Friday, May 29, 2009

Butter London Big Smoke

Today we have another Butter London polish, this time up is Big Smoke, which is a dusky medium navy blue. I like the color a lot. The formula on this one, not so much. I used four very generous coats, and still in some places in the light I can slightly still see through. So I'm slightly disappointed,now I know why it was sat there so full in the collection. XD But, with a white or black base that can be remedied depending on how dark you want to go I reckon. Photographs a tad darker than it is. Four coats with a top of Poshe. Bottle shot!



Indoor lighting.



Outdoors, it was a bit drizzly so this wasn't in the normal spot but best place I could get with good light. Should it clear will take another picture.


Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Butter London Mariner

Here's a lovely vampy blackened green I've been wanting to wear for a while but hadn't when I'd the longer nails. Butter London's Mariner. This shows up so dark,very nearly black. Check it out in the bottle.



In fact once on you can it is hard to detect the green, but it super pretty. The only way to clearly see it start green is to see the hot mess the first coat leaves, which is a streaky horror, but the second coat adheres like a dream and all is forgiven. Really the second coat takes away the horror of the first. The square bottle is fiddly to deal with. But I'm showing the first coat because it does show the green base. Mess below, take a sedative before looking!



Two coats of Mariner, indoor lighting, with a top coat of Poshe.



Outdoor, sunlight.


Sunday, May 24, 2009

Zoya Indigo Polish

I decided to leave the bottle picture bigger so you could see the multi colored glitter flecks in the polish. When applied they really aren't prevalent on, but they are there and will catch the odd light here and there. Quite pretty.



I need to get some vaseline so I can try the tip about clean, this pooled a fair bit around my cuticles the Poshe kinda 'helped' that out too. Two coats of Zoya's Indigo with a top coat of Poshe. Indoor lighting.



Outdoor light, slightly overcast.



Wasn't able to capture the glitter effect, but it is hard to see even when looking for it with the bare eye, it is a pretty surprise that catches the eye sometimes. Maybe with a third coat, hmmm.


Hope everyone is having an excellent week-end!

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Nyx Asphalt Polish

I've been so excited to give this one a turn, it is Nyx polish in Asphalt. Which is a black base polish with rainbow glitter, it is wildly fun. Love it! This is two coats with of course a top off of Poshe.



Indoor lighting.



Outdoors in sunlight.



And I'd caved on my no buy this month, and bought three Zoya polishes. Indigo with it's multi colored glitter I couldn't resist, and of course I couldn't stop at one so to keep it company on it's journey with it came Rihana and Dita.


Tuesday, May 19, 2009

KO Ox

Well, I trimmed my nails to nubbins, of course today I miss the length. lol. Naturally! XD But really when the polish was off the peeling and staining wasn't pretty, it was like split ends on the nails they were due to come off unfortunately, but I did enjoy them! Also this is fun because I've a good array of dark polishes to swatch and I like how they look on my nails a shorter size, on others I like the vampy/ longer length combination but on my hand I think it looks alien! Ahh well without further adieu...Knock Out Ox!


Indoor lighting.



Outside, in the sun no less!



This is a gorgeous plummy ox blood purple. Two coats. During high school I used to dye my hair this shade, and sport a pair of doc martins in this color too. heheh.

Monday, May 18, 2009

Color Club Electronica /KO Ox bottle

Ugh still without corrector, but here is the glorious Color Club Electronica, I don't know why despite lighting conditions it photographs such a royal blue, but is it ever a deep shimmering purple irl. Don't mind the almighty horror I made of my index fingernail, they state of them with using the nail guides for the french tips and all the acetone have made them quite icky so I'm going to trim them tonight.


In bottle shot of CC Electronica.



Indoor lighting. Two coats, with a top of Poshe, for the length a third coat wouldn't of been amiss some spots I could still see a bit of streak through in the length.



Outdoors.




Oh and Ox came today, so very excited about this, my future nubbins can't wait.


Friday, May 15, 2009

Full Hand Amour Rainbow Hologram/Revlon Black Lingerie

First of all I'd like to thank you for all the input, I'll reply here instead of replying in the comments. I truly appreciate your taking the time out to comment and I'm totally going to implement a lot of it! I've got an idea brewing about a giveaway that hopefully I can have going at the beginning of the month as well now.



<3s ladies!



I'd been concerned because I'd lost a follower and you are all super dear to me, so any thing I can do to improve and keep you engaged is something important!


I reckon the FFXI post is what caused it lol. Can't promise something that horribly dirty nerdy wont happen again in future! Will try and keep that to a minimum.



Decided to retry Amour's Rainbow Hologram with the Revlon Black Lingerie tips, with Poshe top coat. I'd shown it on just one nail the other day because I'd rushed it and gotten frustrated. It was worth redoing, and I think I'd like to get more of these Amour (Unique Ruby not withstanding! hur hur!)


Indoor lightning.



Outdoors,really shows the iridescent sparkles. Such a milky pink base too, that builds on a second coat, but this is just one coat over the black with the Poshe top. Again sorry about the clean up, corrector pen ahoy and better remover.