LUSTING: Chanel Nouvelle Vague and China Glaze For Audrey

Turqouise was named Pantone's Colour of the Year for 2010 and cosmetics companies are following suit. I've seen swatches of both China Glaze's For Audrey and Chanel's Nouvelle Vague and I'm smitten.

Thoughts of Tiffany boxes, anyone? Or perhaps the beach? A Parisian kitchen?

You can see swatches of Nouvelle Vague here as well as the other two nail colours in the Les Pop-Ups des Chanel Summer 2010 collection. You can see swatches of For Audrey here.

What do you think? Are you wanting to wear a pop of the colour of the year on your toes or fingernails?

C.

LUSTING: butter LONDON lacquer in British Racing Green

"I think it's pretty!" chirps Sally Bowles in Cabaret when speaking of her green fingernails and I agree! There's a plethora of green polishes out there right now in every shade. Two of my favourites are Sephora by OPI's Dark Room and MAC's Beyond Jealous. butter LONDON's British Racing Green however, eclipses these for me for two reasons:

1. It's called British Racing Green. I'm an Anglophile and butter LONDON uses names that reference British heritage, such as Minger, Artful Dodger, Cream Tea, Thames, Chimney Sweep, Snog and Macbeth. British Racing Green reminds me of the customization option for Mini Coopers - dark green with white racing stripes.
2. butter LONDON's nailpolish is non-toxic. Most nailpolishes are made with especially nasty chemicals (and known carcinogens) like formaldehyde, dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and toluene but butter LONDON's polishs and nail treatments are not. If you're a nail biter or pregnant, or just especially concerned about what's in the cosmetics you're using, check out this company!

There's also the fact that it's a very pretty dark hunter green.Check it out on this pouty lady but don't be green with envy of anything but her nails...and take your cues from the precocious and vampy Sally Bowles! Whatever shade you choose, green is in for fall.

C.