Butter London Yummy Mummy Polish and Lippy

Butter London Yummy Mummy (2 coats) and lip gloss (bottom photo)

Do you ever match your nails to your makeup? If you're like me, you don't. For some reason my nails are a wildcard and I'll rock a polish despite any outfit or makeup. For those of you who do care, Butter London has made it easy for you, coming out with matching polishes and lip glosses called Lippy. Today I have Yummy Mummy (weird name) to show you. It's a beige color with a hint of grey to keep things interesting and a beautiful sprinkling of shimmer. I really enjoy this one for days I want something neutral. The pigmentation and formula was great as well. 

As you can see, the Lippy does match the polish pretty well. I wear lots of lipsticks and lip glosses so it was nice to test out what a nail polish company can do. It has a doe foot applicator which is normally great, but these glosses are pretty thick and sticky which made for difficult application. It's not a huge deal, but it does take a bit longer to apply. The other issue I had was with the smell. They have this really strong floral scent to them which can be a deal breaker for those with sensitive noses. I eventually get used to it, but it takes awhile to get to that point. I believe Butter London is going to reformulate the taste/smell so this shouldn't be a problem anymore. 

As I said previously, these are sticky glosses and I like sticky glosses because they last so much longer than slippery ones. These glosses definitely last a long time on the lips. Yummy Mummy is a nice neutral color that lots of skintones can wear (I'm an NC25). The price point is a bit high at $17, but is similar to other higher-end glosses.


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Sephora by OPI Bohemian Brights Collection: Happy Earth Day to Me

Sephora by OPI Happy Earth Day to Me (2 coats)

Happy Thursday! I'm a little torn as to whether or not this week has gone by quickly. Monday and Tuesday dragged, but Wednesday and today flew by!  Do you have any weekend plans? I have a wedding to go to for a lovely friend of mine in Virginia this weekend. Despite being so close to North Carolina, I don't get the chance to head that way very often. 

Quick question: why are Sephora by OPI polishes $1 more than regular OPI polishes? It boggles my mind why OPI thinks people need to spend that much on a polish (hence why I only own a few of them). I did, however, fall in love with Happy Earth Day to Me which is an army green/brown shimmer. In the sea of neon or pastel colors right now, I was actually drawn to this one. Sure, it's a bit of a poopy color, but I still like it. It was very opaque with full coverage with 2 coats and had a slightly watery formula. 

Finger paints: Art Dealer Teal-er

Finger Paints Art Dealer Teal-er (2 coats)

There just aren't enough hours in the day for me to get through all the tv I missed while I was gone. Unfortunately my DVR decided to delete a large portion of saved shows a few days after I came home for absolutely no reason. No, it wasn't too full or anything either. Grr, Time Warner and your faulty equipment! 

Art Dealer Teal-er is the last Finger Paints polish I have to show you. I absolutely adore this teal shimmer which leans a bit turquoise. I believe this is a part of their core collection and can be found at your local Sally Beauty Supply. The application and formula was amazing like most Finger Paints colors. 

Fingerpaints Gumdrops & Lollipops Spring 2012 Collection: Lemon Sour

Fingerpaints Lemon Sour (3 coats)

Happy Monday! I'm just now finally getting back into the swing of things (stupid jet lag!). I had to cut my nails off during my trip so I'm trying to let them grow out a bit. I still have a backlog of photos I'm going through so you'll see my short nubbins eventually. 

Lemon Sour is a light yellow creme that was perfect for Spring. I'd have to say I get the most comments about my nails when I wear yellow since it is a rare color for most of the population to wear. While I love yellow, I hate about 95% of the formulas of yellow polishes. Lemon Sour by far isn't the worst yellow polish I've worked with, but it still has a bit of streakiness you always get. Please ignore the bubbles in the pictures....I was testing the latest Sally Hansen quick-dry topcoat (in the black bottle) and I could never get it to stop bubbling up my polishes. 

Fingerpaints Gumdrops & Lollipops Spring 2012 Collection: Grape Gumdrop

Fingerpaints Grape Lollipops (2 coats)

I don't have enough Fingerpaints colors. I don't get over to Sally's often enough to pick them up, but I do enjoy them. I picked up Grape Lollipops on sale when they were trying to get rid of their extra Spring Collection colors. It's a blue-purple color with a glass-flecked-like finish. I was hoping the glass-flecks would give off a different color, but alas, it's just slightly silver. I do like it! The application was slightly watery, but not too difficult, and only needed 2 coats for full coverage.