Favorite Fall Nail Polishes!

Okay, guys, I'm going to level with you - I had something different planned for today. I had a makeup tutorial written out step by step but no pictures or anything and was totally going to do that today but! I came home from an exam and promptly slept the afternoon away.

I know. I'm a disappointment.

The makeup tutorial will be coming at a later date! I'm thinking second week of October. Today, though, we're going to talk nail polishes - specifically, we're going to talk my favorite fall nail polishes, pictured above. Yes, they're all butter London. I have a huge problem with butter London, I swear! I bought my first three in the fall of last year and have never looked back. They're my favorite formula of any polish, and I've tried a lot of different brands.

Clockwise from the top, the shades are La Moss, Jaffa, Branwen's Feather, Shag, Yummy Mummy, and Pistol Pink. I actually struggled narrowing it down to just six; I've bought most of my favorite polishes of all time in ~fall colors but these are ones I've worn multiple times, with the exception of La Moss and Pistol Pink as they're new. (I'm totally painting my nails Pistol Pink as soon as I finish here, though.)

Now onto descriptions!

La Moss - The butter London site describes it as "a vampy deep, dark red nail lacquer full of red wine, just like its inspiration." It's definitely deep and dark and very out of my normal comfort zone, though I don't know if I'd consider it a wine red. It's definitely along the lines of an oxblood shade. It's what's on my nails right now; I brought it to my friend to do my nails (she's in beauty school) and she loved it so much she asked me to bring it to work for her to use. It's a really nice, typical fall shade that a lot of people can pull off.

Jaffa - Now, Jaffa was my go-to shade for quite a bit of summer. Luckily I think it'll carry into fall well because orange!!! The description on the site for it is: "a juicy, orange nail lacquer that's seedless, but potent as Hell." It's definitely bright - the brightest of the polishes I've chosen - but it's a nice change from a lot of the muted or dark colors that are usually featured in fall collections. It'll be great for doing pumpkin nail art once Halloween rolls around.

Branwen's Feather - I made a special trip to get Branwen's Feather last winter because it reminded me of something Stephanie Brown (of the Batfamily) would wear on her nails when she was Batgirl. Is that silly? I know it's not eggplant enough for her, but it's a great balance of black, purple, and sparkles - all wonderful things if you ask me. According to the site, the name (and shade) is inspired by the ravens that fly around the Tower of London at night. How cool is that?

Shag - Hands down my all time favorite nail polish shade. I wear this year round. I wore it all through fall and winter of last year and definitely plan on wearing it all through this year as well. Obsessed doesn't even cover it, okay. I think it's kind of a shimmery copper-burgundy. Butter London says it's an orange-burgundy metallic, so I'm not too far off! They also say it's reminiscent of autumn leaves, so that must be why it's my favorite. (That and the gorgeousness of it on the nail and the formulation and everything, basically.)

Yummy Mummy - First of all, how cute is this name? I love this name. This is a polish I saw mentioned a lot before I bought it, and I totally understand why. It's a gorgeous nude with a hint of shimmer. I think the shimmer has a bit of a blue tint to it, personally. I have trouble with nudes because I'm very, very fair so everything looks kind of weird on me but this is perfect. 

Pistol Pink - Of course there's a pink on this list. It wouldn't be a list from me with no pink, let's be real here. Pistol Pink is what I picked up for my birthday polish, actually! It's a muted magenta polish with silver shimmer named after both The Sex Pistols and Pink Floyd. Definitely the perfect pink for fall and I'm so glad I picked it up because even though I would wear bright pink all year (of course I would) it's always nice to have something a little more muted and fall-like! Plus you can never have too many pink nail polishes. Seriously.

What are some of your favorite nail polishes for fall? I'm looking for some nice muted purples and dark dark blues so if you have any suggestions, let me know. :)

As always, thank you for reading and have a lovely weekend!

x Kristin