Since my Ulta haul I have been dying to try the Butter London polishes that I purchased. I bought 4 Butter London polishes and for today's mani I decided to apply Gobsmacked. For my accent nail I am also using a new color that I recently purchased from Julep called Marie and it is a Rock Candy Nail Glaze. I am not sure why Julep is calling it that other than maybe the high gloss finish that looks like candy. I painted both hands exactly the same. I left my pinky nails plain because I really, really love how Gobsmacked looks, but for the rest of the nails I stamped the design with Grey Pearl by Konad. And over Marie, I stamped Violet Pearl by Konad.
Here's what I used:
- Base coat: Seche Recondition
- Base color 1: Gobsmacked by Butter London
- Accent Color: Marie by Julep Rock Candy Nail Glaze
- Top coat 1: Seche Vite - I apply this before stamping, if I mess up Ican remove the design without removing the base color
- Stamp colors: Grey Pearl and Violet Pearl by Konad
- Top coat 2: Julep Freedom Polymer Top Coat cured under a 54 watt UV lamp for 5 minutes
- IP: Dashica Beauty Shop Big SdP 6
Gobsmacked by Butter London is a BEAUTIFUL deep blue-black color!!! It is extremely sparkly, with a great formula especially since it is packed with so much sparkle. The application is perfect, it dires quickly, but it does require 2 coats. I will definitely purchase more Butter London polishes when they go on sale; they are regularly $15 but was on sale for $9. Still pretty pricey, but I think it is worth it.
Marie by Julep from the Rock Candy Nail Glaze collection is a total fail in regard to actual color. It is practically invisible!!! It looks like the ridge filler nail treatments. I ended up applying 3 coats and only got a hint of color. On a positive note, the formula is great and it applies really well. Once I stamped the design over it with a darker purple, only then could I actually see the lilac color. I would probably never apply this on more than 2 nails because of the number of coats required. I would try this if they come out with darker colors.
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