Something New from Louboutin

It’s not every day that nail polish gets featured in the New York Times.  What could merit coverage in the hallowed Grey Lady?  Polish that’s $50 a bottle.  Polish from Christian Louboutin.

Why on earth would a 0.4 ounce bottle of nail polish cost $50?  Well, because it’s Christian Louboutin, first of all, king of the thousand-dollar shoes.  Louboutin would argue that it’s because he was “insisting on colors that mimic the effect of Chinese lacquer, colors that are achieved, he said, by layering as many as 20 coats of paint.”

There is, of course, the iconic Louboutin red:

You gotta admit, it’s sexy!  The shape of the bottle is based on their crazy-high Ballerina Ultima, though this is the only polish color with a black brush.  The nudes come with a sort of rose-gold brush:

The noirs are capped in a sort of gunmetal:

Some polishes have little sparkle flecks in them!  Fun.  The pops are topped in silver:

These are so fun!  Oranges and pinks and purples and blues.  (And chartreuse.  Why is that still a thing?  Can anyone pull off chartreuse?)

So is the polish worth $50 a bottle?  The reviews are mixed, and a lot say the colors don’t quite match what’s shown on the site.  It might be worthwhile to go to your local Sephora and check them out in person.

But the bottle—the bottle.  It is sort of a thing of beauty!  So if you love Louboutin and you love nail polish, I can’t imagine a better way to get your fix than these.