Swatch and Review: Butter London The Full Monty

Today I have a swatch and review post of Butter London's The Full Monty. The Full Monty is a beautiful light gold foil. I bought this and Champers during Ulta's 21 Days of Beauty promotion, where you could get two Butter London polishes for $15 (they're normally $15 each).

I used three coats for the swatch. I could have gotten away with two coats if I was careful but I preferred how opaque it was at three coats. Normally I don't bother with polishes that are three coaters but I love the formula for this color because it dries very quickly (without a top coat), is never goopy, and levels well. I applied three coats and took a nap about an hour afterwards and didn't encounter any sheet marks.

I prefer purchasing my Butter London's on sale or with a gift card (and that happened to be both for me) so despite the $15, I adore my polishes. You can get them at Butter London.

Do you own any Butter London polishes or is the price point a little much for you?

Charlotte Tilbury Makeup Line: Event Preview with Swatches, Photos, and Thoughts

On Sunday, I had the pleasure of taking a study break to drive down to Santa Monica to preview and swatch Charlotte Tilbury's makeup line thanks to Beautylish. I have been extremely excited for the launch of Charlotte Tilbury ever since it was released and have waited patiently for it to come to the US.

In the post, I have included swatches of a few products, written my thoughts on some, and included a look using one of the Blushers and three of the Lip Products.

Since the post is a long one, I've put everything behind a read more tag!

August 2014 Rocksbox Photos and Thoughts

I Purchased This

Today I wanted to steer away from makeup for the day to talk about this subscription and rental service for jewelry, Rocksbox (referral link). For $19, you get three pieces of jewelry to wear and you can return them for another set as many times as you want during the month. You can also purchase the pieces you receive in your box for 20% off.

I'm usually unadventurous with my jewelry so I appreciate the ability to try out jewelry and then return it when I'm done! I received a three month subscription so I'll be trying it out for three months and reassessing whether I will stay subscribed.

Since I don't have my ears pierced and have very slender wrists, I opted to stick with rings and necklaces but wasn't sure how restricted the selection would be. Thankfully I got three stylish pieces that I'd actually wear!

The first piece is a necklace from House of Harlow. It retails for $75 and Rocksbox members can purchase it for $60.

The necklace in the picture is coming off more blue than it actually is, it's more robin's egg blue like in the first picture. I really liked the color of the necklace but I did find that the silver beads in between the blue pieces made it a little difficult for the necklace to lie flat against my skin.

The second piece is a necklace from Urban Gem . It retails for $50 and Rocksbox members can get it for $40.

The necklace is coming off super bright but the stones are more color accurate in the first picture. The stones in the picture are beveled and the different facets catch the light in a pretty way. I liked the chain of this necklace a lot better than the House of Harlow necklace.

The last piece is a midi ring from Gordana, it retails for $25 and Rocksbox members can purchase it for $20. Midi rings are actually supposed to go on your knuckle but since I have slender fingers, they work perfectly as regular rings. The ring is a spiral gold and is delicately stylish!

(The nail polish is Butter London Wallis) 

I liked the contents for this first month's Rocksbox! I'll be reviewing the next two months' boxes and decide whether I'll subscribe.

If you'd like to sign up, feel free to use my referral link to get a month of the box for free! (I get $25 in referral credit).

Would you ever sign up for a jewelry subscription service like this?

Disclaimer: I received a three month subscription courtesy of the brand. All opinions are my own, I wasn't paid for this review.