La Moss/Brunette on the Internet/Rouge Noir

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1 coat

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Comparing the 3 vampy wine shades that i have. My newest purchase La Moss I am quite disappointed with. It goes on quite streaky and uneven, you need at least 3 coats and it still looks jarred, even with a careful hand. The only good thing about it is that after 3 coats its a good dupe for Chanel Rouge Noir, which was the premise of why i purchased it in the first place. Its more on the purpley side. But Rouge Noir is still so much deeper and richer a color, and goes on much more agreeably and looks very chic. Brunette on the Internet is a nice alternative, its a shade lighter, but the formula is a lot better than La Moss. And it has a more pronounced wine color. Think of Brunette on the Internet as a light Pinot Noir, and Rouge Noir as a deep Merlot.

Henley Regatta, La Moss, and The Old Bill

Wanting to take advantage of the Butter sale at Ulta the other day I grabbed the rest on my wish list. But now i think i should get Chancer:(( Ulta unfortunately only carries the minimal line, and their stock is very ify.

I grabbed The Old Bill, cause the name is great, and Laura wrote a blog post about how much she loved it. I think its ok, its a little boring for my skin tone, but i would top it off with Servin' Up Sparkle on all the fingers. In the pic i just have in on my ring finger. It makes it much more interesting, and satiates my sparkle craving.

To add to my vamp nail polish collection i got La Moss. In the bottle it looks very similar to Chanel's Rouge Noir, but i swatched it a little and it is definitely a lot thinner and brighter pink than the thick Rouge Noir. But i still have to compare them with two coats.

Henley Regatta, I absolutely love this color. I got it for the Jacksonville Jaguars which is our city football team, its a pretty similar teal and very eye catching:D

August...

For my birthday i wanted a few things, and i got most of them, but one remains elusive to me The Nars Bright Lights, Big City palette. I had to get Nars nail polish in Matto Grasso, a deep murky brown. It is as people described, very gloopy and i found it to chip very easily. And the color was alright, nothing to write home about. Butter London HRH, very bright violet, i thought it would be good for summer and i saw Emma Watson wearing it on the cover of US Seventeen mag. I found it almost too bright, i would just keep it to my toes. Next h2h Chanel glossimer in Pensee, i loved the formula of the glosses from the summer collection very smooth, glittery but not gritty, and dimensional. I lucked out on the Lancome artliner in Scorched, they were sold out originally and had gotten some more in, and i snatched it up. Its a waterproof liquid liner in deep murky brown, with gold flecks, gorgeous, but it does tend to be streaky. Nars bright red lipstick in Heat Wave, i've been wanting for a while, but just got around to getting it, its a bright fire matte orangey-red. Definitely not as casual a look as i might have hoped, i still opt for Estee Lauder Spanish Red. I also got from Estee lauders' new collection Metallic Sage nail polish, i thought i really liked it, and i think if you have a pink undertone this polish would look better. it wasnt deep enough for my liking, but it does have that fantastic copper shimmer running through it. The joy of my collection would have to be Joyeuse Rouge Allure lipstick from Chanel, Joyeuse meaning happiness, and it is my happiniess. A soft cool-toned bubblegum pink, similar to Mac's Saint Germain, or Lady Gaga, but much more wearable.

Butter Haul:)

Finally being able to pick up some Butter London Nail polish. Ulta carries them, and the unfortunate thing is the one i go to is very busy and stock replenishment is very poor. So i grabbed three that were on my wish list, but they weren't the ones i was itching for. Fash Pack, the murky taupe with gold shimmer veins through it. British Racing Green, a must-have dark shimmery hunter green. And Artful Dodger, a dusty Robin's egg blue. I was inspired my the Victorian Spring trend, and it goes with my growing blue nail polish collection. Ulta was also giving a free gift with the purchase of the Butter London, a full size Powder Room Nail Polish Remover worth $5 for 2oz. Not bad, but i wish i liked it more. It smells nice like baby powder, but its acetone free so it feels like turpentine and dries out your cuticles, so i found it an unpleasant polish remover. Next on the wish list: La Moss, The Old Bill, and HRH.

Butter!!!:D

The drought is over!!! i'm finally motivated and unashamed of my love of makeup and my ever growing ambitiously embarrassing collection. And i just came on to exclaim the news, Butter London Nail polish is officially being sold at Ulta!!!!! Previously this brand has been unattainable to us sad Americans:( But not anymore!! I just got the magazine in the mail and saw it in there so i haven't gone up there to collect as of yet. And im still waiting for Pirates of the Carabbean to come out! so many nail polishes, so little time! My next post will be on what i've collected and has so far been unreported.