Manic.Monday: 50 shades of grey? You only need one with YSL Gris Underground

There are many premium brand nail polishes out there, but one of my favourites is definitely the YSL range. I now have several of their gorgeous polishes and they are all amazing, but today I'll continue exploring the what's included in the A/W 2013 collections and trends. YSL have released 3 new shades as part of their A/W makeup collection this year which is a very striking, glamorous, vampy and dark look - you may have seen the stunning campaign photos with Cara Delevingne - WOW is all I say.

The polish that Cara is wearing is Gris Underground which is an amazing, opaque ash grey shade that would fit right in with the camouflage trend seen on the runways of Michael Kors, Alexander Wang and Christopher Kane.

YSL offers a lovely range of colors. I have previously shown a favourite of mine, Bleu Majorelle which is a great example from the vibrant and dramatic options, and here's an example from the other side of the spectrum with a more toned down, neutral, "city" look. There is definitely a YSL shade to suit everyone and this delicate grey is so pretty and unexpected on your nails.

These polishes have the most amazing wide brush. If I place it in the middle of my nail and gently press down to fan the brush out, it'll cover 99% of my nails on all fingers (except my thumb), so you will actually get as good as full coverage in one clean sweep - it is FANTASTIC! This and the great formula which is a little bit thicker than most, but still very workable - makes it so easy to apply evenly. After one coat you do have super coverage, but since I like my nails very opaque I always have 2 coats + topcoat, which is what I'm wearing in the pic. You will easily get 4 days wear out of this polish and although it is a bit more pricey than some other brands, I look at it as an investment (not that I need an excuse really).

 

It doesn't happen very often that you get great range of colors, great formula, great brush and great long wear in one single polish brand, but for me YSL doesn't disappoint in any of these areas. This lovely muted grey makes me think of film noir, and femme fatales that you would see in old spy movies, and although I won't be trying the very powerful and daring eye makeup that we've seen I will definitely enjoy wearing Gris Underground. I may have found the only grey shade I need, but I suspect it won't be the only YSL polish I'll pick up this season.

Michael Kors A/W Collection 2013