Random swatch spam!

Today I have some random swatches that are just sitting in my unposted folder. So lets get right to it!

First up I have Models Own Pinky Brown. I have to admit, this is one of the better pictures I have ever taken of my nails. I'm still working against the lovely England weather with hardly no sun, so I don't think they ever come out that great in the indoor lighting. But for this one I managed to actually even get the color shift to show up! This is 2 coats.

Next up I have for you Butter London Artful Dodger. Since I am admitting things, I have to say with all the hype I heard about this brand before I owned any, I"m not that impressed with it. It's good polish, I just don't really see anything special about it, especially not enough to justify the more expensive price tag. I have 2, and those will probably be the only 2 I ever have. I do like this blue, its a great shade. This is 3 coats.

Next up, another brand that I heard a lot of hype over that didn't live up to it, Rescue Beauty Lounge. I have Aqua Lily, a beautiful color, but again the formula didn't live up to the hype for the price. I have 2 of these as well and will probably not buy any more of these either. I do love the color, this is 3 coats.

To end on a happier note, I have Hits Hera. Hits were my first ever holos, and I love them just as much now as I did when I first saw them. They started my love affair with all things holo! This is 2 coats of Hera, actually taken in the sun this past summer!

Kind of a bummer post today, what with 2 brands I was disappointed in, but you can't like everything! The colors are still great, and the formulas aren't bad, just not as impressive as they are made to seem. Or at least as impressive as it seemed to me they should be from the glowing praise I read before getting them.

Butter London Victoriana

And now for the mani from last weekend! I chose Butter Londons Victoriana, a really pretty shimmery blue. I wasn't quite impressed with the formula after hearing so much about people loving Butter London. It went on fine, was a little thick and gloopy though. I used 3 coats, and had an issue with it kind of pooling at the tips on a couple nails and not quite covering the very edge as you can see. I'm not sure if its the polishes fault, my fault for sucking at actually applying polish or if it was a matter of the nail being short that caused it. I really liked the color, but I actually I think I liked it in the bottle better, and in other peoples swatches. It just looked slightly off to me on the nail, not really sure why. The shimmer was pretty noticeable which is always good. I'm pretty sure this was taken inside since I haven't seen much of the sun in over 2 weeks!

Nail mail!

Quick post before I leave for work, yay it's Friday!! I wanted to show you what I got in the mail this week. I posted one of these already, Models Own Tropical Sun, and it's here with the other Beetlejuice colors I got. One of my best friends went to Japan for vacation, and sent me a box of goodies when she got back. I had her  buy me 2 Butter Londons, and some Essie, and since she knows me so well she bought me a Japanese nail polish! I'm thrilled to have it in my collection, even though I know nothing about the brand. Here are the pics! New color will be posted this weekend, gotta decide which color to do when I get home!

Indian Ocean, Tropical Sun, Golden Green, Pinky Brown, Pink Cocktail

Artful Dodger, Victoriana

Lapiz of Luxury, Mezmerised, Go Overboard, Turquoise & Caicos, Jamaica Me Crazy

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