Butter London Double Take (the red version)

Butter London released a bunch of sets for Christmas this year. Two of these sets were the Double Take sets. One is Blue and the other Red, both with matching flakie topcoats.  I found these sets at Macy's while I was on Holiday in Hawaii for US$24 (when they sold Butter London in New Zealand we paid NZ$30 (US$24) a polish!)

Butter London Rebel Fox - Sunshine

Butter London Rebel Fox - Shade

Rebel Fox is a burgundy shimmer that looks a lot darker and browner in the bottle.  There is also very visible gold shimmer in the bottle that doesn't translate onto the nail.  This is three coats, and it has quite a thin consistency.  I think it could have almost used another coat, once you get it in the sun it appears a bit patchy, and I wasn't happy with it.

Butter London Brass Monkey over Rebel Fox - Sunshine

Butter London Brass Monkey over Rebel Fox - Shade

This is two coats of Brass Monkey over Rebel Fox.  It is red/orange iridescent flakies in a clear base.  This one had a better consistency but I think it could have had more flakies in it so that only one coat is needed.

Lots of Love
Lisa

Deborah Lippmann Lilac Wine and Lacquerhead Polish As Girly As It Gets

Deborah Lippmann started selling polishes in Sephora a few months ago, and released 4 Exclusive polishes when they launched.  Lilac Wine is one of the four Sephora exclusive polishes.

Deborah Lippmann Lilac Wine - Sunshine

Deborah Lippmann Lilac Wine - Shade

This is three coats.  These photos make it look brighter than it is in real life. It is a pale purple lilac. It is not overly blue or pink toned, just a perfect lilac colour.  It has a great formula and was a great creme polish. 

As a comparison, this is more pink and less blue toned than OPI You're Such a Budapest.

Lacquerhead Polish As Girly As It Gets

 over Deborah Lippmann Lilac Wine - Sunshine

Lacquerhead Polish As Girly As It Gets

 over Deborah Lippmann Lilac Wine - Shade

As Girly As It Gets is a slightly tinted blue base full of pastel shaped glitter. It contains light blue butterflies, lilac, pink and light blue stars, light blue hearts and light blue and green shards with small lilac squares and light blue hex glitter.  I used one dabbed coat, where i went fishing for the shaped glitter here. The base is quite thick, so it was not the easiest to apply with an even spread of shaped glitter.

Lacquerhead Polishes are available here and come with cute little bows ties around the bottle necks.

Lots of Love
Lisa

Spoiler: Ciate Mini Mani Month Days 1-4

When I was in Hawaii in October the Christmas Advent calendar from Ciate was already available. I picked up two from Sephora. One for me and one for the other Lisa as a Christmas present. Here is the link to it online.

I am not the biggest Ciate fan, in fact these are the first polishes I have owned from them, after the Caviar/blogger/lawyer/drama nastiness from a few years ago. But lets be honest this is an advent calendar with nail polishes in it! Best advent calendar ever!

Here are Days 1-4 swatched.

Day 1: Snow Globe

Ciate Snow Globe (over Black) - Sunshine

Ciate Snow Globe (over Black) - Shade

Day 2: Boudoir

Ciate Boudoir - Sunshine

Ciate Boudoir - Shade

Day 3: Amazing Gracie

Ciate Amazing Gracie - Sunshine

Ciate Amazing Gracie - Shade

Day 4: Silver Caviar Metallic Pearls

Ciate Amazing Gracie with silver metallic pearls - Sunshine

Ciate Amazing Gracie with silver metallic pearl - Shade

I'm off to finish making Christmas Mince pies.

Lots of Love
Lisa

China Glaze Sun of a Peach with little black bows

China Glaze Sun of a Peach - Sunshine

China Glaze Sun of a Peach - Shade

China Glaze Sun of a Peach is from the 2013 Sunsational Collection. This is three coats, although the crème formula lets you get away with two. The top picture in the sun isn't as colour accurate as the second picture in the shade.  This is a pink toned peach, and definitely looks more peach than orange. 

It is not quite that bright, so is more wearable than a straight out neon. I actually have a top the almost exact colour of Sun of a Peace that I love to wear with a black cardigan, so that was the inspiration for this mani.

China Glaze Sun of a Peach with little black bows

The little black bows came in a wheel full of bows, sequins and fimo shapes. I used one coat of Gelous and then a coat of Seche Vite to stick the bows on.  They stayed stuck on really well. I actually got bored of them, before they fell off.

Lots of Love

Lisa

Formula X for Sephora the Sparklers

The Formula X for Sephora Sparklers collection has five polishes. All are different coloured glitter mixed with champagne coloured glitter. Today I have the pink and blue ones, but there are also red, silver and green versions of these polishes.

Formula X for Sephora Sparklers polishes

Love chemistry and Law of Attraction

Formula X for Sephora Law of Attraction - Sunshine

Formula X for Sephora Law of Attraction - Shade

Formula X for Sephora Law of Attraction - White Light

Law of Attraction is sparkly holographic blue hex glitter in a couple of sizes, mixed in with golden champagne coloured glitter. This is three coats. The glitter is quite dense, so perfect to use one coat as a top coat, or wear multiple coats by itself.  This is a possible dupe for Essie On a Silver Platter from this years Encrusted Treasures collection (which also has a gold and silver combo like Made for You by Formula X)

The Sephora website calls these polishes "3D". They are not texture polishes, and are almost completely smooth once on the nail.

Formula X for Sephora Love Chemistry - Sunshine

Formula X for Sephora Love Chemistry - Shade

Law of Attraction is sparkly holographic light pink hex glitter in a couple of sizes, mixed in with golden champagne coloured glitter. This is three coats. This one is not my favourite, and it think its because the pink is so close in colour to the golden base, so they don't stand out much.

Lots of Love

Lisa

Pop Culture Cosmetics The Haunted Mouse collection

I love Pop Culture Cosmetics Polishes. They are one of my favourite Indies. Problem is they release so many collections that are topical to me, that I am quickly running out of money. Recently they have had great Disney collections, A Once Upon A Time collection and now an awesome Christmas collection. Check out their store here http://popculturecosmetics.com.

For my birthday Lisa (the other one) bought me two of the polishes from the The Haunted Mouse Halloween collection.

Pop Culture Cosmetics Awaken the Spearits - Sunshine

Pop Culture Cosmetics Awaken the Spearits - Shade

Pop Culture Cosmetics Awaken the Spearits - White Light

This is one dabbed coat of Awaken the Spearits over a black crème. This one is full of lots of different shaped silver glitter in a black base.  It has Mickey Mouse ears, three sizes of circles, diamonds, stars, two sizes of moons, and two sizes of square glitter, as well as little hexes and silver shimmer.  I did have to go fishing for the shaped glitter, but it wasn't too hard to find enough to cover my nails (I think I actually ended up with too many shapes on my nails).

 

Pop Culture Cosmetics Simply Villainous - Sunshine

Pop Culture Cosmetics Simply Villainous - Shade

Pop Culture Cosmetics Simply Villainous - White Light

Simply Villainous is an awesome purple glitter polish. This is three coats.  It has silver Mickey Mouse heads with 3 sizes of purple circles, silver stars, mini moons and iridescent purple squares, in a purple glittery shimmery base.  I love this, and the fact that you can wear it alone.  This one didn't require any fishing for shaped glitter, and after three coats there were enough shapes on each nail anyway.

Lots of Love
Lisa