Fall Beauty 2008: Part One, 'A Oui Bit of Red'

Fall is just around the corner, and already I feel like breaking out a new trench coat, rich red lips, and this new Marimekko umbrella, bought by suggestion from The Glam Guide. While I haven't been able to do those things yet, my nails are already sporting glam fall colors.This year, fall is all about rich chocolates, smoky violets, and lustrous burgundies, which is punctuated by brilliant reds.
Yum!

The transitions from the summer shades to the deeper, richer colors of fall comes in the form of mauves, purples, browns, and, of course, scarlet reds.
Am I the only one who is a fan of dark red nails in the summer? I refrain from decorating my fingernails with scarlet in spring and summer, the color is far too demeaning for the light summer months. I opt for lighter, sheerer colors in the summer. However, this year, fall comes back with a host of rich, dark colors perfect for a connoisseur of berry nail colors.

And the nail collections! Already, I'm a fan of MAC's Limited Edition Illegal Purple, from the Cult of Cherry Line which is described as a 'Creamy Blackened Eggplant'. It is more of a deep mauve color on my toes, which suits me just fine.

Perplexing, which is also a limited edition color is a beatiful deep purple-blue, accented by the captivating sparkles, but only in the bottle. The color, I'm sorry to say, is a bit garish and innapropriate on my nails, but it does add a sort of beauty to my otherwise cluttered vanity.

As well, OPI's new La Collection de France is a beautiful collection of OPI's new fall polishes.
I am personally rocking Bastille My Heart on my fingertips, which is a beautiful, deep red burgandy.
A Oui Bit of Red (hence the title) and Louvre Me Louvre me Not also made big impacts on my nails. (Does anyone love OPI's names as much as I do?). I was tempted to buy the whole collection, the colors are gorgeous, but alas, I restrained myself from reaching for Baguette me Not, and bought Bastille My Heart (rich burgundy), A Oui Bit of Red (brilliant red), Louvre Me Louvre me Not (royal purple), Parlez-VousOPI? (smoky violet), and I'm Fondue of You (milk chocolate). The only one I didn't like was I'm Foudue of You, which made my nails look a bit like I had dipped them in a very washed-out version of chocolate. It did look quite pretty in the bottle, however.

One of my old personal favourites, is Chanel's Le Vernis in Tulipe Noire, which I'm guessing means 'Black Tulip?'. My basic French does not leave much to be desired. It is a beautiful hue of burgundy, and is my all-time favourite fall nail color. I use this every fall, and it complements perfectly with my skintone.






I also bought Candy Darling and Chinatown from NARS, and one was dissapointing, and the other was amazing. Although I was inclined to love the Chinatown, the deep 'blood red' actually looked like more of a purpley-red, and wasn't very appealing when it dried. However, the Candy Darling was beautiful, a sheer pink that looked good on my nails, which I will save for next spring, when flowers bloom again;)

Laura Mercier's Daring and Avant Garde were both pretty in their own ways. Daring was a rich burgundy reminiscent of the aforementioned Tulipe Noire, and Avant Garde reminded me of Illegal Purple, also aforementioned in this post. However, Avant Garde looked a little too deep on my nails, as did Illegal Purple, but looked fab on my toenails. Maybe it's just because I'm seeing it form farther away? Who knows.
Laura Mercier's colors can only be ordered online from Sephora, and I highly recommend you get the 'Temporarily Out of Stock' 24 Karat, which looks great paired with black peep toes.

I'm loving the new French-inspired colors, and the classic reds, chocolates, and caramels! This fall, my nails are sure to be changing colors like the leaves change colors (hmm, that sounded better in my head).
Up next, Fall Beauty 2008: Part Two, 'Cult of Cherry'!