Beauty Product Review: Chanel Delight Summer 2012 nail polish

Rose gold is such a romantic color, don't you think?

I'm a little obsessed with rose gold and I am a little obsessed with nail polishes with a foil finish.  For some reason, I find it a bit harder to find metallic nail polishes that give the drier, matte finish.  I travel a lot for work and personal reasons, so I am always passing through the airport and tempted by duty free cosmetics (the best place to get high end cosmetics!)  Changi airport actually has one of the best selections and prices among international airports I've visited (I bet CDG in France would be great too).  I've amassed a Chanel nail polish collection and wanted to start reviewing them for you.

I loved the finish and easy consistency of this polish.  I was surprised to see that it actually resembled rose gold (initially I just thought it was champagne).  The peach and pink undertones are pretty fabulous.  Unfortunately my nails dried under my husband's usual super blast of air conditioning so excuse the small bubbles (direct blasts of air or a short drying time between coats leads to bubbles in your polish!)

Pros
- Polish goes on smoothly
- Drying time is relatively quick

Cons
- It's not cheap folks

Price
- $26 (or about $21 where I am depending on the exchange rate)

Beauty Product Review: Zoya Trixie (semi-matte silver) nail polish

Zoya is one of my favorite nail polish manufacturers out there.  I love the immense range of shades and relatively natural (formaldehyde free) formulas.  Zoya also has some spectacular promotions once in a while (sign up for an account or like their Facebook page to learn about them) and I chose Trixie during their last promotion.

Trixie is an intense, silver color with a beautiful sparkling foil finish.  So it's not your usual glossy shade and intentionally leaves your nails a bit textured - it is imperfect in a perfect way.  The foil effect also somewhat mutes the otherwise intense silvery shade.  I loved the unique finish and shade - as an added bonus, the color didn't take long to dry.  Though the color was more suited for the weekend
(my office or at least my office wear is somewhat conservative), I am still rocking it on my toes and will definitely use this as a contrast shade.

Likes:
- goes on easily
- dries quickly
- has a unique textured finish

Dislikes:
- none so far!

Cost
-$8 online but sign up to get Zoya promotions