New York City Ballet by OPI

Hi everyone! I wanted to give you a quick peek at the New York City Ballet collection by OPI.  This collection includes six new additions to OPI's Soft Shades.  One, Pirouette My Whistle is a glittery top coat, the others are sheer shades which make them wonderful for a conservative work place, or a ballerina! 

The collection includes:

• Barre My Soul: This sheer beige is gorgeous, and that’s the “naked” truth.
• You Callin' Me a Lyre?: This ascending pink hits all the right notes.
• Don't Touch My Tutu!: Hands off this wispy white -- it's all mine!
• Care to Danse?: This lilac is up-to-the-minuet in fashion.
• My Pointe Exactly: See? This gorgeous sheer gray has been right all along!
• Pirouette My Whistle: Drink up! This silver sparkle is just what you need.

And here they are in all of their glory. Sorry I couldn't get them all in one collage, so you'll see one of the ones with the topcoat is in the wrong collage, but it was the only way I could fit them.  

Each color is three coats. Also, with the top coat I had just one coat on top. 

So do you like these soft shades? I do, they are all really classy looking and some are even fun! OPI does sheers so well. I love them! 

I am interested in knowing if you would like to see complete reviews of each individual polish from this collection (the format of my regular review posts).  Let me know in the comments and be sure to vote on the poll in the side bar.  I would be happy to do full reviews, I just want to make sure it won't bore you since you have seen the colors here. Thanks!

Disclosure: This product was provided by PR for review purposes. All reviews are 100% honest and done at my discretion. For more information please see my Disclosure Policy.

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On Wednesdays We Wear Pink: Duri Cosmetics: Bridal Bells & Daddy's Girl

Happy Hump day! This week is flying by for me.  I am excited because this weekend is the release of The Hunger Games. I cannot wait to see the movie. Who else is excited?! Initial critic reviews are positive, which makes me so happy. I can't wait! 

Today is Wednesday and as you know On Wednesdays We Wear Pink! Today I have two pinks to share, both by Duri Cosmetics.  

The first pink is Bridal Bells which is a super opaque light, light, light baby pink. This baby is opaque. I really might have gotten away with one coat but I did two. It leans a little white and could appear chalky so be sure to top this with a nice shiny top coat. I like it, I don't love it. These bright whitish light pinks tend not to work for me. 

Next is Daddy's Girl which I was excited about. I was excited but it ended up being a flop for me.  It's a milky sheer light pink.  It was just way too translucent for me.  I couldn't make it work. I think it'd be a great base coat for a french mani, but alone it just wasn't a hit for me. I had issues with balding, which I am sure you can see in the photos. This is three coats, look how sheer! I think with a careful hand this would work best for a french base. I'll try it and report back.

Overall, these we just okay for me. Maybe I am just not a light pink girl. I have two other Duri's that I love so these just were not the colors for me. 

What do you have on today? Are you rocking pink?

Disclosure: This product was provided by PR for review purposes. All reviews are 100% honest and done at my discretion. For more information please see my Disclosure Policy.

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Butter London: All Hail the Queen

Good morning my friends. Thanks for baring with me as I sort out the commenting issues on my blog. I have no idea why that one post was not allowing comments. I still can't figure it out. As long as it works going forward I will be happy. I blog so that I can connect with my readers, without comments I can't do that.  I like Disqus, as long as it works! Intense Debate was a bit better, to me, because you all could share links to your latest blog posts. If you know how I can incorporate that into Disqus let me know. I found many amazing blogs that way.

Anyway, today I have a Butter London polish to share with you all. This is All Hail the Queen which at some point I believe was called All Hail McQueen I am assuming that was shortly after Alexander McQueen's untimely death.  This is essentially the base color of Yummy Mummy with some holographic sparkle added in.  The holographic sparkle makes this shade so gorgeous.  It's subtle indoors but outside, in natural lighting, it's fantastic. I almost wish it was a bit more in your face, but then again the subtly makes it more wearable. 

I used three coats for the opacity shown, two just did not cut it for me. If you recall, I liked Yummy Mummy but felt that it chipped quicker than average for me.  I found this one wore a bit longer but still wasn't amazing in the staying power department.  I think the reason it may have worn better was because I used Butter London's base and top coat. 

I really like the base coat. The one I tried was the Nail Foundation Flawless Base Coat. Which comes in a nice large bottle. It had a great matte finish which I am sure helped the polish to adhere well to the nail. I am a sucker for a good base coat, and this is a good one. 

I also used the Hardware P.D. Quick Topcoat which was your average, run of the mill, quick drying top coat.  Similar to Seche Vite, though not quite as thick.  It worked well and did dry quickly, maybe took slightly longer than my beloved Seche, but performed generally the same.  It's 3 Free, which is great for a quick dry top coat, so if you're in the market for something 3-Free then this might work for you.  I love Seche Vite but it does contain Toluene, which concerns many folks. 

 

Butter London polishes can be purchased at ButterLondon.com, Ulta and some other places online.  They are $14 a piece which is a bit hard to swallow so make sure you go for a color you can't dupe elsewhere.   


What are your favorite Butter London shades? How do they wear for you? Do you find them worth the price?  

Disclosure: This product was provided by PR for review purposes. All reviews are 100% honest and done at my discretion. For more information please see my Disclosure Policy.

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