We don’t have four seasons in the Philippines. We have summer. And summer. And summer. Yeah, it’s always hot. And we have rain. A lot of rain. No spring, no winter, no autumn. But that doesn’t matter. Because it feels like spring has landed.
Say hello to Dior’s Garden Party Collection for Spring 2012.
The collection, which was inspired by flowers and Christian Dior’s love of parties, includes two scented nail lacquers.
Tatin found the two bottles for me in Taipei. She was sick while she was on her trip and I’m incredibly touched that she still went polish-shopping for me even though she wasn’t feeling well.
Waterlily is a soft shimmery green.
I hate how the artificial light makes this green appear much brighter than it really is.
It’s much softer in real life.
Much softer.
Waterlily is a really pretty green.
I love the shimmer in it.
Waterlily’s formula is fantastic.
No streaking, no pastel headaches.
It was smooth and perfectly opaque after two coats.
The polish did have a powdery rose scent.
I’m not in love with it but it doesn’t bother me. It’s not that strong anyway and I don’t go around sniffing my nails.
I go around staring at my nails. But you already know that.
When promo pics of this collection started to surface, a lot of nail polish fans started speculating that Waterlily might be a Chanel Jade dupe.
But it’s not.
I pulled out Miss Bun‘s Chanel Jade, a bottle of polish that has been racking up miles going back and forth between us (Read about it HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE. And yes, Jade will be going home soon. Jade’s been missing Bun.)
I also pulled out a few other soft greens for comparison.
Chanel Jade is lighter, has more blue in it and its shimmer is less obvious. Milani Dressmaker, an aspiring Jade dupe, is different too. The Mint Green from YSL’s Duo No. 7 is much brighter than Waterlily. Barry M Mint Green is exactly what it says it is – mint green. Apart from the color, there’s one big thing that sets Waterlily apart from these other shades – its formula. It is rich and perfectly smooth and opaque after two coats. YSL’s Mint Green is opaque after two coats too but I had issues with streaking.
And now, Forget-Me-Not.
Dior describes this as “light mauve.”
That’s what it is.
And since the color mauve was named after the mallow flower, I thought it was perfect that Dior included this shade in a collection that was inspired by flora.
I like Forget-Me-Not.
It’s really pretty.
And I love its dustiness – I think that makes this color even more interesting.
The formula was fantastic too.
Smooth and perfectly opaque and two coats.
It also has a powdery rose scent and like Waterlily, I’m not crazy about it but I don’t mind it.
Now let me compare some of my favorite purples with Forget-Me-Not.
As you can see, Dior’s Purple Mix is much darker, RBL’s Purple Haze is much lighter, OPI’s Planks a Lot is even lighter and NARS Pokerface is a crazy bright lilac.
I love all these shades a lot. I could totally wear them all together.
One last look at Forget-Me-Not vs. other purples.
Dior’s Garden Party Collection is still available on Dior.com.
