Misa Bed of Roses

  Hi! Happy weekend. :)

  Today I have Bed of Roses from Misa, a gorgeous barbie pink jelly. It's a bit softer than it comes across in my pics. I used 4 coats here for opacity.

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butter LONDON Toff, lippy & laquer duo

Today I have a Lippy & Laquer duo from BL :) I was after Toff for a while so I was thrilled to see it in both forms at my door. I've had these a while now, and worn them both a few times... this review is long overdue!

They look so close in the bottles! The lippy is definitely a bit more neutral but still very close to the polish.

butter LONDON describes Toff  -"A darker, dustier, brownish variation on a rose pink nail lacquer. Stop to smell them. The roses, not the toffs."

2 coats. Toff wanted to look different in all of my pics, but this is the most color accurate ^

LIPPY! 

Very creamy and opaque formula. Smelled something like delicious cake batter to me, very sweet. 

They have some really awesome new sets out for the holiday season! As well as some amazing new polishes. 

Check them out @ www.butterlondon.com/

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*Products in this post were provided for review

Chanel - Frisson

Hi! Only one more day to enter my giveaway if you haven't, I'll place the link at the bottom.

Today I have Chanel Frisson, a soft sheer pink loaded with golden glass flecks. This is 4 coats, and VNL is still semi visible. I don't mind it though. I like this more @ 3 coats but I find I need an extra for pics with these sheer polishes. If you've been on the fence about this one....get it!

++++

Baker Street + Sephora by O.P.I 18K top coat giveaway

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NARS - Orgasm

    Happy weekend all! Today I have the famous NARS Orgasm, a peachy pink w. golden shimmer. This one is really quite sheer, but I was happy with it in 4 coats. I get a bit angry with NARS for not having a removable cap.. (like Illa, butter LONDON, Chanel etc. that reveal nice round caps under the square) using the large square cap is pretty awkward! Luckily their formulas are generally very good. I thought this would be really unflattering on me, but it was actually very nice! 

I picked up N.Y.C's Peach Sparkle recently, which is very close, not quite a dupe. I will do a comparison of these two v.soon! 

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P.S - I am planning another giveaway soon!! Thank you to everyone joining me and everyone who's been with me! I love all of your blogs and comments so much.. if you wouldn't mind telling me what you would prefer in a giveaway, I am having a bit of a dilemma...

Indie Polish  vs. Salon Brands?

I know indie polishes have been all the rage, they can be hard to come by vs. the salon brands that are easier to find for most - which makes them more appealing for a giveaway, however there is a lot of drama and quality control issues :( I would hate to give someone something that curls up and turns shitty in a month!! (this is why I don't buy too many myself) What would you prefer to see in a giveaway here? :)

O.P.I If You Moust You Moust + Nothin Mousie 'bout It

 Hi! Happy weekend! My "needs to be blogged" folder is over flowing..some stuff has been sitting around for ages bc I'm not super happy with the pics. I deleted a bunch of things to do over :( This I wanted to do over as well but had to draw the line somewhere LOL.

These 2 polishes are from the Vintage Minnie Mouse collection. The only fairly accurate pics I could get were in the shade. If You Moust You Moust is an fun shade of bubblegum pink, but the formula is kind of a big fail. Runny - almost watery and draggy. Not what I am used to from an OPI creme!

This is 2 coats :

Nothin Mousie 'bout It is a duochrome glassfleck top coat w. pink hearts (I did need to place the hearts with a toothpick)

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Sheer Pinks.

Hi! Happy Sunday! There is actually sun today so I am happy. It's been MIA the last few days..which normally I would enjoy but I missed out on taking some swatch pics. boo hoo. I really need to construct a light box!

Anyway, I like sheer pinks. Do you? I don't think I've ever looked at one and not wanted to own it. I've been wearing a lot of them lately so here are two from recent times - China Glaze Innocence & Essie True Love

Innocence -

4 coats of milky pink goodness

True Love - much more sheer coral jelly pink

4 coats.

True Love is my NOTD today and I am really enjoying it as a palette cleanser, not too much color but it just gives a nice healthy pink glow. Also, I found it at TJ Maxx yesterday for $3.99 so I had to give it a good home.

ChG Beach Cruise-r + Flirty Tankini

Hi! I have some more of the ChG summer neons swatched, first I will show you Beach Cruise-r.... really love this one! Perfect purple neon. I think mine might be a dud shimmer wise? It was darn near invisible. I actually picked this one up thinking it was Under the Boardwalk but I am happy I got the wrong one! Formula on this was the best I've tried of these neons. Not as thick & very easy to work with.

3 coats here

  Now Flirty Tankini, adore this one as well but OMG do I hate the name. It's a really gorgeous coral pink neon w. shimmer. This is the only pink I got but those pinks in this collection are really impressive... might need a few more. This did stain a bit on removal but the stains were gone pretty fast. I'll wear it again anyway!

3 coats..no hidden shimmer here!

NOTD Zoya Elodie

Loving Zoya Elodie! I've had this on for 3 days now..slightly unheard of. I did add another coat + tc to refresh it for pics..it was looking a little beat because I filed with it on, otherwise wearing very well. Coming off tonight though.. bored bored bored.

I would call it kind of a hot watermelon color - it's pinky/orange. Definitely a nice squishy jelly!

sun & shade pic! the lighting off my back porch is..strange.

squeeesh.

<3

ORLY - Preamp

Hi! Spotted the ORLY Electronica collection out at my Sally's the other day. This is the only one I was really interested in - the rest of it is kind of a yawn. (those bottle shots are kind of deceiving... the duochome looks real frosty and i remember that teal just looking GREY but maybe I am nuts) Preamp is a purple-y pink with a pink and golden duochome shimmer. Formula was nice and smooth, needed 3 coats for full opacity.

looks like some shrinkage! :(

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NARS - Trouville

I honestly had not a single baby pink creme in my collection of over 300...NARS released this one for summer 2012 along with the gorgeous Thakoon collection. Not really sure how I was able to overlook those gorgeous brights, but I couldn't stop thinking about Trouville. Suck it, no buy. So here she is, a pretty pink with a creme-jelly finish :

3 coats

<3 it! It's my first NARS, bought Orgasm along with it. Can't wait to try that one. Only complaint is the cap doesn't detach to reveal a better round one :( BUT IT LOOKS LIKE IT DOES. I sat around yanking both my bottles for 10 minutes before I gave up LOL..just happy I didn't break them. 

Nabi - Lavender

Hi! Today I have a Nabi magnetic I picked up @ Walgreens. Had to stop by a few to find it! Lavender is.. not lavender. It's more of a pinky mauve w. pink shimmer particles. I love this! It's like a work safe magnetic :) WARNING - these smell BAD. like bad, bad. I thought I was going to die or throw up. Smells like..blood and general death. Pretty tho...

w. flash

taken before work so the sun is a bit dull!

..lies!

O.P.I - Gouda Gouda Two Shoes

Hi! Woo.. just about Monday. Let's all hope the work week goes by quickly :) I am on a MAJOR O.P.I kick right now. Probably because I have a lot of untrieds from them, they just keep finding their way home with me..

Here's a pretty one from the new Holland collex - (in case I haven't mentioned it enough - holland polishes in my GIVEAWAY, ending Wednesday night! I think.. better go look so I am not late in drawing the winner lol) Gouda Gouda Two Shoes! She's pretty, a nice dusty rose with subtle color shifting shimmer. I am just a sucker for these shades, very flattering and work appropriate. I say that but I wear many polishes to work I probably shouldn't and will continue to til someone says something... ;)

2 coats that applied very smoothly, great formula!

ILU hidden shimmer.

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