YSL Spring 2014 – #48 Rose Scabiosa (LE) & #49 Rouge Pablo

The Spring Look 2014 Collection from Yves Saint Laurent Beauté features 2 new nail lacquer shades, #48 Rose Scabiosa (limited edition) & #49 Rouge Pablo (permanent) – and both hues are nothing short of utter perfection. What makes these two unique, is not so much their colour (we’ve all seen pink & reds done before), but their application: effortless, luxuriously glossy and long-wearing.

A word about the YSL brush: wide, angled & densely bristled, application is completely effortless – once you get the hang of working with it. The trick is to apply very light pressure and let the bristles splay out on their own, which in turn helps the polish flow evenly across the entire surface of the nail.

YSL – #48 Rose Scabiosa (LE) & #49 Rouge Pablo

In case you’re wondering at the name: the above flower is a ‘Rose Scabiosa’ (source)

#48 Rose Scabiosa, Limited Edition (CAN $27.00) – a lavender-tinged pink hue with a hybrid crème-jelly application, and a formula that is absolutely STELLAR. Highly pigmented, non-streaky, self-levelling and ending with an über-glassy shine, there is nothing I don’t love about this shade … and I’m not usually a fan of pink! Coats applied: 2, no top coat (NO TOP COAT!)

YSL – #48 Rose Scabiosa (LE)

#49 Rouge Pablo (CAN $27.00) – I thought that #48 Rose Scabiosa was amazing, but this beauty totally blew me away; a hot maraschino cherry-red hue with coral undertones in the base, this is a true 1-coater (although I did apply two for photographic reasons). A crème that displays jelly-esque tendencies (ridiculously glossy & a plush, almost cushiony look), the formula was perfection in every way: self-levelling and highly pigmented – and non-staining upon removal (but don’t skip your base just the same). Coats applied: 2, plus top coat

YSL – #49 Rouge Pablo

YSL – #49 Rouge Pablo sponged over #48 Rose Scabiosa (LE)

With so many pinks & cherry-red hues in my personal collection, #48 Rose Scabiosa & #49 Rouge Pablo still manage to stand out with their totally amazing formulas (are you sick of hearing me say that yet?). My opinion is that both shades transcend the seasons and can be literally worn year-round – not to mention the fact that they should suit all skin tones across the spectrum – but I intend to have them in full rotation this Summer. Think I’m going to start channelling that warmth now, in fact …

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