Butter London 2013 Summer Holiday Collection

Butter London 2013 Summer Holiday Collection

I'm a fan of Butter London and I like that I can usually get them with a coupon code or through a sale. It makes the price tag a bit easier to swallow. I saw that b-glowing had the 2013 Summer Holiday collection and since I had a coupon I bought them. I am a bit iffy on the collection as a whole. They are all pretty but nothing new or exciting. I find it kind of boring especially considering the amazing holiday colors they recently released. I loved all of those but these not so much. I do like them but I suggest waiting for a sale if you do fall in love with one but I think these could be duped from other brands that are on the cheaper side. 

Bit Faker is an opaque mix of browns, bronze and orange/red glitter. This is one coat with topcoat. 

Bobby Dazzler is a pewter/tarnished silver with hint of a lilac undertone. It's very reflective and has a wonderful formula for a chrome polish. It wears well too. I wore this one for close to two days and except for the pointer finger it looks good. This is two coats but I could have done one easily. 

Champers is a champagne shimmer. It's a very flattering color on me. This is two coats. The second photo is blurred to show the shimmer better. 

Marbs is a bright gold shimmer. It looks oddly green toned on me in reality. I'm not the biggest fan of this one but I can see it looking amazing on someone with darker skintone - which is about 90% of the population. This is two coats. 

Poole is the odd man out with this collection. They are all metallic in nature except for Poole which is a dusty aqua creme. The formula is not perfect in that it doesn't self level completely. You can see some creasing in the below photos. The first photo is color correct. It reminds me of other dusty green/blue/aqua colors polishes. This is three coats. 

Sun Baker is a vibrant orange shimmer. I like this one! It's very juicy and bright and cheerful. This is two coats. 

OPI Designer Series (DS) Shimmer

OPI Designer Series (DS) Shimmer

I have posted bottle shots of all the OPI Designer Series polishes. You can find them on my Flickr account if you would like to check them out. 

I showed this one before but I didn't like the photos so I decided to photograph it again. I like to think I have improved a little in my photography skills. A soft silver holo that I enjoy but I do have a weakness for the Designer Series line from OPI. This is three coats with topcoat.

Etude House If Story Kit 4: If the White Witch Melts with Love

Etude House If Story Kit 4: If the White Witch Melts with Love

The fourth duo from Etude House. I'm curious to see if they will release more of these sets. Or maybe they have and I don't know about them. I purchased this from The Cutest Makeup. I posted Set One, Set Two and Set Three already if you would like to see them. I think the first set is my favorite so far. 

This is If the White Witch over Essie Bangle Jangle. This was very thick so I got bubbles and it didn't settle completely. It will need thinner for sure next time I wear it. 

This is two coats of Melts with Love over Butter London Foundation. The base is tinted but I wanted to make sure my stained nails were somewhat covered. 

Finger Paints Holiday 2012 Holiday of Wonders

Finger Paints Holiday 2012 Holiday of Wonders

I'm such a sucker for holiday collections and, normally, I really enjoy what Finger Paints' holiday collections. This one is kind of 'eh' - not awful but nothing really exciting or new though they are pretty and cheerful. I bought these at my local Sally and they only had one bottle of each color. I asked the sales clerk and she said that her store only got one bottle of each color. Stingy bastards! 

Midnight Sleigh Ride. Gorgeous formula. A mid-tone blue with small flecks of shimmer. It's oddly chilly looking on the nail. This is one coat. 

Santa's Magic is a very blingy holo silver glitter. This is one coat over Midnight Sleigh Ride and the glitter applies really well and with good coverage. 

Elves Bells is a dull gold glitter with round opalescent pieces. I'm on the fence with this one since I really like the round opalescent pieces but I'm not loving the shade of gold. This is two coats. 

HollyDazzle is a cherry red with some really stunning shimmer. Woven within the polish is violet shimmer. Awesome but really difficult to photograph. The little hint of violet makes this a bit different from the standard red but this reminds me strongly of China Glaze Cherry Pie but more dense. Two coats. 

Merry Mistletoe is sheer. I mean very, very sheer. I tried wearing it alone but after five (yes five!) coats I still had very obvious nail showing. I decided to layer it over Orly Lucky Duck and it looks just like China Glaze White Cap. Bummer because in the bottle it looks like a grass green with tons of golden shimmer. Two coats  layered over the Orly. 

Sparkle and Snowflake is your standard silver and holo glitter. It's a more dense version of China Glaze Fairy Dust. One coat over the above manicure. 

Glitter Spam: Sephora by OPI Jewelry Top Coats

Glitter Spam: Sephora by OPI Jewelry Top Coats

Have you seen the giveaway/raffle?

I caved and bought some of the new Sephora by OPI Jewelry Top Coats which is just a fancy name for glitter. I had a 20% off friends and family code and I love a discount. I also love glitter!! I thought I would spam you. These can be purchased at Sephora which is where I bought mine. 

Glitter! Glitter! Glitter!

Come to Papa-razzi has gold, orange and black glitter and I'm really smitten with it. This is one coat over China Glaze Westside Warrior. 

The Golden Age has gold and silver glitter but I only see gold. I'm sure the silver is in there but the gold overwhelms everything. This is one coat over Orly Plum Noir. 

Lights, Glammer-a, Action has teal, gold and silver glitter. Very pretty but I don't understand the 'a' after 'Glammer'. This is one coat over Models Own Grey Day. 

Mauve-ie Star in the Making has purple, pink and gold glitter. I like this one but the purple glitter is light and very close in color to the pink glitter so you see the difference more in the shade. This is one coat over OPI You Don't Know Jacques Suede.