Butter London Shag is my new favourite from the Autumn Winter 2012 Collection. Yes I AM that fickle. Trustafarian was my favourite yesterday {post here} and while I do still love it, it somehow pales in comparison next to Shag. I know I have a habit of ODing on pics. If you don’t like that, well… you’re probably not reading. What follows is a mega edit. I’ll try not to talk too much to make up for it.
This is a gleaming metallic… droplets of burnished rust, bronze, copper, fire… it almost looks alive. (drama queen alert)
All of these pics were taken in natural light… the following few outdoors, on a dull evening. Can you imagine how amazing this would look in sunlight?
The formula is exceptionally shiny (no topcoat). It’s thicker than Trustafarian and takes a bit more of a concerted effort to perfect, but does apply well and needed no clean up. I used three coats here, more to smooth the finish than for opacity.
It looks more of a dark chestnut in the shade, but wherever I photographed it, it gleamed. Even now in lamplight it looks chocolatey with a copper glimmer.
Butter London Shag will be on my nails a lot this A/W. Fact.
The full Butter London AW Collection is available at CocktailCosmetics priced at £12 each. See my swatches of Trustafarian here. I’ll be back with Gobsmacked next time: dark charcoal with silver glitter.
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