Color Club Girl About Town: Wicker Park + Pearl District Duo Review

Press Sample

Hi guys!  Today I have two of the color from Color Club Fall 2013 collection: Girl About Town. :)

Wicker Park, 3 coats: warm lavender creme. It's much warmer and more pink than the Color Club website shows, so I wouldn't say it's a pure lavender.  The formula was excellent and applied flawlessly.  The consistency of the polish was good as well.  It's a lovely color, but does tend to make my fingers look darker.  This reminds me of Bondi Botanical Beauty, but they're not at all alike.  Wicker Park is darker and more purple in comparison.

Pearl District, 2 coats: gold-olive metallic.  It's has very strong gold tones in it, but the olive in it is still apparent as well.  This applied in two easy coats and was surprisingly pigmented.  Perfect for fall!

Verdict:  Both polishes played well and were opaque in 2-3 coats.  My favorite out of the two is Pearl District.

Availability:  You can purchase this particular duo at shopcolorclub.com (here) for $12.  You can also buy all of the Girl About Town colors (here) for $8 each.

See any favorites?  Let me know in the comments! :)

Liz

Julep Hailee

Julep recently came out with some matte suede finishes in their November Maven box.  I've always admired the OPI suede shades, so I was excited to see these.  I got It Girl for this month, which came with two suede mattes.  Hailee is one of them and is a smoky khaki with metallic silver shimmer.  It has a great formula, especially for a matte shade.  I'm wearing two coats here without top coat.

Here's Hailee with top coat.  I like how it looks both ways.

What do you think of Hailee?  Are you a fan of suede finishes?


Liz

Butter London Wallis

Wallis, 2 coats: antique metallic olive gold.  First off, I love olive gold polishes.  I think they're great for fall, and they're one of my favorite colors to wear.  Wallis particularly got a lot of press last fall when they first came out, and I can see why.  I remember picking this up every time I went to Ulta and putting it back down.  I'm kind of glad now, since I was able to get it for way less than $14.  The formula is amazing and the coverage is great as well.  No complaints! :)

In case you're wondering about this polish's namesake, it's named after Wallis Simpson - an American socialite who created quite a stir in the UK.  She was married thrice, and her third husband was King Edward VIII, who actually abdicated his throne to marry her.  They were both suspected to be Nazi sympathizers during World War II, and there's even a picture of her being greeted by Adolph Hitler.  Not much is known about her life after the Duke of Windsor's death (King Edward VIII's title after the abdication), so she remains as a mysterious and controversial figure in British history.

What do you think of Wallis?  Do you own this polish?  Let me know in the comments!  Oh and if you're a fan of olive gold polishes, check out my other budget friendly favorite here.


Liz

Love & Beauty Olive Gold...and a flakie?!

2-3 coats, Olive Gold.  Gah, I cannot get over these boring names Forever21 comes up with for their nail polish.  Sometimes they're even incorrect!  Not this time, thankfully.  Olive gold describes the polish pretty well.  It has a gorgeous dark olive base with orange-gold shimmer.  It looks gold from a distance, but if you look closely, you can see some of the orange.  I believe this was either 2 or 3 coats.  Overall, it's a super gorgeous polish!  I love wearing this one.  I bought mine from forever21.com, but it isn't there anymore. :(

What do you think?  I've yet to be disappointed by Love & Beauty.  They actually put out nice polishes, and the $2.80 price is not bad either.  I was just browsing through their latest selection of nail polishes online, and I came across this beauty!

 image from Forever21.com

Yes!  A flakie-glitter!  I would get it, but I don't have anything to buy from Forever21 right now.  Boo~  But if you're planning on shopping online, you might want to check this baby out. :)  Click on the picture to go the product page.  Hehe, you're welcome! ^^


Liz