I am anxiously waiting for Chanel Spring 2011 to arrive instore. I watched the Spring-Summer 2011 Fashion Show at Chanel.com and once again became inspired to pull a few of my dark murky greenish-blackened teals. I can’t pull off the dramatic looks that were on the runway, but when these darks are used with a lighter hand or as a smokey liner the result is lovely.
What am I loving now?
- Chanel Black Jade Intense Eye Pencil – blackened jade with slight shimmer
- Laura Mercier Black Turquoise Kohl Eye Pencil – beautiful deep teal shimmer
- NARS Rajasthan Eyeshadow Duo – LOVE, featured here
- MAC Deep Blue Green Pigment – intense frosty deep teal
- MAC Moonlight Night Pigment – glittery deep green
- Laura Mercier Caviar Dreams Nail Polish – dark blackened teal
- MAC Dark Soul+Moonlight Night Pigments mixed – my ideal smoky teal-grey shadow
What I love about these specific colors is the complex nature and deep base making them dark enough to not be a straight teal, but also green enough so they aren’t a straight black. They all change color depending on different angles and lighting. Below you’ll see what I mean.
Swatches L to R: Chanel Black Jade, Laura Mercier Black Turquoise, NARS Rajasthan, MAC Deep Blue Green, MAC Moonlight Night, Laura Mercier Caviar Dreams, MAC Dark Soul+Moonlight Night mixed
In different lighting you can see the green more:
The thing I am looking forward to the most is Chanel’s Black Pearl Nail Polish. You know I’ll be doing a comparison as soon as I get my hands on it! To satisfy my current craving for that deep black-green murky nail polish, I did a Laura Mercier Caviar Dreams manicure (shade is from 2008). I know some of you will be cursing me as this shade is no longer available, but I think it can be easily duped. (More comparisons to come once Black Pearl is released). In the meantime, here are my fingers at the moment.
See the beautiful duo-chrome in the bottle:
On the nails it’s a different story though:
Didn’t get enough green/teal? Go back into the archives, back from last June 2009 where I featured Blues and Greens in my Smokey Eye Series. There you’ll see more colors to observe.
What BEAUTIFUL colors!! I definitely need to check some of these out 🙂
Sexy colors!
Caviar Dreams looks very similar to what I've seen of Black Pearl!
Gorgeous nail polish! I think it translates well on the nails too – very dark, vampy and mysterious!
i love the polish!
i've been waffling on rajasthan for a while but *sigh* I REALLY want it now! I have MAC's deep blue green pigment but I hate using dark pigments since they tend to get all over my face.
You are right..nah I'm not cursing you! 🙂 But that LM polish is GORGEOUS!!
Oh wow, Caviar Dreams is calling my name, LOUDLY!!!! What a gorgeous color!
beautiful! i also love the blues from your old series as well.
Oh my! that nail polish!. do you know if they still sell it? or was it limited edition???
Love that nars eyeshadow set, but never bought it, I thought I would not be using it that much…sigh
I literally *cannot wait* for Chanel's spring collection!! I've been asking my favorite MA at the Bergdorf Chanel counter about it ever since I saw the pictures online!! 🙂
Oh those are beautiful!
The Chanel looks rather similar to LM's Black Turquoise and her Antique Jade. On your eyes, how to they compare in terms of color/wear? I do love the Chanel Marine….
Thanks in advance!
Love these colors! I'll be looking for a Caviar Dreams dupe this weekend!
I am really into the dark shades to. I love black ice from bare escentuals eye glimmer, just a little dangerous and meet for drink from sephora by OPI(dark and gothic), and I have a duo chrome by borghese- stellare notte similar to the laura mercier and MAC mean and green. Its in between.
I like them too. Here is an idea:
use the creamy eye liners as a base and put the shimmer shadows over it! it will make them pop.
Thanks, we have very similar taste, you give me great ideas with how to match and pair them up better.
Oh, beautiful! I love these shades. Your manicure is gorgeous. Can't wait for the spring collection to arrive!
Woah! Caviar Dreams is BEAUTIFUL! O_O;