Fall Favorites Q&A!

I am a child of Halloween! Not literally, my birthday is unfortunately in August. But Halloween has been my favorite holiday since I can remember and I have never once stated otherwise. In fact most of my early readers books were about witches and other Halloween themed things. I remember fondly my green skeleton Halloween lights in my bedroom window, those are gone now too. I decided to do a Fall/Halloween questionnaire in honor of the best season ever!

Fall Drink

In general, my favorite fall drink is apple cider but if you want to be more specific, I always get excited for Starbucks' Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate.

Fall Accessory

Scarves. It is the only time of the year where you can wear a scarf without getting hot or having to wear a thick one out of necessity.

Fall Candy

Candy Corn. I have discovered that if you eat too much candy corn, it gives you a sore throat. That is how much candy corn I consume at one time. A good alternative is Butterscotch, they taste very similar.

Fall Makeup Product

MAC Spice it Up! I love this color and it will be a fall favorite for many seasons to come!

Fall Nail Polish

OPI's Every Month is Oktoberfest. I always gravitate towards colors like these but this is my favorite. Another that is a classic for me is Vampsterdam on top of a layer of Black Onyx. It reminds me of my first ever nail polish color that I bought for Halloween in middle school. Unfortunately I have no idea what brand the polish was.

Fall BBW Candle Scent

Leaves. This is one that I will always buy. It is a fall staple and I love the scent.

Fall BBW Body Scent

Amber Blush. I love this scent for fall. It is a perfect balance of floral and warmth that I love in the fall.

Fall Perfume

Dolce and Gabbana The One Desire. I love this perfume! It is slightly floral, warm and spicy. My perfect scent for fall.

Fall Desert

Without a doubt, Pumpkin Pie! Anyone who knows me knows that I will gladly finish a whole pie by myself if given the chance.

Fall Activity

Pumpkin Picking and Corn Mazes!

Halloween Additions

Haunted Houses, Corn Mazes or Hay Rides?

I prefer haunted houses and insane asylums to haunted corn mazes and I just think haunted hay rides are boring. I usually do regular corn mazes along with my pumpkin picking.

Favorite Halloween Movie

Trick r Treat, The Little Vampire and Hocus Pocus. Trick r Treat is supposed to be a scary movie but it is more of a mildly spooky, rainy fall Saturday movie. It is one of those movies that isn't really that good but enough people like it that you can still find it some places. Hocus Pocus on the other hand is a classic halloween family movie and I had to include The Little Vampire in honor of my child self who absolutely loved it.

Most Worn Costume

Vampire. I alternated between a vampire and a witch for most of my Halloweening career with the occasional Mad Hatter and miscellaneous other characters but I think that Vampire won most used overall.

What is the first costume you remember wearing?

This is slightly complicated for me. I have pictures of my baby self in a lamb outfit, I was a cow when I was about preschool age and I distinctly remember my mom making me a homemade angel costume one year when I was young. I don't remember the lamb at all and I am not sure whether the cow or the angel was first.

What was usually still left in your Halloween stash after you have eaten everything else?

Blow Pops, Tootsie Rolls, Whoppers, Smarties, and Licorice (unless it was Twizzlers).

I would love to know your answers to any of these questions! Leave a comment down below.

My Top Fall Nail Polishes

Yet another reason that Fall is the best season ever! It has everything!  The best weather, the best makeup, the best pie (yay pumpkin!), Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate from Starbucks, and of course the best nail polishes! So without further delay, here are my top  must have nail polishes for Fall!

The first one is a staple for fall. I have so many taupes but I had to narrow down to my all time favorite, which is OPI's Berlin There Done That. This is my favorite because it is not too brown or purple.

Butter London's Old Blighty
This is a really pretty smoky brick red creme. A real fall classic. Comparable to Julep's Claudette.

OPI Every Month Is Oktoberfest

OPI's Every Month is Oktoberfest
This was my first ever OPI polish. I just love the color! It is a beautiful deep, almost coppery purple wine color. It seems more blue based but with purple, red and gold shimmer. I love colors like this and the is my favorite out of all the ones I own with a similar color.

OPI's Nein, Nein, Nein, OK Fine!
This is a nice dark neutral color. It is a dark grey that has a bit of a greenish hue.

Julep Trina
This is a shimmery eggplant purple color with purple shimmer. I think it is quite similar to OPI's Suzi and the 7 Dusseldorfs but it is warmer.

OPI's Vampsterdam
When I was younger I had a polish very similar to this but it was darker. I have since thrown away the bottle and long forgot what the brand or the name was. This polish reminds me of that other one. Even more so when layered on top of OPI's Black Onyx. I just do one coat of each and the effect is stunning.

Butter London All Hail the Queen

Butter London's All Hail the Queen
This color is a taupe with holographic glitter. I love it because it gives an elegant twist to a basic nude color.

Essie Stylenomics
I bought this during IMATS on a whim. I didn't expect to love it as much as I do. It is a very dark greyish green and really unlike any other color I have seen.

Julep Boris and Nicole
This is a beautiful frosty autumn leaves color. It is a warm reddish brown that just screams fall.

Revlon Raven Red
This has been my favorite red for years before I even had OPI's Got the Blues for Red (see honorable mentions). It is a tad lighter but it is still a beautiful blood red.

Butter London British Racing Green

Butter London's British Racing Green
A beautiful hunter green with subtle shimmer. I love dark greens but they can be hard to find. This one is a real winner!

OPI's Suzi and the 7 Dusseldorfs
I actually bought this one because I saw my Cosmetology teacher wearing it on her toes and it looked so good! I later realized that it is nearly an exact dupe for China Glaze Draped in Velvet. The only difference is that Draped in Velvet has more of a chunky shimmer and OPI's Suzi and the 7 Dussel-what-its (it's a long name) has a much finer shimmer and seems a bit darker because of it. I love both but the OPI does not chip as easily on me. Out of the two I definitely prefer the OPI polish.

Honorable Mentions

All of these are either discontinued or hard to find.

My classic red for fall is definitely OPI's Got the Blues for Red. It is a dark vampy blue toned red. However I cannot find it for sale other than amazon or drugstore.com.

OPI's Skyfall Collection
This was a limited edition collection that came out for the new 007 movie, Skyfall; which by the way, was awesome! My favorites from this collection are On Her Magesty's Secret Service, Live and Let Die and The World is Not Enough. The last two come in the mini's collection if you can find it on amazon.

Julep Hoch
I love this polish but sadly it was limited edition. However Julep's Emilie seems to be a decent dupe for it. The Polish Jinx here on Blogger did a post comparing them. Check it out HERE!

Finger Paints Harvest Hues
I tried to find a color like this for years before I finally stumbled across this one. It was also limited edition and it has mostly been replaced with Butter London's British Racing Green, though they are not really a dupe for each other. It is a beautiful blue toned dark green with some silver shimmer. Very Slytherin!



Nail Polish Safety Specs.

Essie is 3 free. There is no DPB, Toluene, or Formaldehyde.

Julep is 5 free and vegan friendly. There is no Formaldehyde, Formaldehyde resin, DPB, Toluene, Camphor, or animal ingredients or byproducts.

OPI (green label) is 3 free. There is no DPB, Toluene or Formaldehyde.

Revlon is Formaldehyde and Toluene Free.

China Glaze (black label) is 3 free. There is no DPB, Toluene or Formaldehyde.

Finger Paints is 3 free. There is no DPB, Toluene or Formaldehyde.

Butter London is 5 free. There is no DPB, Phthalates, Toluene, Formaldehyde or Parabens.

My Current Playlist - Fall 2014

Okay I know most people make a summer playlist. I have one but I just love fall so much more that I decided that it needed it's own playlist too! I know some of these songs are pretty old but I listen to what I want, not what the radio is currently playing. It's a nice change from the overplayed radio music. There are a few instrumentals listed as well. Here are a few of the songs I have been listening to lately.



Marina and the Diamonds - Numb

Adele - Skyfall

Midnight Syndicate - Blackest Rose (Instrumental)

Motion City- Always Running Out of Time

Voltaire - The Industrial Revolution (and how it ruined my life)

Demi Lovato - Heart Attack

Roger Daltrey - It's A Hard Life

Avenged Sevenfold - Save Me

Selena Gomez - Round and Round

Plain White T's - Welcome To Mystery

Alice Madness Returns - Madness(Instrumental)

Rae Morris - Walls

Kerli - Walking on Air

Tokio Hotel - World Behind My Wall

They Might Be Giants - Istanbul

Thomas VanOosting - Crispy Breeze (Instrumental)

My Chemical Romance - Disenchanted

That is a sample of what I have been listening to lately. I would love to know what is on your current playlist! Leave a comment below!

Butter London First Impressions

I have been eyeing Butter London's nail polishes for a long time and finally got my hands on my two most coveted colors! Since these are the first Butter London polishes that I have ever tried, I decided to do a first impressions.

The Colors

Butter London British Racing Green, All Hail the Queen

The first one that I tried was the color All Hail the Queen. It is a beautiful holographic, glittery taupe and is actually completely unique in my collection, it is a great year round color. It is a slightly dressier option to the classic taupe or nude polish while still being elegant.

Butter London All Hail the Queen

The second color is British Racing Green. I am a sucker for a beautiful dark green polish because they are so hard to find. This color is also unique to my collection. I only have two other basic dark green polishes and neither resemble this one in any way. It is a dark hunter green with subtle shimmer.

Butter London British Racing Green

The Packaging

I really like Butter London's packaging. It is heavy and luxurious, exactly what you would expect from a $15 polish. There are two separate parts to the top. The cap actually comes off to reveal the screw top of the brush. As someone who has cracked plastic nail polish lids before (mostly Avon) I am happy that the large plastic top is only for show. There is actually a sticker on the side that says 'lift to open'. This sticker seals the polish so you either have to remove it or do what I did and slice it apart with nail scissors.

The Application

Application was fantastic. It is a bit sheer on the first coat but two coats will create a nice coverage. The formula is somewhat thin but by no means watery or streaky. It is very easy to work with and creates a beautiful finish.

Staying Power

I work as a salon assistant so my nails go through a lot of abuse. My nail polish will often start to chip and peel off by day 2 (same day for some polishes) even if it has good staying power under normal wear and tear. This polish held up pretty well compared to other brands, lasting a grand total of 5 days before beginning to chip. I think that for someone who is not so hard on their nails, this could last all week!








I also got this cute clutch for free with my order (from Ulta) which is also available separately from Butter London's website. It is a perfect size for a small makeup bag. The zipper is very heavy duty and doesn't feel like it will break in a few weeks. It is black faux leather with gold writing on the front that says "We Believe In Rock & Roll, Great Britain, And Fashion." Clutch retails for $15.

Butter London Clutch

Butter London is available from Ulta , Sephora, some department stores and through their website, www.butterlondon.com. They retail for $15 each with 11ml/0.4 fl oz. TIP: Ulta sometimes has 2 for $15 sales.

All Butter London products are free of formaldehyde, toulene, DBP, phthalates and parabens.

Disclaimer: These polishes were bought with my own money. There are no affiliate links in this post and all opinions are my own.