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Mariner is a very interesting color. I don't own anything quite like it. It's almost black, but there's a blue-green tint to it that adds some intrigue. The finish is also ultra shiny. If you're a fan of nearly black shades, this is a great one to have.


Sadly, this is the last swatch of Butter London week. I planned to swatch one more (Henley Regatta), but I have a pretty bad cut on my finger and it makes polish removal very painful and difficult. Instead, I will be posting a couple swatches I've been too lazy to edit for a while now. As soon as my finger gets better, I will start swatching my American Apparels.
31 December 8 comments



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This is my absolute favorite Butter London, so of course I had to include it in my swatch week. Marrow is a reddish purple with a fine silver shimmer. The application and pigmentation are flawless! The wear on this is great as well. I wore it for 3 days with no tip wear (wrapped tips) or chipping.
30 December 8 comments
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The Fully Monty is a gorgeous pale gold foil with extra, larger shimmer pieces to make it even more dazzling. It's a gold that will flatter most people because it isn't that icky, yellow gold that looks great on a total of...two people. The application was great! It was pretty much opaque with one coat, but I add a second coat to cover some mistakes I made during the first coat. Also, the finish is very smooth, contrary to my swatch of it. It was still wet, but it dries with absolutely no brush strokes. Love it!
29 December 6 comments
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Minger is a pumpkin orange, and I don't totally hate it. Orange, like pale blues, and I don't often see eye to eye. Minger is not as ostentatious as some oranges, so I guess that's why it seems more wearable to me. The application was kind of a nightmare. Like Primrose Hill Picnic, it was runny and goopy. It was literally dripping off my nail (as you can see on my middle nail)! Total fail!


Don't write off this brand just yet. The rest of the BLs I have to show you have a MUCH better formula. Again, if there are any shades you would like to see, feel free to ask. If I own it, I'll swatch it.
28 December 5 comments
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Primrose Hill Picnic is the perfect shade of pink for me. It's bright and happy without being obnoxiously so. Unfortunately, the formula makes me a sad panda. It was a little goopy and runny, and I got a couple bald patches with the second coat. It was just a quick swatch, so I didn't bother doing a third coat, but I'm sure that would have evened everything out. I will save my full judgement for when I do a proper mani with this.




27 December 13 comments
Everyday this week I will be featuring a Butter London polish from my stash. First up is Chuffed:



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Chuffed is a sheer tangerine packed with silver shimmer. I layered it over Butter London Minger to show its true talent: layering. All of the jellies from this collection are awesome, but I especially like Chuffed over just about anything. It added the perfect amount of depth and shimmer. 




If there are any BL polishes you'd like swatched, feel free to leave a request in the comments. If I have it, I'll post it this week. Also, request brands you'd like to see more of for future swatch weeks. 
26 December 7 comments
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