HARE Polish - Return to Nature

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Tonight I have one of the new HARE Polish's Jelly Shades Set - The Last Queen of France: Spring Collection 2013. Return to Nature. Over the next week, I'll be showing you 3 more of the polishes in this 2-part collection!

Return to Nature is described as "a beige/khaki crelly (creme-jelly) with a mixture of small gold and silver glitters, plus a dusting of small white squares. This shade also features gold shimmer." 

I personally have always liked nude polishes, but it's difficult to find one that suits my pale skin. The addition of glitters and shimmer make it very wearable for me. I used 2 coats for opacity and one coat of Poshe top coat for the photos. I had no issues with formula or application. All the glitters were suspended well and spread nicely and evenly on the nail with no fuss.

HARE Polish Return to Nature

HARE Polish Return to Nature

HARE Polish Return to Nature

HARE Polish Return to Nature

HARE Polish Return to Nature

HARE Polish Return to Nature

What do you think of this one? 

HARE Polishes are available at her Etsy Shop here and at Llarowe and retail for $11 for full-sized bottles. You can also follow Hare Polish on Facebook here and Llarowe on Facebook here to stay up-to-date on releases, restocks, etc.

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butter LONDON Trout Pout, Yummy Mummy and Teddy Girl with LIPPYS!

Today I have three butter LONDON polishes to show you...with matching LIPPYS!

Trout Pout, Yummy Mummy and Teddy Girl swatch spam straight ahead!

butter LONDON Trout Pout, Yummy Mummy and Teddy Girl

But first, the reviews. The polishes were typical butter LONDON formula - highly pigmented, went on smoothly and were fully opaque in two coats. Yummy Mummy had the best formula of the three...smooth like buttah! No issues with Trout Pout either. Teddy Girl being a pastel pink and very pigmented was a little thicker than the other two so I had to be careful to use a very thin coat and then a medium coat and resist the urge to go over it or mess with it. But it wasn't "gloopy" like some of the paler colors can be. Overall, very satisfied.

I will admit I was hesitant with the Lippys. I'd received as a gift the lip gloss that matched No More Waity Katie quite a while back and I really didn't care for it. I was hoping the formula had changed and was delighted to find out that it had! These Lippys aren't exactly what I'd call a typical "lip gloss" because they're very highly pigmented like a lip stick, but with a high shine gloss. I'd heard already that they were very sticky and had a strong smell. Well, they actually are a bit sticky. When I first applied them, I wasn't sure I was going to like them because of that. But after I applied them, they sort of "settled in" and wore quite well. I actually put off this review until I could get to the MAC counter and try their lip gloss. I'd heard how sticky it was and after comparing the Lippys to MAC, I can safely say these are only about HALF as sticky...if that.

As for the smell, I am VERY sensitive to smells. I get headaches and nausea. For example, I had to get rid of my Dior Waterlily and Forget Me Not polishes because someone thought it would be a good idea to make scented nail polish. NOT! (butter LONDON if you're listening, scented nail polish is NOT WHERE IT'S AT!) I didn't actually notice the smell of the Lippys until after I'd read about it, but it's a very light fruity scent that fades quickly. I had no issues with it at all. It's actually quite nice compared to some lip sticks I've tried.

The Lippy wear test: I applied before breakfast and it lasted through about 2 pots of coffee and a full egg breakfast, more coffee, lunch with coffee and I didn't reapply until mid-afternoon. I've never used a lip gloss that lasted that long.

I've swatched the Lippys on my arm because, well...I'm over 40 and really no one wants to see them on my lips. I promise.

On to the photos!


Trout Pout

butter LONDON Trout Pout

butter LONDON Trout Pout

butter LONDON Trout Pout

butter LONDON Trout Pout

butter LONDON Trout Pout

butter LONDON Trout Pout

butter LONDON Trout Pout

butter LONDON Trout Pout - full shade

butter LONDON Trout Pout

butter LONDON Trout Pout

butter LONDON Trout Pout

Yummy Mummy

butter LONDON Yummy Mummy

butter LONDON Yummy Mummy

butter LONDON Yummy Mummy

butter LONDON Yummy Mummy

butter LONDON Yummy Mummy

butter LONDON Yummy Mummy

butter LONDON Yummy Mummy

butter LONDON Yummy Mummy

Teddy Girl

butter LONDON Teddy Girl

butter LONDON Teddy Girl

butter LONDON Teddy Girl

butter LONDON Teddy Girl

butter LONDON Teddy Girl

butter LONDON Teddy Girl

butter LONDON Teddy Girl

butter LONDON Teddy Girl

butter LONDON Teddy Girl

butter LONDON Teddy Girl

Now I can't wait to try Snog and Primrose Hill Picnic! What do you think? Have you tried the new Lippys yet?


butter LONDON polishes are available at butterlondon.com and selected retail stores like ULTA and select Macy's - they retail for $14.00 for .4 ounces. To stay up-to-date on special deals and offers, you can "like" them on Facebook here.  These are just a few of the over 60 nail colors they offer, in addition to various indulgences for your hands and feet...and even your lips, as you've just seen. The nail lacquers are 3-free and butter LONDON is a Cruelty-Free company. Major plus.

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Dior Camel Swatches and Review

Dior Camel

Dior Camel is part of a duo of Limited Edition polishes called The Mitzah Collection 2011 (Mitzah Bricard - Christian Dior loved and thus surrounded himself with women. When he arrived in Paris, he met the woman who would later become both his muse and advisor: Mitzah Bricard, an extremely sensual woman, with a divinely chic allure and captivating presence ...From the Dior website)

Camel #622 will be shown here and the other part of the duo is Ebony #912, which I don't have yet. It's aptly named as it's a camel color - a light tan that leans more gold than the mustardy look I feared. A straight up highly pigmented creme that has an easy, two-light-coats application. It's darker and much more opaque than Dior Safari Beige, which was part of the Fall Blue Tie Collection.

Unfortunately, it's not the best color for my pasty white skin tone, but do I care? Not Really. I'll wear it anyway!

Dior Camel

Dior Camel

Isn't it yummy?

Dior Camel

It's a Sephora Exclusive ($22.00) for now. Since there's not a Sephora near me, I just had to close my eyes and click the buy button sight unseen. It turned out okay. Whew.

It's a neutral that still stands out on the hands just enough.  What do you think?

Essie Sand Tropez and Essie Case Study

I had THE hardest time deciding what to wear so I decided after the greens and reds to tone it down a bit.

First I chose Essie Sand Tropez.

Essie Sand Tropez

Not fond of most of the Essies I've tried, application-wise. This was no different. It's a little too thick for my liking. Not a brand I WON'T wear if I really like the color, but never one of the first ones I grab. And there are a few of the Essies that have a decent formula like Bahama Mama, Big Spender, Sole Mate...and some are WAY too thin, like Clambake. I don't like VNL (visible nail line) at all.

But this one just didn't do it for me.  I felt like it gave me "lobster hands."  Then I remembered I'd bought one of the new releases, Case Study and decided to see how it compares.

Essie Sand Tropez (top) and Essie Case Study

I didn't hate how Case Study looked so I decided to give it a go for this mani.

Essie Case Study

Case Study is a khaki sort of color that Essie describes as a "rich, camel beige."  Sand Tropez, on the other hand, looks like silly putty to me.  Essie describes it as a "soft, sandy beige."