Monday, May 27, 2013

Chanel May Swatch And Review

Today we took LO to the aquarium and she had so much fun watching all the colorful fish darting though the tanks.  I think her favorites were the penguin and puffin exhibits, but she was mesmerized by all the tanks.  I only wish the aquarium wasn't as busy as it was, it seemed like the place was mobbed by kids and families today because of the holiday.  She ended the night on a good note by charming all the customers at a restaurant we ate at tonight.  She giggled and laughed at everyone, particularly a couple that was expecting.  I hope she made them anticipate their new addition even more than they already were.

The month of May is nearing an end and I had to make sure I swatched Chanel's May before it ended.  This color was released last year's spring collection, which also included the colors April and June.  The collection altogether was a bit lackluster since they were all straighforward creams, but I picked up May because it was my birthmonth.  May is a blue toned pink cream that had a difficult formula to work with.  It was streaky and runny and didn't self level very well. I used three coats for this mani and you can still see some bald patches.  I finished with a layer of Poshe to add shine.

Chanel May
Chanel May

Chanel May
Chanel May

Chanel May
Chanel May

Chanel May
Chanel May

Chanel May
Chanel May

I can't believe I did two posts in row of pink.  That's really uncommon for me because I'm not a fan of pink and pink is too much of a muggle color.  Overall, this Chanel color was disappointing to me mainly because of the bad application, but I don't mind the color.  Unfortunately, if I want to wear this color again, it probably won't be this polish.  Do you know of any other poor Chanel polish formulas that I should stay away from?

2 comments:

  1. It's a pretty color and shocked that a high priced polish like Chanel is a hot mess. I'm on the hunt for my first Chanel and nothing has won me over yet =/

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    1. I'm not a fan of Chanel either. I thought I liked Graphite, but then all the dupes came out and it lost it's appeal. Taboo seems interesting right now, but not enough for me to shell out the money. Good luck on finding a Chanel! I hope they come out with better colors soon!

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