Showing posts with label Chanel Riva. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chanel Riva. Show all posts

Blue Monday, A Blue Design

By rmcandlelight
'Blue'


Blue Monday by Annie Lee

Right after my swatch of Chanel Riva and  Hard Candy Sky I wanted to do something before I took it off.  I pulled out China glaze FrostBite and decided to give the tape method a try.  Scotch tape didn't work for me the first time I tried so I pulled out my blue painters tape.  Hey, its blue have to try it right.  I taped it off and painted on FrostBite then applied SV topcoat.  Let that dry for about 10 minutes then whipped out my konad set and used plate M62 and special konad polish white.   That wasn't enough so I pulled out L.A. Colors Art Deco black nail art lacquer and randomly placed it on the konad design.  Hope you like it *-*





FrostBite is so gorgeous I need to do a full mani with it. 
  
  
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Chanel Riva VS Hard Candy Sky

Good Morning it's Fabulous Friday, Freedom Friday whatever you want to call it.  It's Friday and I am doing the happy dance *-*  After I got home yesterday from work there were a couple of packages in front of my door.  One of them was from Chanel!  I couldn't wait to put Riva on. 



I pulled out every light, pale, sky, ocean blue I own to do comp pictures.  
Hard Candy Sky is just a tad lighter then Riva .  RBL bikini bottom has more green in it.
I threw in the Mac pigment just in case if you have it you may be able to use it for frankening.  (note: the pigment is not a fake for some reason my pic is making it look short and fat. Lol!)

See how HC Sky is a little lighter then Riva...
But once on the nail...look!

The average person on the street would not be able to tell one from the other

Both were very streaky and needed 3 coats. Both have the same blue shimmer/iridescent texture.   The formula is not the same, the Chanel is better but for $27 should apply like butter.  Once dried very hard to tell them apart.  I forwarn you be patient while polishing my suggestion apply 1 and 2 thinly and 3 thick to even out. Make sure each coat dries before applying the next one.  I can see the shimmer on both under my ott light.  Even though Riva and Sky are streaky I'm glad I own them because I  love the color.
So if you don't want to shell out the dollars on Riva get Sky.  HTH
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