Illamasqua Load

The whole point of this post is just that I wanted to say how dumb I am. I didn't realize until like a month ago that Illamasqua polishes have a removable cap (ie Butter London and Chanel). I would get so angry at the caps for not lining up straight after I used them and then I read on someone's blog (I can't remember who's it was now) that the caps are removable! Well now I feel stupid! I ran to my helmer to check my caps and wouldn't you know it, they popped right off. Now all my caps are nice and straight again. 

Here's Illamasqua Load. It was one of my first Illas (I bought Jo'mina at the same time) and I was in love instantly. It's a very flattering shade since it's not as stark as a traditional white polish. The name is a bit racy but as long as your grandmother isn't asking you to explain it, then you're all good. 

Shown is two coats. Application was easy for me. I did slightly thicker coats (not too thick) so that I wouldn't have any streaking and it went on beautifully. 

Essie Lady Like

Happy Sunday! I hope you're all having a wonderful weekend!
The other day I wore Essie Lady Like from Essie's Fall 2011 collection. The collection overall didn't really get much love but I think that Lady Like is a must have from that collection. It's a great neutral and it's very soft and well, lady like.
I think this color gave me slight lobster fingers but I dealt with it because I really didn't want to take it off!
I used two coats in these swatches and application was very easy. Dry time was average.

Butter London Big Smoke

My sister gave me this polish as a gift for my birthday. She knows I love blue polishes and I think she did great picking this out for me! I don't own many navy polishes, actually I think I only own one other navy and that's just a plain creme polish. 

Butter London Big Smoke is a metallic navy blue polish. I don't wear metallics often but I think that Butter London does a great job with them. I used two coats in the pictures below. I had to do slightly thicker coats otherwise the polish would start to drag. The thicker coats didn't affect the dry time though. 

I really love this color! It's a great polish for Fall too!

Darling Diva Polish Spam

It's the first day of fall break and I'm sitting here sipping a cup of coffee with the windows open. The weather is beautiful today.
Anywho, today I have a little bit of spam for you all from the indie line Darling Diva Polish.

First up, Darling Diva Apple Crisp over Sally Hansen Rapid Red
Perfect for fall! The color combo I chose makes it look a bit Christmas-y. I didn't have any problems with application. The formula on this one was great. The first two pictures show one coat of Apple Crisp and the second two pictures show two coats.

Darling Diva Soft Kitty (By itself and then over Sinful Colors Verbena)
The name of this polish makes me smile and I always find myself singing "Soft Kitty" from the Big Bang Theory whenever I look at the bottle. This one is very soft and feminine when you wear it alone. I used three coats by itself to reach opaqueness. The glitters are very soft looking. There are also some iridescent glitters in the mix! Then I decided to layer it to see how that would look. I think it would have looked better layered over a light pink but I didn't have a good one with me. My photos of it over Verbena make it look a bit frosty. I promise it isn't that frosty in real life, my camera just has a hard time photographing polishes like this.

Darling Diva Pendragon over Zoya Avery
This one was a bit trickier to apply. There are a lot of larger hexes in it so you'll have to apply it with the 'dabbing' method rather than painting it on like a regular polish. The color combo reminds me of dragon scales. Very cool! I do wish there were a few more of the smaller glitters in this. But I'm a sucker for small glitters, so that might just be me! Shown is 2 "coats"

Lastly, Darling Diva Walk on the Ocean over Butter London Big Smoke
This one is gorgeous! Absolutely perfect! I noticed that there were some iridescent glitters in it when I was looking at the bottle so I decided to layer it over a darker color to make them shine. Shown is one coat of glitters over the base polish. Application was easy. It has the perfect amount of glitters.

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