My Collection, Swatched: Zoya Faye (Day 10)

Are you all still with me?  I hope you are enjoying the Zoyas, I am having fun swatching them! 

Faye is a gorgeous fleck glitter.  It is a light purple base with gold fleck, and it looks great on the nails as it shows up as a glitter duochrome: Gorgeous!  The formula was great, but I used 3 coats for the swatch to get it fully opaque. 

This is indoors, without flash.

This is outdoors, shade.

This is indoors with flash. You can see the purple really well here.

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

My Collection, Swatched: Zoya Tanzy (Day 7)

Tanzy is a bright orange and gold fleck glitter.  It is very shiny and metallic and applies beautifully.  The formula is great; I would recommend using several (3) thin coats to cover opaquely and wait for each layer to dry.  The color is gorgeous, bright and reflective!  Love this one for summer.

This is indoors, no flash.

Indoors, flash.

Outdoors, shade.

Outdoors, shade.

Color: Zoya Tanzy
Base/Top Coat: Orly Top to Bottom

NOTD: China Glaze

This is a quick post just showing my NOTD. I used China Glaze Polarized, two coats with two coats of top coat (Orly Glosser). I love the way this shines in sunlight, great silver color. I also painted the under side of my nail like Adele's Grammy mani, Louboutin inspired. Love! thanks for reading!

-H

My Collection, Swatched: Butter London No More Waity, Katie

Butter London No More Waity, Katie is a light purple jelly with small purple glitter.  The name of this polish refers to the lovely Kate Middleton (do you all love her style as much as I do?!) and her, at the time, engagement to Prince William.  Incidentally, this is the color I was wearing when I ended up going to the hospital to have my baby.  The baby couldn't wait either.  Now back to the nail polish.

This image is indoors with flash.

This image is in indirect sunlight. you can see the patchy spots where the glitter did not coat very well. 

This image is outdoors without flash.  The bald spots are extremely obvious, I would recommend using a base color with this to prevent this look. 

The pictures show three coats of the polish with base and top coat.  This polish does become mostly opaque after three coats, but has a rough finish due to the glitter.  If you do not enjoy that, then one or two coats of a good top coat should fix that right up. 

Butter London No More Waity, Katie
Base Coat: Orly Top to Bottom
Top Coat: Orly Top to Bottom

My Collection, Swatched: Butter London Rosie Lee

Butter London Rosie Lee is a small rose gold glitter in a clear base.  The glitter is very reflective, and can be applied sheer or built up for full opacity.  In the swatches, the index finger has one coat of the polish, the middle finger has two coats, and the ring finger has three coats. 

This is indoors without flash.

This is outdoors without flash.

This image is outdoors in direct sunlight. 

This color is so pretty and feminine.  The glitter is quite dense, but must be built up.  Even with three coats, there are some patches visible.  I would recommend using thicker layers or adding a fourth coat for full coverage.  This also looks great as a layering polish. 
Butter London Rosie Lee
Base Coat: Orly Top to Bottom
Top Coat: Orly Top to Bottom

My Collection, Swatched: Butter London Henley Regatta

Butter London Henley Regatta is a clear base with teal and green microglitter.  The glitter in this is sheer at first, but can be built up to full opacity.  The swatches show the difference in number of coats.  The index finger shows one coat, the middle finger two coats, and the ring finger three coats.  This does require a top coat for a smooth finish. 

This is indoors without flash.

Outdoors, without flash.

This is outdoors without flash.

The glitter can either be applied lightly as a top coat over another polish, or packed on for full intensity.  As you can see, three coats does not cover completely, but you can try using thicker coats or adding another layer to cover the patchy spots.  Either way, this glitter is gorgeous and shimmers beautifully.  I have applied this over BL Bluey, and it looks great: adds a lot of depth and intensifies the shimmer. 

Butter London Henley Regatta
Base Coat: Orly Top to Bottom
Top Coat: Orly Top to Bottom

My Collection, Swatched: Butter London All Hail the Queen

Butter London All Hail the Queen (or McQueen) is a taupe color with golden microshimmer running through it.  The microshimmer looks holographic under flash photography, but it does not show up that way in real life.  For the swatch I used three coats of All Hail the Queen plus base coat and top coat (Orly Top to Bottom). 

The formula on this one was great, very easy to work with.  The polish is opaque and the microshimmer is visible, although it shows up better in sunlight. 


Butter London All Hail the Queen: 3 coats
Base Coat: Orly Top to Bottom
Top Coat: Orly Top to Bottom

My Collection, Swatched: Butter London Bluey

Butter London Bluey is a shimmery teal color with green microshimmer visible throughout.  The swatches show three coats of the polish with base and top coat.

 This is Bluey indoors with flash.  This is showing up more blue than teal.  In real life it leans a lot more green due to the microshimmer. 

This is outdoors without flash. Again, it is showing up a lot more blue in the picture. 

The formula on this polish is amazing, and layers for full opacity. The microshimmer is visible on the nail in real life, with all the different colors reflecting separately.  I have worn this under Butter London Henley Regatta, and it added a gorgeous depth to the color. 

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