butter LONDON Pistol Pink - Swatches and Review

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Pistol Pink

Pistol Pink is a rich, magenta pink creme polish loaded with pink shimmer and iridescent clear/silver micro-flakes! It's actually sort of mulberry. The formula and application on this one were like a perfect creme polish and the micro-flakes are amazing. No issues to report at all.

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Illamasqua Vice - Swatches and Review

Good Monday Morning!

Today I have Illamasqua Vice to show you.

This is one of the original "rubber" formula collection. Vice is a gorgeous deep plum/berry creme that dries to a semi-matte or "rubber" finish. Application was easy and smooth but the finish, without top coat, shows ALL imperfections. It looked perfect until I took the photos and they are not forgiving when it comes to bubbles or bumps on the nail. I love the look of the rubber finish, but because I had little bumps, I used a top coat which virtually erased them. First two photos are 2 coats and no top coat and last two photos are 2 coats with one coat of Poshe top coat.

Illamasqua Vice - no top coat

Illamasqua Vice - no top coat

Illamasqua Vice - with top coat

Illamasqua Vice - with top coat

What do you think of this one? I love the rich berry color and I especially love this one because it was a sweet, totally unexpected surprise gift from a sweet friend. Thank you Ana!

Illamasqua polishes, including Vice, can be purchased at sephora.com here in the States or at illamasqua.com in the UK.





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Nails Inc. Holland Park Road - Swatches and Review

Recently I've fallen in love with Nails Inc. polishes. I've reviewed several here already and have a TON more to do because once I got started, I couldn't stop! The formula is consistent, which is a huge plus for me. I like to know what to expect. Consistently good, I might add. I especially love their cremes. I've yet to get a Nails Inc. creme that doesn't have a smooth formula, easy application and opacity in 2 coats.

Nails Inc. Holland Park Road is no different. AND it's on one of my favorite colors. A color I've yet to find a name that I think accurately describes it. It's described as a "classic purple" but I've just been calling it a rich mulberry.  The only gripe I have with Nails Inc. so far is their naming of polishes. The one I'm showing you is Holland Park Road...not to be confused with Holland Park Avenue, which is a taupe color. Then there's Holland Park, which is a neon. C'mon Nails Inc! Surely you can come up with a different name for each polish, no? It can get very confusing!

Unfortunately, I didn't think to take photos until the 2nd or 3rd day in, but at least this way you get to see how it wears. Two coats and a top coat of Poshe for all photos...

Nails Inc. Holland Park Road

Nails Inc. Holland Park Road

Nails Inc. Holland Park Road

Nails Inc. Holland Park Road

What do you think of this one? Have you tried Nails Inc. yet?


A limited selection of Nails Inc polishes are available through Amazon.com or Sephora.com for around $9.50 in the US and the entire line is available through Nails Inc's own site nailsinc.com for around £11.00.


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butter LONDON Queen Vic - Swatches and Review

Today I'm wearing one of my favorite butter LONDON polishes - Queen Vic.

Queen Vic is a gorgeous rich mulberry creme that applies "like buttah" and is opaque in two coats. Photos were taken in natural indirect lighting. My cuticles still haven't quite fully recovered from the spring cleaning frenzy recently, but the beautiful color should distract you.

butter LONDON Queen Vic

butter LONDON Queen Vic

butter LONDON Queen Vic

butter LONDON Queen Vic

butter LONDON Queen Vic

In my opinion, this is one of those staple cremes that everyone needs and seems to look great on any skin tone. Very sophisticated!

butter LONDON polishes can be purchased at Ulta or online at butter LONDON's site for $14.00.

Do you have this one yet?


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OPI DS Extravagance

Somehow I've neglected posting about my FAVORITE nail polish.  Not sure how that happened, but I'm rectifying that right now.  This is my go-to polish. The polish equivalent of "comfort food" if you will.  Looking at it just makes me happy.

And it's not even a linear holo!  But it is very holo. Application is a dream and it's perfection in two coats. It's a great berry color that I think of as mulberry and is part of OPI's Designer Series of polishes, hence the "DS."

OPI DS Extravagance

OPI DS Extravagance

OPI DS Extravagance

And close-ups - blurred out the first one slightly to show the holo.

It's also probably the polish I get the most compliments on, which generally means you've picked something that actually goes with your skin tone, coloring, etc.

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