butter LONDON in Macbeth

Monica Ağustos 03, 2021

I posted about my first bottle of butter LONDON in Hen Party 2 months ago, and I said I would do a review of butter LONDON based on the two bottles I have. So here is it now!

butter LONDON in Macbeth

Available: Takashimaya Basement 1, $25.

Volume: 11 ml

Star Properties: Out, out, damn neutrals! This pedicure-worthy orange-y-coral lacquer will make you want to do terrible things that won’t wash off your hands. (Copied from butter LONDON website here.)

Packaging
I like how squarish the bottle looks. But in terms of practicality, squarish bottles are a pain in the neck to rub between my palms when I want to warm the polish up.

You may see more from my post on Hen Party here.

Brush
I have decided that I really don't like the brush after using Macbeth. =((( It's just way too thin and too short to hold enough paint at one go. I am always having to go back a second time just to finish the first coat, and this disrupts the smoothness of the finish. I managed to get the flat, non-streaky finish you see in the photo because I go back a 3rd and 4th time.

I think I do have rather high expectations of butter LONDON, because it costs $25, around the price of an OPI, and my OPIs all apply opaque, non-streaky and everything in just one coat. I always get OPIs at around $13 at sales anyway, so OPIs to me are actually madly affordable for its quality.

Paint
I have also decided that the paint is not good. The first time I use this, the paint was too thick, and really streaky. So I warmed it in my hands and shake to mix well, and it got so much thinner. But then, it actually got too thin.

Also, this paint actually chips just a few hours into wear. And this time (unlike the Scotch Naturals one), I did wear my Sally Hansen 4-in-1 Complete Care base coat. Okay, I didn't put a top coat. But really, I don't usually put top coats, and it is just fine with my OPIs, Chanels, and Dior. So, I am not liking the paint.

Finish
I really, really, really, do love about Macbeth and Hen Party, for the super smooth yet glossy finish.

Color
Macbeth is not iridescent, it is just a flat raspberry red that looks like hot pink in the bottle. But Hen Party is an opal with blue tinge. I do super, duper, ulper LOVE the color of Macbeth. It is so bright yet so inoffensive.

Cost
I think this ought to have a better brush and paint formula. But I really like all the colors from butter LONDON. It's like, when you see the butter LONDON collection, you just want to own them all! I think the costs is justifiable by the unique colors, but not the brush and paint.

I am okay with this. 3.5/5.
If you're willing to spend $25 on a bottle of nail polish, be sure to choose the color you know you love, and will wear, because this is unbearable to apply if you don't like the color.

When I did my nails, all I could think was, I am going to get through this, I must get through this, stupid brush, stupid paint, so expensive, I need to get this color on my nails, it's just the most awesome coral red. Hang on!

So yeah, I think you get my mood about this.

I think I will repurchase, as in, I will buy another bottle of butter LONDON. I am definitely not giving up on them. But I really need to see an even prettier color than Macbeth to justify going through the pain of painting.