New, fun Chanel polishes are out, and you’re going to love these spring colours! I’m swatching them for you with a quick review, starting with Chanel Verde Pastello, a fresh turquoise creme.

My bottle of Verde Pastello has some weird wrinkles in the glass, just below the cap.

My bottle of Verde Pastello has some weird wrinkles in the glass, just below the cap.

I really love any turquoise blue-green shade, and this is no exception.

Formula: Creme, no shimmer

Coats: Two for full opacity

Brush: Standard, soft with a slightly rounded tip

Swatch of Verde Pastello

For my swatch I started with my current base coat combination of Jessica Fusion and Orly Bonder. I used two coats of Verde Pastello and finished with one coat of Seche Vite.

Close up on this gorgeous creme polish - no shimmer in Chanel Verde Pastello

Close up on this gorgeous creme polish – no shimmer here!

This polish covered really well with two coats for complete opacity. It dries fairly quickly, so it can drag if you try to go over a spot.

Verde Pastello dries relatively shiny, but I’d definitely use top coat for this. It doesn’t have that jelly-like consistency which provides built-in gloss.

Chanel Giallo Napoli swatch Neapolis Spring 2018

 

Similar Chanel nail polish colours

I thought I’d show you how some other Chanel shades in my stash compare:

Chanel Fraicheur swatch, a soft pale green.

Chanel Fraîcheur swatch, a soft pale green.

Chanel Fraîcheur is the most similar, but much more green than Verde Pastello. It was released in 2015, and is very similar to the cult classic Jade.

Swatch of Chanel Nouvelle Vague, from Summer 2010 - this is the closest to Chanel Verde Pastello in my collection

Swatch of Chanel Nouvelle Vague, from Summer 2010 – this is the closest to Chanel Verde Pastello in my collection

Despite the Seche Vite in my hand, this is actually Chanel Nouvelle Vague. It’s similar to Fraîcheur, with a bit more blue, but less than Verde Pastello. It’s also less saturated. My skin looks weird af in this very old photo – sorry!

Chanel Summer 2016 Swatches Monochrome Swatch

A swatch of Chanel Monochrome from Summer 2016

Chanel Monochrome is much more greyed out, but has similar undertones – if this polish suits you, I think you’ll like Verde Pastello. Monochrome is from the Summer 2016 collection.

A saturated turquoise from Chanel in my stash - this is inspired by the Mediterranean sea

A saturated turquoise from Chanel in my stash – this is inspired by the Mediterranean sea

Finally, Chanel Mediterranée, which is a much more saturated and deeper turquoise from Summer 2015.

Chanel Nuvola Rosa Swatch Neapolis Spring 2018

Chanel Verde Pastello

I really like this minty, aqua turquoise shade, and it’s different to any other Chanel polish in my collection.

A saturated turquoise from Chanel in my stash - this is inspired by the Mediterranean sea

Verde Pastello is a beautiful soft turquoise blue from Chanel’s Neapolis collection

I was pleasantly surprised how completely opaque it was in two coats. Lighter pastel shades have a tendency to sheer out, but this didn’t.  I got mine from John Lewis, where this shade is in stock at the time of writing.

Chanel Verde Pastello by Keely's Nails on PinterestAre you a fan of turquoise too? Would you rock this in Spring/Summer? Let me know in the comments!