Tag: L’Oreal
The Toronto International Film Festival is still going on here in the T-dot, and so far, not only did I get to see Taylor Kitsch at the gala screening of The Grand Seduction, I also got to meet the lovely and gorgeous Freida Pinto at a L’Oréal cocktail event the other night.
Which reminded me that it was Freida’s nail polish from the L’Oréal Collection Privée by Colour Riche that their nail expert, Tom Bachik, suggested would suit me best from this limited edition collection.
As the official beauty sponsor of TIFF, L’Oréal has just this month released a collection of nude lipsticks and corresponding nail polishes ($10.99 and $3.99 respectively) personalized for L’Oréal’s spokesmodels. In Canada, we have Freida Pinto, Doutzen Kroes, Jennifer Lopez and Eva Longoria — and they range from Eva’s Nude, which is warm with a hint of peach, to pale pink (Doutzen’s Nude).
I’m personally gravitating towards JLo’s shades and must test them all out, but yes, Tom was right: Freida’s polish does suit my current tan skintone (for the record, I don’t tan on purpose–marathon training and travel has me in the sun a lot, and I always have SPF on). You can see my nails (and a photo of me with Freida and the lovely Michelle of Beauty Editor) over on Instagram (where you can find me under @healthandswellness! Follow me if you don’t mind photos of food, cats, occasional selfies, and running. Oh, and shoes, I do love shoes!).
Which nude from Collection Privée appeals to you most?
September 12, 2013
Nail-job craving: I went to a nail spa event with nothing in mind for my nails — even though I should’ve thinking “What does one wear to a boy band concert?!” (Going to see The Package Tour — NKOTB, 98 Degrees and Boyz II Men — tonight!).
How I satisfied that craving: I picked up Essie Bouncer It’s Me (hey, that name kinda makes sense if I were trying to get backstage tonight!) as I really like Essie Butler Please and I welcome having someone else apply blue shades on my nails as I find any imperfections really show when I apply them myself.
How this nail colour makes me feel: Bouncer It’s Me turned out to be way darker than I was wanting. I got home and wanted a way to change it up, but I have no skills when it comes to nail art. But then I spotted the bottle of L’Oreal Top Coat Dots in my basket o’ nail polishes that I’ve been meaning to try, and easy peasy, the tiny speckled white and black dots added a sprinkling of fun-ness.
Love it or hate it: Love the Dots topcoat from L’Oreal, so-so on this shade of blue from Essie.
June 7, 2013
Nail-job craving: I’ve had these new polishes from L’Oreal sitting on my shelf for weeks and weeks now and I’ve been dying to try them out, but have had gel hybrid after gel hybrid on my nails that I haven’t had the chance to wear regular polish, until now. It’s refreshing to not be stuck with the same colour for weeks, actually (but yes, my nails chip pretty quickly, that part is not so cool).
How I satisfied that craving: I tend to avoid blues on my nails (other than turquoises) and wasn’t feeling the charcoal shade. The red and orange are what I’d typically wear. And so that left the baby pink or the nude. I opted for the nude shade, Walk on the Beach.
(From left to right: L’orange, Walk on the Beach, Devil Wears Red, Stroke of Midnight, Penthouse Pink, Jet Set to Paris)
How this nail colour make me feel: Ladylike. Demure. It’s nice to take a vacation from the crazy nail art and super brights; this is making me feel calm, literally like I’m taking a walk on the beach, fancy that!
Love it or hate it: Love. Thought the nude might feeling blah, but nope, it’s all good.
July 12, 2012
