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Butter LONDON - No More Waity, Katie

Posted by Erin on 8/25/11. Filed under: , , , , ,
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Here's another polish from Butter LONDON that my boyfriend recently bought for my birthday. I'd seen quite a few swatches of No More Waity, Katie before deciding I wanted it for myself. And quite honestly, I wasn't totally sold on it at first. I'm not normally into deeply muted colors, and a lot of the swatches I saw looked really sheer and blah. Despite that, I figured I had to have it based almost solely on the fact that it's a limited edition and has that cute Royal Wedding theme going on with it. In the end, I was glad I acquired it.




Color:
NMWK is a smoky grey jelly base with lavender micro glitter.



Application:
This wasn't all that easy to work with. The formula was a tad thicker than I anticipated, and I got a couple bald spots because of it. It's opaque in 3 coats. Drying time was average.



Downside:
As I stated, it wasn't an easy application.



Bottom Line:
It's really pretty without being flashy and in your face. It has a sophistication about it even though it's infused with glitter, and now that I think about it, it's probably the perfect color for a Royal Wedding inspired polish. Kate Middleton herself is pretty, sophisticated, and subtle about it all at once. So kudos to Butter LONDON for creating a color for her that embodies all of those qualities.

Would I buy this again? Yes. Because although I'm definitely partial to bright, bold colors, this is still a welcome addition to my collection. I likely won't wear it often though, because it is a limited edition and strikes me as a color that is best worn on special occasions.

Batman Lightning Bolts

Posted by Erin on 8/21/11. Filed under: , , , ,
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Yesterdays birthday celebration went well. Cake, cheeseburgers, and cards full of money were in abundance. If I weren't so lazy and tired today, I would have gone out shopping. But instead I have been laying in bed recovering from the 1 too many glasses of Skinny Girl Margarita that I poured myself last night ;)

I haven't even mustered up enough energy to paint my nails yet. But I do have something from the vault to show you all. This is a mani that I did using one of Nailside's tutorials. If you haven't given her blog a look yet, you have to immediately. She does the most creative scotch tape manis you've ever seen. 




It looks a little Batmanish, right? That's completely accidental, but a welcome outcome nonetheless. This took forever to finish and by the time I was done with my right hand, I had no energy or patience to do my left hand :P

I have loads and loads of nail mail coming my way. I couldn't even begin to count just how many bottles I'm expecting this week. Let's just say that this blog is going to be in swatch overload for quite some time.