Butter London Cuppa (plus a comparison!)

Because I have an insatiable urge to buy ALL the putty/taupe cremes I see, I've got Butter London Cuppa to share with you today! This is from the recent Butter London spring collection release, and it is (surprise, surprise) a milky/almond beige creme. Lovely formula, perfect in two coats. This first picture is taken under artificial light, which typically makes the colour appear more yellow-toned; the following two are taken in natural light, which shows Cuppa to be a lovely milky beige.

I also thought a comparison might be in order, seeing how close SpaRitual Quietness looks to Butter London Cuppa in the bottle:

Left to Right: SpaRitual Quietness, Butter London Cuppa, Quietness, Cuppa.

As you can see, SpaRitual Quietness is actually quite a bit more yellow in tone; Butter London Cuppa is more of a cool, almond shade. While I like both of these, I think Cuppa is the more flattering option. What do you think?

Butter London Knackered

Tonight I have Butter London's Knackered to share with you! This is a multichromatic polish with holographic sparkle. The colour shift in this goes from purple to blue to green; depending on the lighting, the holographic sparkle in this can either blaze (full sunlight, as in the second picture) or have a more subtle appearance, like in the first photo (indoor lighting). For the pictures below, I've layered Knackered over black to bring out the colour shift more (it would be quite sheer on its own).

I really like how Knackered looks in the above picture... it makes me think of constellations in the night sky. Very pretty!

What do you think of Butter London Knackered? This one impressed me when I first saw pictures of it in the spring time (can it really be autumn already?), but I didn't pick it up until later this summer. I'm glad I did, because I think this is a really nice lacquer.

Before I leave you tonight, I've got a couple quick updates for you! Yesterday I showed you Smitten Polish's The One On The Right; there was some discussion about where the name came from. Noelle commented on the post and clarified the speculation! In her words:  "When I first made this polish, I had it swatched with two other colors. When I showed it to people to get opinions, everyone said, "I love the one on the right," and it just stuck!" Good to know! I'm glad that mystery is solved. ;) 

Finally, I wanted to let anyone who might be eager to get their hands on the Pirate Polish Halloween Collection know that the collection has been fully re-stocked in the Pirate Polish Etsy shop; this includes the full set of 5 Halloween lacquers which is listed at a discounted price. 

L-R: Autumn Embers, The Witching Hour, Fangs, Trick or Treat, Zombies!

Butter London Disco Biscuit - My Last Summer Pedicure

Today I wanted to share with you a quick swatch of the lacquer that became my last summery pedicure of the season. This is Butter London Disco Biscuit, a gorgeous hot pink jelly with lots of fine blue shimmer in it. This was a long-time lemming of mine, so I'm happy to say I finally got my hands on it. 

I'll leave you with a couple pictures I took over the summer; the first was taken late in the evening when I was vacationing at the lake, and the second was taken early one summer evening from my balcony when the newly risen moon just appeared over the horizon.

As summer draws to a close, I hope all of you had a good one! Are you looking forward to fall?

Butter London Lillibet's Jubilee

Today I have a lovely pale silvery-lilac foil from Butter London to share with you. This is Lillibet's Jubilee:

Overall, I'm really happy with this one; I love foil polishes, and this is a good one. It's sparkly, opaque in two coats, applies smoothly, and the lilac shade is gorgeous as a foil polish.

I purchased this through Nail Polish Canada, which I highly recommend. They have great customer service- when I initially placed my order I received No More Waity Kaitie by mistake, and they were really great about sending the correct item immediately. They also have a special on free shipping on all Canadian orders over $25 right now.

What do you think of Lillibet's Jubilee?

Butter London - Trout Pout

I've spent some time considering what an appropriate "first-post polish" would be to publish on this blog, but in the end I'm just going to share what I happened to be wearing today. Which, as it turns out, is a perfectly beautiful lacquer. It's Butter London's "Trout Pout". Obnoxious name, pretty colour. It's a cantaloupe-pink creme that has a not-quite-neon vibrancy to it. This was two coats, and it was still a bit streaky in some spots, but not noticeable enough to warrant a third. I used Essie's base coat and quick-dry top coat for this manicure. I really like this, and think it's a perfect spring colour. It also garnered quite a few compliments. By the end of the day I did sustain a couple chips; while lacquer usually chips on me within the second day of having applied it, this did seem to be unusually chip prone. That said, it's well worth it for such a beautiful, vibrant polish. It is unique in my collection, and it's a keeper for me.

...well, I guess you'd probably like to see pictures at some point, right?

So that's my first post on The Lacquer Tracker, and tomorrow I'll post something pretty and pink for the lead up to Valentine's Day. In the meantime, here are a couple photos of my picks from today's MAC release ("Shop MAC/ Cook MAC" collection):

 

MAC lipstick in Watch Me Simmer - a bright, opaque pink-orange.

MAC Tendertone Lip Balm (SPF 12) in Purring - sheer tangerine balm, with a heavenly scent.

MAC Fluidliner in Added Goodness - smokey mauve/black eyeliner. Slightly metallic finish.


That's all for tonight, folks (hah, as if I'm not totally just talking to myself here... but seriously, if this blog post I'm about to send out into the vast, wild, untamed internet finds it's way to you, feel free to comment and tell me what you thought of Butter London Trout Pout, or the latest MAC release!).

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