Chanel Tentation - Swatches, Review and Dupe Search

Chanel Tentation was the only one of the new Chanel Le Vernis colors I was comfortable ordering without swatching in person. The others - Distraction, Attraction and Frisson - I will just have to wait to see. I checked my local Chanel counter yesterday and they still have no idea when they'll be getting them in.

Tentation is described by Chanel as an "intense fuchsia" and that's a pretty good description. It's actually a cool-based red packed full of fuchsia/pink shimmer which does indeed give it an intense fuchsia appearance.

The photos are two coats with no top coat. Application was good, just as you would expect from a Chanel polish.

Chanel Tentation

Chanel Tentation

Chanel Tentation

Chanel Tentation

Chanel Tentation

Someone asked how close Tentation was to Chanel Rouge Carat, so I did a quick comparison.

As you can see, they are totally different!

But as I wore Tentation throughout the day, I kept thinking I had something awfully similar.  So when I got home, I poked around my stash a bit and came up with a few to do comparison shots with.

Chanel Tentation Comparison

Chanel Tentation Comparison

As you can see, most of them aren't even close to being dupes.  There is one that is VERY similar though. OPI Peru-B-Ruby. It's the most similar in color AND finish.  As far as color, the Milani Speed Up Pink is the closest color match, but it has a sparkle rather than a shimmer and is a few more coats to get the color match.

Chanel Tentation Comparison

They're not what I call dupes, but they're close. OPI Peru-B-Ruby is slightly darker and a smidge bit more on the red side of fuchsia than Tentation. They do have the same fuchsia/pink shimmer though. In this case, I'd choose Chanel Tentation. The formula is slightly better and Chanel is Cruelty-Free.

What do you think? Will you be getting this one? Or any of the new Chanel polishes?


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Red is for Ready!

Ready for what I don't know.  But I've been in a red mood lately.  Of course my guy likes red nails and after OPI Uh Oh Roll Down the Window the other day, I thought he'd appreciate it.  He HATES those wonderfully fantastic murky olive greens that I am so in love with.

I started out slowly with something "new" I found in the red family (actually it's a pretty reddish magenta pink, but he called it red so it was all good. Thank goodness for that wonderfully frustrating half colorblind Y-Chromosome.)  By "new" I mean it's actually from an old collection that just somehow magically appeared at my local HEB Plus the other day. Gotta love livin' in PoDunk USA sometimes.  It's OPI Peru-B-Ruby. As I said, it's a reddish magenta pink and it has a lovely pink shimmer.  Glides on like a dream and covers in one coat but I used two.  It's from the OPI South American Collection and I *think* now part of the Classics. If I am not mistaken, it's from Summer, 2002.

OPI Peru-B-Ruby

OPI Peru-B-Ruby

Next was an actual new one! OPI Hussy, a Merle Norman exclusive. I wasn't a huge fan of this one. It applied smoothly but dried to a weird semi-matte.  I normally use a topcoat anyway, so that, in itself, wouldn't have put me off, but it just reminds me of a China Glaze Ruby Pumps wannabe. And it falls short. It has the shimmer, but it's just not that unique or interesting to me. I have two entire nail wheels full of reds and I really could've done without this one. Love the name though!

OPI Hussy after topcoat

Finally I decided to go for a true blue-based red and was reminded that there's nothing better than a true red. China Glaze China Rouge. Perfect application in two smooth, easy coats.

China Glaze China Rouge

China Glaze China Rouge

How awesome is THAT?  (And that's before the topcoat!)