I am extremely excited to tell you all about a brand new website called Coterie. Similar to HauteLook, Coterie is a website that features flash sales on beauty brands. Its grand opening is today, but I was lucky enough to hear about a preview sale they were having last week featuring the nail polish brand Butter London. This brand usually retails for $14 a bottle, quite a bit out of my price range. With Coterie’s preview sale, I got 3 Butter Londons plus a matte topcoat for a total of $11 shipped! That is a $60 value for just $11! Let me show you the polishes I got. I’ll show you the polishes on their own, and then with the matte topcoat.
First up is Knackered. This is a duochrome polish with holographic glitters in it. Knackered is a purple/blue polish, and looks amazing in the bottle. I was a bit disappointed when I tried it out, though, because it is really sheer. It is definitely best used as a layering polish. In the photos above I am wearing three coats of Knackered. I love the glittery look, but definitely need to try this over another polish since I am not a fan of the sheer look. Besides that issue, I had no problems with the formula whatsoever.
Above is Knackered with the matte topcoat over it. It does look neat, but the matte took away the look of the holographic glitters, my favorite part of this polish. The best part about the matte topcoat is that if you don’t like it, you can apply a glossy topcoat right over it and restore the look of the original polish. No harm done!
Up next is West End Wonderland, a gold glitter nail polish with hints of orange. Luckily this polish lived up to how it looked in the bottle, and I got full coverage with just two coats. I have used gold glitter polishes before, but West End Wonderland is truly unique with the incorporation of the orange shade. It gives the polish more dimension. I also have to note that this glitter polish was the easiest to remove! I used the tin foil method, but only had to wait 3-5 minutes for the polish to come right off. Definitely a time saver!
Here is West End Wonderland with the matte finish. I have been dying to try out a matte topcoat over glitter, and I’m so happy I got the chance! The glitter is more subdued and not as shiny, but instead has a cool, grainy look. I can’t wait to try this finish over square/hexagonal glitters!
Last up is All Hail the Queen, my favorite polish of the bunch. This polish is a neutral shade with lots of shimmer, including holographic shimmer! That means this beige polish reflects all colors of the rainbow when it reflects light. My photos just don’t do this polish justice! All Hail the Queen is a great polish to spice up any neutral look. I used two coats of this polish to achieve opacity.
Finally, here is All Hail the Queen with matte topcoat. Just as with Knackered, this polish loses its holographic shine with this finish. To be honest, I applied my glossy topcoat to this manicure as soon as I could. The matte looked too much like sand for my liking! I also finished up my manicure with Julep’s Yumi. I couldn’t resist adding more glitter!
Β All in all, I am still super excited about Coterie! I got an amazing deal on these polishes, and I can’t wait to see what sales they feature in the future. Make sure you join Coterie HERE. The Butter London sale is still available for a limited time. Enter code ZOEREPORT at checkout to get $25 off!
How did you already get yours? Lucky!
During the preview sale they overnighted all the orders!
i ordered during the preview sale!!!!
i haven’t gotten mine yet! i picked up knackered, bluey and all hail the queen. can’t wait to get these
It’s such an exciting deal!
Mine are supposed to arrive tomorrow, I’m so excited! I went back and got 3 more today π Knackered looks fab!
I did, too! Enjoy!
I got mine today! I got the pillar box red too. It is an absolutely gorgeous red!!
That one is coming I my second order! I’m not a huge red fan, but hopefully I’ll like it.
I just got my box in today and we got the same polishes. I love matte finishes. The one that I have been using is the Nails, Inc. matte top coat but I think I like the Butter one better.
This is my first matte finish, but I was amazed at ho it instantly dries your manicure!
Need to have Knackered… YAY I love it!
Butter London sounds like such an amazing brand. I’d love to try one of their nail polishes, unfortunately I can only order them online in The Netherlands and not all shades are available.
That stinks! Hopefully more will be available for you soon.
How long did the polish last? I’ve always wanted to try this but I didn’t think it would chip any less than any other polish.
To be honest I only wore Knackered and West End Wonderland for a short time. I’ve had on All Hail the Queen since Sunday, though, and I haven’t noticed any signs of wear yet!
Let me know if it lasts a week with no chips. If not, it’s worth the buy.
To be honest this manicure will probably come off tonight. I rarely paint my nails only once per week! π
So excited about this! What an awesome deal. I sent it to a couple friends too. π Can’t wait to get my box!
That’s a great idea! π