As much as I love Chanel, I cheat sometimes and dibble dabble into other brands. It's really hard not to, especially when I'm often reading other blogs and MUA NB, when all these beautifully lacquered nails display other brands that are just different. To be honest though, I was interested in Dear Laura pa nail polishes way before Chanel became and obsession. Dear Laura pa nail polishes are from Japan and unfortunately take a litle more work to obtain in the US. Luckily, if you live in either California or NY, you'll probably be able to find a small store that carries them. If you're in NYC, there is a place in Chinatown that carries the line for about 5 dollars a pop (which for such a small amount seems like a hefty price tag, but they are quite va-va-voom on the nail). For those of you who are not from the East/West Coast, I've heard good reviews about www.cosmelandusa.com based out of California. (I cannot vouch for this information. I have not orered from them.)
Above is 2 coats of pa AA01 layered for 2 coats of Illamasqua Boosh (one of my favorite blacks). pa AA01 consists of silver dolphin shaped glitter, silver star shaped glitter and blue star shaped glitter interspersed in a clear base with blue mini glitter and silver hexagon glitter. It's pretty dramatic when layered over black. I've also done it over blue, but the black gives it a much greater contrast. Removal unfortunately still a pain, although not quite so bad with Zoya Remove. What are your thoughts on glitter?
pa AA01
