by Lena — Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 at 6:05 am
in Beauty School, Nail Corner, Tested and tagged with CND, Essie, Etude, OPI, The Skin Food, Yogata, Zoya
Blue has been the trend in nail polish color for the past few seasons, with seemingly every major brand releasing a blue, such as Chanel with Blue Satin, Zoya with Indigo, Essie with Starry Starry Night, OPI with Russian Navy, Yogata get this Blue, and most recently Play til Midnight, and among Asian brands, Etude House with No. 42. But the reign of the blues seems to be officially over with the arrival of grey. Yep, in the world of nail polish grey seems to be the new blue.
Gunmetal grey has been up and coming for a few seasons, and I seem to have acquired a few without quite realizing it. OPI Brand New Skates is my most recent grey acquisition and the idea for this blog actually came when someone asked me for a comparison. Brand New Skates is a silverish grey with a slightly metallic finish and multicolor shimmer, a neutral color for a winter wardrobe that is far from sombre. Others in my arsenal are Creative Nail Design (CND) Hyde in the Dark, a beautiful deep grey with silver shimmer, shiny and opaque with only one coat, and Zoya Freja, a metallic grey with very soft shimmer that you can only see under bright ligts. My very first grey, however, was The Skin Food GR901, a bluish dark grey also with very soft silver shimmer that’s very similar to Freja (but much more budget friendly and, more importantly, available in Jakarta).
Note that for all swatches I used OPI natural nail base coat, applied two coats of polish with the exception of CND Hyde in the Dark (one coat), and Seche Vite top coat (because when I got ready to take photos it turned cloudy and rainy, so I had to take pics the next day, which explains the scratches you see in the pics).
If gunmetal is not quite your thing, there are other options. How about a light dove gray, like OPI Sheer Your Toys, as an alternative to nude browns or sheer pinks. If you dislike shimmers and metallics, you could always go with a grey creme, such as OPI You don’t know Jacques or Sephora by OPI Metro Chic.
At first I wasn’t interested in Metro Chic, it looked too wishy washy, not quite gray, not quite lilac (plin plan gitu), but it kept getting a lot of raves and was often sold out at Sephora, that I had to try it for myself. I’m still not sure about this one, but I could see how this is a unique color that’s the antithesis of conservative; in essence, something new.
So, are you getting on the grey bandwagon? Do you already have a favorite grey?
Photos courtesy of Lena, and amazon.com
Blog: Grey is the new….blue? http://tinyurl.com/65blok
count me in, len
kaporit gue : Metro Chic ama You Don’t Know Jacques
Hah keren2 banget especially Zoya Freja. TSF bisa mirip gitu ya sama Zoya warnanya?
yg grey… kayanya yg TSF deh, tapi kudu nyoba di tangan gw, soalnye biasanye tgn gw butek klo dipakein warna gitu
You don’t know jacques… hits banget tuuh… dan… Lena, gw suka avatar yg diatas ituuuh… kereen…
kuteks tsf hrgnya berapa? bgus mana ma revlon?dan bnyk manaa warnanya ma revln?
yang pasti grey kayaknya the next black in fashion nih.. soalnya i’ve been seeing grey everywhere. trus baruuu aja tadi mikir, ah besok mau meni pedi, pake warna abu2 aaahh.. eh taunya udah di ripiu. asiikk.. !! gue suka yang metro chic deh.. yang zoya freya juga bagus tuh. ah jadi bingung!!
sm ma Lita ditbh si CND hyde in the dark
gw suka semuanyaaaa
gue suka yg gambar kedua paling kanan,keren
gothic bangettt
vote for zoya freja…
not a big fan
CND Hyde in the dark kayaknya nendang yah warnanya.. ada di jakarta gak seh ??
wow, banyak yang suka si abu2 ternyata ya!
koukla, iya mirip banget, kalo diliat close up banget baru rada beda dikit, but you know, nobody’s ever that close to your nails cept yourself!
except yourself and the manicurist, len..:D Gue suka Opi you don’t know jacques…ada dilapakmu kah?…
actually, i’m kinda surprised you readers see the difference terutama di antara warna2 gunmetal itu, cool. i was waiting for someone to comment “kok warnanya sama semua?!” hahaha. well maybe i spoke too soon, let’s wait for ayipps…
buat yang suka hyde in the dark, actually that’s my favorite as well
angel rose, gue gak yakin ada di jkt
slesta, yeah i’ve noticed that with fashion as well, i guess it all ties up ya, termasuk dgn kondisi ekonomi yang sedang suram…
tje2p, thank you!
Han, barter dengan tas bole? loe mau berapa botol?
actually, ternyata salah gue ngirim bangsanya bailey, charlize itu ya, ternyata seleramu gothic! *salam metal!*
len, gue demen kok cnd hyde… lbh gelap dari freja yah… not so called grey but not even black… kesimpulannya bagoooosssss
badewei baswei bikin macet, janganlah panggil2 ayipps ke sini… biarkan dia menghibur hansiper aja…
Yiah, yg warna2 alim kemarin aja belum gue coba..nah ini ada grey pulak :p
huahahah
pas baca judul di recent entries gw kira bakal ngebahas warna grey as a dress color ato apa gt
ternyata kutek toh.. hohoho
Ternyata g masih konservative kayaknya blm berani nyoba kutek warna abu2x gini
tsf bisa beli di mall ap aj di jkt?maklum sy org bdg
klo kuteks skin food berap y hrganya?skin food tuh lengkap ke alat2 make up ato perawatanmuka?