are Indian(hindi) names of spices of that color!

    Anardana = pomegranate seeds
    Lal Mirch = red chilli
    Amchoor = dried mango powder

    Reply
  23. Swatch And Learn says

    April 14th, 2012 at 11:02 am

    These colours are really fun and bright. It would be cool to do a skittle manicure with some of them.

    Hope you’re enjoying your weekend so far, Karen! 🙂

    Reply
  24. Manu says

    April 14th, 2012 at 4:47 pm

    I adore Thakoon’s designs!! hahaha and I love the Indian spice = names bit 🙂 (also cos I’m Indian)

    Reply
  25. Sara says

    April 15th, 2012 at 4:45 pm

    holy cow, i love them all. and that graphic of tabs is my favorite one you’ve made!

    Reply
  26. tas says

    April 16th, 2012 at 3:24 pm

    wow, when they say Spicy New Limited Edition, they literally meant Spices. i love how the names are all of south asian spices! anardana being dried pomegranate seeds, lal mirchi being red chili pepper, amchoor being a powder made from dried unripe mangoes, kutki is hard to explain, its a type of fruit & raw spices are made from it, ratin jot/ratanjot is alkanet root powder. the colors don’t completely match the name but in a way they do.

    Reply

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