Nail of the Day - Butter London West End Wonderland

OMG. If you like sparkle and glitter, then you have to have to have to try Butter London West End Wonderland! I have been really into antique gold glitters lately, like Bobbi Brown's Antique Gold Metallic Cream Eyeshadow and Mac's Antique Gold pigment, and this nail polish just put the icing on the cake! I wore this polish for three days straight and received soooooo many compliments, if only I could have remembered the exact name! (For some reason, every time someone would ask me the name all I could remember was "wonderland"! Eeeek!)

I love this lacquer, it's smooth, easy to apply and is nearly opaque with just one coat and this is glitter, people! The glitter is not chunky and with a topcoat it doesn't leave the fingers feeling rough! (Aka: It won't snag your favorite cardigan or sweater!) This is definitely one of my new favorite lacquers and I am just so impressed with Butter London's glitter polishes in general, as well as, their cream polishes. I think they are so worth the investment.

To apply this polish, I used Seche Base as a base coat, two coats of Butter London West End Wonderland and one coat of Seche Vite as a top coat! Enjoy!

Butter London - West End Wonderland - Two Coats with Flash

Butter London - West End Wonderland - Two Coats with Flash

Butter London - West End Wonderland - Two Coats with Flash

Butter London - West End Wonderland - Two Coats NO Flash

Nail of the Day - Butter London Artful Dodger

I have been admiring Butter London's Artful Dodger for the past few weeks. I know it looks a lot like China Glaze's For Audrey at first glance, but trust me - It's not! This beautiful pale blue has just enough green in it to make you take a second look. I wish I could say it was super opaque with just one coat, but it wasn't. I had to apply two good coats to make this polish really stand out. I used OPI's Nail Envy as a base coat, two coats of Butter London Artful Dodger and one coat of Seche Vite for this effect! I don't know if I just love blue nail polish or what, but I really love, love, love this polish! Enjoy!

Nail of the Day - Butter London No More Waity, Katie

I was not super impressed with this color when I first saw it advertised on Butter London's website. I thought, I'll buy it for my readers. They will probably like to see it. However, when I opened the package from Butter London to reveal this beautiful color, I was stunned!  I wish I could say it was as fun to apply as it has been to wear the past few hours. First, what you should know about this lacquer is that it is quite sheer. I applied between three and four coats to get this vibrant of a light lilac purple. However, the lacquer itself is stunning with it's gorgeous lilac purple that isn't too sissy or girly, while still maintaining some sparkle. I am a sucker for a good sparkle. I have been raving all week about Deborah Lippmann's glitter polishes, however Butter London has reminded me why it's made such a mark on lacquer-loving-ladies for so long.

I applied OPI's Nail Envy as a base coat, three-to-four coats of Butter London No More Waity, Katie (and yeah, it was hard to apply so many coats without getting any chunkiness), and finally I applied Seche Vite as a top coat. I hope you all enjoy!

Another Nail of the Day - China Glaze's Cracked Concrete!

Right after I posted my OPI Black Shatter Nail of the Day, a package arrived with my set of China Glaze's Crackle Glaze Polishes! I was so excited I had to paint my nails with a shade! I chose China Glaze's Cracked Concrete - a deep, opaque gray! It's so beautiful! I decided to pair it with Butter London Blagger. I will purchased the entire collection, so I will continue to paint and show off the whole set throughout the week! I have to say thus far, I think China Glaze's Crackle Glaze Polishes are a much better formula than OPI's Black Shatter. I have found that my OPI Black Shatter wants to clump up and dry too quickly when applying to the nails, which is extremely annoying and makes the polish look chunky! I find China Glaze's Cracked Concrete to be a lot smoother formula and much easier to apply. I will update you if the rest of the colors have the same smooth formula as I use them.

China Glaze Cracked Concrete, like OPI's Black Shatter, dries with a semi-Matte finish. I did not apply a top coat so I wouldn't ruin the effect! I applied Seche Base as a basecoat, two coats of Butter London Blagger and one coat of China Glaze Concrete! Enjoy!

Butter London Blagger with Seche Vite as Top Coat - Two Coats with Flash

China Glaze Cracked Concrete - One Coat over Butter London Blagger - with Flash

China Glaze Cracked Concrete - One Coat over Butter London Blagger - No Flash

China Glaze Cracked Concrete - One Coat over Butter London Blagger - No Flash

China Glaze Cracked Concrete - One Coat over Butter London Blagger - with Flash

Pre-Order Butter London's No More Waity Katie Today!

Butter London is now allowing Pre-Orders for their Limited Edition Lacquer - No More Waity Katie, in honor of the royal engagement of Prince William and Kate Middleton's engagement announcement! I am super excited about this polish! It looks absolutely gorgeous! Butter London describes the lacquer as..."a soft, elegant greige shade with a splash of lilac glitter for the perfect marriage to combine fashion and fun." The polish will begin shipping on March 1st! Get yours now! Lovely!

Butter London Spring 2011 Collection - Butter London Dosh and Butter London Blagger

Butter London's Spring Collection arrived late on my doorstep. To celebrate it's release and because I only purchased two of the polishes from the Spring 2011 Collection, I decided to paint each hand and show you what the wonderful colors: Dosh and Blagger looked like! As you can see, Butter London's Blagger is a royal blue cream. It applies like a dream and applies evenly and opaque on the first coat. However, I decided to apply a second coat just in case the flash happened to show any patchiness. This is one of my new favorite colors and is really fun and reminds me a little bit of American Apparel's Mount Royal. However, American Apparel's Mount Royal has a lot more purple and gray in it than Butter London's Blagger, which is a vibrant royal blue. Just lovely.

Butter London's Dosh is a lovely shimmer lime green. It's a bright, get-you-noticed type of polish that really shines in the light. I applied two coats of this polish and was tempted to apply a third, but decided not to since it looked rather opaque with just two coats. I'd imagine this would be a great summer color and one to rock later in the Spring season. At this point, it's still snowing in the city I live in and lime green is a bit of shocker on the nails. (The again, so is bright orange and I still wear it!) To that I say...wear what makes you feel good about yourself! If bright green warms up your disposition, then do it! hahaha.

Each polish was applied with OPI's Nail Envy as a base coat, two coats of each polish was applied and a coat of Seche Vite was applied as a top coat. Enjoy!

Butter London's Blagger two coats - without flash

Butter London's Blagger two coats - with flash

Butter London's Blagger two coats - without flash

Butter London's Dosh two coats - with flash

Butter London's Dosh two coats - with flash

Butter London's Dosh two coats - without flash

Nail of the Day - Butter London's All Hail McQueen

Ok...all day while wearing this color I have been a bit iffy about it. It's a lovely color, but it's also very similar to my skin ton which makes it almost look like I'm wearing nothing on my nails. But now, looking at the photos of this polish I am starting to understand the appeal and why it was so coveted for so long. This is Butter London's All Hail McQueen. As you can see, it's a deep beige with itty bitty sparkles shot right through the polish. It's really pretty in these photos, but upon first application, I wasn't convinced.

I applied OPI's Nail Envy as a base coat, two coats of Butter London's All Hail McQueen and finally Seche Vite topcoat.  I have to admit, I am love it a lot more in the photos than I did on my fingers, which makes me a little happy I bought it, but also makes me a little sad I don't love it more on my fingers!

Nail of the Day - Butter London's Perfect Prezzie

I love, love, love, love, love this color! I debated whether to buy this color at Ulta and ultimately decided to get it based on the beautiful gold shimmer glowing through the lacquer. When applied to the nails, this color is a gorgeous almost metallic-like deep wine color with gold shimmer. It's absolutely stunning on the nails. I stared at my nails all night when wearing this polish and was sad to take it off to prepare my polish for the next Nail of the Day.

I applied OPI's Nail Envy as a base coat, two coats of Perfect Prezzie and Seche Vite as a top coat. What are you thoughts? Is this color as stunning as I think it is or am I just sniffing too many fumes from my nail polish remover? hahaha. :)

Nail of the Day - Butter London Henley Regatta

This is the first Butter London polish I have actually owned.Since purchasing this polish, I have purchased some other colors, both creams and glitters. The glitters apply nicely, however like most glitters to get a strong glitter effect, they require several coats. I applied four three coats of Butter London's Henley Regatta to get this intense turquoise glitter, which I think is gorgeous. The glitter was not rough and did not snag without a top coat. However, I decided to add Seche Vite as a top coat just to keep the polish nice and smooth. I applied OPI's Nail Envy as a base coat for this polish as well.

What are you thoughts? Are glitters awesome? Or just eh? I think this one is particularly beautiful. Thoughts? Have you tried Butter London?