I have a fairly big post for you today. I am going to talk about two Butter London polishes, show you two NOTDs and even a stamping attempt with my new Bundle Monster plates!
First, let me talk about Butter London a bit. I love the brand. They are considered, I believe, a high end polish brand. They retail at around 18$ CAD and you can buy them, if you are in Canada, at The Bay. I have six of their polishes and they are all great. They apply perfectly, wear pretty well, and the colours are awesome! I will show you a colour from their latest collection, Autumn/Winter 2012. Actually, my dear friend Laura, from Polish and Portal Guns bought it for me when she went to the States recently!
This is Butter London Dodgy Barnett (BL has the oddest names...however, I do think OPI takes the cake when it comes to naming their polish!). She is a beautiful silver holographic polish. The rainbows are definitely subdued in this one but nonetheless, she is gorgeous! Let's take a look, shall we?
This is at three coats. See, the holographic effect is really not as strong as a typical holographic polish. It is perfect for those days when you want holographic, but you feel that it is too much, or that it is inappropriate for where you are going. It is also great for those of us that do not like a strong rainbow effect. The formula is a bit sheer, but the colour is opaque within three coats. It dries quickly, and it is definitely not a finicky holographic polish that requires an Aqua Base. And this is how she looks like in the shade, and as you can see, the holographic effect does not come out to play without the sun. It becomes a pretty grey colour, leaning to silver. It is definitely an office-safe polish, me thinks.
And now, I want to show you another Butter London polish that my friend Laura got me during her trip. It is called The Black Knight and it is a black jelly packed with magenta, blue, silver and gold micro glitter. I feel that on its own, it is a bit streaky and hard to apply, so I chose to a black creme to put under it. With Wet N' Wild Black Creme under, it is perfection in a bottle! Take a look.
I used only one coat of black, and one coat of The Black Knight and as you can see, the glitter is pretty packed in there. It is definitely very very pretty. And then, I decided to use the Bundle Monster plates that I got recently. Here is what I did.
I also have to mention Bundle Monster as a company. I currently have all of their plate collections. The first set I ordered was the 21 piece set. The full nail designs on that one are tiny. They did not fit on my whole nail and so I did not get much use of it. However, the other small designs are pretty. BM then came out with a new set, the 2012 25 piece collection, featuring amazing designs, AND the images were as big as their 2011 25 piece set, which is older. At the time, I only had the 21 piece set that did not get used much. I decided to order the two 25 piece sets. I ordered them and got them very quickly, even though they were being shipped from Hawaii! To my disappointment, they made a mistake and packaged the older, 21 piece collection, that I already had and did not like, and forgot to put the newest 2012 set. I contacted them immediately and they sent me the set I was missing right away, no questions asked, no pictures, and definitely no extra charges. I got them the other day, and mind you, just as quickly as the first time. I absolutely LOVE that collection. The designs are so great, and again, the size is perfect for my nails! Yay for great customer service!
That is all for now, and I hope I did not bore and confuse you with my BM story :)
Thank you for reading :)
The Lacquered Princess.
that black knight is amazing!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteIt is quite pretty. I like it :P
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