Color Club: Holiday Splendor, By Design, Fashion Moments and First Looks (+ a dupe) swatches

Today I have 4 Color Club swatches for you. They all apply and dry well, and are shown without a top coat, except the first Holiday Splendor, a glitter.

Holiday Splendor is from the "Beyond The Mistletoe" coll. 2012. The holographic glitters are really strong, stronger than shown in these photos. It does remind me quite a bit of a lighter version of China Glaze Atlantis - and that is my favorite glitter ever!

 

 The next 3 are from the "In True Fashion" coll. 2012.

 By Design is a gorgeous eggplant purple cream, I do have a weakness for this kind of color.

 

Fashion Moments is an even darker eggplant purple leaning towards brown or even black, it's very dark. I'm actually wearing this right now with nail art on it, so maybe i should post that on Tuesday...?

 

First Looks is a beautiful blackened teal with a gorgeous shimmer.

First Looks made me think of a possible dupe - and I would say it is. To the left we have Color Club First Looks, and to the right we have Nubar "The Painted Nail" One night Only - what do you think...?

All of these lovely polishes were from my dear friend Lydia, thank you once again :)

Absolute Nails (Douglas) Elena 12, swatches and review – anmeldelse

Flash/blitz

Dansk, se længere nede.

Absolute Nails polishes are exclusively made for and sold in the Perfume shop chain called Douglas. Elena is a dupe for Chanel Black pearl, and it’s a very different color, from any other color I know or own. It’s not dark green, it’s not gunmetal, nor is it black. It’s something in between with a clear mother of pearl shine, and it’s a little more green than the pictures show.

This is 2 coats over a base coat, no top coat. It’s a bit tricky to apply, it leaves brush marks and is a bit like a holographic polish to apply, can leave bald spots, but the second coat does correct this. It doesn't dry super quickly. I didn’t use a top coat for these photos.
Updated with new photos on February 04th.

Absolute Nails lakkerne sælges udelukkende i den tyske parfumerikæde Douglas. Elena er udråbt til at være en dublet til Chanel Black Pearl, den er en meget speciel farve. Den er ikke mørk grøn, den eller heller ikke mørk metalgrå og den er heller ikke sort. Den er en mellemting med et tydeligt perlemorsskær og lidt mere grågrøn end billederne gengiver her – meget anderledes fra alt andet jeg før har set.

Dette er 2 lag over base coat. Den er lidt besværlig at lægge, efterlader let synlige pensestrøg, og bare pletter i første lag, men de forsvinder nu ved 2. lag. Den tørrer ikke overvældende hurtigt. Der er ikke brugt top coat på billederne.
Opdateret med nye billeder den 04. februar.

Absolute Nails (Douglas) Fireworks 15 Limited Edition, swatches and review – anmeldelse

Dansk, se længere nede.
Absolute Nails polishes are exclusively made for and sold in the Perfume shop chain called Douglas. Fireworks is a Limited Edition and a dupe for Chanel Peridot. It’s gorgeous, changes between pure gold overload and a metallic green, as I was lucky enough to capture on the photos. This is 2 coats over a base coat, it’s very pigmented, so 1 coat might be enough. No top coat is used. It’s easy to apply and it dries a bit slower than the others I tried. 

Denne tyske neglelak er produceret i et begrænset antal, og den sælges udelukkende i den tyske parfumerikæde Douglas. Fireworks er en dublet for Chanel Peridot, og den er vidunderlig. Den changerer mellem det pureste guld og en metallic grøn, som det fremgår af billederne. Den er ret tyk, men let at lægge. Her har jeg brugt 2 lag over en base coat, men 1 kunne måske have været nok. Den tørrer knap så hurtigt som de andre i serien. Der er ikke brugt top coat her på billederne.

Absolute Nails (Douglas) Sara 07 + Essie As gold as it gets, swatches and review – anmeldelse

 

Layered with Essie Luxeffects As gold as it gets

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Absolute Nails polishes are exclusively made for and sold in the Perfume shop chain called Douglas. Sara is a dupe for Chanel Pearl Drop, and it’s mother of pearl white with a solid golden hue.

This is 3 coats over a base coat, no top coat. It’s easy to apply and it dries quickly, I didn’t use a top coat for these photos.
I changed all photos except the layering photo mid February 2012.

Absolute Nails lakkerne sælges udelukkende i den tyske parfumerikæde Douglas. Sara er udråbt til at være en dublet til Chanel Pearl Drop. Den er perlemorshvid med et gyldent skær.

Dette er 3 lag over base coat, men uden toplak, den er let at lægge og tørrer hurtigt.
I midten af februar skiftede jeg alle fotos (pånær den med Essie på) ud med nye.

Absolute Nails (Douglas) Maria 09, swatches and review – anmeldelse

sun/sol

winter sun/vintersol

winter sun/vintersol

outdoor without shimmer showing/udendørs uden at man kan se shimmer

flash/blitz

Dansk, se længere nede.

Absolute Nails polishes are exclusively made for and sold in the Perfume shop chain called Douglas. Of course I “needed” to get Maria LOL – and the color is a dupe for Chanel Paradoxal. It’s a very dark mauve/plum with a purple hue. I also find it’s close to Misa Earthward, even if Earthward isn’t mauve – only brown. It’s darker than Essie Merino Cool and China Glaze Below Deck, that also has the same mauve/plum as Maria.
This is 2 coats over a base coat, no top coat. It’s easy to apply and dries quickly. 
PS: I added winter sun photos on January 31th.

Absolute Nails lakkerne sælges udelukkende i den tyske parfumerikæde Douglas. Maria var naturligvis en nødvendighed at få, med DET navn ;) – farven er udråbt til at være en kopi af Chanel Paradoxal. Den er en meget mørk mauve/blomme med et violet skær. Jeg synes også den er tæt på Misa Earthward, der dog er brun uden mauve og blommepræget. Den er mørkere end Essie Merino Cool og China Glaze Below Deck, der også har det mauve/blommepræg som Maria har. 

Dette er 2 lag over base coat, men der er ikke brugt top coat. Den er let at lægge og tørrer hurtigt.
PS: jeg tilføjede vintersol fotos den 31. januar.