Sunday, December 2, 2012

Advent Calendar Challenge Day 1: Red (a few of them)

Hi everyone! I actually have a few reds to show you today. I have been wearing them over the past few days and saving them for this post!

First up is Butter London Knees Up. This is a fabulous metallic red. If you don't have it...go get it. It is perfection.

 
 

Then I layered on 1 coat of CrowsToes Holly and Hellfire. This polish has lots of red and silver, with even a few lighter red/pinks thrown in to break it up (and also some holo glitters). It was so sparkly it was giving my camera issues. Haha!

 
 
 
 
 
Next I did a mani with Layla Ceramic Effect #53. These polishes are now available at Ulta so I couldn't resist picking up a few. This is a red/orange/green flakie in a red jelly. It reminds me of a redder (less berry) version of Barielle Elle's Spell. I will say that the flash of the flakies isn't as strong in the Layla, however it could be due to the denser red base color. It would have built up nicely on its own, but I layered one coat over China Glaze Ruby Pumps.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Finally, I have a gorgeous Nicole by OPI from last Christmas called Orna-ment for Each Other. This was a Target exclusive I believe, but I actually found it this summer at TJ Maxx on clearance. It is a fine red glitter with gold mixed in. It is really an underrated polish. It reminds me of a red version of OPI Absolutely Alice. This is 1 coat over Zoya Jade.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
So everyone if you want to join in...feel free to participate in the challenge! Thanks for looking!
 


 

 


9 comments:

  1. That NOPI is a stunner! I wouldn't have expected that from looking at it in the bottle. I saw it in Target on clearance just yesterday and passed it up, now I'm regretting it!

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    1. I almost didn't get it on clearance but I'm glad I did. I remember almost getting it when it was out at Christmas last year and passing it up because I didn't think it was too special. When I finally tried it out I was blown away! Maybe you can still go back and grab it!

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  2. red is the sexiness on you! ♥♥♥

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    1. Says the person who gives me SO many red lemmings (like the Layla featured in this post). Thank you! <3

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  3. Gorgeous glowey reds~ they all look aweosme on you but my favorite is that Butter London one <3~

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    1. Thank you! That one is a classic and I think everyone needs it!

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  4. I love reds like this and they all look great on you! Orna-ment for Each Other is seriously the perfect holiday polish, love it!

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    1. Thank you! I am a red fiend! I absolutely adore it!

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  5. OMG, that Butter London is so beautiful! So are the rest but I think I need the BL.

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