macbeth by butter london

 

 

*Not a sponsored post, just sharing an awesome xmas present!*

Ever since I spotted these adorable butter London polishes in local boutiques I knew I needed to grow my arsenal of natural nail products.  You see,  butter London is a "3-free" company which means there is no DBP, Formaldehyde, Toluene, or Parabens in their nail polishes.  Don't know what those things are?  Me neither, so why would I put them on my hands?!  The idea of non-toxic nail polishes is gaining popularity and it's exciting to know that more companies are focusing on providing more natural products, butter London boasts that they were "the first company to sell non-toxic nail lacquer in the United States."  Way to set an awesome trend! 

For Christmas I asked Chris to pick out a stunning color and he did not disappoint! Check out my application of butter London's bright and punchy Macbeth!

 

1. Nail Foundation

My obvious concern was whether this foundation would appear as dark as the jar represents.  I was pleasantly surprised to find that the basecoat is relatively sheer and provides a lovely matte shade that would be simple and elegant to wear on its own.

 

2. Macbeth 

This is a very bright tomato red (my favorite) that really stands out.  The only con is that I wish this came in a larger size because I expect to be wearing a lot of it during spring!

 

3. Topcoat

This really lives up to its name of being "Pretty Darn Quick".  In fact, all 3 layers dried quickly which was great for last minute application.  You can see that the top coat added a great sheen to the original color and of course it added protection.

Overall, I am very happy with this line of products and extremely thankful for Chris's expert artistic eye in picking out this shade!  If I could think of one con is that for being a natural nail lacquer, the polish did have a strong scent.  I'm not sure if other 3-free companies offer odorless polish but I would love to try it out.

And of course, how could I not share a pic of my manicured Macbeth hand reading Macbeth?  A fun story about this copy of tragedies is that while in London to see Macbeth at the Globe, Chris and I stumbled upon a book sale on the Southbank and I found this lovely (albeit heavily worn) copy just hours before the performance!  Serendipitous?  I'd say so! 

*This was actually a second application, due to having my first manicure destroyed by doing a 3 mile high pile of dirty dishes, hence the shorter nails!

 All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand (V.i.50-51).