Anna Sui Nail Color N

I know it's odd to review items from the fall collection after the holiday collection but I couldn't help myself. I wanted to stir things up and get you into the holiday spirit by unveiling the holiday collection first. Furthermore, a lot has already been said about the fall collection, Palace Sparkle, so I can afford to be a little late to the party (^ ω ~)

For the fall season, Anna Sui revamped her existing nail polish lineup. The people behind this clearly put a lot of thought into the bottle as well as the formulation. The polishes are said to be long-lasting, quick drying and are free from toluene, dibutyl phthalate and formalin making them great for both your nails and the environment.

This review will focus on one of the series - Nail Color N. The photo below is of the colours that I have. Clockwise from bottom left: 005 Splash Gold, 013 Silk White, 405 Vivid Red, 500 Antique Gold.

Name: Anna Sui アナ スイ Nail Color N ネイルカラー N
Price: RM 54 for 8 ml
@cosme rating: 4.7 ★
Release date: 1.10.2011

The polishes are dressed in a vintage gown.

The brush was a pleasure to use, it is wide and four strokes are sufficient to be rid of drag marks.

005 Splash Gold has a clear base colour with tiny yellow gold flecks and large silvery circular particles. The circular particles reflects light beautifully and this results in rainbow hues. The consistency is in between thick and thin which makes it easy to layer. Three coats gives you a respectable amount of glitters over bare nails. As you would expect, removal wasn't a walk in the park.

From left: one to three coats

013 Silk White is a sheer ivory polish that flashes pink at almost every angle. It contains subtle and delicate pink flecks. No matter how many layers you apply, it'll still appear slightly translucent. I wish the pictures turned out better (I couldn't capture the pink at all) because it’s a stunner!

To further enhance the effect that 005 Splash Gold / 013 Silk White gives, you can slap on a coat over darker shades. The results will amaze you! From left: SkinFood Nail Vita BW 701 as the base colour, layered with 005 Splash Gold, layered with 013 Silk White.

Aren't they gorgeous?

405 Vivid Red is a vixen red creme polish with amazing consistency. It has a great single coat opacity and a high gloss finish. Most people will opt for two coats to achieve full opacity but you can get away with a single coat.

500 Antique Gold is a glitter polish packed with small bronze particles suspended in a clear base. A minimum of three coats is needed to achieve the opacity shown below. I can see myself working through it quickly as the bottle is only 8 ml.

I didn’t have any wear issues, just minor tip wear after two days for all four polishes, so the claim that it is long lasting isn't quite true. They also dried very quickly without the help of a top coat. That being said, all of them except for 405 Vivid Red can benefit from a top coat to remove the grittiness.

These polishes provide a beautiful tea rose scent when dry. I couldn't stop sniffing my fingers! The scent does not linger though and will fade within a day.

The press release also included some nail art styles and I decided to include them in this entry to serve as inspiration for all you talented nail artists out there~

Colours used: 506 Feather Gold, 323 Deep Rose, 802 Sparkle Gold

Colours used: 904 Tuxedo Green, 705 Silk Beige, 608 Brilliant Orange

There are 32 colors in the range and I believe the finish varies from colour to colour. You can purchase any of the Anna Sui nail polish shades at Anna Sui counters nationwide, where you'll also find a base coat and a top coat for the ultimate manicure / pedicure experience.

(Source: Promotional images are taken from Anna Sui's press release and the last picture is from annasui-cosmetics.com/)

Disclosure: Press samples.