September 25, 2012

[Swatch] Butter London- Posh Bird

Here is the last (I would assume?) exclusive New York Fashion Week polish from Butter London, Posh Bird:



Artificial light, two coats:



Posh Bird is a taupey-purple base with dense silver microshimmer.  It's definitely in the "mushroom-colors" family, which happens to be one of my favorite families.







Window-filtered daylight:





Outside, shade:







I do like this polish, and it would flatter many skin tones- a really easy color to wear. I'm not over the moon about it though. I think it's one of those colors that, aesthetically, you really love examining up close, but when you see your hands in the mirror, it's just like 'eh.'  Why is that?! 

Maybe it will grow on me- it's a nice color, and I have never seen a taupe like this with shimmer, or at least I can't think of one.

Sun:







Up close, to get an idea of the finish/ shimmer:





It's your basic super-dense microshimmer finish.




Formula: Really nice, I had no issues. Some people might think it is too thick, but it's not gloopy at all.  Covers in two coats, as long as you don't wimp out and make them too thin (like I did on my ring finger- can you see the VNL?! Oops. I didn't notice it until I started taking photos.)


And, I don't have much of anything exactly to compare it to (which makes me happy, because I hate buying dupes!). 

Here it is next to Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure- Commander In Chic, so you can get an idea of the taupe-i-ness:


Sally Hansen CSM- Commander In Chic, Butter London- Posh Bird

(Please excuse how beat-up my Commander In Chic is! It is a well-loved and oft-traveled polish.)

I do think that Posh Bird's base color is closer to Commander in Chic than it looks here.  All that silver shimmer makes the polish look a lot cooler when the light hits it.


Butter London- Posh Bird, Nubar- Gem, Sally Hansen CSM- Commander In Chic

And although Nubar- Gem is holographic and much more in-your-face-sparkle, they have a similar tone going on.  Again, Posh Bird's dense microshimmer makes it look really silver in comparison (at least in the lightbox).

And, lastly, here is Posh Bird next to Butter London- All Hail The Queen, which I think might help resolve some issues for people.  They aren't really close at all:


Butter London- All Hail The Queen, Butter London- Posh Bird

6 comments:

  1. September 25, 2012 at 9:50 PM

    so insanely gorgeous = must have!!!!!

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    1. September 30, 2012 at 2:12 PM

      I think it can be worn with lots of stuff too, without clashing. :)

  • September 26, 2012 at 9:05 AM

    Pretty! It looks similar to what I am wearing today - Ulta Chic Peek - I also have it on my blog today. I have never seen this one and feel like I need it now:) Thanks!

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    1. September 30, 2012 at 2:12 PM

      I took a peek, and they do look a little similar. I never think to buy Ulta polishes, so I hadn't run into that one.

  • September 26, 2012 at 9:40 PM

    This is stunning up close!!

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    1. September 30, 2012 at 2:11 PM

      It is! I wish it didn't look so 'meh' from far away. Maybe I just need it to either be a creme or glitterbombm, I don't know!