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11 March, 2012

Japanese NOTD: Anna Sui - 201

I promised you a pretty swatch and here it is.

I bought this bottle of Anna Sui polish a few years ago duty-free before flying out of Japan.  I fell in love with the rose-themed packaging so bought this polish, a pink eyeshadow and a lipstick. 201 is a soft mauve lilac cream with a very subtle hint of multi-coloured micro-glitter - in bright light I could detect pink, silver, blue, green and orange.  More obvious in the bottle, the glitter becomes a subtle shimmer on the nail and dries to a smooth finish.  The other thing about this polish is the rose scent.  It permeated through my topcoat and my nails smelt subtly of roses for days - we're talking lasting through several rounds of hand washing and showers!  I remember my Anna Sui eyeshadow initially had a subtle rose scent too but that has faded over time.

This was beauty in a bottle and a very classic, wearable look for me.  I loved wearing it on my nails all last week.  I couldn't narrow down which pictures I wanted to post so here are quite a few...

Full sun


Shade




What do you think about scented nail polish?

Enjoy your weekend.

Vita :)
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10 comments:

  1. KristyMarch 11, 2012 at 4:14 PM

    Pretty & those bottles are super cute

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    1. VitaMarch 11, 2012 at 6:27 PM

      I love the rose shaped bottles, wish I had more *sigh*. I've seen new Anna Sui polish in dress shaped bottles - cute but expensive too I'm thinking...

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  2. LeanneMarch 11, 2012 at 7:49 PM

    I really love this colour and I would buy it even it wasn't scented! So pretty!

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    1. VitaMarch 12, 2012 at 8:54 PM

      Thanks Leanne :) It's even lovelier in real life!

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  3. SaumyaMarch 11, 2012 at 9:45 PM

    wow !! this is indeed a very pretty swatch .. and lovely packaging too .. i really get carried by good packagings ..

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    1. VitaMarch 12, 2012 at 8:55 PM

      I always get drawn in by good packaging Saumya - I'm right there with you :)

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  4. Liz (Beauty Reductionista)March 12, 2012 at 3:50 AM

    Gosh, this is pretty!! I wonder if I can find this here... I would have remembered the shade if I saw it. Hmmm...!

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    1. VitaMarch 12, 2012 at 8:59 PM

      I bought this shade about 3 years ago. I don't know if it's still in the line?? Good luck, I do hope you find it because it's a very flattering colour. xoxo

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  5. Bear WoodsMarch 13, 2012 at 5:43 AM

    The shade and the pretty shimmer makes me weak and it's a bummer that we don't have this here

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    1. VitaMarch 13, 2012 at 9:42 PM

      Don't you hate that! I had to buy this O/S myself.

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