Preview CHANEL Le Vernis in Jade with a bit of pinky bling
'Love your nails. Is that the new Chanel polish?” the beauty advisor at (my latest find) L’Artisan Parfumeur on Marylebone High Street purred appreciatively. You know you’re onto something good when your manicure gets recognized. Suffice to say it’s not just any old nail varnish adorning my fingers right now, but the much-hyped Le Vernis in Jade by CHANEL, one of two colours created by Chanel makeup’s global creative director Peter Philips for Ready to Wear Autumn/Winter 09/10; the other is Jade Rose, a very pretty, almost flesh-toned pink.
Initially dubious about how minty green enamel will look against my skin, I'm a quick convert once ensconced in a beauty suite at the plush CHANEL HQ with manicurist-cum-nail blogger Sophy Robson – responsible for the lacy nails at Henry Holland. By the second coat (the first paints on quite thin), I'm lusting after this new colour like nobody’s business. “We've done pale, tanned, black skin... this colour suits everyone," says Sophy while her colleague Zaida tells me that oiling my cuticles every day will give me a much healthier looking nail (and sealing the top of the nail when applying polish will give a longer lasting, if not life-proof, manicure). Zaida finishes by applying a teensy gold CHANEL logo to my pinkie - making me feel properly bling. If you like your nail art then Hollywood Star Nails in Peckham is the place to get these mini logos. Although a recent mention on the Elle blog means the shop is currently out of stock!
If you too lust after the look of this madcap tweedy green, then get yourself on the waiting list at a CHANEL boutique or Selfridges where the limited-edition varnishes go on sale 9 October for £19 a pop. I know I’ll be taking good care of my newly polished gems... for the next few days at least!
Written by Julia Rebaudo for www.beautywoome.com.
Jessica Teas (née Gearhart)
PS: If you don't know this brand yet, you will soon... M2M nail varnish is coming to the UK and CHANEL's manicurist-in-residence to promote Le Vernis in Jade, Sophy Robson, has been using the range for quite a while.
There are loads of amazing nail brands coming out of the US right now: M2M, KO Knockout, Butter London, Rescue Beauty, Nubar...
My favourite new colour is the murky, sort-of creamy green called Orbis Non Sufficit by Rescue Beauty (created by a beauty blogger, no less).
PPS: There's a certain famed British nail guru that, I think, will have a range coming out sometime in the next year as well. Can't divulge yet, but when we can...
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