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 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