When L'Oreal released their spring 2013 Trendsetter collection this past winter, I got kind of excited. The Zoya bloggers were all getting their Lovely samples and press releases, but the rest of us could still get in on the fun at our local drugstores with the new bright and lively Trendsetters. I immediately went for New Money, an absinthe green shade that's been slowly gaining speed over the past couple years.
New Money is a vibrant yellow green creme that comes across as a fresh spring green in most lights but, due to the level of yellow in this, comes across as fascinatingly dirty in others. Very cool.
C's and my first experience with the green fairy was at a Christmas party this past season, and here's a shot, pre-consumption, complete with sugar and water. The polish color is a little more indicative of what absinthe looks like before it's doctored up.
Here's New Money with a vintage De la Renta umbrella I found at an antique shop. It is April and this will be getting some use this month, lol.
I'm a big fan of L'Oreal's formula and medium sized tight, flat, tapered brush, and New Money applied beautifully. I used two coats and a topcoat.
I'm more in love with this color on my nails than I expected to be, despite really liking the idea and the color in the bottle. It's got an unexpected quality about it and is just on the other side of edgy, a perfect choice if you're looking for something a little more underground than the abundant sweet pastels this season.
Thanks for reading and have a lovely day! ♥♥
This color looks fabulous with your skin tone. I love it! Your swatches are perfection as well.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Shannon :)
DeleteOh you KNOW I'm in love with this!!
ReplyDeleteYes, I do :)
DeleteI can't tell you how many times I picked this up at Target. I have been loving greens so much lately and I think this would be so unique to my collection. I am going to grab this at Target next time I'm there...in the name of Liesl! :) Great swatches! Man oh man.
ReplyDeleteThanks, friend :) This would be a great addition to your stash, and another fun base for some of these indie glitters you've been rocking lately :)
DeleteI've passed this up so many times and now I want to go directly to the store and buy it. Very lovely on you.
ReplyDeleteSame here!
DeleteThanks, gals :) It took me a year to warm up to this kind of shade, but...yeah... I love it, lol.
DeleteGorgeous color, it's glowing!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it fabulous?! :)
DeleteWhat a lovely green! It has to be my favorite shade of green and as always, looks lovely on you !
ReplyDeleteHi, Cee! :D Thank you, and I'm glad you like!
DeleteI love, love, love this on you sis - what a perfect spring shade. I love sweet and fresh with an edge and wink!!! Great post. And of course the umbrella, how cool is this??? I am floored!!!
ReplyDeleteI knew you'd like this one :) Thanks, sis xx
DeleteI need this, this is a great dupe for the Estee shade of Absinthe, and much cheaper. So edgy!
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts exactly :)
DeleteWhoa! What a spunky punch of bright green! This shade is so fun!! It looks great on you Liesl!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Karen :) It is a fun color.
DeleteThat's a nice green. And what a lovely umbrella you got there, cool!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Gwen :D I was pretty stoked to find it! I just need to water treat it and I'll be good to go.
DeleteThis looks so springy! It's such a different looking green, I like it!
ReplyDeleteCool :) It's been fun to see a few more shades like this this year.
DeleteThis reminds me of Orly Fresh, which is what I'm wearing now!
ReplyDeleteJust googled Fresh... It looks brighter! Such a fun shade :) I bet it's really getting noticed :)
DeleteThis is a fantastic green on you! So fresh and pretty! How have I not seen this in stores before? I must look more carefully... :-)
ReplyDelete~ Yun
Thank you :) They've ended up in interesting places, I've noticed. Sometimes they're all together in their own display, sometimes they're with the core line, and sometimes they're in some random display of polishes, lol.
DeleteVery rich green. Lol.. I know rich and money eh?
ReplyDeleteBut I Like this and I usually dont fancy colors like this.
Nice one, lol ;) I don't generally go for offbeat colors, either, but this one looked like fun this year :)
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