Save or Splurge? Butter London Nail Polish

Today's Save or Splurge is on Butter London nail lacquer, a '3 Free' polish with English inspired (and super cute!) names:

From left: Tart with a heart, The full monty, Trout Pout, Primrose Hill Picnic, Victoriana, Bluey

Butter London polishes cost $14 for a .4 fl oz bottle. The price is due to them being non-toxic, and in fact the first non-toxic polish sold in the US.  The polishes are free of parabens, formaldehyde, and tuolene (all things we've heard before that are dangerous).
The packaging of this product is so pretty. The cap comes off to reveal the smaller brush handle inside:

 The brush itself is very small. Even smaller than an Essie brush:

For those girls that love OPI for the size of the brush may want to steer clear of this polish for that reason! As far as application is concerned, these polishes are amazing. It takes two coats (sometimes one) for full opaque color and it applies so creamy smooth. The polish also smells a bit better than normal! A little less alcohol-y if that makes sense.
I started buying these polishes because they are what is sold in my University's bookstore on campus, so they were just what was easily available. I probably would have never picked one up had it not been for that simply because they are expensive.
However, I do recommend these polishes. They are great quality and also non-toxic (always a plus!). I would recommend splurging on one. Just try out one of their more unique shades in a cream color. You won't be dissappointed and then you have a super nice polish in your collection. Save on more mainstream shades like red or baby pink though. You can find the same color at a cheaper cost.
http://www.butterlondon.com/

I hope this was informative and helpful! Look for future NOTD posts where I wear my Butter London colors!

What's your favorite Butter London color?

xxSJ

MAC 239 Review: Save or Splurge?

Picking out brushes can be a daunting task. It can get quite overwhelming trying to figure out what brushes you need, what companies make the best type of brushes, what's worth spending on versus saving on....argh the questions are endless! I'm currently in the middle of all this as I'm trying to rebuild my brush collection.
I recently went to MAC and picked up the 239 flat shader brush.

Okay....seriously guys? This brush is UH-MAZING!!!! This brush is many people's favorite brush from the MAC collection and I was unsure if I would just end up being disappointed after it being hyped up so much but let me tell you, this brush is so wonderful.  The densely packed bristles do an incredible job at packing color onto your lids.  It does all of the work for you and now that I have discovered this, I'm never putting it down! This will for sure be an everyday brush for me.
The price for this brush is $24.50 which sounds like a bum-load for one little brush. However, if you take care of your brushes they should last you for years and years and years on end.
My final verdict on this brush is SPLURGE SPLURGE SPLURGE! You will not regret it :)
Here is where you can check out the 239 online: 
http://www.maccosmetics.com/product/145/383/Products/Brushes/Eye/239-Eye-Shader-Brush/index.tmpl


What is your favorite brush from MAC?