Butterflies Over the Caribbean stamping

An update to yesterday's post. I used plate BM205 from the second Bundle Monster kit, and added some big butterflies! Unfortunately they came out kind of blobby and look more like bows... But I still like them! They reminded me of the little glowing butterflies from Sailor Moon during some of her transformation scenes. I used Kleancolor Metallic Orange over NOPI It's Up To You from yesterday. Me gusta.

Nicole by OPI - It's Up to You

The only thing I love more than a holo is a good duochrome. I'd never even heard of this polish before, but I recently acquired it through a great multiswap through MakeupAlley.com. This polish has been around for awhile and is still relatively easy to find online. The colors in It's Up to You are absolutely captivating. This polish has a blue base, bright but not super bright, that flashes with an aqua blue glow in bright light, and in the shade there is more of a turquoise flash. Then on the very edges you can find a hint of indigo blending to purple. Oohhhh, love so much. Enjoy!

Chanel Summer 2012

Hellooo. Due to the incredible slowness at work last night, I took it upon myself to swatch Chanel's three new nail polish colors for summer! 

Holiday makes me sooo happy. I got so many compliments when I wore it at work. It's just so rich and gorgeous, a true orange with coral/red tints. Sooo shiny and juicy. This first swatch is four coats, from when I wore it a couple weeks ago, tweaked to show the almost red tinge it has in some lights.

 

These next two are in Macy's light, three coats. So shiiiiny. 

Now up next is Island. Not my favorite. The beigey pearliness of it reminds me of tobacco stains, but I could see frost lovers liking this. I like the name Island because the polish does resemble the inside of a seashell. A dirty, brush-strokey seashell. First swatch is one coat, the next three coats, no topcoat.

And here is Delight, the one that is getting a lot of love from MUA. It's a bronzey gold foil that is pretty opaque in two coats. Smooth easy formula. Reminiscent of Orly Rage, but they are different, this being slightly more gold.

What do you think? Are any of these worth $26 to you? These should be available at all Chanel counters this spring. While you're at the Chanel counter, check out Distraction, a beautiful pinky coral with magenta flash. My pictures didn't turn out well at allll, so you need to see it in person!