Dior Waterlily w/ Lynnderella Snow Angel

 I had another post planned today, but all day I have been thinking of layering Snow Angel over Dior Waterlily and that was the first thing I did when I walked into my house. Ok, maybe not the first thing, but you get my drift. I wasn't sure how it would turn out because I haven't tried layering Snow Angel over any other color except white, so it was sort of an experiment when I began. I had thought of maybe doing Connect the Dots, but I'm sure you guys are tired of me posting on that polish! Anyways, my experiment proved successful! I was extremely pleased to see how nice both colors looked together once I started layering. I'll admit it now, but I've been slacking and posting over on MUA ever since I got home. I tell you that because I posted this combo over there and 'laurenli' said it looked like 'snowy spring'. Her description was spot on! It really does look like grass that is starting to sprout, yet still has snow surrounding it.

Photo courtesy of http://www.merchantcircle.com/business/DeTerras.Landscape.Design.508-990-0084/picture/view/1752245. (not affiliated)

With Flash.

 Loved, loved this combo. I think I'll be posting Lynnderella's with more frequency because I still have quite a few that are untried. ^_^

Dior Waterlily

 So, this is me giving a brand I want to love a second chance. I was pretty sure I wouldn't but anymore Dior polishes, but I just had to pick up this amazing shade from their spring collection. It's a minty shimmery polish, and the really special thing about is that it's scented! Yes, I know there are many scented polishes nowadays. The reason why it's special to me is because it is supposed to be rose scented. If there was one thing that I could smell 24/7, it would definitely be the smell of rose petals. Weird? Maybe, just a tad.

 I wore the polish for a few hours now and it really does smell like rose petals! It actually took my surprise because when I was first applying the polish it had a different scent to it. It smelled like a lighter version of Nivea lotion, but then that went away and it just smelled like potpourri. I wasn't thrilled with that at all and was a bit bummed, but then as I was washing my face I caught the scent of fresh rose petals! I think that it was probably just too strong of a scent at the beginning and as the hours passed the scent became muted.

All these pictures were taken with flash and I used three coats of Waterlily with one coat of NYC Grand Central Station. The formula was better on this one, but it still was a bit thick. I had to work fast, although not crazy fast like with Tuxedo. The one thing that was bad was the bit of bubbling that came out from time to time. I think Dior polishes just take a bit more work than other polishes, and I guess I am willing to take the extra work because I love the colors I have so far.

Here is a picture without flash just for kicks.

 The brush still bugged me, but the formula was A LOT better on this one. The scent was amazing at least for me, so much that I now want to pick up the other shade in the spring collection. ^_^

Chanel's 2012 Spring Collection: April, May and June

 I took a small break during the month of December, but I'm baaaaack! I thought I would start off the year with Chanel's 2012 Spring Collection. Last year I think I bit off more than I could chew by attempting to go through so many untrieds during such a busy time, but my goal is to pick up where I left off and continue getting as many collections and untrieds posted. Swatching and taking pics is way more difficult than it seems, and I don't think people appreciate the work it takes until you do it yourself. I have become a lot of more comfortable now during the whole swatching and photography and was actually in a sort of groove, but I now have a new camera that I I'm still learning how to use. So, you will still see posts done with my old Sony Cybershot.

 It was necessary to use my dslr for this particular collection because my Sony refused to take color accurate pictures. The pictures are a bit crappy, but don't worry, I'm working on it.

 Ok, so on to the actual polishes. I was a bit bummed with the application on these. I don't have a lot of experience with Chanel, but I do expect the formula to be awesome when the polish is $25 a bottle. All three polishes kept wanting to bubble on me, so I had to be extra careful with application to avoid having them show up. June, however, was the worst. I had to wait for each layer to completely dry, otherwise the bubbles would peek through the layers. The neat thing about these polishes is the finish. All three have a jelly-creme look, so they look like cremes but have a slight squishy look to them.

April was the reason why I needed this collection, since it is my birth month. Silly, I know! This one had the best pigmentation and only needed two coats to be opaque and also had the least amount of bubbling. I thought this one would be my favorite color out of all them, but it was actually my second favorite. It's a really beautiful burgundy color, but brighter which is very spring-like. 

May is a bright yet dusty pink. Also had bubbling and it took three coats to get nice coverage. I can't believe I'm saying this, but it's now one of my favorite pinks.

June was my absolute favorite out of all three polishes. I am so happy I didn't skip on this one because I almost did! I'm not a big fan of orange polishes unless it's Halloween, but OMG this color is just amazing. Ok, so it's not exactly orange per say. It's more of a bright peachy color. The only bad thing was the formula! It was a major streakfest so I had to use four coats to get nice coverage. It was also time consuming since I had to wait for each layer to completely dry. -_-

 I can't say I regret buying these polishes, despite the troubles I had with the polishes. The colors aren't the most unique and can easily be duped, but what makes these polishes special to me is the finish. ^_^