Now that the weather has taken a serious plunge towards the dreary and right before I go back to holiday reds, the mood calls for something different.
Enter OPI's La Collection De France for fall-winter 2008. I've already talked about Tickle Me France-y, an elegant nude which was my transitional color. Now we go for the serious stuff:
Parlez-Vous OPI? and You Don't Know Jacques!
Both looked on the scary side when they first came out several months ago, but even back then their beauty was apparent. Parlez-Vous is a smoky violet, cool and aloof. I can't stop looking at my nails when wearing it because it's just that different from anything else I own and wear. I was worried about the color clashing with my olive skin, but it works surprisingly well. Two coats got me bottle-perfect depth and coverage.
You Don't Know Jacques looked even more intimidating. In the bottle it is a dark taupe with strong gray roots, but on the nail (mine, at least), it actually has more brown and is a lot easier to wear than I ever expected. It's a melancholy color and works best on those days the sun is nowhere to be found. The look is elegant and not goth at all, quite suitable for most workplaces, as long as you keep your nails short and oblong, to avoid the Morticia vibe.
The quality is what you expect from OPI. A good brush, great coverage, easy to apply and lasts (with the aid of base and top coats) five to six days before the first crack appears.
OPI La Collection De France is available at decent nail salons and from various online sources. I'm pretty sure I got mine through Amazon for about $8.50 each.
Photo: Winter Evening at the Louvre by Rita Crane Photography on flickr
Enter OPI's La Collection De France for fall-winter 2008. I've already talked about Tickle Me France-y, an elegant nude which was my transitional color. Now we go for the serious stuff:
Parlez-Vous OPI? and You Don't Know Jacques!
Both looked on the scary side when they first came out several months ago, but even back then their beauty was apparent. Parlez-Vous is a smoky violet, cool and aloof. I can't stop looking at my nails when wearing it because it's just that different from anything else I own and wear. I was worried about the color clashing with my olive skin, but it works surprisingly well. Two coats got me bottle-perfect depth and coverage.
You Don't Know Jacques looked even more intimidating. In the bottle it is a dark taupe with strong gray roots, but on the nail (mine, at least), it actually has more brown and is a lot easier to wear than I ever expected. It's a melancholy color and works best on those days the sun is nowhere to be found. The look is elegant and not goth at all, quite suitable for most workplaces, as long as you keep your nails short and oblong, to avoid the Morticia vibe.
The quality is what you expect from OPI. A good brush, great coverage, easy to apply and lasts (with the aid of base and top coats) five to six days before the first crack appears.
OPI La Collection De France is available at decent nail salons and from various online sources. I'm pretty sure I got mine through Amazon for about $8.50 each.
Photo: Winter Evening at the Louvre by Rita Crane Photography on flickr
It is my favorite OPI collection. I like these dusty and mysterious shades. They are very sophisticated not flashy.
ReplyDeleteWent to dinner at Roys in Chicago for our 20th anniversary last month and as hostess was seating us she noticed the color immediately and asked me what it was. I told her Jacques from OPI and I was still getting use to it. She planned on buying a bottle ASAP. I never had anyone comment on a color before. I have grown to be very fond of it and still can't stop looking at my nails when I wear it.
ReplyDeleteHappy Holidays and cheers to all.
i like this blog.
ReplyDeleteBPO work from home
must. have. parlez-vous.
ReplyDeletei don't wear nail polish that often and usually stick to tulip noir, but i am in love with that greyish-purple shade! i'm very pale though, do you think it will look too corpse bride-ish?