Mornin' all! Today's post is something a little different.. I pose to you all a question: have you ever finished a bottle of nail polish? Of course I don't mean top and base coats, or black and white polishes used for nail art! :P
Why I ask this? Well recently, I've realised that I'm actually running low on a few bottles of polish, and that I need to buy a second bottle of all of them! Shocking isn't it?!
This post reveals my 5 most used polishes!
First up is Butter London Pillar Box Red. It's my go to 'classic' red and still glides on as smoothly as it did the first day I got it - so much love for this polish seriously ♥ It's only got about 1/4 of the bottle left... I'm absolutely dreading the day I can no longer scrape the remaining dregs of polish from the bottom of the bottle *sobs in the corner* Unfortunately, BL isn't available in stores here in Australia, so my only option is to buy them online, or through someone in the US willing to ship it to me here (even then, the shipping will kill me now that postage has been hiked up again!)
Butter London 'Pillar Box Red' topped with Shades of Phoenix 'Chaos'
Next is Sally Hansen Cafe Au Lait. And this bottle is completely and utterly empty!! The first ever bottle of polish that I've finished, and my most favourite nude shade! It's been with me through my nubbins and claws, and I've bought two back ups already, so I won't be running out any time soon :P
Sally Hansen 'Cafe Au Lait' with lace accent using Ulta3 'Black Satin'
Third up is Australis #totesamaze and I took advantage of the recent 40% off priceline sale to grab me another bottle, because, like Cafe Au Lait, it's also empty! It's the perfect shade of pink - nice and bright without being neon, but not too dark a hot pink that it looks almost red on my skin - love love love it... and its name, as cheesy as it is :P
Australis '#totesamaze' tribal mix n match
Next up is Sinful Colors Endless Blue. Since I couldn't get my hands on Essie Butler Please or Sally Hansen Pacific Blue, Endless Blue was what I settled for, and now I can't get enough of it! It's a gorgeous vibrant blue, and is pretty much my go-to blue when doing nail art. There's about 1/3 of the bottle left.. may have to take advantage of the 2 for $6 Sinful Colors sale at Target this week :P
Sinful Colors 'Endless Blue' topped with Katt Claws 'Community Pool'
Last, but definitely not the least, is Femme Fatale Cosmetics Eventide. Yes, it's an indie polish, and yes it's almost finished! This is the only 'top 5 most used polishes' that also holds a spot in my 'top 5 favourite polishes of all time' - I love it that much! But alas, it's been discontinued and I wasn't fast enough at grabbing back ups, so now I'll be using it sparingly!
2 generous coats of 'Eventide' on its own as accents on the index and pinky
And there you have it - my 5 most used polishes! Have you ever actually finished a bottle of polish? I thought it was impossible, until now :P
Eventide looks gorgeous, too bad it's discontinued! Also, Cafe Au Lait looks like the perfect nude shade I've been searching for! I've never actually finished a bottle, they all get too thick before I get to the bottom - luckily I've bought some nail laquer thinner now so maybe I'll get to the bottom of a bottle after all! :)
ReplyDeleteYes! Definitely use the thinner to bring all those gloopy polishes back to their former glory! It's not a permanent fix, but love it all the same :P
DeleteI occasionally finish a dark purple or black, but other than that... Don't think I ever have :P Eventide looks gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI've gone through more blacks than I can count haha
DeleteThat pink polish is the perfect shade of pink as you say not too neon and not too dark it really is a beauty! I love the mani you did with the lace accent it really stands out and looks gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThanks doll! I haven't done a delicate print like lace in a while, may have to put that on the to-do list!
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