So I have been envying the people who get to own and wear Butter London nail polish.
my favourite colour has always been Royal Navy
so, here in New Zealand this stuff retails at about $30 (which is quite a lot for nail polish)...
so sometimes I just go in to Farmers and stand by the Butter London counter and dream...
well today, after my Butter London Dreaming, I wandered into some other stores, one of them being a cheapo shop
and guess what I found!?
A navy blue nail polish
- I decided since it was only $3 I could buy it and risk it looking terrible and never being used....
when I got home I put some on and I was amazed!
it looks so similar to the Royal Navy Butter London polish and only 1/10th the price!
I am so happy!!!
I was actually quite surprised at the smooth formula and opaque colour of such a cheap brand.
I will definitely be shopping here again.
I did this funky manicure...
Base Coat: OPI Nail Envy (super good!)
Blue: Kleancolour Neon Sapphire (2 coats) - but it even looked good after one coat!
Ring/Index finger: Revlon Sheer Rose (3 coats)
Let me just say I am one happy customer and in all my nail polish snobbery I think I may now be introducing a few more Kleancolour's into my collection.
I totally bought new shoes yesterday!
they're super cute, and super comfy!
(I'm still undecided if they're "nana" shoes... but I think not)
as it was super chilly I decided to wear jeans (not a skirt like I'd originally planned)
and found this cute blue top I haven't worn in a long time.
Shoes: Hush Puppies bought from Hannah's
Top: Max blue silk blouse
Cardigan: Glassons black long sleeve
Jeans: Max dark(ish) blue skinny jean
Belt: Glassons
navy nail polish
Tonight me and MyLove are going out for a romantic dinner.
I bought this dress/tunic a while ago - and this is the perfect opportunity to wear it!
when I tried this on in the shop I wasn't too too sure, but it was on epic sale, and now I am so pleased!
It's also super easy to roll up and pack in a bag to take on holiday- super convenient if I ever go away and might end up needing a going-out-for-dinner dress...
Dress: City Chic blue glittery meshy dress
Black Slip Underneath (unknown where I purchased)
Jacket: Rachel Hunter Black Blazer (from the warehouse)
Tights: K-Mart
Shoes: Irregular Choice
Necklace: was gifted to me from MyLove
these are some more gradient (ombre) nails I did using my franken polish and a bright pink while I was at a friends house.
I really like how these turned out, I think the neutral colour really makes the pink pop out.
So apparently all this time what I (and most of the world) have been calling ombre nails have in actual fact been gradient nails.
You may notice I have gone through a lot of my posts and changed my mistake.
Pretty much,
Ombre nails are where one nail is painted a different solid colour - that goes gradually from lighter to darker.
for example
and gradient nails are where each nail changes gradually between two colours.
For Example
hopefully that clears a few things up, and I now realize I've been labeling a lot of posts wrong, however since everyone seems to get the two confused I think I will still use Ombre when labeling my gradient nail posts.
