Chanel Peridot and Graphite Nail Lacquers for Fall 2011

Greetings all! It's raining cats and dogs here in New York, having a very lazy, and boring Sunday. Well at least I did quite a few productive things today. Well today I have Chanel's Peridot and Graphite nail lacquers to share for the Illusions d'Ombres de Chanel Fall 2011 collection. This collection came with one more polish in which I didn't buy because I am on a budget right now.





Peridot is a olive green duochrome that will change to a green then golden brown and even blue in certain lightings. I was unable to capture the blue. 2 coats. This was taken under artificial light.





Peridot under direct sunlight shows more of the olive green.





Graphite is a light charcoal foil with tiny gold flakes. 2 coats. This was taken under artificial light. The promo pictures didn't do much justice for this polish. This is gorgeous in person.





Graphite under direct sunlight.



The formula for these were pretty good. However, I do have a slight complaint about chipping issues. Peridot last slightly longer than Graphite. After I put on Graphite, I usually let my nails dry for at least 20 minutes, even with a fast dry top coat. I used a base coat as well. I washed my hands and ate dinner. Two hours later I saw a slight chip at the corners of my nails. It kind of annoys me that I spend $25 on polishes that doesn't even last long. Peridot didn't start chipping until a day later.



The colors are just so gorgeous that I can't help myself but to order them. There's no polish like Peridot, it's so gorgeous that you need to see it in person to love the polish.



Did you guys end up buying Chanel's Peridot or Graphite? What did you think of it?