My Collection, Swatched: Zoya Adina (Day 11)

Adina is a light purple color with a green flash, basically a duochrome that goes from purple to green.  This is from the same collection as Happi, and it is gorgeous on the nail.  Anytime I wear this color, I end up staring at it throughout the day. 

This is indoors, with flash.

Again, indoors with flash.  You can see more of the green in this image.

Indoors, with flash.

Outdoors, shade.  This is what it looks like regularly, almost a metallic/glossy look to it.

Outdoors, direct sunlight.

Color: Zoya Adina
Base Coat: Essie All in one Base
Top Coat: Orly Glosser

My Collection, Swatched: Julep Olivia

Julep Olivia is a dark brown creme polish with a glossy finish.  I don't know if it was just my bottle, but the formula on this one was not as nice as all my other Juleps.  This one is goopy and thick and difficult to work with at times.  It kept pulling at the nail bed each time I applied another stroke and looks uneven even after topcoat.  Other than that, it is a gorgeous color.  I am partial to dark browns, I own a lot of them because they were accumulated during my quest for the perfect brown (which I am still looking for).  The following pictures are 2 coats of polish with base coat and top coat.

This image is indoors with flash.

Indoors with flash.

Indoors with flash. 

Color: Julep Olivia
Base Coat: Orly Top to Bottom
Top Coat: Orly Top to Bottom

My Collection, Swatched: Julep Diane

Julep Diane is a dark, almost black, green color. It is a jelly finish; the only jelly finish I own.  The formula on this one was great, but it was a bit sheer so I applied three coats for the swatch.  Although application was a breeze, I am not a big fan of this color.   I love greens, but this one in particular is so dark that it looks like a black polish in person.  The images show a lot more green than in real life. 

This is indoors with flash.  Sorry about the bald spot on the middle finger, I did not see that IRL.

This is indoors with flash.

Again indoors with flash.

Outdoor, without flash.

Color: Julep Diane
Base Coat: Orly Top to Bottom
Top Coat: Orly Top to Bottom

My Collection, Swatched: Butter London HRH

This is Butter London HRH, a gorgeous royal purple (hence the name) with a foil-like finish to it.  It is beautiful on the nails, swatched with three coats, but opaque in two. 

This image is outdoors with flash.  The color is a lot brighter when outdoors. 

This is outdoors without flash.  This color is so beautiful, looks like it is glowing!

This image is indoors with flash.  The color is not this bright in real life, but has a lot of depth and shine to it.

The formula on this one was great as well, but I would recommend being extra careful with application as this does pool a bit around the edges. 


Butter London HRH
Base Coat: Orly Top to Bottom
Top Coat: Orly Top to Bottom

My Collection, Swatched: Butter London Saucy Jack

Butter London Saucy Jack is a creme deep, wine red color with a glossy finish.  The swatches show three coats of the polish with base and top coat. 

 This is Saucy Jack indoors with flash.  The color is showing up brighter than real life.  Also, it looks like there is visible nail line, but I promise that this does not show up in person.  The color is very opaque and covers completely with three coats. 

 This is Saucy Jack outdoors in sunlight, without flash.

The first time I swatched this color, I was completely disappointed with the formula.  It was streaky and patchy, and I gave up trying to make it look nice.  I recently decided to try it out again, and I fell in love.  I realized the first try was mostly due to poor application technique.  The formula is a bit thick, but if you wait for each coat to dry, it will build to full opacity. 

Butter London Saucy Jack
Base Coat: Orly Top to Bottom
Top Coat: Orly Top to Bottom