Butter London Muggins

Good afternoon! Recently I went to my local Butter London counter to pick up a couple of the new spring shades; unfortunately, one I wanted was out of stock and the other didn't look the same in person as online swatches. Oh well! I did end up leaving with two polishes none the less: one being Muggins!

Below I used 2 coats of Muggins, without topcoat

Butter London Muggins

Butter London Muggins

Butter London Muggins

Muggins is a super subtle lavender creme, with a lot of grey in it. It's basically an even more exaggerated Light as Air. The application was a breeze. Some BL polishes, in my opinion, have tricky formulas, but Muggins didn't give me any problems! 2 coats made this polish perfectly opaque. Also, sorry for my wonky cuticles, it's been windy/dry here lately in Davis. Although I look a tad orange, the polish is pretty color-accurate.

What do you think of Muggins?

-Shelby

Butter London Black Knight

Hello ladies! Today I have for you a mani I did a few days ago- Butter London Black Knight, such a gorgeous shade!

The lighting was still not perfection outside, but I dealt.

Below I used 2 coats of Black Knight

Butter London Black Knight

Butter London Black Knight

Black Knight is a black base packed with teal, pink, orange, black, and blue glitters. This polish was a major topcoat eater! 2 coats of topcoat at minimum is required to make this smooth. My dad asked if the polish was matte and I said no, it's just eating all the topcoat I put on it haha. I do like the effect this gives, but the formulation was a bit tricky and it looks black everywhere but sunlight.

What do you think of this polish?

-Shelby

Sephora by OPI Don't Feed the Hand Models, Butter London West End Wonderland and Zoya Ziv

Good afternoon ladies! I hope you all are having a lovely holiday season. I've been doing some Christmas shopping recently and oh man, are the stores packed. I walked into Sephora today to take a quick browse and the line was 15 people long. Geesh, I'm glad I wasn't purchasing anything :)

Last night I visited with my boyfriend and played a fun game with him and his sisters (telestrations): it's a combo of telephone and pictionary. If you guys have kids/nieces/nephews/etc. around the age of 10-15 you should consider getting this game for them! Lots of fun and laughs :)

I have a mani for you guys that I did a few days ago; I absolutely love the combo!

What I used:
2 coats Sephora by OPI Don't Feed the Hand Models (except ring finger)
2 coats Zoya Ziv (ring finger)
1 coat Butter London West End Wonderland (ring finger)

Sephora by OPI Don't Feed the Hand Models
Butter London West End Wonderland
Zoya Ziv

Sephora by OPI Don't Feed the Hand Models
Butter London West End Wonderland
Zoya Ziv

Sephora by OPI Don't Feed the Hand Models
 Butter London West End Wonderland
Zoya Ziv

Don't Feed the Hand Models is a gorgeous cool-toned nude creme. This kind of nude is what suits my skintone best; the more beige nudes don't suit me too well. This was opaque in 2 coats. Ziv is a phenomenal gold foil. I am smitten for this polish! It may be my new fav :D. Or maybe the combo of Ziv and West End Wonderland, a gold and red glitter polish. They are just stunning and almost look like one polish when combined. 

What do you think?

-Shelby

Butter London Big Smoke and China Glaze Liquid Crystal

Hello ladies! Another late post for me- the night time just seems to be when I have the time for posts. I could schedule it for the following morning, but I like seeing it display right away :)

I wanted to try out a couple of untrieds of mine- Butter London Big Smoke and China Glaze Liquid Crystal. I wasn't sure how these would look together, but I like the outcome :)

Let me apologize for how orange I look in these photos! The polishes are pretty color-accurate, but for some reason I look like I just fake baked :/ Kinda funny since I am extremely white haha

Butter London Big Smoke
China Glaze Liquid Crystal
Sephora by OPI Indi-go with the Flow

Butter London Big Smoke
China Glaze Liquid Crystal
Sephora by OPI Indi-go with the Flow

Big Smoke is a dark navy shimmer leaning to the gray/green side. It isn't a true navy for sure, its tones make it look unique. I don't have any other shades like this! Unfortunately, the polish didn't wear amazingly. I had chips pretty quickly after it completely dried. Originally that is why I added Liquid Crystal- I didn't want to repaint a badly chipped nail! Liquid Crystal is a predominantly blue glitter with larger pink, green and silver glitters throughout. The blue is supposed to shift purple in certain lights, but I found that effect to only truly appear within the bottle. On top of that I added $OPI Indi-go with the Flow, a periwinkle blue glitter in a clear base. The last glitter was somewhat unnecessary, but whatevs!

Hope you enjoyed!

-Shelby

Butter London Bossy Boots

Good evening! Tonight I have for you a gorgeous Butter London polish: Bossy Boots. It isn't the most fitting for the fall-time, but I decided to wear it anyway :) Seasons don't always dictate my nail polish moods :P

Butter London Bossy Boots

Butter London Bossy Boots

Bossy Boots is a mossy/pistachio green creme. I've been searching for a good pistachio green, but I think this may be a tad lighter than that. This looks a little odd against my skin tone- I like it anyway! The formula was decent, but a little patchy here and there.

What do you think of Bossy Boots?

-Shelby

Butter London Wallis

Good afternoon! Today I have for you a widely talked about polish here in the blogosphere: Butter London Wallis. I was very excited to get this polish and was hopeful that it'd live up to the hype!

Below I used 2 coats of Wallis

Butter London Wallis

Butter London Wallis

Wallis is a dark olive green with tons of gold shimmers. So gorgeous!

The application was pretty good. 2 careful coats for full opacity. Wallis is a stunner in the light or in the sunlight. Also, it was a hit with my boyfriend :) Definitely lived up to the hype!

What do you think of Wallis?

-Shelby

Butter London Scoundrel

Good morning! Today I have for you a polish I wore a few days ago: Butter London Scoundrel!

I have 3 Butter Londons in my collection so far and hope to someday be able to try out even more. I'm still unsure about the formulas, but you can read more about that below!

I used 2 coats of Scoundrel below

Butter London Scoundrel

Butter London Scoundrel

Scoundrel is a very pretty, pink-leaning purple! It's not as pink as Dream in Pretty, but not as blue as an average light purple. The formula was okay, a little on the streaky side. Also, the wear wasn't that awesome. Granted, I am constantly locking and unlocking my bike locks, but I thought for the price I would be getting a better pay-off. Overall, I really like the color!

On a side note: my google+ account was temporarily suspended. Anyone know why that would happen? I didn't violate any of their terms. Hmm, guess it'll remain a mystery for now.

What do you think of this color?

-Shelby