BB Couture Girls on Tape

Hi everyone!  Today I'm starting work, so I don't plan on saying much.  I leave super early, and I hate mornings! HA!  So, I'm going to show you the other half of the new BB Couture collection.  

The "Girls" half of the collection is called Girls on Tape.  Again, these are all named after movies.  Again, I'm not really familiar with the movies.  Again, I will be worthless with comparisons of the names/movie titles.  So don't ask.  lol

Black Widow

Black Widow is what I would like to call The Black Knight's prettier little sister.  That's right.  I said prettier.  You can see in the bottle that it's a dark plum jelly with multicolored glitter in it.  The main colors that stand out, though, are red and gold.  It is super squishy! 

African Queen

African Queen is a very pretty sea foam green.  I have seen shades like this before, but I don't have any.  It has a mint green/silver shimmer running through it that just makes it shine!  

Carrie

Carrie is a dark blue metallic with purple, pink and blue shimmer.  I am really liking this one!  The micro glitter colors make it a little more unique than just a regular navy metal.  

 I must warn you.  The next three shades are NOT color accurate.  I tried everything!  I did two separate photo shoots in at least 5 separate lighting situations and they all turned out exactly the same.  I've picked the best of the worst, but they are not as pictured.  I'm actually really saddened by this, but I'm hoping I can find accurate swatches to link you to!  I have GOT to figure out what is going on with my camera!

Happy Hooker

Happy Hooker is my favorite!  (this is actually pretty close, but still a little off... bottle color is the accurate color, not nail) It is a happy lilac based pink with multicolor micro glitter.  The dominant colors that stand out to me are gold and light green.  I'm in love! 

Pretty Woman

Pretty Woman is actually a medium berry colored jelly.  As in, more blue than this.  Also, a tad darker.  These are horrible pictures.  Not even close!  I'm not even sure how to describe it, which is horrible.  Maybe a dark magenta?  The glitter color in this doesn't really matter since it gets lost in the polish.  The good part about that, though, is that it looks like a jelly sandwich without all the layering!  (Seriously, click the above pics).

Gidget

Finally we have Gidget.  This is a "dusty" rose type of color.  I might call it a pink taupe, if that makes sense?  I have a link below that shows it closer to accurate.  The glitter sinks in this polish as well, though not as bad as in Pretty Woman.  It still looks glittery.  :)  This is the only one I'm not really liking and it may go in my swaps! 

*Overall beauty has swatches and bottle shots of the collection on their Facebook that you can go check out.  In the bottle shot linked above, Gidget is very accurate, but maybe still a tad lighter.  Pretty Woman is still off, but it's nice to compare.*

The application on these polishes was very nice.  They all went on very smoothly and evenly.  For pictures, I used 4 coats of each (ouch!), but I probably could use three for everyday wear.  I'm also very happy with the colors.  They may not be terribly unique, but they all stand out in some way or another from others like them.  I have no dupes in my collection!  

I would recommend you grab Happy Hooker and Carrie.  They are truly the most unique.  Although, I would probably buy 5 of the 6 again!  

Like the men's collection, you can find these soon on overallbeauty.com and bbnailpolish.com for $9.95 each.

So, what do you think?  Will you be picking any up?  I'm sorry for the bad pictures!  I'll try to get some accurate ones on my cell or something...  Let me know what you think!  Thanks for reading :) 

*Products sent for consideration.  All thoughts and opinions are my own!*

BB Couture Men on Film *pic heavy*

Hi everyone!  Apologies for the inconsistency lately.  I've been "sick" and I'm just not been able to kick it so I've been really tired.  I'm being forced (teehee) to visit a Dr though, so hopefully I can get some medicine and be back to myself soon!  

Today I have an exciting review for you!  These are my first ever BB Couture polishes!  What do I think of them?  Read on! 

The BB Couture Men on Film collection is the first collection of mattes they have put out.  Like previous men's collections, they are all very dark, "dirty," manly shades.  This specific collection is named after action films.  I don't watch many action films, so I won't be able to comment on them, but many of you will for sure recognize them, at least!  

Commando

We're starting with one of my favorites.  Commando is a perfect drab, olive green.  It matches fatigue green perfectly, so the name is very appropriate!  No application issues (except on my index finger... I had TOO much on my brush! LOL), dries quickly and is pretty opaque.  At first I thought all of these were one coaters, but on second application I needed two.  Two were perfect! I probably wouldn't wear this one glossy.  

Top Gun

This is the only movie out of all of these I've actually seen!  I love it.  I don't really call it an action movie either, but oh well.  I really think the name is appropriate for this shimmery, dark blue.  I actually do think of the NAVY when I see this shade!  This is a super smooth polish, and was perfect in two coats.  I will wear this one glossy as well.  Look at that shimmer!  Gorgeous.  :) 

Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider is a very strange shade.  At first glance in the bottle, it's a perfect rust colored red.  On the nail, I'm not sure what to say about it!  It goes from that same rust in the first photo (with flash), to the red clay color you see in the rest of the photos. For a neutral, it actually works well on my skin tone, but I'm not sure if I'll wear it or not.  Nevertheless, it applies very well and covers in two coats. 

Road Warrior

Road Warrior is a super dark gray, that's just short of actually being black.  I actually really like that it's so close without going over the edge.  It's a nice flat shade.  A good option for when you want dark, but not quite "no color."  Again, two coats.

Blade Runner

This may actually be my favorite!  Blade Runner is a shimmery gun-metal type shade.  It covers well in two coats and is beautiful.  After you add a top coat, all kinds of colors pop out!  It's INSANE!  I will be wearing this glossy for sure! 

Lethal Weapon

Okay, I've seen this movie too.  It was awesome *don't hurt me!*.  However, the polish was just as confusing as Ghost Rider was.  You can see in the second picture how it looks in the bottle.  It's a bright(ish) magenta.  I really like it.  Then I put it on and it dries.... maroon.  That's not so much a bad thing, I was just a little disappointed.  If it dried like it looks in the bottle, I'd be all over it!  As it is, though, it might not ever be worn.  I'm not too into maroons.  The formula is good though, and this was two coats like the rest.  

As a whole, this collection was hit and miss.  While I really like all but two of them, the others were big misses for me.  Buying them separately, though, I would for sure still get Top Gun, Commando, Blade Runner and most likely Road Warrior.  

The only problem I had with these, formula wise, was with Lethal Weapon.  You can see on my ring finger there a lighter speck of color.  I think it is just pigment that didn't mix in.  I can't decide if I like it or if it's annoying.  lol  

So, if you are into mattes, I would definitely check out this collection!  The MUST haves are Top Gun and Blade Runner.  Go get them!  

These will be available from overallbeauty.com and BB Couture directly soon for $9.95 each.   I think that they are well worth it!  

I will be showing you the girls side of this collection, Girls on Tape, soon.  I'm waiting to get a couple swatches done!  I can't WAIT to show you those, they are gorgeous!  

Tell me what you think!  Thanks for looking! 

*polishes sent for review.  all thoughts and opinions are my own*