i think it's about time to show the gorgeous chanel peridot, from the 2011 fall collection illusions d'ombres.
when it comes to peridot, i have a story. i admit i am a latecomer when
it comes to high end polishes, but peridot was the first polish of this
kind that i heard of. there was an article in one serbian newspaper,
that was about this collection and mentioned that in many countries,
there's a waiting list for peridot. this honestly shocked me, so i was
interested to see how this polish looked like, and was surprised that i
immediately fell in love with it!
and it sure is one of the shades i feel most comfortable with, although i
can understand that it can be too much for some people. i also
understand that the first association to it is not the stone of the same
name, but the common fly.
nevertheless, this combination of greenish gold duochrome (green more
dominant in the shade, while gold wins in direct light), with my love
for metallic finishes, makes it obvious to me why so many companies
tried to make the dupe for it.
it is metallic, therefore brushstrokey, but the formula is impeccable.
natural light:
i used base (china glaze strong adhesion) + two layers of polish + top coat (essence better than gel nails top sealer BTGNTS).
