For someone who has a shedload of nail polish, I have to admit that I haven't tried as many of the 'classic' popular shades that most lacquer aficionados so often rave about. For my latest manicure I pulled out the bottle of Russian Navy* that OPI sent me many moons ago but that I was yet to try, because despite it technically being summer here in Australia, the cold winds and rain call for a deep and mysterious colour.
Russian Navy is a deep blue that's filled with blue and red shimmers, the latter causing the polish to appear quite purple in the bottle in my opinion. On the nail the fine shimmer seems much less pronounced and dare I say more demure? I wasn't sure if I was keen on the colour but the compliments rolled in and the fact that a dark shade like this is flattering and not harsh on my very pale hands is no mean feat, so I will give Russian Navy props for that.
What classic polish shade do you swear by?
-Emma
*Product provided for consideration. Honesty, always.
What a beautiful colour! Love how deep it is
ReplyDeleteIt's quite lovely, I'm still getting used to how deep it is but I definitely think it's pretty cool.
DeleteI am such a fan of deep blues!! Love the finish of this one!
ReplyDeletexo Kat @ Katness
They are such nice shades to wear, and I find them a lot more 'grown up' than the lighter blues I have
DeleteI love shades like this! I have a Dior that is this color, but it's getting a bit old now and doesn't apply as smoothly as it used to (plus, the bottle's mostly gone, haha). I don't know that I have too many classic shades, although I do have some solid neutrals now, and black, which is a must for me!
ReplyDeleteYou know, Dior polishes actually remind me of you! I am yet to own one but think I recall seeing a dark blue Dior on your blog is memory serves me correctly. I am slowly gathering a nice staple lot of polishes but I definitely need to trim my collection at this point.
DeleteI'm always into the inky shades! I think this polish is sitting in the depths of a drawer somewhere too...
ReplyDeleteInky is the perfect way to describe these shades - I bet your swatches of this would throw mine out the window!!
DeleteThis is sucha pretty shade, I love these kind of deep shades.
ReplyDeleteIt's something a little bit different, but I'm not sure if I can warrant buying OPI Ink now that I own this one
DeleteI really love this shade, it's very flattering and looks great! You can really see the purple in the bottle from the second photo.
ReplyDeleteThanks Di, I found it pretty flattering considering how pale I am! I find it looks so complex in the bottle, glad you saw that in my photo, too
DeleteOoh I love how intensely blue that colour is! Plus the little flecks of glitter - very glam!
ReplyDeleteYeah the glitter gives this shade a bit of life for me, but it still remains a classic colour for my stash so I'm happy :)
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