News: Steal This Secret Formula for Chanel Nail Polish (Sorry, Coco!)

Steal This Secret Formula for Chanel Nail Polish (Sorry, Coco!)

Oh, don't look so grumpy, Coco. I'm sure Nylon's secret formulas will only be used in the direst of situations:

A) Sometimes a girl can't wait for the latest runway shades to hit the shelves OR B) Dead broke! (and saving for that pricey Chanel bag anyway).

Steal This Secret Formula for Chanel Nail Polish (Sorry, Coco!)

Here are five recipes for five different Chanel shades, courtesy of Nylon. The first two have already hit the shelves, and the last three will be available in stores soon.

1. Particulière

Published last October, Nylon's recipe for Particulière, a fall 2010 color:

Steal This Secret Formula for Chanel Nail Polish (Sorry, Coco!)

Main color:  Daniella's Curve (#413) from Brucci
Add:  Explosive Meteorite (#429) from Brucci
Mix a drop of: Chinatown (#210b) from N.Y.C. Color
Add: French White (#449c) from Wet 'n Wild.

2. Nouvelle Vague

Released this summer, Chanel's Nouvelle Vague is a bright, turquoise must-have. Nylon's recipe:

Steal This Secret Formula for Chanel Nail Polish (Sorry, Coco!)

RECIPE: "Mix six parts of an opaque white polish, with three parts of Sally Hansen's Insta-Dri in "Brisk Blue," and one part of a forest green polish (CND's 'Green Scene' works great)."

3. Khaki Rose

Set to launch tonight(!) at New York's Fashion's Night Out, get ahead of the game with Nylon's recipe for Khaki Rose:

Steal This Secret Formula for Chanel Nail Polish (Sorry, Coco!)

Main color: Use Sally Hansen's Hard as Nails in "Chocolate"
Add: Brucci Nail Hardener in "Crème De Cocoa"
And a drop of: American Apparel's "Summer Peach"

4. Khaki Vert

Set to launch tonight(!) at New York's Fashion's Night Out, get ahead of the game with Nylon's recipe for Khaki Vert:

Steal This Secret Formula for Chanel Nail Polish (Sorry, Coco!)

Main color: American Apparel's "Summer Peach"
Add: Brucci Nail Hardener in "Crème De Cocoa"
And a drop of: Any bright green

5. Khaki Brun

Set to launch tonight(!) at New York's Fashion's Night Out, get ahead of the game with Nylon's recipe for Khaki Brun:

Steal This Secret Formula for Chanel Nail Polish (Sorry, Coco!)

Main color: Brucci Nail Hardener in "Crème De Cocoa"
Add: American Apparel's "Summer Peach"
And a drop of: Any bright red

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