L'Oreal Owl's Night

L'Oreal Owl's Night

YES, this is THE Owl's Night! It is a dark brown creme with gorgeous gold shimmer that flashes copper and green at certain angles. Now I know why it was so elusive when it was released! I used 3 thin coats here, but you can get away with 2 thicker ones. I mistakenly thought it would be sheer and need buildup so I used thin coats to avoid thickness. Owl's Night had a nice formula and I encountered no problems during application. It dried with a nice shine and the dry time was average. The one thing I didn't really like was that the brush was a little too wide for my pinky. (Then again, I have small nails...) I was expecting a brush like that of L'Oreal's Colour Riche nail polish line. It's really a minor thing though. And if you were thinking it, then yes! I killed ANOTHER lemming! :D (I dare call this lemming week!) I purchased this and Sonia Kashuk Fairy Tale from the same blog sale.

What do you think of the elusive Owl's Night?

See you guys on the other side of the day!

Michelle

Sonia Kashuk Fairy Princess

Sonia Kashuk Fairy Princess

Fairy Princess is a mint creme with blue shimmer. It is SUCH a pretty polish! I'm actually really surprised that le roommate didn't snatch it from me when I showed it to her. She looooves the color mint, but I guess she has some self-control afterall! :P Anyway, I used 3 coats here. The formula was a bit runny and watery, but otherwise okay. But because of this, the polish kept wanting to flood my cuticles. You should be fine if you're careful with the application though. Fairy Princess dried slowly and definitely needed a coat of topcoat because the shimmer became a bit hidden. I'm not sure why, but there was also some sort of grainy appearance. I bought this from a blog sale so I'm not sure of the original formula. The polish was released last year (I think) so the polish is a bit old, or this bottle could have been from a bad batch. Regardless, I'm very happy to have killed another lemming! The dry time and weird appearance when dried matters not to me!

Regardless of the problems later encountered with the polish, aren't you ecstatic when you kill a lemming? 

See you guys on the other side of the day!

Michelle

Butter London The Black Knight

Butter London The Black Knight

The Black Knight contains magenta, blue, red, gold, and silver microglitter in a black jelly base. It's gorgeous in real life, and a lemming my friend helped me fulfill! :D (She totally trolled me when she gave it to me though...) I used 3 coats to build up the jelly base and glitter. I was expecting The Black Knight to be clumpy and sheer, but was happily surprised at how easily it built up and applied. Even some stray brush hairs couldn't hinder the smooth application! The dry time wasn't that bad, but make sure to wait a couple of minutes in between coats or you'll get some dragging. It dried a bit dull and gritty so topcoat is a must! I used two coats of topcoat because it was still a little gritty and not as sparkly with one. 

Don't you guys love it when your lemmings are fulfilled?

See you guys on the other side of the day!

Michelle

Milani Hipster Plum

Milani Hipster Plum

Hipster Plum is my idea of the perfect plum: a reddish-plum creme that is not so dark that it looks black in low-lighting. I used 2 coats. You guys have nooo idea how long I've been looking for my perfect plum! (Back in high school if you care to know...) Anyway, this is my first Milani polish that is not a glitter polish. I was surprised and delighted to find that the formula was really great! Hipster Plum glided on and dried very shiny. Sadly, it dried slower than the average polish. You can't have it all though! I didn't mind waiting so it wasn't a deal breaker to me. On another note, really? "Hipster"? Why? Makes me think of the below meme and other variants of it:

I'll stop with the memes now (probably). See you guys on the other side of the day!

Michelle

OPI Kiss Me On My Tulips

OPI Kiss Me On My Tulips

Kiss Me On My Tulips is a blue-based pink creme and slightly darker than pictured. I tried to make the photo as color-accurate as possible, but this was the best I could do without making it look too dark. KMOMT was very opaque! It could be a one-coater, if applied more thickly. I didn't want it to bubble or get too thick so I did 2 coats. It had a terrific formula, just like my other OPIs. It was literally a breeze to apply, dried very shiny, and had a good dry time! I know OPI is expensive, but it delivers superb quality!

I've been on a pink kick lately, haven't I? See you guys on the other side of the day!

Michelle