Butter London HRH

Phoar - what a purple this is! Even in the bottle it's a gorgeous metallic, blue-based purple that can only be described as 'royal'. I had some issues with application as the formula dries very quickly and ended up with two pretty thick coats. This is certainly a striking looking colour and I can't stop looking at my nails! I only realised now that my bottle is missing some text - lol never mind it's what's on the inside that counts eh?!

China Glaze Liquid Leather with Red Angel stamping

Sooo how about some black with gold stamping? It's been ages since China Glaze Liquid Leather popped its head out of my collection and todays the day! I love the black and gold combination and was keen to try another of my Red Angel image plates. Liquid Leather is lovely to apply and is opaque in two coats. Cleanup can be a bit messy - but you get that with black! lol This image plate was brilliant to use. The image transferred really well and I'm happy with the result.

Base colour: China Glaze Liquid Leather

Nail plate: Red Angel RA-114
Stamp colour: China Glaze 2030
Topped with Essie Good to Go

Essie Masquerade Belle

The weather is cooling off here and time to bring out some warm autumn colours. This is Essie Masquerade Belle which is a rich brown burgundy. My hubby even thought this was a nice colour lol Masquerade Belle applied beautifully although this shows three coats just because I have issues with it looking lighter around the cuticles. I completely flooded one cuticle and removed it straight away but from that I can tell this is going to stain like mad when I remove it. Fortunately my trusty OPI Expert Touch remover has just arrived in the post - yippee!

I didn't get a chance to stamp it but some gold stamping would have looked nice I reckon . . .

OPI Purple with a Purpose with FLAKIES!

Oh my! I just love how this turned out and couldn't wait to share it. Purple with a Purpose was one of my very first polishes and my first post even, but today I've added flakies from Maybelline Colorama Pink Pinata and I LOVE how it turned out. Pink and purple - what more could a girl want!? lol

Butter London Old Blighty with Stamping Konad M85

I've had the Konad M85 plate for a while now and finally got around to using it. The image sizes are great and transfer is excellent so no complaints. This is three coats of Butter London Old Blighty stamped with China Glaze 2030. Quite a milestone there actually, as I've used up my first entire bottle of 2030 and will have to start the laborious task of hunting out some more of my trusty old favourite! Ebay here I come! lol

Base colour: Butter London Old Blighty

Nail plate: Konad M85
Stamp colour: China Glaze 2030
Topped with Essie Good to Go

Butter London Old Blighty

Today's polish is Butter London Old Blighty (love the name!). I would describe this is a rustic brick red creme. Old Blighty has a very gel like formula and applies easily. I find the Butter London brushes very easy to load up and manoeuvre. This shows three coats just to tidy up and make sure my entire nail is opaque.

I'm also trialling Zoya Remove polish remover. My thoughts so far are that I definitely do not like the smell which is extremely overpowering and the formula is not as moisturising as OPI Expert Touch remover.

Also I've changed the width of my blog page to enlarge the photos (as per your requests!) Do you  prefer the larger pictures or is smaller ok? Do they take too long to load? Your comments appreciated!

Nail Mail!

These are some recent arrivals I wanted to share . . . We are coming out of summer now so thinking about some rich Autumn shades.

My first Barry M polishes - the colours look really vibrant!

Another four glorious Butter London polishes . . .

And finally another three to add to my Cult Nails collection . . .

Color Club Fashion Addict

Color Club Fashion Addict is a beautiful soft baby pink with loads of holographic glory. Unfortunately the sun wouldn't play nicely and vanished as I was taking my photos. Please be assured this is a LOT more holographic in real life. While the colour isn't a lot to write home about inside - sure it's pretty and pink and all - out in the sun is where it really shows off.

This shows two coats but could almost have been a one coater. I love how these holographic polishes dry super fast.