Barielle Big Apple Red
A classic bright red which is a staple of most nail polish collections. It has a very nice and smooth formula. While I would classify this as a cream, it does have a hint of jelly-like quality to the formula. It took two coats to reach my desired opacity. Has a slightly satin finish as it dries, so I used a top coat...
| Swatch Details | |
 | Brand: Barielle Collection: New York Style, Fall/Winter 2012 Color Name/Number: Big Apple Red, 5262 Number of coats: 2 Top Coat: Yes Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP) |
Barielle Central Park
Medium dusty forest green cream. Formula is nice, maybe slightly thicker than I prefer. It is very pigmented and can provide full coverage in one thick or two average coats. I used two coats with no top coat for the swatches here. I'm actually excited to try this as a stamping polish since it is a bit thicker and very pigmented. I'll report on that later...
| Swatch Details | |
 | Brand: Barielle Collection: New York Style, Fall/Winter 2012 Color Name/Number: Central Park, 5263 Number of coats: 2 Top Coat: No Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP) |
Barielle Soho at Night
A dusky plum purple cream with a bit of a squishy jelly feel. I love, love, love this color. The photos just don't do it justice. It reminds me a bit of Zoya Monica from the Designer collection. I'll try to do a comparison of the two. Two coats for full coverage. Swatches are with no top coat...
| Swatch Details | |
 | Brand: Barielle Collection: New York Style, Fall/Winter 2012 Color Name/Number: Soho at Night, 5264 Number of coats: 2 Top Coat: No Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP) |
Barielle Fifth Avenue Boutique
A pink coral cream. This also has some jelly to the formula. Unlike the rest of the polishes in this collection, it took three coats to build up to full coverage. It is a bit more pink in real life than what shows on my monitor. The camera tends to give me "carrot" hands with these shades. The formula is very nice, dries slightly darker than bottle color. No top coat in the swatches...
| Swatch Details | |
 | Brand: Barielle Collection: New York Style, Fall/Winter 2012 Color Name/Number: Fifth Avenue Boutique Number of coats: 3 Top Coat: No Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP) |
Barielle Greenwich Village
A nude cream with a green shimmer. Yup! Green shimmer and I absolutely love it. This might be my favorite from the collection, although Soho at Night is a strong contender. I couldn't get the light just right for the shimmer to show well in the swatches. I will have to catch the sunshine and show this beauty in a better light. This surprised me needing only two coats for full coverage. No top coat used...
The pretty shimmer shows well in the bottle and does show up similarly on the nail. It needs direct light to be seen best...
| Swatch Details | |
 | Brand: Barielle Collection: New York Style, Fall/Winter 2012 Color Name/Number: Greenwich Village, 5266 Number of coats: 2 Top Coat: No Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP) |
I hope you enjoyed the swatches! What are you favorites?
Thanks for looking!
Anutka :)
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