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butter LONDON All Hail McQueen, Bumster, Marrow, Victoriana

butter LONDON All Hail McQueen, Bumster, Marrow, Victoriana

For fall, Butter London gives us four new shades of their 3-Free Lacquers ($14.00 for 0.4 fl. oz.): All Hail McQueen, Bumster, Marrow (mixed for Vena Cava), and Victoriana (reminiscent of the Victorian era). The first two were inspired by the late Alexander McQueen.

  • All Hail McQueen is a medium beige brown...

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Dolce & Gabbana Perfection (220) Intense Nail Lacquer

Dolce & Gabbana Perfection (220) Intense Nail Lacquer

All About Nudes in Dolce & Gabbana's Sicilian Lace Collection

Dolce & Gabbana Perfection (220) Intense Nail Lacquer ($20.00 for 0.37 fl. oz.) is a nearly neutral caramel nude with a cream finish.  It's new for fall and part of the brand's Sicilian Lace Collection, which certainly is all about barely...

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Illamasqua Collide Nail Varnish

Illamasqua Collide Nail Varnish

Still Time for Neon Nails

Illamasqua Collide Nail Varnish ($14.00 for 0.5 fl. oz.) is a wicked neon pink cream that's opaque in just about two coats (which is what is pictured), but you could easily get away with three coats or do two thicker coats.  The formula is so...

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Illamasqua Lament Nail Varnish

Illamasqua Lament Nail Varnish

Coral Tips for Summer Trips

Illamasqua Lament Nail Varnish ($14.00 for 0.5 fl. oz.) is a fierce coral-orange that practically glows in the light.  Even in soft, indirect light, you can see the brightness of the shade.  Like Baptiste, Lament applies easily without...

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MAC Venomous Villains: Maleficent

MAC Venomous Villains: Maleficent

MAC Disney Venomous Villains Collection: Maleficent Review, Photos, Swatches

As we continue on, we move to Maleficent's (from Sleepy Beauty) "collection," which includes two mineralize eyeshadow duos, two lipsticks, two lipglasses, one beauty powder, and three nail lacquers.

All of the character images...

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Deborah Lippmann Supermodel Nail Lacquer

Deborah Lippmann Supermodel Nail Lacquer

I'm Gonna be a Supermodel, and My Hair Will Shine Like the Sea!

Deborah Lippmann Supermodel Nail Lacquer ($16.00 for 0.5 fl. oz.) is a sheer, jelly cherry red that leans a little orange-coral. It's glossy, and it's genuinely designed to be sheer--it's not...

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ORLY Cosmic FX Collection

ORLY Cosmic FX Collection

Intergalactic, Planetary, Planetary, Intergalactic

This September, ORLY's Cosmic FX Collection will launch.  According to ORLY, these polishes have a textured finish that have multi-dimensional flashes of shine as a result of...

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Illamasqua Baptiste Nail Varnish

Illamasqua Baptiste Nail Varnish

Perfect for Fall: Baptiste

Illamasqua Baptiste Nail Varnish ($14.00 for 0.5 fl. oz.) is a stunning shade of shimmering royal purple with flecks of red and fuchsia-violet shimmer. It's gorgeous in the light as well as out of it; it looks inkier when in the shade, but when the light hits it, all of...

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Estee Lauder Surreal Violet Nail Lacquer

Estee Lauder Surreal Violet Nail Lacquer

Estee Lauder Blue Dahlia: Surreal Violet

Estee Lauder Surreal Violet Nail Lacquer ($18.00 for 0.3 fl. oz.) is a gray-toned pink-mauve with copper-bronze shimmer. It's a little on the sheerer side with two coats, but it was nearly opaque, so I left the...

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