Come on Dior!

Some weeks ago I wrote about Diors spring polish Gris de Montaigne. A very beautiful grey shade that I fell in love with. But the formula was thick and I got lots of bubbles. After trying to paint with it several times and getting bubbles every time I wrote to Dior. I am not the type who sits quite in a corner when something is wrong.

I don't really know what I expected by writing to them but I got this answer:

Dear Mrs. Linder

We received your recent e-mail and wish to thank you for your interest in Dior.

We are sorry to hear about your dissatisfaction with our New Dior Vernis. We would be happy to advise you about its application.

Before they are being launched, our products are fully tested, in order to guarantee their perfect quality. To avoid the result that your mentioned in your recent email, please make sure to shake the Dior Vernis before each used. For a perfect result, please apply the varnish in thin layers. It is also not necessary to wait until the first layer is completely dry before applying the second layer.

We invite you to visit our Fragrance & Beauty pages ondior.com. for tips and advise about our new collection.

Vanessa
Dior OnLine - Parfums Christian Dior

Come on. I know how to paint my nails, I have been doing it for twenty years. 

It is your polish that is bad, despite all your tests.

Face it.

Valentine nails

Valentines day. A day for love. Of course I need to have some hearts on my nails then.

But I didn't want it to be too pretty. So I started with painting my nails with the grey creme polish Gris Montaigne from Dior. And then comes the hearty part: Heart to resist from OPI.
It is a clear polish with holo glitter and red hearts in it and it is absolutely a polish for layering. The hearts a very hard to get a hold of with the brush so I took a tooth pick and went fishing with it. Then I was able to get some hearts to get on my nails. A bit complicated I must say.

But, I did get my Valentine nails. And I already got some romance. My man left early for a long work day but when I came down to the kitchen in the morning there were a lovely bouquet of red roses and lillys waiting for me. He is a wonderful man.

Dior Gris Montaigne

I have a thing for grey. I like it on clothes and I like it as a color in my home. I think it is a fantastic color, that you can match with anything. I love how grey looks together with a bright purple, or red, or black or with silver. I can make the list long.

So when I was shown this grey creme polish, Gris Montaigne, from Diors spring collection, I couldn't resist it. And I must say, the color is beautiful. On the nail it becomes a bit darker than in the bottle. But it doesn´t matter. This is elegant.

The formula is a bit thick though, I would have liked it a bit thinner. And I am not sure I like Dior's brush. It is wide and shaped like an arrow. It is a bit hard to paint it, especially since the cap is small and not easy too hold. Maybe it is a question about technique.

And then, the big no, no. An hour after painting my nails, after taking the photo, I discovered bubbles. Lots of bubbles. Why? I painted my nails like I always do and all my products that I use are almost new. This shouldn't happen with a new polish.

But, I still love the color.

I just couldn't help myself...

The other day, when I was out getting my usual tunasallad for lunch, a woman working at the beautyshop next to the café, came up to me where I was standing in line at the café. In her hand she had a sample of Gris Montaigne, a beautiful grey polish from Diors spring collection.

She knows I love nail polish and wanted to show me.
Smart of her. Because I fell in love.
And now I have bought it. I just couldn't resist.

Dior Crème abricot

I keep bying a lot of different oils and creams for my cuticles, but there is one I always come back to sooner or later. And that is Crème abricot from Dior. It is a cuticle cream I have been using for 15 years (and more) and I love it.

It is a rich, fat cream that really softens my cuticles, they tend to become dry because all of the polish remover I use and the cold weather here in Sweden. But this makes my cuticles look healthy.

It has a kind of make up-for-old-ladies-smell, but I don't mind that because it does it job. When I use it is also very easy to pull back my cuticles at the same time.

But being so creamy this is no cream to use just before you are painting you nails. I use this at night, just before bed.
It is quite expensive, but you don't need to use much. Take a lot less than you think and that will be fine.