On my nails : Natio Denim

 

If you are a fellow beauty lover (and you must be, because you are reading this!) you know that reading beauty blogs is a rather dangerous pastime.  Every time I flick through my blog roll (right hand side of this page, check it out!) or my Feedly roll, at least one new beauty product jumps onto my wishlist. I’m sure that it is not just me, right?!

When the captivating BeautyReductionista posted about an unexpected Chanel dupe that she received in a swap with an Australian (Making Up 4 My Age for those playing at home) I dived into the post with much excitement.  I am yet to explore the realm of high end polishes, and though Dior will probably be the first to come home with me once I land a full time job I was interested in seeing what affordable Australian polish shared similarities with the big brand Chanel.

Natio Denim is said to bear a striking resemblance to Chanel’s Blue Boy, a long discontinued denim inspired blue crème polish, and for $5.95 AUD is a wonderfully cheap way to treat yo self! The comparison swatches are definitely worth a squiz before Natio Denim hops off the shelf (I have a feeling it may be discontinued…) and I quite like pretty but not pastel shades of blue like this one.

 

Have you been tempted into buying a beauty product from a single blog post?

How often do you succumb to little treasures like this affordable polish?

Emma @ emmabovarybeauty

 

 

Paris Avenues

I have been on such a blue kick lately when it comes to my nails, whether it be deep metallic blues like L’Oreal Luxembourg Garden* or paler dusty shades like the one pictured below.

 

L’Oreal Paris Avenues* is part of the new autumn set released recently, and I was happily swatching away at my box of unswatched polishes when it landed on my nails. Much as I knew I should wipe it off and move onto the next colour, I just couldn’t do it as they beauty of this dusty shade had stolen my heart.

 

 

 

These Color Riche’s are pigmented and I find them really easy to apply, and despite having weak and bendy nails they last longer than most other brands on my nails as well. I love the slimline smaller sized bottle that these polishes are packaged in, and the price of $6.95 is also another plus in my opinion. I do think I might need to buy some back-ups of some of the shades though, as they are so wearable and I’d hate to be without them!

Do you wear blue shades like this? What do you think of the L’Oreal Color Riche range?

*Product was provided for review. Honesty, always.