I'm thrilled to show you a lemming I got ahold of not too long ago; Orly Iron Butterfly! I believe it was released in 2009, it was part of a collection of three metallic mattes called Metal Chic. It wasn't until April this year I saw it, looking through old Orly collections online to see if there was anything I missed. It was love at first sight. And this polish (and hunt for the same) made me realize once again how madly obsessed I am.
Iron Butterfly |
Iron Butterfly is a black-ish base packed with silver shimmer. It's kind of like Suede polishes from OPI, being that it's heavy on shimmer and dries matte. It must have loads of dupes, but I wanted this one... Call me crazy. I'm curious to see how it compares to Manglaze's version, but I don't own theirs.
When I started obsessing about nail polish, I wasn't too keen on Orly bottles. The design just didn't look good to me, lol! They are very practical and so easy to handle, which is the most important part doing your nails anyway ;) And I must admit, having obtained this lemming, I found myself admiring the bottle picture I took. Doesn't it look just ever so slightly magical? The shimmer shines through the matte bottle... ♥
Anyhow, once I fell in love with swatches, this polish was hard to find. I didn't find a single bottle on Ebay or Transdesign, and my heart sank a little. I knew it would turn up on ebay eventually but I wanted it like yesterday, lol. I desperately started to search the internet for small nail polish stores, and I found it in SpiceBeauty UK's webstore.. I believe it was the last bottle, even - I call it meant to be, LOL! ♥
This polish has an amazing formula. Even though it's matte, it's very easy to work with - and if you're good at levelling out layers, one will do the trick. I used two to protect my nails, after all I was going to leave it without topcoat. I used NailTek II basecoat as usual, and it didn't give me any problems :)
I decided to add an accent finger, I'm really starting to like wearing those! I love the colours I chose, they are a great combination though it does look like a bugger from a long distance LOL. Oh well ;)
I used OPI Stranger Tides & Mermaids Tears, Gosh Yellow Doll and Essence Stamp Me! in white and black. I sealed the owl with Fast Forward, so in real life it's glossy (and the black and white dragged a bit, urgh!) and is a great contrast to the base.
I'm loving mattes/suedes right now, and have a few more on their way to me. I think I'll be wearing mattes a lot this season, it's a nice change from jellies, sparkles and shinies!
Do you like Iron Butterfly, or is it old news? I've only been nail polish obsessed for a year so I have a lot of catching up to do ;) Is there any mattes/suedes I should get before they vanish from shops?
♥ Vetten
I really like this color! Looks great on you.
SvarSletCan't believe all the hunting you did for this color :)
Hvor er den bare fantastisk flot. Iih endnu en lemming lak :P
SvarSletThat must be the cutest accent nail I've ever seen! I don't have Iron Butterfly, but I do have the OPI SSITP Suede, which is a dupe I think :).
SvarSletI own this polish and I love it too. It looks great on you and your accent nail is the cutest :)
SvarSletlove the cute little owl!! heheh
SvarSletgreat colours
the owl is so cute! and i love the name of this polish
SvarSletI think I've seen this at a local beauty supply... Hmm I want it now after seeing your swatches!
SvarSletI want that polish now after seeing, I think the little owl may have added to the newest lemming!
SvarSleti love the colour :-)
SvarSletthis mani is amazing, super cute :-D
Very nice!
SvarSletDen er bare super flot :D Og søøød ugle :D
SvarSletYour accent nail is cute! Love the base color too! I wonder if it is still available. I would love to own a bottle of this one.
SvarSletDen er da helt fantastisk den her! Og jeg kan bare generelt godt lide Orlys lakker..
SvarSletOg rigtig sød ugle :)
Thank you so much everyone :) I'm glad you like it and I hope you're able to find it if you want it! :) Otherwise there's bound to be some good dupes for it.
SvarSletI had so much fun making the owl, and I love owls as accessories so I will undoubtedly make more eventually :) There's so many ways to make them, too!