Inspired by...a pillow?

Today's theme for the 33 Day Challenge is "a pattern in your home".  I had done something like this before with my trashcan nails, so it wasn't much of a stretch to do it again; this time with throw pillows.  I wasn't able to exactly match all the colors (8!) but I'm still pleased with the results.

First off, here is the pillow.

And the results!

Colors used are: OPI My Vampire is Buff

Essie Mochacino 

China Glaze Mahogany Magic and Desert Sun

Butter London Lady Muck

Julep Susie

Zoya Dree

Sally Hansen  Black heart

Inspired by Favorite Color - New 31DC

 Picking a favorite color for this was really an easy decision for me; it had to be pink.  Picking the shade of pink and other details...not so much.  I think I redid this one about four times before I was finally happy with it.  Base color is Cult Nails Devious Nature, accent nail is Butter LONDON Rosie Lee.  I think this is in my top 10 favorites!

butter LONDON Cream Tea

This is one of those polishes that I had been wanting for quite a while for no real reason.  I passed it up in the store a few times thinking that I really didn't need another white polish.  When Ulta had their last butter LONDON sale though, I picked it up. It has been sitting in my "to be swatched" pile ever since.  Finally last night I got around to trying it out.  I have to say that I'm not overly thrilled with this one.  It took me four coats to get what you see here and there are still some patchy areas.  For me, that is too much work for the look that it gives.  Not to say that it isn't pretty, just too much effort for me.  I may give it another chance someday but for now it's not at the top of my list.

butter LONDON - Cream Tea

All Hail The Queen

Short and sweet today.  I bought this polish a few weeks back and finally got around to trying it and now I want to wear it all the time!  Butter London's All Hail The Queen is described by them as an "opaque holographic beige".  I could not capture the holo with my camera but it is there, more of a scattered holo than linear but gorgeous nonetheless.  Even without the holo goodness though it is a beautiful shade and was easy to apply.  I did have a few chips on the first day, however I did wear it to work and I wash my hands and use sanitizer a LOT.  Shown here with two coats of polish and a coat of SV.

All Hail The Queen

Black Knight!!

So I'm sure many of you have seen numerous swatches of this polish, but I'm going to show you again because it is beautiful! This is one of the three butter LONDON polishes I own and so far I have to say that I really like them. For this one I painted one coat of a black cream polish and then one coat of The Black Knight on top. I topped it with a coat of Seche and that is what you see here. I got loads of compliments on this polish!

Just for kicks, here is a macro shot of this one. On first glance it looks like just pink/purple and blue glitter in a black base; but up close you can see there is so much more going on there!

Bossy Boots

Sorry for the lack of posts over the past few days, I have had to do some overtime at work and haven't really had the time/energy for much of anything. Part of my Ulta haul this past week included butter LONDON's Bossy Boots. It is from their current spring line and it is beautiful! A pale, sea-foam green cream polish that I got lots of compliments on! The first day, I wore it plain in all it's glory. This is two coats but I think I could have gotten away with one careful coat, does have a topcoat of Seche.

The second day (yes, these pics are from the second day!) I layered China Glaze Snow Globe over the top. I don't usually wear a polish more than a day but this one I did both because I liked the color and because I really didn't have the time to change it. It did last very well and after working 24 of the past 48 hours, that is really saying something! :)

Post V-Day Epic Haul!!

So I have talked before about living in the middle of nowhere with really no beauty stores nearby. However, they have recently opened an Ulta about an hour away so today I decided to go. I found several deals and made it out with several new polishes and then stopped at a few drug stores along the way to see what I could find...

Top L-R : OPI Skull and Glossbones, Stranger Tides, Mermaids Tears, Revlon Coconut Crush and Sublime Strawberry (both scented) then Ulta Army of 1 and Maine Attraction and the one on the end is Sally Hansen Pumpkin Spice

Bottom L-R : Butter LONDON Knackered and Bossy Boots, Essence Luxury Secret, Where is the Party, High Spirits, Glamours Life, and You Belong to Me and a pack of the Vanilla polish remover pads

They also had a special going for a free gift with purchase of $17.50 worth of Ulta product (I also got one of their mascara) so this was what was in the gift bag. The polish is called Lav-ish.

Top L-R : Wet N Wild Wet Cement, I Need a Refresh-Mint, Undercover, Disturbia, L'Oreal Walk on the Beach and Eiffel For You, Sally Hansen Yellow Kitty and Lavender Cloud

Bottom L-R Sinful Colors Call You Later and Nicole by OPI It's Not Me, It's Blue

Top L-R : Sinful Colors Glass Pink, Nail Junkie, All About You, You Just Wait, Unicorn, Nirvana and Cinderella

Middle L-R : Sinful Colors Exotic Green, Tutu, Easy Going, Love Nails, Purple Diamond, Gorgeous, and Sally Hansen Night Flight

Bottom L-R : Revlon Plum Night, Ruby Ribbon, Emerald City, CQ Rustic Dream, Sonia Kashuk Taunting Teal, Blank Slate and L'Oreal Caught Red-Handed

This is probably the most polish I have gotten in one day, a good mix of textures, colors and finishes and everything from high-end to drug store brands...now if I just had enough hands to swatch them all ! :)