Collection: Guerlain Summer 2016
Earlier this year, Guerlain released La Petite Robe Noire Deliciously Shiny Nail Colour, the polish in the adorable bottles with the ridiculously long product name. The first shade I tried was Black Perfecto, and you can read a more detailed review of this polish line in that post.
Over the summer, Guerlain released a new limited edition shade, Denim Jacket (008), and I picked it up during one of Shoppers Drug Mart’s Spend Your Points events. It’s the sweetest soft blue cream, barely light enough to qualify as a pastel, with hints of powdery grey and cornflower.
Paired with the shimmery pink My First Nail Polish and you have the perfect set for a baby shower!

Haulage from Shoppers Drug Mart (September 2016).

The formula is very smooth, even, and well-pigmented. It covers perfectly in two coats. I have no complaints! The wide, rounded paddle brush with nicely pliant bristles is both easy to use and yet a little tricky for me, personally, as my nails are a little on the small side.
This polish could dry to a glossier finish—it is called “Deliciously Shiny”, after all!—but it’s a minor quibble. I tend to use a shiny top coat over a manicure, anyway.

One more thing: like so many Guerlain cosmetics, this nail polish is scented. I don’t think I realized that with Black Perfecto! But this polish definitely has that Guerlain rose-violet scent when dry, though it’s not strong and I have to stick my nails under my nose to really smell it. It’s the same scent in the Méteorites powders, a bit of powdery violet candy.
If you’re in the market for a lovely powder blue, you’d be hard-pressed to come up with one in a nicer formula that also comes in the most wonderful bottle! Seriously, I kind of want the whole line just because of the bottle and its upside-down heart cap, a design inspired by Guerlain’s iconic heart-shaped stopper perfume bottles.

Original launch, official promo.
SO MANY PINKS. Glad they introduced Denim Jacket, if only for a season!
Image: guerlain.com
♦♦♦♦♦
Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire Deliciously Shiny Nail Colour retails for US$23 / CA$27 and is 0.29 fl oz / 8.8 mL. It is made in Luxembourg.
Guerlain is a fragrance and cosmetic company based in Paris, France. It was established in 1928 and is one of the world’s oldest perfume houses. LVMH acquired Guerlain in 1994.
Guerlain polishes (that ones I have are older) are one of the high end ones I’d definitely recommend! Never had any issues with any of the colours.
This blue looks really fresh – applies slightly brighter than in the bottle. And now I really want one of these – I love the Guerlain scent…
LikeLike
I didn’t actually realize that Guerlain did nail polishes! This is such a pretty shade. And that bottle! Definitely something to keep in a vanity table 🙂
LikeLike
Yup, that’s a mouthful all right. Jeez, is there even space on the bottle? 😉
LikeLike
oh darn! how did I miss this nail color “denim jacket”?!? I don’t have anything like this in my little stash.. haha.. I want this.. a lot!
LikeLike
Love this colour!! X
LikeLike