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Gucci Dark Anemone nail polish for spring summer 2016

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Pictured: Gucci Dark Anemone 075 nail polish for spring and summer 2016

Gucci has released their spring/summer 2016 color collection, and it is fabulous; with a bit of a bad girl vibe. The collection includes two lipstick hues, an eye shadow duo, and one amazing nail polish color. Love!

For the nails, Gucci Dark Anemone nail polish is a dark, grey-purple hue which is surprisingly easy to wear with a spring, or summer, color palette. At first glance, the color appears to be a autumn hue.

This troubled me when I first looked at the color; I feared it would clash with my spring pastels, and summer brights. I was wrong! Dark Anemone by Gucci blends well with pastels, giving them a grown up feel. When paired with bright summer hues, Dark Anemone tones them down; adding a bit of mystery. Love that!

What I love about Gucci Dark Anemone nail polish, is that it is a great alternative to neutral polish. It blends seamlessly with any color combination in my outfits, making it as easy to wear as a nude polish. I definitely see myself wearing this color in lieu of blue when I need more versatility this spring in my nail polish color.

I tested out Gucci Dark Anemone nail polish with one base coat, two coats of color, and one top coat. The polish lasted six days before chipping. This is a good run! I look forward to wearing this polish sporadically throughout the spring and summer seasons.

Have you seen the lipstick colors Gucci is offering for spring/summer 2016? Although I have already filled in my spring lipstick wardrobe, I am tempted to pick up both of these hues. Aren’t they pretty! Carnation is definitely calling my name; and Lilac looks perfect for a night on the town. Oh the temptation!

Gucci Dark Anemone nail polish, and the spring/summer 2016 color collection, can be found online here.

Gucci spring/summer 2016 beauty color collection:

Christian Louboutin Hawaii Kawaii nail polish collection I spring 2016

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Pictured: Christian Lououtin Hawaii Kawaii spring 2016 nail polish coffret collection I / swatch: Batignolles nail polish for spring 2016

Christian Louboutin has not one, but two nail polish collections for the spring 2016 season. The Christian Louboutin Hawaii Kawaii collection features two separate coffret’s; Collection I and Collection II.  I decided to go with the Christian Louboutin Hawaii Kawaii Collection I nail polish coffret for spring 2016 since it contained a fabulous bluish-green nail polish hue named Batignolles.

If you have been following along, you may have noticed I love Christian Louboutin nail polish after it is applied. I find the brushes to be too thin to paint with; it makes nail polish application awkward. After a few tries, I figured out how to use the brushes, and have found it worth the effort to use the thin brush since they result in beautiful nails. Since the special edition coffrets contain mini nail polish bottles instead of full size bottles, the brushes are even smaller! Ugh!

Don’t get me wrong, despite my annoyance with the thin applicator brush, I love how long lasting Christian Louboutin’s nail polishes are. I also love the color saturation! For spring 2016, Christian Louboutin has delivered on his two nail polish coffrets, giving nail polish fans the ultimate in color saturation, playful hues, and that Hawaiian vacation feeling! Love!

The Christian Louboutin Hawaii Kawaii Collection I nail polish coffret for spring 2016 offers three fabulous hues which instantly transport you to the beautiful Island of Kawaii. The coffret includes “Very Prive,” which is a dark, yet vibrant red nail polish hue that is sure to turn up the heat on warm spring nights, and summer days! The blue-green shade, which is my favorite, is “Batignolles.” The third nail polish color is “Miss Loubi” which is a very bright coral pink that would pair well with a pair of Pigalles.

Miss Loubi and Batignolles are definitely my favorite colors from Collection I. The pink in Collection II is too bright for my liking and I am not really a fan of black nail polish in the spring. I feel like Collection I is the perfect coffret for the season.

So far I have only tested out Batignolles, and it stands up to Christian Louboutin’s name! The nail polish is long lasting, and downright fabulous! I am looking forward to wearing this hue often in both the spring, and summer seasons. I am also looking forward to wearing Miss Loubi on warm days. It is such a fun coral hue! I feel like it will be perfect in the summer for beach days, warm evening parties, and general fun in the sun!

The Christian Louboutin Hawaii Kawaii Collection I can be found online here. The Christian Louboutin Hawaii Kawaii Collection II can be found online here and here.

Christian Louboutin’s Hawaii inspired spring collection:

Charlotte Tilbury Kissing Kiss Chase lipstick review

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Pictured: Charlotte Kissing Fallen from the Tree Kiss Chase lipstick / dress / bracelet / nail polish / sunglasses / earrings

Charlotte Tilburry Kissing lipstick is one of my favorite lipsticks to wear. It is always moisturizing, long lasting, and available in fabulous colors which work perfectly with the current season’s color palette. For spring 2016, I love Charlotte Tilbury Kissing Kiss Chase lipstick. It is the perfect pinkish red for the warm weather season.

Spring 2016 is all about shades of pink, red, and blue. Designers are showing vivid hues, and classic pastels in their collections. This calls for an easy shade of pinkish red lipstick which blends well with all of these shades. Charlotte Tilbury Kissing Kiss Chase is the ideal pinkish red lipstick for the job!

Although I tend to reach for pink lipsticks, Kiss Chase from Charlotte Tilbury’s Kissing lipstick collection is the perfect red for someone like me who prefers pink lipstick. It isn’t too red, or bright, which makes it an easy red shade to wear. The pinkish undertones make it a great bridge from pink to red for those of us who are more into pink lipstick then red lipstick.

The Kissing collection by Charlotte Tilbury also happens to be long lasting. This is fabulous news; because who wants to constantly reapply their lipstick? Not me!

If you love Kiss Chase as much as I do, you can find it online here. For the entire Charlotte Tilbury Kissing collection, you can find it online here.

My picks from the Charlotte Tilbury Kissing lipstick collection: