NOTD and Review ft. Butter London Trout Pout & Knackered!

I finally bought some Butter London polishes! I used my $25 for $50 coupon to DermStore and bought these, along with a concealer and a blush which I might end up reviewing later. Anyway, I had Trout Pout on all my fingers, but really wanted to try out Knackered, so I layered Knacked over Trout Pout but didn't really like the outcome, so I took all the nail polish on my ring finger off and just put Knackered on that finger as an accent.

Trout Pout is a salmony coral color that pulls a little bit peach and sometimes looks almost neon pink. It's so, so, so perfect for spring and summer! I love it! And Knackered is a blue-grey-purple-green duchrome with subtle iridescent glitter. It took me 4 coats to layer it to the opacity shown in the last 3 photos, but the layers dry extremely fast and there's no cuticle drag. Trout Pout was opaque in 2 coats, although it did have some cuticle drag and didn't dry very quickly. They're both fantastic nail polishes, and I'm hoping to try some more Butter London polishes soon, although the price bites ($14 a bottle, bleh)! The first photo doesn't show enough of the pink tones in this nail polish, and the other ones don't show enough of the peachy/salmon tones. Apparently I just can't win in terms of polish photos today.

On a happier side note, I went to my debate tournament today and my partner and I went undefeated in policy debate. The tournament was loads of fun! Winning is always fun, of course, but it was also fun because I hadn't been to a tournament in a couple months. This is my last one for this year, and it was a really good one to close out on. Sorry for the non-beauty related ramble, but I was just really excited about this and wanted to share with you guys. Anyway, on to what you came here for: the pictures!

Trout Pout alone on all 5 fingers

Trout Pout alone on all 5 fingers

Knackered layered over Trout Pout

Knackered as accent

Knackered as accent

Knackered as accent

Spring Trends!

Just thought I'd do a post on color/makeup trends for Spring 2012.
Tangerine is pretty much THE color to be wearing (eyes, lips, clothes, whatever). Sephora and Pantone just collaborated to release a collection featuring Tangerine Tango. Here's some pictures of tangerine items:

(image from Sephora.com)

(image from manolobig.com)

I personally think tangerine is a nice trend, fun to wear on the lips or cheeks but not so easy to wear on they eyes as eyeshadow or eyeliner.

Another trend for spring 2012 is pastels, here's some examples.

(image from design-seeds.com)

(image from makeupandbeautyblog.com)

I love, love, love the pastel trend on nails, although I think it can be hard to wear on the eyes. 

And the last trend that I've noticed is dewy skin, which has been in for quite a while and is still definitely on trend. I love this trend, it means I get to use my highlighter. :)

(from makeupforlife.net)

Personally, there are two spring makeup lines whose ads I am absolutely in love with - Clarins and Burberry. These makeup looks are drop-dead gorgeous. :)

Clarins Spring 2012

(image from musingsofamuse.com)

Burberry Makeup Spring 2012

(image from make-up.becomegorgeous.com)

That was my take on what spring trends are in terms of makeup, hope you enjoyed! I'm thinking of doing a top 5 product picks for spring type thing, I think that would be fun! Happy Wednesday everyone!

EOTD March 13, Turquoise and a bit of Purple for Spring!

One Direction's album was released today. :) I bought the deluxe version. I'm a bit obsessed. Anyway, I wanted to play with some bright colors when I got home from school, so I decided to do a turquoise EOTD. There's purple in the crease, but you can't really see it. I usually wear neutrals - maybe I should wear brights more often? Anyway, enjoy! 

Products
-MAC Bare Study Paint Pot
-Urban Decay Flipside (allover lid)
-Urban Decay Flash (in crease)
-Urban Decay Kiddie Pool (inner corner - unusual, but I thought I'd try it. I thought it looked alright, what did you think? Should I stick to a traditional peachy or white shimmery color there instead?)
-Tarina Tarantina Hyperliner in Kanzashi (top lashline)
-Azade Emerald Stone (outer corner)
-BH Cosmetics 120 Palette 1st edition, some sort of shimmery turquoise color (on lower lashline)
-Fairydrops Scandal Queen Mascara