‘Catherine’ is an interesting shade best described as a multi-tonal greyed out aubergine; I know that sounds like a mouthful, but it truly is one of those polishes that seem to change colour every time you move the bottle or your hand around. There are silver undercurrents running through it and I also see very small micro-particles of green, gold and magenta. The closest match I could find in my collection that resembles Catherine is Silver Purple by Dior, although the latter has only the silver shimmer running through it.
‘Anne’ is a perfect shade for those who love a darker Fall colour; in the bottle it looks like a dusky olive green with obvious pink and gold shimmer throughout. On the nail it translates slightly darker, but the shimmer gives it a depth that brings out the jewelled richness of this shade.
It reminds me of those lush brocade fabrics those Elizabethans loved so much! Among my nail polish collection, the closest matches I could find were NARS Mash which is slightly more greener tinged, and MAC Seriously Hip which has a blacker base and chunkier golden glitter.
‘Catherine H.’ is unique among my collection in that I have nothing that even remotely comes close to this shade. This one is a dusty denim shade of blue, but the shimmer of aqua and pink micro-particles tend to alter the colour with movement; one second it’s periwinkle blue, another more lilac. This amazing colour brings to mind an image of an evening sky, just before darkness comes where the blue and purple meet and create this exquisite twilight shade. The camera truly cannot capture the intensity and uniqueness of this shade…or at least I can’t photograph it properly!
‘Jane’ as reviewed earlier, is the most “ready-to-wear” of the collection, being a neutral. It has the distinction of having the most versatility of the four, with a greyed-out mushroomy base, light taupe highlights, a hint of peach to make it less harsh and exceptionally fine gold, green and pink micro-shimmer throughout.
While the shimmer is not obvious on the nail, it does lend an imperceptible depth to this colour and raises it from ho-hum to edgy! Like Catherine H. above, I apologize for not capturing the essence of this shade better….you should see the subtle glimmer of it. See previous entry for swatch.
All swatches and comparisons coming soon!
