September 22nd, 2013

Nails of the Week: Autumn Editon

Fall is well and truly here. And to celebrate, I’ve transitioned from brights & pastels to dark, rich nail colours, like this one: Nicole by OPI in “Black Cat-Cha Later”. (So spooky.)

I have a love/hate relationship with this polish, and here’s why: the colour is gorgeous, I adore it. And it applies like a dream. But. It. Chips. Like. Crazy.

As in, I just painted my nails before this photo (the night before), and you can already see my pinky nail chipped a little bit in the photo. I had to touch up the polish every night this week, which was a waste of time.

But it’s so pretty! Sigh.

This is as close to black nail polish as I go. It may look black, but it’s actually very, very dark purple with some burgundy shimmer in it which shimmers in the sunlight beautifully.

To me, this is a more sophisticated, grown up alternative to the traditional opaque black mani.

Please excuse the line drawn on my hand. I was swatching an eyeliner at Sephora, and boy does it last! Might have to go back for it.

Are you rocking any fall styles yet, or is it too early for you? xx

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