Butter London Henley Regatta

Butter London Henley Regatta

The last few times I’ve stopped by Ulta I always seem to walk by the Butter London display and this polish always catches my eye but I kept telling myself I didn’t need it since I figured I already had something similar but the last time I was at Ulta I kept walking over and picking it up and putting it back, lol so I figured why not and had to buy it since I knew if I didn’t I would have been regretting not picking it up once I got home. This polish is extremely gorgeous in the bottle since it’s like a bright aqua turquoise mermaid green finely milled glitter with tiny blue flecks of glitter mixed in.

So other than the price tag of $14 for a small 4fl oz bottle that always puts me off wanting to buy Butter London polishes I really love this color I only wish it wasn’t as sheer as it really is, it took me about 6-8 coats to get a full opaque coverage so this polish would have been a hit if it were more dense. But it’s still a gorgeous color that would probably work best for layering purposes and I didn’t have any problems with application, it applied well and dried fast.

Butter London Henley Regatta

Also for fun I thought I would include some additional swatches of Butter London’s Henley Regatta layered over other polishes: from left to right:

Butter London Henley Regatta over Finger Paints Black Expressionism

Butter London Henley Regatta over China Glaze Turned Up Turquoise

Butter London Henley Regatta over Zoya Veruschka

Butter London Henley Regatta over Zoya Savita

I think it looks stunning over black since you can really see all the tiny details and pops of color, it looks really great over a turquoise since the colors just play well against one another and it looks really fun and unique over purple.

So have any of you guys tried out Butter London’s Henley Regatta if so what are your thoughts and what are your favorite polishes for layering with it?

Availability: www.ulta.com

Butter London Holiday Dressing Table Tart with a Heart & The Black Knight. Swatches & Review

This is my very first Butter London purchase, I’ve heard many good things about the brand so far but in terms of the color selection and the price tag of $14 a bottle I haven’t been interested in trying any of the polishes since for me a lot of the colors don’t seem worth it when you can get the same type of colors for cheaper from brands like China Glaze, OPI, Zoya, etc.

But when I saw this set I knew I had to have it specifically for The Black Knight polish since this one seemed unique and not like anything else I owned.

They both come packed on this blue cardboard makeup like table which while cute is incredibly flimsy and really just for looks since it really isn’t meant to stand on its own with the weight of two top heavy polishes on top making it unstable.

But the polishes are gorgeous; The Black Knight has a black base with black, pink, blue and silver glitter and applies fairly opaque in two coats. I definitely recommend a top coat with this one since after application the glitters can look a bit dull and flat but adding a top coat like Seche Vite for instance will bring it to life and really showcase the beautiful combination of glitter. Tart with a Heart is described as a “pink glitter with a pale pink parade of glitter” but to me it translates more as a cloudy light pink clear base with mostly small gold glitter with larger round pink toned opalescent glitter flecks, and while this one is more sheer you could still wear it alone at about two to three coats since then it appears more dense, usually with glitter polishes like this I prefer to layer it over another color but the more I wore it after swatching it grew on me and I actually would wear it alone since it comes across simple and elegant but still fun if that makes sense, haha.

Butter London The Black Knight

Butter London Tart with a Heart

Overall I really like this set and am glad that I picked it up and think it was worth the $25 price tag, though I doubt I’ll be running out anytime soon to purchase any other colors from the brand since these were really the only stand outs to me. Also both of these polishes are limited edition I believe so if either of them peak your interest you may want to try and pick them up soon while you can.

Here are a few sites where you can purchase either polishes or the set from:

Ulta.com

Butterlondon.com

Beauty.com

Amazon.com