Besides its top-shelf pigmentation and oodles of micro-glitter, Dolce & Gabbana’s Nail Lacquer in Platinum ($20) has a nice surprise that makes it stand out from all the other gray polishes showing up at department store counters this spring (see Estee Lauder Wild Violets and Dior Montaigne).
The sole nail color in the new Secret Garden Collection might look like your typical shimmery silver polish in the bottle, but on my nails Platinum subtly flashes from silver to gray to green to taupe depending on the light. Very cool!
I haven’t yet tested Platinum for durability since the bottle just came in, but if it’s anything like the Dolce & Gabbana polishes from the last few seasons it should resist chipping with a good base coat.
I applied two coats of Dolce & Gabbana Nail Polish in Midnight on my toes before leaving for a trip last fall (it’s one of my “good luck” nail polishes; do you have any of those?), and being the lazy @ss that I am, I didn’t paint my nails again for a good three weeks after. By the end of the third week, my polish showed a few chips, but the color was almost as vibrant as the first day I put it on.
CAT LADY BONUS: Platinum looks particularly stunning against a backdrop of tabby fur. 🙂
PRICE: $20
AVAILABILITY: Coming soon to Dolce & Gabbana counters at Saks Fifth Avenue stores and saksfifthavenue.com
MAKEUP AND BEAUTY BLOG RATING: B+/A-
For more on the Dolce & Gabbana Secret Garden Collection, check out…
- Swatch Me I’m Falling for Dolce & Gabbana Secret Garden
- Visitors Are Welcome in the Dolce & Gabbana Secret Garden Today
- It’s No Secret: I’m Looking Forward to the Dolce & Gabbana Secret Garden Collection This Spring
When Tuesdays Attack!
Didn’t today totally feel like a Monday? Yeesh!
Kinda random, but I’ve been going through a Kate Spade phase and did some shopping last weekend for spring accessories. I was hunting for a cute clutch/pouch that’s small enough to throw into a bigger bag but cute enough to stand on its own. I think I may have found it in the Kate Spade Daycation Large Cosmetic Purse ($75).
I like that it’s roomy enough to hold a phone, cards, chump change, makeup and my camera with room to spare. All that, and the print’s cute too!
Apparently, a lot of women have been feeling this purse because it appears to be sold out of stock online. If you’re interested in it, you might call the stores in your area to see if they they’ll ship. Here’s a listing of store locations and phone numbers, just in case.
Now on to more pressing things, like dinner! What’s on the menu for tonight? I’m craving pasta…
Hope you had a lovely Tuesday 🙂
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
It looks like shades of gray (and silver, and gunmetal) seem to be the rage for the season’s nail polishes!
Oh, I know! Gray is the big thing for spring. 🙂
lovely,must have!!
Do you think you might pick this up? 🙂
Loving that polish!
Yay! 🙂 Glad you like it!
oooh, platinum looks absolutely gorgeous!
and what a cute cosmetics purse! i really love the print.
Hi Dani,
It’s a really beautiful color, isn’t it?
How was your Tuesday? Good, I hope. 🙂
Really pretty! I remember I once bought a Sally Hansen n/p that looked similar, but I think it had more silver tones.
Sally Hansen is one of my drugstore faves. 🙂
Have you ever tried the Sonia Kashuk polishes? They’re pretty good too!
I need to get my rear end to Target! Her line is on my wishlist, 🙂
Her nail polishes are GREAT for drugstore. So easy to use, and the colors are interesting!
Beautiful! Isn’t fun to match your polish to your pet? 🙂
It is!
Now I need to get kitties of every color of the rainbow, heh. 🙂
Speaking of which, what’s going on with the box o’ kittens El Hub’s co worker found? Any lined up as a potential new addition?
For now it looks like Tabs will remain king of the condo. We’re thinking an older rescue would be a better fit — maybe a one or two year old? It’s really important that Tabs not feel threatened, since he’s been our only for so long, you know? I’m thinking adopting an older kitty would give us a better idea of the cat’s personality, since you never know with very young kittens.
That polish is gorgeous! And it’s definitely fun to have kitty fur as a great backdrop for polish colors. Having a black and white kitty, there’s nothing she doesn’t “go” with. Wouldn’t want to have the cat and the nails clashing now, would we?
No we wouldn’t!
I think it’s awesome that Missy goes with everything. 🙂 What a versatile kitty!
Looks lovely, I want! I’ll have to see if I can find it here in Canada. I hope I’ll find it 🙂
Hi Christy,
I’d call Saks and ask them if they ship out to Canada!
Ooh! The polish is cute, but that Kate Spade bag steals the show. The print is adorbs!
Isn’t it fun! It feels very resort. 🙂
That polish is lovely! 🙂
I love it too!
Nail polish looks great and Tabs is an amazing model 🙂
xoxo Olga
He sure knows how to work the camera, ;)!
Hot damn, I need that color. But we don’t have a Saks here, boo! D:
You can order it online! It’s not available yet but it should be on there soon: Dolce & Gabbana Intense Nail Lacquer on SaksFifthAvenue.com
Thanks! Good to know.
Any idea when they might be posting it?
Love the shade – really sophisticated and fun!
Yes!
The nailpolish looks fabulous – and so does the Kate!
Thanks, Kristen!
The polish looks gorgeous! I can’t wait to get it.
Yay! I hope you like it. Let me know if it comes out more green on you!
I really like that color but my stash is littered with greys.
I hear ya. They’re showing up a LOT this spring.
that nail polish – i want! im on a nail polish kick these days!
i <3 your cute clutch … ive always liked how clean the lines are in kate spade's stuff! almost minimalist!
Me too. They have some cute shoes too. I’m in trouble!
How are you doing today, Nina? Good I hope!
not bad at all 🙂
how are you doing?
cute shoes = downfall!
ive been jonesing to go to the outlets … cco and kate spade are among my fave stores there!
*Gasps* That is a gorgeous shade of nail polish. I don’t think I have seen a nail polish in such shade. So elegant, and pretty.
It’s pretty unique, right? I loooove it!
It is easy to look good with such an experienced makeup model assistant! Absolutely lovely shade. Doesn’t look like much in the way of brush strokes either. Sadly, based on your paler model swatch, this would pull too green on me for my taste.
It’s true! Tabs really knows how to work his angles and smile with his eyes… makes my job 100% easier. 😉
How’s your Wednesday going?
Wednesday’s been good…but Friday will be great!
Right? I’m already counting down.
Do you have any plans yet for the weekend?
Love the nail polish!!
I have something similar from Rococo in Dollar (the texture is called molten lava) via Space NK.
Hey, LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE that kate Spade bag, the print makes that bag, isn’t?
Thanks for the heads up on the possible dupe, Lucia!
Yes, the print is a huge part of the bag. I also like that it’s big — it’s much larger than their usual flat pouches. 🙂
Are you a kate spade fan too?
omgosh this post totally inspired me to go to sephora and get something similar! i bought Queen of Everything by O.P.I, don’t know if it’ll last as long but it look reaaally similar though and it was only $12!
Oh Karen,
I bought that pink/purple abstract heart Marc Jacobs makeup bag because of you! I did see this Kate Spade makeup bag at the boutique last week and yes, it is adorable but I have to walk away.
How well does this polish hold up compared to Chanel and Dior – not so lucky with those polishes unfortunately. I dig this color so if it can last longer than 2 days without chipping consider me SOLD!!
Whoa, metallic nail polish! Can’t wait to see it arriving in Indonesia
That polish is beauuuutiful! And so’s the tabby cat! 😛
Been on a Kate Spade phase myself, hoping to get something during my next trip to the US!
How nice that the polish changes color in light. I am hopeing it is a subtle change. Cute cat!
Very nice! And it certainly is shown to its best advantage against Tabby fur. That should actually be the measure of any polish. 🙂
Omgoshhhh, im more infatuated with the kate spade cosmetic bag! Which department store did you get it at?! 🙂