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Deep Smoky Teal Nail Lacquers | Louboutin, JINsoon, NARS, Marc Jacobs Beauty and Rescue Beauty Lounge

September 9, 2014

I’m currently obsessed with these dark smokey teal shades of nail polish. There are so many different kinds of teal. Some are straight blue-green creams while others have this pretty mix of green, blue, black and silver. Ones I’m obsessed with right now:

  • Louboutin Lady Twist ($50) is the ultimate luxurious deep teal version of a vamp shade. It has a full coverage with rich pigment. It applied very smoothly but due to the longish brush, I found it took a tiny bit of extra time to get a precise application near the cuticles. I will have a more detailed review on other Louboutin shades coming up, but to sum up, I’ve been very pleased with the formula, coverage and wear time.
  • JINsoon Heirloom ($18) is a darker deeper version of Chanel Azure, Heirloom is an intense metallic green teal loaded with tons of complex shimmer particles, it applies very smoothly for a metallic. The way this flashes different colors makes it resemble a peacock.
  • Rescue Beauty Lounge Small Dim Summer Stars ($20) is one of the prettiest complex shades I have ever seen. It’s silver, green, teal, black all mixed into one polish. It has the prettiest micro sparkles mixed throughout so when you look at it on the nails sometimes it looks silvery, other times more green and in other lighting more teal. I loved this one so much I bought a back up.
  • Marc Jacobs Beauty Sally ($18) is an iridescent blackened green. Don’t let the first coat disappoint you, it will be very very sheer with the first coat, but it transforms into this full coverage beautiful green with the second coat. It’s almost black on the nails but there is still enough color so it does look green with a slight hint of teal
  • NARS Wrong Turn ($20) is part of the 3.1 Phillip Lim + NARS Collection. This is such a unique color because it changes with a top coat. In the bottle and on the nails it’s a metallic gunmetal grey. Once you add a top coat it transform into this deep teal shade. (See both swatches on Beauty Geeks). It applies like one of those rich metallic shades that adheres really well to the nail and applies flawlessly. It’s a definite must have.
  • Rescue Beauty Lounge Monologue ($20) is part of the Anatomy of #Kdrama collection (featured here). It’s a deep rich navy blue with a unique metallic sheen. It’s not quite in the teal family, but I had to feature it again for those who prefer something with more blue/navy.

More photos and swatches, Louboutin Lady Twist

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For reference, here are the shades swatched side by side along with a few other additions:
Rescue Beauty Lounge Small Dim Summer Stars
Rescue Beauty Lounge Teal (d/c)
Rescue Beauty Lounge Monologue
Marc Jacobs Sally
Louboutin Lady Twist
JINsoon Heirloom
Chanel Azure (d/c)
Chanel Nuit de Russie (d/c)

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Do you have a favorite teal?

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  • Agata September 9, 2014 at 4:49 pm

    Wow, gorgeous picks! I don't normally wear a lot of teal but you make me want to try it again. That Louboutin looks just stunning!

    • Sabrina September 17, 2014 at 4:11 am

      I think teal can be hard to pull off sometimes, many I've seen look so pretty in the bottle but seem a bit too bright or green to pull off on the toes or fingers, I like ones with a mixture of blue or silver or grey 🙂

  • Geneviève September 9, 2014 at 4:59 pm

    Jin Soon heirloom is so gorgeous … The Beauty Look Book made me buy it!

    • Sabrina September 17, 2014 at 4:11 am

      🙂

  • Blushing Betta September 9, 2014 at 5:10 pm

    Great choices! I agree, I love teal nail polishes. I'm dying to try the Louboutin polish!

    • Sabrina September 17, 2014 at 4:12 am

      Thanks Betta!

  • Amanda Hollingsworth September 9, 2014 at 6:03 pm

    My beauty therapist struggled at first with the Louboutin brush but once she got the hang of it she said she felt it was the best product she'd ever worked with. I've ordered 5 Loubi's so far and they are exquisite……not only on as polish but I have mine stored on a glass box out of their cases and they look soooooo pretty. Teal is not an automatic choice for me but it looks gorgeous on you and I might have to revisit my Loubi priority list.

  • Jess September 9, 2014 at 6:18 pm

    RBL Teal is definitely a favourite teal of mine, as is A-England Saint George. Marc Jacobs Sally is stunning! Definitely going on my wishlist.

  • Lena L September 9, 2014 at 7:40 pm

    Ooh, the RBL Monologue is so pretty! Leaning blue, it is my kind of teal.
    My favorite teal has to be Zoya Kotori. Your post makes me want to wear it soon. 🙂

    • Sabrina September 17, 2014 at 4:12 am

      I'll have to look into the Zoya 🙂

  • Anonymous September 9, 2014 at 8:24 pm

    I am absolutely in love with the louboutin polish! thanks for the swatches! can't wait to see your upcoming review.

    • Sabrina September 17, 2014 at 4:13 am

      It's on my list, I promise! I keep getting behind on posts I want to publish. I need to get more organized.

  • Cubicledweller (Kristina) September 9, 2014 at 10:31 pm

    Oh my gosh, so gorgeous! I guess I'm going to have to cave in and get one of the Louboutin polishes…LOL!! This nail polish study in teals is just gorgeous! You have me ready for autumn polish colors! 🙂

  • Anonymous September 10, 2014 at 3:31 am

    I love Small Dim Summer Stars. That was a great RBL collection.

    I forgot how beautiful that Chanel collection was. Nuit de Russie is amazing.

    • Sabrina September 17, 2014 at 4:14 am

      Chanel did have some beautiful limited collections. I'm still crying that I didn't get the Or de Russie!

  • Jo September 10, 2014 at 4:39 am

    I knew you were going to make me want to buy a Louboutin! It is just stunning. I have Heirloom and love it, it is such a unique shade. I also have Monologue and like that a lot too. I think I need the other RBL shade. I just got my four Armani nail polishes and can't wait to get a manicure although I can't decide which one to use first they are all gorgeous. LOL What top coat did you use in these photos?

    • Sabrina September 17, 2014 at 4:15 am

      Hi Jo! I used CND Shiny Top Coat (the one with a purple tint in the bottle, but goes on clear). Hope this helps! I still haven't checked out the armani nail polishes and it's probably a good thing lol.

  • Velveteen Rabbit September 10, 2014 at 6:47 am

    MJ Sally is right up my alley! The Louboutin ones are looking amazing – can't wait for your reviews!

  • María Blardone September 10, 2014 at 9:56 am

    Definitely going for NARS or Chanels…
    Lots of love, xx

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  • Stephanie September 11, 2014 at 7:35 pm

    Dear Sabrina,

    This is my favorite kind of post from you – these posts always create new must haves on my wish list. I absolutely love all of those nail polishes and I realized that this is actually a color family I haven't gotten yet – so it is definitely time to indulge 😉 Thank you for the swatches – your photos are amazing as always!
    Many greetings from Germany.
    xxx Stephanie

    P.S. I am sorry, but I think I accidently sent my last comment (on the Bobbi Brown set) a few times – my IPad gave me some trouble. Please excuse the inconvenience!

    • Sabrina September 17, 2014 at 4:15 am

      Thank you Stephanie! glad you liked the post 🙂

  • Anonymous October 2, 2014 at 5:00 pm

    Hello, Sabrina!

    Would you say the formula and complexity of RBL Small, Dim Summer Stars is comparable to that of Marc Jacobs Petra? (huge Petra fan, btw… your post procured an immediate trip to Sephora) Also, any chance you'll be reviewing MJ's new Warm Blue?

    Thank you for your helpful/thorough/exquisite/addictive posts!

    -Casey

    • Sabrina October 2, 2014 at 7:13 pm

      Hi Casey, yes I do think the RBL has a similar complexity to the MJ Petra 🙂 I don't know if I will be reviewing the Warm Blue, I haven't checked it out yet.