Butter London Two Fingered Salute

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The very first  polish that came to mind when I decided I was going to revisit older things I'd never blogged/photographed before was Butter London Two Fingered Salute.  I swooned over this when The PolishAholic (sweet baby octopus I miss her blog and perfect pics!!) said it was an all-time fave, and yet it was distinctly underwhelming on me.  Definitely time for a reload!

indoor, bright CF lighting
Two Fingered Salute, an exclusive for Nordstrom from way back in 2012, is an earthy crelly somewhere between aqua and green, utterly jam packed full of shimmering copper microflake.

Butter London Two Fingered Salute
outdoor, direct sunlight
The microflake flashes between metallic copper and metallic pink - I never could decide if it was duochromatic or if there were two different types of shimmer, but it's a fun effect regardless.  If this was a more saturated aqua color in this shade, I'd end up with lobster hands for sure, but the earthy mutedness that makes this look dead-on for copper verdigris mitigates that by a whole lot.
Butter London Two Fingered Salute
outdoor, slightly overcast daylight
This is an utterly beautiful color, and despite having both a bajillionty polishes and a distinct need to hoard everything green or aqua, I have very few polishes that are anywhere near close to this look.

Butter London Two Fingered Salute
window-filtered overcast daylight
So how did this work out for me in round two?  Eh, a little better this time, but still not perfect, and it's still the formula that kills it for me.  This brand right here was my a-HA moment of proof when people say things like, "that doesn't work with my body chemistry."  Despite plenty of other people loving Butter London, their polishes don't wear for crap on me personally, and chips and prominent edgewear that show up within less than 2 days just make me a sad monkey.  This also dries fairly quickly, in a way that means that any overworked spot will pull up bald patches - I'm a whole lot quicker and more equipped to deal with this than I was 6 years ago, but still, where other reviewers say BL's formula is smooth and creamy, I say it's a PITA.

Butter London Two Fingered Salute
indoor, CF lighting
Rating:  3 out of 5 stars.  I love this color, but it doesn't always love me (the little bit of lobster hands in that final macro pic is infrequent but real), and that formula is less than fab.

Where to buy:  since it's an older exclusive that's long sold out, the secondary market is where you'll have to hunt this one down.  I've seen a few go by on ebay now and then, or stalk destashes.

~Michelle

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