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Chanel Cinema Le Vernis Nail Colour Is a Good Movie, But I Feel Like I’ve Seen It Before
Like a predictable but enjoyable rom-com, with Chanel’s Cinema Le Vernis Nail Colour, you already know what you’re gonna get.
You’ve only seen the storyline done about a million times before, but still, you watch it anyway and relish every minute.
And after the ending credits roll by and you’ve brushed the stray popcorn from your lap (no judgement if you pluck a wayward kernel from your bra and eat it on the sly), you smile and say to yourself, “I really, really liked that.” 🙂
That’s how I feel about this creamy tomato red.
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I’m Plum Crazy About Chanel’s Provocation Le Vernis Nail Colour
Why so glum, sugar plum?
Is it because you woke up this morning, checked the weather forecast and realized that it was going to be 80 degrees today, and you’re more of an autumnal angel than a summer siren? Bummed because you couldn’t rightly wear your wool sweater, corduroy pants, scarf, knee-high boots and Chanel Provocation nail polish?
Not to worry! Fall will be back soon enough. If there’s one thing I’ve learned over six years of blogging it’s that time flies when you’re having fun. 🙂
I’ve also learned that when it comes to seasonal nail polish colors, wear whatever you like! — regardless of the season.
That applies to Chanel’s dark creamy plum Provocation and your favorite swimsuit.
If you like ’em together, why the hell not? You could pair Provocation on your toes with coral fingertips for an unexpected summer surprise.
And so what if the beauty police cite you for wearing a fall color in summer? Just bat your lashes at the trooper and say, “I’m sorry, officer. I didn’t see a sign that said I couldn’t be bold.”
Truth be told, I wasn’t as impressed by Provocation as I was by Starlet or Paparazzzi the first time I saw it in a store.
Then I got it on my nails and, um, WOW! Deep and rich, yet with a hint of brightness that keeps it from looking flat, it’s nothing like those boring, blah plums I see on so many other shelves. Provocation looks downright inspiring.
I think I might love it as much as Starlet (and that’s a lot).
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How Often Do You Touch Up Your Makeup Throughout the Day?
How often do you touch up your makeup throughout the day?
Once? Twice? Three times a lady?
Over the course of an average day, I’d say three or four.
More if I’m at an event or a party where I know pics are being taken. Then I may touch up every couple hours, or whenever I see a camera emerge from someone’s purse.
It’s usually a quick check in the mirror and a fast fix here and there. Enough to make sure I’m not the one person in the shot with lipstick or gloss on her teeth. 🙂
But when I’m just chillin’ at home in my stretchy pants, I don’t touch up often. Maybe just a glance when I go to the bathroom.
Sometimes, though, just for fun, even when I’m home alone, I’ll keep tweaking my makeup throughout the day…
There have been many days I started with a bit of smudged liner along my upper lash line and ended with full-on smokey panda eyes, haha!
How often do you touch up your makeup throughout the day? Inquiring minds want to know!
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
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Late Afternoon Light
Tabs striking a pose.
MAC Is Serving Juicy Colors in Every Sip of Summer With the MAC All About Orange Nail Lacquers
Juicy orange summer nails — oh, yeah!
Err, let’s make that mostly orange, because technically, one of these five nail polishes from the MAC All About Orange collection is more of a pink, and its name sounds like a karate spirit shout.
KIAI!!
Or Ke Ai, which is how MAC spells it here.
I like to say it loud and do karate chops in the air for emphasis…
KE-AI!!
So the collection is actually mostly about orange (MAC Mostly About Orange?), but that doesn’t sound as sweet. 🙂
The five $16 quintessentially summer polishes in the release ripened last week (they’re available now). The collection features four bright, juicy Creamsicle-like nail shades and one shimmery pale pink called.
KE-AI!!
Chop, chop, chop…
I think they’re a bumper crop save one thing. I wish some of them were a little easier to work with, but then I’m coming off a major Chanel Starlet high…
Starlet is one of the smoothest polishes I’ve worn in a while. By contrast, a few of these All About Orange colors are making me grind my teeth. I can them to look the way I want them to, but it takes some work.
Super cute Colour Punch is awfully thick and surprisingly streaky. I have to remember to remove most of the polish from the brush before applying, and then paint s l o w l y, watching my strokes.
I think it looks fine with two coats but better with three.
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If You Like Red, Plum and Brown Nails, Swatch Out for Chanel Paparazzi Le Vernis Nail Colour
The closest I’ve ever come to the end of a paparazzo’s lens was standing next to Tabs on the red carpet.
Second closest time was today, via Chanel’s $27 Paparazzi plum nail polish concoction.
That’s one way I definitely don’t envy Tabs — having to deal with the paparazzi so much — since they always seem to appear at the most inopportune moments.
With my luck, every pic they snapped would be of me yawning, sneezing or attempting to stealthily extract my underwear from my bum…
No thank you!
I like Chanel’s Paparazzi much better than the ones that chase Tabs.
Maybe not as much as I like Starlet, but that’s probably because of how close we are to summer, and Starlet’s coral just seems more ripe and ready for sandals and summer dresses to me (Calgon, take me to the beach!).
Just like how Starlet spreads out across each nail after it’s applied, Paparazzi does the same thing. Neither shade exhibits noticeable streaking.
One thing I do have to watch when I wear Paprazzi is my timing. You have to be in the right place at the right time with this polish.
