Butter London Jaffa stamped with BM 224

Well it's the middle of summer here in New Zealand which means bright and hot, and time for a fun manicure! Todays polish is from Butter London. It's a bit tricky to apply as it goes on quite streaky and tends to pull the bottom layer off. My swatches show 3 thick coats.

This colour is next to impossible to photograph accurately. It's really a dusty orange coral - which is why my swatches look a bit dull - but a more accurate colour match. Outside it photographs more as a bright red coral. Looks cool, but not accurate!

Base colour: Butter London Jaffa
Nail plate: BM 224
Stamp colour: China Glaze 2030
Topped with Essie Good to Go

My little helper today :)

Butter London MacBeth with stamping

I couldn't wait to try out this gorgeous colour from Butter London. This lovely is called MacBeth and it's a vibrant coral red jelly. The pictures really don't do this justice as it's nearly neon and super shiny. The formula is easy to use but needs three coats to be opaque. This isn't my swatching hand but I'd already started stamping my left hand and wanted to show MacBeth on its own.

With stamping . . . I love how loud and vibrant this turned out! In fact I even have it on my toes. lol Perfect for our summer days just starting to peak in.

Base colour: Butter London MacBeth

Nail plate: Bundle Monster BM-224
Stamp colour: China Glaze 2030
Topped with Essie Good to Go

Zoya Charisma with stamping - bold!

Today's polish is Zoya Charisma which I didn't realise was a matte polish until I applied it. My word - it certainly is loud in the bottle, and while it is quite opaque it applies a bit streaky so I needed three coats. I'm not sure how best to describe this other than say it's a bright (obviously!) fuchsia bordering on purple. And loud it certainly is! Didn't help that I was wearing a green top lol Check out this . . .

Base colour: Zoya Charisma

Nail plate: Bundle Monster BM224
Stamp colour: China Glaze 2030
Topped with Essie Good to Go