You guys seemed to like my fall nail polish guide, so I thought it was high time I put together another one for spring. I’m starting to see a few signs of spring around, just enough to give me hope that winter might actually be coming to an end. It certainly seems like the spring showers have begun- I got drenched on my way home from work on Wednesday (the one day I forget my umbrella at home!). As you can see, there are no neutrals here- I’m all about happy colors to banish the last few dreary days of winter.
Pink: Essie Vanity Fairest, butter LONDON Fruit Machine, tenoverten Spring
Red: Jinsoon Coral Peony, Julep Sydney, Essie Fifth Avenue
Orange: Revlon Parfumerie Apricot Nectar, butter LONDON Kerfuffle, Essie Tart Deco
Yellow: Deborah Lippmann Build Me Up Buttercup, Illamasqua Load, Julep Lilou
Green: butter LONDON Fiver, Illamasqua Milf, Formula X For Sephora High Frequency
Blue: Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Breeze Blue, Illamasqua Caress, Jinsoon Poppy Blue
Purple: Deborah Lippmann Blue Orchid, Revlon Parfumerie Lavender Soap, butter LONDON Sprog
![It's a very belated book haul! These are the four books I picked up on my trip to Australia back in May. Of course I had to check out some bookstores on my first trip to Sydney and I think I ended up visiting 9 in total (check out my stories to see the mini bookstore vlog I made)!
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It was so fun book shopping over there since majority of the covers are different from our US covers. I couldn't resist this pretty edition of PACHINKO, which I've already read. And when I picked up this copy of PEOPLE PERSON, I was so excited to see it because it wasn't out yet in the US at that time. I also bought two books that I hadn't heard of before I discovered them in the bookstore: IDOL and LOVE AND OTHER PUZZLES.
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Do you tend to prefer US or UK book covers?
[P.S. This is an old photo that includes a HarperCollins UK title, but please note that I support the HarperCollins Union.]
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[ID: A stack of the following books sits on top of white bedding in front of a white wall (from top to bottom): PACHINKO, IDOL, LOVE AND OTHER PUZZLES, PEOPLE PERSON.]
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These are nice colours. I always tend to buy Deborah Lippmann, Butter, and Zoya, although I finally tried a couple of e.l.f.’s nail colours recently. Illmasqua’s green is on my list now, thanks! Happy Friday! :-)
/Madison
Thanks Madison! I haven’t tried e.l.f’s nail polishes before. Do you like them?
Yes, I just recently tried e.l.f.’s chrome/metallic version as well as a normal solid colour and it’s really decent for the price. I had to apply a thicker coat on the solid hue though than normal. But it’s so incredibly inexpensive, therefore I really have not much to complain about, haha.
Thanks for letting me know- I will have to give them a try sometime!
I cannot wait to dip into my orange polish this spring!
Courtney ~ Sartorial Sidelines
Fun! You know, orange is my least favorite color, but for some reason I don’t mind it that much on my nails!
I love the saturated pastel hues that have been turning up! I think I might have to get one from the new Revlon Parfumerie polishes. I love the bottles and can’t believe they’re scented! So cute!
stylethroughhereyes.com
Me too! Yes, those Revlon Parfumerie polishes are at the top of my list. Let me know what you think if you do try them!
I see myself wearing more purple this spring because of the Radiant Orchid trend. I recently gained a few in my collection :)
I have several dark purples, but none in the radiant orchid color range!