Like so many of us girls, I had the cheapo nail polishes for kids (although never Tinkerbell, I think I missed out). Sometimes when my parents went out of town we had a family friend move in with my brother and myself and she would paint my nails reds and pinks! But I really have no memories of anything specific from when I was young.
I completely forgot about my flirt with nail art in middle school. My mother reminded me about it a few weeks ago. Long story, get the popcorn...
Growing up I was always that super friendly girl that teachers loved to sit the new kids next too. At the very least, the new person had people to eat lunch with on their first day. One day in 8th grade English, a new girl came in and was sat right next to me. I was happy for the distraction because it was my second time reading "Fahrenheit 451" (Oy! Depressing book!). I looked over and this girl had the most beautiful natural nails I had seen on anyone my age. So I asked how she had such pretty nails. She looked and my well bitten fingers and said rather rudely, "I don't bite my nails." Needless to say, she had a place to sit for lunch on the first day, but never again, little brat! ;)
So I stopped biting my nails that very day. I stopped and haven't bitten my nails since. I guess I was lucky, some people have a really hard time with it. Anyway, after a few months, I had lovely long nails too. They were uneven and funky shapes, but I was still learning. Then one day, in a Walgreen's, I saw a Sally Hansen Nail Art Kit! It had shinny foil strips in several color and rhinestones! Rhinestones! I had never seen anything like that before! Had to buy the kit. They showed some examples in the kit, but I really went to town. Every single nail was painted cream and a shimmery medium pink. The cream was on top and the pink underneath but the way they met was a diagonal across the nail, base to opposite top. Then I used THREE foil strips in different color to accentuate the diagonal line. THEN, I added colored rhinestones to the the cream part on top. Sealed it all with a top coat (although I had never heard or used one before, it just helped keep the foil in place). Every single finger was like this, this waaaaaaaaaaaaay over done mani. And I was one of the smallest girls in my class, I have no idea how I was able to fit all that on my tiny nails!
Well, I caused quite a sensation in middle school after that first fan-freaking-tastic mani, lol. Girls were literally grabbing my hands to look at them as I walked down hallways to class. Everyone in my PE class was late that day because we were staring at my nails. Needless to say, the Sally Hansen Nail Art Kit became quite popular with my friends. And we all tried to outdo each other! Like the one girl who painted all her nails white then used rhinestones to add dots or pips like on dice or domino's! How she got five rhinestones to fit on her fingers is beyond me.
Eventually, it got too expensive (the kit was like six whole dollars... each!) and the novelty wore off. I went back to plain single colors and my still misshapen, uneven nails... good times, good times.
I completely stopped wearing anything on my nails for my whole high school career, almost like a I forgot about it. My best friend did have a 3-way buffer and we used to buff the hell out of our nails. Oh the damage!
After high school when I started to get more into makeup (and not drugstore, I was and am a makeup snob), I found all these way over priced *pretty* colors. I had several pretty Lancome colors including a holiday mini set with a red glitter (tres cool). But I was never serious about it and it was just an every once in awhile thing. I even ((gasp)) would let my mani wear off on it's own, chips and all. Even with no base or top coat, it took weeks. I had finally learned to file my nails though, so some progress. I started with the 3-way buffer and went from the most course to the shine section to seal off my nails (worked great and I still do it most of the time).
I became a serious swing dancer, I taught, and entered competitions and generally had a blast. But it was not popular to wear any np with my swing scene, so I never did. We wore vintage clothes and shoes (they don't make great stuff like that anymore, even with the too small shoes). God, I miss it!
It wasn't until I was on makeupalley.com for a few years that I rediscovered nail polish. But just for periodic pedis. I had naturally strong and fairly nice tips, so I saw no need to adorn them with polish, not even clear. Then my SO dropped a very heavy kitchen thingy on my toe, that is when I *really* got back into polish. I needed to cover up the gigantic bruise that was under my big toe nail (can't believe I didn't loose the nail). Well my sheer safe colors wouldn't cover the black and blue, so I went darker and darker. I blame it on Chanel Black Satin, like too many of us, I paid tons of money for it, but I loved it! And somehow, someway a switch was thrown and I was hooked!
For years I had been trying to fulfill my desire to have more color in my life by buying eye shadows of every color in the rainbow. But most of them looked horrible on me! Esp the greens and blues I really wished I could wear, they just clashed with my light olive skin. But nail polish... nail polish was something different. My hands being mobile gave me more freedom to experiment with color that looked bad on my face. Very freeing and fun!
I now have over 1000 nail polishes (OMG!) and still want more. I am a collector at heart and the thrill of the hunt when I find a really hard to find color gives me a little happy moment. The rest is history, I'm an addict and collector and love it.
I wonder what will happen next...
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Thursday, September 25, 2008
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Shu Uemura: Eye Shadow Numbering System
I'm a Shu girl, great stuff. There are a tons reviews on Shu (checkout makeupalley.com for many) so I'm not going to do much of a review. I want to share some things that your average person doesn't know, not even the average Shu make up artist knows, at least not most of the ones I've talked to.
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Many people complain about the use of numbers instead of names. The numbers DO mean something and they make a lot of sense once you realize the system. I'll explain e/s here and blush in another review, the lipsticks and foundations I still don't know.
Eye Shadow
~Each 100 equals a color family, for new and old formulas:
100 = Pink & Rose
200 = Orange
300 = Yellow, Gold & Brick
400 = Yellow-Green, Olive & Green
500 = Green & Turquoise
600 = Blue
700 = Purple
800 = Beige & Brown
900 = Rainbow, White, Gray, Silver, Charcoal & Black
In general the lower the number within it's own 100 group the lighter the color, therefore the higher the number the darker. This is a loose guideline and seems to apply less to the new colors.
Example: P Orange 204 would be a shimmery light orange. M Orange 275 would be a much darker matte orange (again, loose guideline).
Example: ME Purple 720 would be a very shimmery med-light purple. M Purple 795 would be a very dark matte purple.
One of the more confusing "names" is IR Rainbow 900y. Here is what it all means:
- IR = iridescent
- Rainbow implies the "rainbow" shows more then 1 color
- Y = Yellow (there is also an IR Rainbow 900g (green), 900p (pink), & 900v (violet).
What that means is that the undertone for 900y is yellow (or gold) and is to be used to layer over other colors to change the base color.
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~The New Eye Shadows
The first installment of the new formula are very nice. They are softer then the "old" formula. Pigment is good, many of the colors show up better then some of the older look-a-likes. But, some of the ME e/s aren't quite as good as the old formula (but the old ones were hit or miss too, for example ME 390, ME 638, ME 945 were just a few that were awesome; but ME 370, ME 388 & ME 780 were only nice, not the awesome-ness of some of the others). These retail for $20.00 US, 2100 Yen in Japan (aprox $18+ US, changes as exchange rate changes)
So far the way the new numbering system works is that each number (150 for example) comes in each of the four standard e/s textures:
ME = Metal, P = Pearl, IR = Iridescent, and M = Matte
So there will be a
ME Pink 150
P Pink 150
IR Pink 150
and M Pink 150
100's are Pinks
200's are Oranges
300's are Yellows & Golds
400's are Light Greens & Greens (some look like olives)
500's are Greens (some look like turquoise)
600's are Blues
700's are Purples
800's are Beiges & Browns
900's are everything else including White, Gray, Silver & Blacks.
~Comparison of ME's, old vs new
So far there are several look-a-likes in the new line compared to the old line. I won't list them all, but a few are:
Old = New
ME Pink 125 = ME Pink 150
ME Gold 390 = ME Gold 350
ME Gold 365 = IR Gold 350
ME Olive 480 = ME Green 450
ME Green 555 = ME Green 550
ME Silver 945 = ME Brown 850
For some reason I can't get the full pic to show, the right side is cut off.
P.S. Lots of people complain about the packaging, it's very minimal and meant to be. Shu, like many Japanese cosmetics is meant to be "depotted" and placed in a palette. There is a hole on the back of each single "pot", you can find this by looking for a small white circle. Using a paper clip or tooth pick, you can gently push the pan out of the pot. My friend, who turned me onto Shu, used to use pliers to chip away the clear plastic, lol. I've often hear about people using the candle or other heating method to extract the pans, usually with minor damage.
The back will be covered with glue (wipes off easily) which is what Shu wants you to use to use the clue or double sided stickers to place the pans in the open palettes. For some reason, none of the Japanese brands I have have pan material made of something magnetic. You can add magnets to the back but you also have to add them to the palettes. It's very annoying and I hate it. I use double stick tape to keep mine in place.
The Shu open palettes are reasonably priced, but I prefer to use Trish McEvoy Planner Pages to hold mine. It's fun to arrange and rearrange the e/s and blushes.
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Many people complain about the use of numbers instead of names. The numbers DO mean something and they make a lot of sense once you realize the system. I'll explain e/s here and blush in another review, the lipsticks and foundations I still don't know.
Eye Shadow
~Each 100 equals a color family, for new and old formulas:
100 = Pink & Rose
200 = Orange
300 = Yellow, Gold & Brick
400 = Yellow-Green, Olive & Green
500 = Green & Turquoise
600 = Blue
700 = Purple
800 = Beige & Brown
900 = Rainbow, White, Gray, Silver, Charcoal & Black
In general the lower the number within it's own 100 group the lighter the color, therefore the higher the number the darker. This is a loose guideline and seems to apply less to the new colors.
Example: P Orange 204 would be a shimmery light orange. M Orange 275 would be a much darker matte orange (again, loose guideline).
Example: ME Purple 720 would be a very shimmery med-light purple. M Purple 795 would be a very dark matte purple.
One of the more confusing "names" is IR Rainbow 900y. Here is what it all means:
- IR = iridescent
- Rainbow implies the "rainbow" shows more then 1 color
- Y = Yellow (there is also an IR Rainbow 900g (green), 900p (pink), & 900v (violet).
What that means is that the undertone for 900y is yellow (or gold) and is to be used to layer over other colors to change the base color.
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~The New Eye Shadows
The first installment of the new formula are very nice. They are softer then the "old" formula. Pigment is good, many of the colors show up better then some of the older look-a-likes. But, some of the ME e/s aren't quite as good as the old formula (but the old ones were hit or miss too, for example ME 390, ME 638, ME 945 were just a few that were awesome; but ME 370, ME 388 & ME 780 were only nice, not the awesome-ness of some of the others). These retail for $20.00 US, 2100 Yen in Japan (aprox $18+ US, changes as exchange rate changes)
So far the way the new numbering system works is that each number (150 for example) comes in each of the four standard e/s textures:
ME = Metal, P = Pearl, IR = Iridescent, and M = Matte
So there will be a
ME Pink 150
P Pink 150
IR Pink 150
and M Pink 150
100's are Pinks
200's are Oranges
300's are Yellows & Golds
400's are Light Greens & Greens (some look like olives)
500's are Greens (some look like turquoise)
600's are Blues
700's are Purples
800's are Beiges & Browns
900's are everything else including White, Gray, Silver & Blacks.
~Comparison of ME's, old vs new
So far there are several look-a-likes in the new line compared to the old line. I won't list them all, but a few are:
Old = New
ME Pink 125 = ME Pink 150
ME Gold 390 = ME Gold 350
ME Gold 365 = IR Gold 350
ME Olive 480 = ME Green 450
ME Green 555 = ME Green 550
ME Silver 945 = ME Brown 850
For some reason I can't get the full pic to show, the right side is cut off.
P.S. Lots of people complain about the packaging, it's very minimal and meant to be. Shu, like many Japanese cosmetics is meant to be "depotted" and placed in a palette. There is a hole on the back of each single "pot", you can find this by looking for a small white circle. Using a paper clip or tooth pick, you can gently push the pan out of the pot. My friend, who turned me onto Shu, used to use pliers to chip away the clear plastic, lol. I've often hear about people using the candle or other heating method to extract the pans, usually with minor damage.
The back will be covered with glue (wipes off easily) which is what Shu wants you to use to use the clue or double sided stickers to place the pans in the open palettes. For some reason, none of the Japanese brands I have have pan material made of something magnetic. You can add magnets to the back but you also have to add them to the palettes. It's very annoying and I hate it. I use double stick tape to keep mine in place.
The Shu open palettes are reasonably priced, but I prefer to use Trish McEvoy Planner Pages to hold mine. It's fun to arrange and rearrange the e/s and blushes.
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Saturday, August 16, 2008
Chanel Nail Polish List Part 2
Here is Part 2 of the Chanel list. These are names that do not have numbers as well as a few special catagories. Again, if you know of any I'm missing, plmk. :)
~PART 2
Ash Rose
Beige Mythique Temptress
Black Tie
Blue Sky
Brown Sugar
Buff
Cha Cha (09 or 11)
Chaud-Froid
Coco Mademoiselle
Coco Peach - Rouge Captif
Coral
Cuivre Givre (copper)
Cristalle Peach / Cristalle Peche
Cry Baby
Crystalline Luna
Crystalline Opal
Cristalle Peche
Daphane
Desert Rose / Escapade
Devious
Dragee Confetti
Dream Gloss
Flourine - Metallic
Frost
Fuchsia Twirl
Inframetal
Iridescent
Galaxie
Glamour Gloss
Gold Fiction - Facettes D’Or
Golden Ivory
Grenate
Holly
Jazz
Jour Nuit
Jubilee
India
Irise (Quick Frost)
Laque Cristalle in Electra
Le Beige
Le Perle
Lilas / Lilac No 5
Metal Bronze
Metallic Vamp, LE
Midnight Red
Moonstone
Muse
Natural Pink
Neuro ?
Night Sky - Ciel de Nuit
Nirvana
Norse Noir (Spring 2007)
Orange Blossom
Orange Sorbet
Organdy
Party Pink
Passion Gloss
Pink Caprice
Pink Dawn - Rouge Eclat
Pink Ribbons
Precious
Pulsar
Red Hot
Redlight (one word)
Ribbons / Ruban
Rose
Rose Cinder / Rose Ardent
Rose Dawn / Rouge Profono
Rouge Orange - Rosestone
Rouge Satin, LE
Rouge Star
Rubon - Ribbons
Ruby Slipper, LE
Ruse
Russet Moon / Lune Rousse
Sensuelle
Shine (yellow)
Soleil Lune
Sun
Suprise
Swing
Tulle
Tickled Pink
Twirl
Vertigo
Very Vamp, LE
Violette
Volage
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~DUO SET:
Platinum Nail Holographic
& Base Fixante
Platinum Nail Silver
& Base Fixante
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~QUICK DRY / BASE / TOP:
Base Lissante
Fixing Base
La Brilliace IMMEDIAT
La Brilliace IMMEDIATE
Laque Reflet Immediat
Quick Shine, 50
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~METALLIC - ICED:
-(tall & narrow)
Or, 2
Argent, 61
Cuivre, 63
Bronze, 64
Diablo, 71
Soda, 72
Nectar, 73
Copper
Gold
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~Crystal Nail Colour - Vernis A Effets
Cristaux
Electra, 02
Luna, 92
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~PART 2
Ash Rose
Beige Mythique Temptress
Black Tie
Blue Sky
Brown Sugar
Buff
Cha Cha (09 or 11)
Chaud-Froid
Coco Mademoiselle
Coco Peach - Rouge Captif
Coral
Cuivre Givre (copper)
Cristalle Peach / Cristalle Peche
Cry Baby
Crystalline Luna
Crystalline Opal
Cristalle Peche
Daphane
Desert Rose / Escapade
Devious
Dragee Confetti
Dream Gloss
Flourine - Metallic
Frost
Fuchsia Twirl
Inframetal
Iridescent
Galaxie
Glamour Gloss
Gold Fiction - Facettes D’Or
Golden Ivory
Grenate
Holly
Jazz
Jour Nuit
Jubilee
India
Irise (Quick Frost)
Laque Cristalle in Electra
Le Beige
Le Perle
Lilas / Lilac No 5
Metal Bronze
Metallic Vamp, LE
Midnight Red
Moonstone
Muse
Natural Pink
Neuro ?
Night Sky - Ciel de Nuit
Nirvana
Norse Noir (Spring 2007)
Orange Blossom
Orange Sorbet
Organdy
Party Pink
Passion Gloss
Pink Caprice
Pink Dawn - Rouge Eclat
Pink Ribbons
Precious
Pulsar
Red Hot
Redlight (one word)
Ribbons / Ruban
Rose
Rose Cinder / Rose Ardent
Rose Dawn / Rouge Profono
Rouge Orange - Rosestone
Rouge Satin, LE
Rouge Star
Rubon - Ribbons
Ruby Slipper, LE
Ruse
Russet Moon / Lune Rousse
Sensuelle
Shine (yellow)
Soleil Lune
Sun
Suprise
Swing
Tulle
Tickled Pink
Twirl
Vertigo
Very Vamp, LE
Violette
Volage
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~DUO SET:
Platinum Nail Holographic
& Base Fixante
Platinum Nail Silver
& Base Fixante
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~QUICK DRY / BASE / TOP:
Base Lissante
Fixing Base
La Brilliace IMMEDIAT
La Brilliace IMMEDIATE
Laque Reflet Immediat
Quick Shine, 50
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~METALLIC - ICED:
-(tall & narrow)
Or, 2
Argent, 61
Cuivre, 63
Bronze, 64
Diablo, 71
Soda, 72
Nectar, 73
Copper
Gold
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~Crystal Nail Colour - Vernis A Effets
Cristaux
Electra, 02
Luna, 92
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Chanel Nail Polish List Part 1 (names with numbers)
Chanel nail polish has a large following and deservidly so. The np comes in many wonderful colors and the formula is quite nice as well. Yes, it is expensive at $20 each, but your whole collection doesn't need to be Chanel, a few choice colors may be more then enough... for the average lady. For us wonderful yet crazy MUA'ers, we may need a few more then average. :)
To make your choices, it helps to have information. If you don't even know the names, how can you find them? This is Part 1 (names with numbers) of a list of all the Chanel nail polishes that I am *certain* exist. I have either seen pics of these or the info comes from trusted others, esp from MUA. Some have both the French and English spelling.
I'm sure there are many I don't have listed, if you know of any, please let me know, I'd love to add them.
~PART 1
( * = names with the same #)
Lame, 01
Electra, 02
Orange Blossom, 03
Bois de Rose, 04
Flucon , 05 *
Terre Rouge, 05 *
Lilac, 05
Mercure, 06
Rouge Enigme, 07
Pirate, 08
Or Fee, 09
Flamenco, 10
Rouge Dragon, 12 *
Tango, 12 *
Salsa, 13
Rose Fou, 13
Samba, 14 *
Brun Insolent, 14 *
Beige Naturel, 15
Double Blanc, 16 *
French White, 16 *
Rose Escale, 16 *
Coconut, 17
Rouge Noir, 18 *
Vamp, 18 *
Rouge Noir / Vamp, 18 *
Rouge #19
Rouge Podium, 20
Burn Sortilege, 21 *
Glittering / Diamond, 21 *
Sorceress, 21 *
Grenat, 22 *
Rouge Star, 22 *
Beige D’or, 24
Crystalline, 25 *
Fluorine Metallic, 25 *
Jelly, 26
Lollipop, 27
Cosmic Blue, 28
Fuchsine, 29
Rose Fission / Fuchsia, 30
Satellite, 31
Sirocco, 34 *
Rouge De Minuit, 34 *
Accent Rose, 35
Laque Norie, 36
Rouge Flamboyant / Red Fire, 38 *
Rouge Royal / Regal Red, 38 *
Rose Flash, 39
Pourpre, 40 *
Fame, 40 *
Precieux, 41 *
Palpitant, 41
Troublant 42
Metel Glace / Frost, 43
Rose Frele, 44
Golden Raspberry, 46
Desert Rose, 47 *
Rouge Coralline / Red Coral, 47 *
Quick Shine, 50 *
Felin, 50 *
Beige Morre?, 51 *
Opalin, 51 * (quick dry)
Mirobolant, 53
Spirale, 54
Berry, 55
Sirene, 56
Pimpant, 57
Canicule, 59
Vertigo, 60 *
Pourpre - Royal Ruby, 60 *
Erotic, 61*
Vanity, 61 *
Electric, 62
Precious, 63 *
Impetueux, 63 *
Rose Baby, 64
Perle Rose, 65
Vert Sacrilege 68
Ironique, 69 *
Rouge / Red Red, 69 *
Rouge Coromandal, 70
Laque Rouge, 71 *
Diablo, 71 *
Rouge Imaginaire / Image Rose, 72 *
Passion Rouge / Red Passion #5, 72 *
Violette, 73 *
Rouge Vision, 73 *
Rouge Crystalline / Crystal Red, 73 *
Kabuki / Kabuki Rose, 74
Dragee, 75
Curieux - Gold, 76
Rouge Provoture / Rouge Provocation, 78
Rouge Vertige, 80
Vise-Versa, 81 *
Rouge Peche, 81 *
Topaz, 82 *
Recto-Verso, 82 *
Berlingot, 83 *
Clare-Obscure, 83 *
Jubilee, 83 *
Ange-Demon, 84
Flamme Rose / Natural Pink, 87
Calypso, 88
Odyssee, 89
Matador, 90
Cobra, 91 *
Rose Eclat, 91 *
Luna, 92 *
Glace, 92 *
Limpide, 93 *
Metal Roux, 93 *
Metal Garnet, 94 *
Translucide, 94 *
Magnetique, 95
Silver Streak / Metal Argent, 96,
Rose Brulant, 98
Seduction, 101
Plusion, 103
Triomphe, 105
Angora, 107
Pink Mink, 109
Boa, 111
Kola / Koala, 113
Legende, 115
Trophee, 117
Mythe, 121
Crystal Blue, 123
Bikini Rose, 125 *
Tromphe, 125 *
Irresistible, 127
Image Rose, 129
Orient, 133
Bengal, 135
India, 137
Rose des Vents, 143
Rose Blossom / Rose Tourbillon, 145
Delice, 147
Cashmere, 151
Surprise, 153
Bubble, 155
Flamme Rose / Natural Pink, 156 *
Metal Roux / Metal Bronze, 156.530 *
Miss Pink, 157
Fire, 159
Vanity, 161
Precious, 163
Organdy, 165
Ballerina, 167
French Manicure, 169
Jasmine, 171
Sugar Gloss, 173
Apricot Gloss, 175
Gold Shimmer, 179
Shanghai Red, 183
Rose Paradise, 185
Antelope, 187
Heatwave, 197 *
Flamingo, 197 *
Sahara Beige, 201
Miami Peach, 203
English Rose, 205
Barcelona Red, 207
Paparazzi , 208
Marilyn, 209
Lilac Sky, 210
Deauville, 211
Biarritz, 212
Red Dream 215
Splendeur, 217
Black Satin 219.159, Euro
Black Satin 219.180, US
Pink Satin, 221
Beige Or, 223
Beige Rose, 225
Éclair, 227
Givre, 229
Pepite, 237
Melrose, 267
Rodeo Drive, 277
Volies ?, 280
LA Sunrise, 287
LA Sunset, 297
Allegoria, 331
Madness, 333
Blanc Ceramic, 335
Noir Ceramic, 337
Wonderland, 339 *
Cassis, 339 *
Cherry, 441
Sun Gloss, 443
Rose Gloss, 445
Dazzling, 447
Lily Beige, 451
Magnolia Rose, 453
White Satin, 459
Blue Satin, 461
Rose Satin, 463
Azur, 465
Kaleidoscope, 479
Fantastic, 481
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To make your choices, it helps to have information. If you don't even know the names, how can you find them? This is Part 1 (names with numbers) of a list of all the Chanel nail polishes that I am *certain* exist. I have either seen pics of these or the info comes from trusted others, esp from MUA. Some have both the French and English spelling.
I'm sure there are many I don't have listed, if you know of any, please let me know, I'd love to add them.
~PART 1
( * = names with the same #)
Lame, 01
Electra, 02
Orange Blossom, 03
Bois de Rose, 04
Flucon , 05 *
Terre Rouge, 05 *
Lilac, 05
Mercure, 06
Rouge Enigme, 07
Pirate, 08
Or Fee, 09
Flamenco, 10
Rouge Dragon, 12 *
Tango, 12 *
Salsa, 13
Rose Fou, 13
Samba, 14 *
Brun Insolent, 14 *
Beige Naturel, 15
Double Blanc, 16 *
French White, 16 *
Rose Escale, 16 *
Coconut, 17
Rouge Noir, 18 *
Vamp, 18 *
Rouge Noir / Vamp, 18 *
Rouge #19
Rouge Podium, 20
Burn Sortilege, 21 *
Glittering / Diamond, 21 *
Sorceress, 21 *
Grenat, 22 *
Rouge Star, 22 *
Beige D’or, 24
Crystalline, 25 *
Fluorine Metallic, 25 *
Jelly, 26
Lollipop, 27
Cosmic Blue, 28
Fuchsine, 29
Rose Fission / Fuchsia, 30
Satellite, 31
Sirocco, 34 *
Rouge De Minuit, 34 *
Accent Rose, 35
Laque Norie, 36
Rouge Flamboyant / Red Fire, 38 *
Rouge Royal / Regal Red, 38 *
Rose Flash, 39
Pourpre, 40 *
Fame, 40 *
Precieux, 41 *
Palpitant, 41
Troublant 42
Metel Glace / Frost, 43
Rose Frele, 44
Golden Raspberry, 46
Desert Rose, 47 *
Rouge Coralline / Red Coral, 47 *
Quick Shine, 50 *
Felin, 50 *
Beige Morre?, 51 *
Opalin, 51 * (quick dry)
Mirobolant, 53
Spirale, 54
Berry, 55
Sirene, 56
Pimpant, 57
Canicule, 59
Vertigo, 60 *
Pourpre - Royal Ruby, 60 *
Erotic, 61*
Vanity, 61 *
Electric, 62
Precious, 63 *
Impetueux, 63 *
Rose Baby, 64
Perle Rose, 65
Vert Sacrilege 68
Ironique, 69 *
Rouge / Red Red, 69 *
Rouge Coromandal, 70
Laque Rouge, 71 *
Diablo, 71 *
Rouge Imaginaire / Image Rose, 72 *
Passion Rouge / Red Passion #5, 72 *
Violette, 73 *
Rouge Vision, 73 *
Rouge Crystalline / Crystal Red, 73 *
Kabuki / Kabuki Rose, 74
Dragee, 75
Curieux - Gold, 76
Rouge Provoture / Rouge Provocation, 78
Rouge Vertige, 80
Vise-Versa, 81 *
Rouge Peche, 81 *
Topaz, 82 *
Recto-Verso, 82 *
Berlingot, 83 *
Clare-Obscure, 83 *
Jubilee, 83 *
Ange-Demon, 84
Flamme Rose / Natural Pink, 87
Calypso, 88
Odyssee, 89
Matador, 90
Cobra, 91 *
Rose Eclat, 91 *
Luna, 92 *
Glace, 92 *
Limpide, 93 *
Metal Roux, 93 *
Metal Garnet, 94 *
Translucide, 94 *
Magnetique, 95
Silver Streak / Metal Argent, 96,
Rose Brulant, 98
Seduction, 101
Plusion, 103
Triomphe, 105
Angora, 107
Pink Mink, 109
Boa, 111
Kola / Koala, 113
Legende, 115
Trophee, 117
Mythe, 121
Crystal Blue, 123
Bikini Rose, 125 *
Tromphe, 125 *
Irresistible, 127
Image Rose, 129
Orient, 133
Bengal, 135
India, 137
Rose des Vents, 143
Rose Blossom / Rose Tourbillon, 145
Delice, 147
Cashmere, 151
Surprise, 153
Bubble, 155
Flamme Rose / Natural Pink, 156 *
Metal Roux / Metal Bronze, 156.530 *
Miss Pink, 157
Fire, 159
Vanity, 161
Precious, 163
Organdy, 165
Ballerina, 167
French Manicure, 169
Jasmine, 171
Sugar Gloss, 173
Apricot Gloss, 175
Gold Shimmer, 179
Shanghai Red, 183
Rose Paradise, 185
Antelope, 187
Heatwave, 197 *
Flamingo, 197 *
Sahara Beige, 201
Miami Peach, 203
English Rose, 205
Barcelona Red, 207
Paparazzi , 208
Marilyn, 209
Lilac Sky, 210
Deauville, 211
Biarritz, 212
Red Dream 215
Splendeur, 217
Black Satin 219.159, Euro
Black Satin 219.180, US
Pink Satin, 221
Beige Or, 223
Beige Rose, 225
Éclair, 227
Givre, 229
Pepite, 237
Melrose, 267
Rodeo Drive, 277
Volies ?, 280
LA Sunrise, 287
LA Sunset, 297
Allegoria, 331
Madness, 333
Blanc Ceramic, 335
Noir Ceramic, 337
Wonderland, 339 *
Cassis, 339 *
Cherry, 441
Sun Gloss, 443
Rose Gloss, 445
Dazzling, 447
Lily Beige, 451
Magnolia Rose, 453
White Satin, 459
Blue Satin, 461
Rose Satin, 463
Azur, 465
Kaleidoscope, 479
Fantastic, 481
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About Me
Hi, my name is Caroline. I am 32 years old and live in Scottsdale, AZ where I grew up. I have 6 wonderful cats and a large aquarium full of discus fish. I am close to my family and have many online friends, sadly, most of my in-person friends have moved out of state.
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My life is defined by pain. There is no nice way to say it. I have chronic migraines (4-6 days a week on average), chronic daily headaches (every single solitary day since I was 17, I am now 32), other types of headaches I have are cluster headaches, cluster-migraines and hemicrannia continua (predominately on one side or the other, me = left side; but these are now less then they used to be); all to a lesser degree then the others. I also have Fibromyalgia, Temporomandibular Disorder (aka TMJ), Stage 4 Endometriosis. Plus several other minor problems your average person has. None of these will kill me, but they all lower my quality of life.
A major part of my life has been affected by thyroid problems. I had severe hyperthyroidism (too much thyroid) when I was 18-22 and had my thyroid killed with radioactive iodine. Now I am severely hypothyroid (not enough thyroid), which affects all my other illnesses and so much more. Your thyroid is like is like the clock that manages your metabolism, having hypo is like your body slowing down until you are where I am now, nearly stopped (according to too many blood tests). I have depression, I heal very slowly, my hair is falling out, I am always tired but have a hard time sleeping, my taste buds don't work as well as they used to and that's just the tip of the iceberg. Technically, having hypothyroidism can kill you, but it probably would never happen, modern medicine would catch it and you would take medication for the rest of your life, but you wouldn't die. Basically, if you were on a deserted island, you might eventually go into a coma and die, but it would take awhile.
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More pleasant things that my life centers around are my cats, reading, watching movies, being online with friends and makeup:
~I have 6 cats, yes 6. All rescue kitties, 4 I raised from a very early age. Calvin, Millie, Lizzy, Favorite, Cheesy & Smudge. Strange names, I know. Favorite, Cheesy and Smudge are 3 of 4 litter mates I rescued but never found homes for, their temporary names became permanent after awhile when they all started to answer to them. Favorite was my favorite of the 4 kittens, he warmed up to me in less then an hour and I probably would have kept him anyway. Cheesy was the one the vet choose to draw blood from (for feline AIDS and Leukemia testing) and it took 3 legs and 11 sticks to draw, so he was like Swiss cheese, hence Cheesy. Smudge, or Smudgy as it has become, is a Siamese mix and when he was young the points hadn't come in yet, just a small smudge of dark on his nose. I love all cats and am partial to Siamese.
~I love to read and to re-read books. Books I love are like old friends coming to visit, I like to read them more then once. I read every day (if my headaches allow it) and find pleasure in turning others on to favorite books and authors. Jane Austin's "Pride and Prejudice" is by far my favorite book. But I also love things from Shakespeare to Lord of the Rings to Harry Potter.
~My movie watching is down from where it used to be. I went to film school and learned an appreciation for the finer points of movies. I enjoy nearly everything, except maybe silent movies, can't get into that. Love old movies and *good* westerns (John Ford was a god!). But I'm not any fun to watch movies with, I'm too into the technical and have been know to grab the remote and rewind to see a great camera pan again. Unfortunately, my migraines have made watching movies in a theater with others nearly impossible. So now I watch from home and can rewind to my hearts content.
~I am a make up and nail polish addict and proud of it! Some people know me from MUA, makeupalley.com, a wonderful place to visit if you have never been before. MUA has opened up a new and fun world to me, the sharing of a love of makeup. I have learned much in the last several years and hope I can help others with information and pics. You could say that I like make up or you could say I was a collector, both would be true, but both would be severely underestimating it. I have *tons* of make up and nail polish! I love it and collect it. My blog will probably be 95% about make up. And no, too much is never enough...
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My life is defined by pain. There is no nice way to say it. I have chronic migraines (4-6 days a week on average), chronic daily headaches (every single solitary day since I was 17, I am now 32), other types of headaches I have are cluster headaches, cluster-migraines and hemicrannia continua (predominately on one side or the other, me = left side; but these are now less then they used to be); all to a lesser degree then the others. I also have Fibromyalgia, Temporomandibular Disorder (aka TMJ), Stage 4 Endometriosis. Plus several other minor problems your average person has. None of these will kill me, but they all lower my quality of life.
A major part of my life has been affected by thyroid problems. I had severe hyperthyroidism (too much thyroid) when I was 18-22 and had my thyroid killed with radioactive iodine. Now I am severely hypothyroid (not enough thyroid), which affects all my other illnesses and so much more. Your thyroid is like is like the clock that manages your metabolism, having hypo is like your body slowing down until you are where I am now, nearly stopped (according to too many blood tests). I have depression, I heal very slowly, my hair is falling out, I am always tired but have a hard time sleeping, my taste buds don't work as well as they used to and that's just the tip of the iceberg. Technically, having hypothyroidism can kill you, but it probably would never happen, modern medicine would catch it and you would take medication for the rest of your life, but you wouldn't die. Basically, if you were on a deserted island, you might eventually go into a coma and die, but it would take awhile.
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More pleasant things that my life centers around are my cats, reading, watching movies, being online with friends and makeup:
~I have 6 cats, yes 6. All rescue kitties, 4 I raised from a very early age. Calvin, Millie, Lizzy, Favorite, Cheesy & Smudge. Strange names, I know. Favorite, Cheesy and Smudge are 3 of 4 litter mates I rescued but never found homes for, their temporary names became permanent after awhile when they all started to answer to them. Favorite was my favorite of the 4 kittens, he warmed up to me in less then an hour and I probably would have kept him anyway. Cheesy was the one the vet choose to draw blood from (for feline AIDS and Leukemia testing) and it took 3 legs and 11 sticks to draw, so he was like Swiss cheese, hence Cheesy. Smudge, or Smudgy as it has become, is a Siamese mix and when he was young the points hadn't come in yet, just a small smudge of dark on his nose. I love all cats and am partial to Siamese.
~I love to read and to re-read books. Books I love are like old friends coming to visit, I like to read them more then once. I read every day (if my headaches allow it) and find pleasure in turning others on to favorite books and authors. Jane Austin's "Pride and Prejudice" is by far my favorite book. But I also love things from Shakespeare to Lord of the Rings to Harry Potter.
~My movie watching is down from where it used to be. I went to film school and learned an appreciation for the finer points of movies. I enjoy nearly everything, except maybe silent movies, can't get into that. Love old movies and *good* westerns (John Ford was a god!). But I'm not any fun to watch movies with, I'm too into the technical and have been know to grab the remote and rewind to see a great camera pan again. Unfortunately, my migraines have made watching movies in a theater with others nearly impossible. So now I watch from home and can rewind to my hearts content.
~I am a make up and nail polish addict and proud of it! Some people know me from MUA, makeupalley.com, a wonderful place to visit if you have never been before. MUA has opened up a new and fun world to me, the sharing of a love of makeup. I have learned much in the last several years and hope I can help others with information and pics. You could say that I like make up or you could say I was a collector, both would be true, but both would be severely underestimating it. I have *tons* of make up and nail polish! I love it and collect it. My blog will probably be 95% about make up. And no, too much is never enough...
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Hello
I've been looking for a place to post all the tons of information I have gathered over the last several years, both related to make up and not. There are several great blogs out there about the newest and latest collections, so I won't do that. I'll just post what makes me happy and maybe you'll like some of it too.
Hopefully this will become a new home.
Ta Ta,
Caroline
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Hopefully this will become a new home.
Ta Ta,
Caroline
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