Barry M - Mushroom

Oh.... Barry M...... let's never fight again.  No, really, it wasn't you.  It was me.

This is exquisite.  Creamy, luscious, good enough to eat.  Ok, don't do that last bit.

And I suspect this is might be a dupe for Chanel's Particuliere.  Seriously, click on this article and check out the dupe-iness.  I think Mushroom might be lighter and browner than Particuliere (which is more of a grey influenced taupe), but the differences are minimal.

Just on my ongoing hunt for beautiful taupes, China Glaze, can you please bring back Channelesque?  My last bottle is a quarter of the way through and I'm getting nervous.

You've Got Duped - Channelesque vs Wild Ride

This only came to me this this morning, but I was wondering if kit's Wild Ride could be a dupe for China Glaze's Channelesque. So I lined them up side by side and this is the result (click for larger version).

Mmm, ladies, I think we have a dead ringer.  I can't tell these apart.  They literally are the same lacquer.  Colour-wise, at any rate.

The difference is in the quality.  And, I know I'm going to be controversial when I say this, but I think kit's formula is marginally better (Wild Ride glides on that little bit smoother and, best of all, I only need one coat for it to be opaque).

So, for my ladies who live overseas and can't get kit, if you liked the look of Wild Ride, you will get the same result with Channelesque!

kit - Wild Ride

Well, you guys saw the matte version of Wild Ride this morning.  And it was glorious.  Now here's the gloss version.

Mmmm, equally glorious!

A creamy, mushroom taupe that I can see my own reflection in?  What's not to love?!

Application of this is just as good as Dream Run.  It glides on smoothly and is opaque in one coat.  Yes, this is yet another one coater from kit.  Without top coat.  Truly extraordinary.

Ladies, without exaggeration, kit Cosmetics have one of the best formulas I've seen in recent years.  Creamy, one coat, high shine lacquers in on trend colours.  I don't think you can ask for more. 

I really hope they start selling overseas because it seems totally unfair that it's just us Aussies who get to enjoys these beautiful gems.  I think I might have to start a petition.  Or start praying more.

kit - Wild Ride + Matte

Today, I decided to show you guys the matte version first. Because I'm just a crazy and unpredictable girl. Or just contrary. You decide.

Wild Ride is another limited edition lacquer from kit Cosmetics.

Although many people find them boring, I love mushroom taupes.  I mean, one of my favourite lacquers - Channelesque - is a mushroom taupe.  I find them to be a great alternative to pale pinks for work and, seriously, I don't think there is anything that says understated elegance, with a touch of sexy, more than a taupe.

But even I, with my love of this type of colour, could not predict how utterly scrumptious this colour would turn out as a matte.  Ladies, I don't want to overstate the situation but I am going to wear this manicure like a rented prom dress - often, with a glass of wine (which I will no doubt spill) and with wild abandon.

China Glaze - Channelesque

I seriously can't believe that it's been nearly a month since You've Got Nail was launched and this is my first China Glaze manicure.

China Glaze features heavily in my lacquer collection. I truly believe the formulas are just as good, if not better, than OPI. I also find that their collections are always really interesting, resulting in me buying far more than I can afford to buy. Buying China Glaze is a guilty pleasure.

Channelesque, which is from the Creme Couture Collection, seems like a really boring mushroom / taupe colour but I adore it.

It is a classic China Glaze. Opaque in one coat and applies like a dream.

Longevity is absolutely brilliant with this. I can apply this on a Sunday night (getting ready for work the next day) and it will still look fabulous come Friday. This is definitely the type of colour you can just put on and forget about.

I always get complimented on Channelesque. I was wearing this a few months ago during a meeting with one of my Group Managers. I asked him a question, at which which point, he said 'Sorry, I was distracted. That nail polish is really beautiful'. He then spent the next five minutes - awkwardly I should add - admiring it and getting all the details about it from me so that he could go and buy it for his wife!

I am a big lover of mushroom / taupe colours. I think they work brilliantly for work and they certainly beat having to wear pastel pinks all the time.

But my husband hates me wearing this. He thinks it looks like soggy cardboard. What do you guys think?