Apparently there are three colors that are "Macy's Exclusives." Brummie is one of them, along with Cake-Hole and Squatter (and Alcopop - thanks to A Girl and Her Polish for the information) which I'll be showing you this evening or in the morning. I picked up Lovely Jubbly, along with Trustafarian and Shag, at my local Dillards. I'll be showing you those soon too.
First up, Brummie. Love the name! A Brummie is someone from Birmingham England. It's an opaque purple and it's being called a creme. Maybe it is. But based on the application, I would call it a jelly and based on the finish, I'll compromise and call it a crelly (creme/jelly.) It dries to a lovely "rubber" finish, or semi-matte, if you prefer. I used two coats and thought I nailed it until I started to take photos and realized I'd need a third coat for full opacity. So photos are with three coats. First without top coat and then with. You will notice "dents" in the photos without top coat because I guess I got busy before it dried completely. I put the dents in there - not the fault of the polish but a top coat magically cured them! No application issues. Good formula.
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| butter LONDON Brummie |
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| butter LONDON Brummie (this is the most color-accurate) |
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| butter LONDON Brummie |
Lovely Jubbly is a glitter polish with fuchsia, blue, red and gold glitter pieces in a clear base. This one is part of their Fall 2012 Collection. The name? Well Urban Dictionary gave me an assist on this one:
Superb, excellent, great, etc. 'Lovely Jubbly' was originally an advertising slogan for 'Jubbly', a triangular-shaped frozen orange drink which was popular in the 1950s and 60s. Later popularised by the character 'Del Boy' in British comedy 'Only fools and Horses'.
No application issues and I estimate it would be opaque in three coats, possibly four.
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| butter LONDON Brummie with butter LONDON Lovely Jubbly |
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| butter LONDON Brummie with butter LONDON Lovely Jubbly |
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| butter LONDON Brummie with butter LONDON Lovely Jubbly |
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| butter LONDON Brummie with butter LONDON Lovely Jubbly (with top coat) |
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| butter LONDON Brummie with butter LONDON Lovely Jubbly (with top coat) |
So what do you think? I'm actually loving both polishes! I had no issues.
butter LONDON polishes are available at butterlondon.com and selected retail stores like ULTA (and most recently, Dillard's Department Stores) and they retail for $14.00 for .4 ounces. To stay up-to-date on special deals and offers, you can "like" them on Facebook here. Lovely Jubbly and *Brummie are just two of the over 60 colors they offer, in addition to various indulgences for your hands and feet...and even your lips. The nail lacquers are 3-free and butter LONDON is a Cruelty-Free company. That's a major plus for me.
*Brummie is a Macy's Exclusive and can be ordered online at macys.com or picked up in store.
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You're killing me, Smalls!!! I need these NOW!!!!
ReplyDeleteI have Brummie sitting on my table waiting to be swatched! It's such a gorgeous purple and looks wonderful with Lovely Jubbly. There are actually 4 Macy's exclusives, Alcopop is the fourth. :)
ReplyDeleteI hadn't heard of Alcopop! Thanks for the information. I'm going to skip that one because, well, it's PINK. Hahaha!
DeleteWow, I love both of these. I knew I would love Brummie but I didn't expect to love Lovely Jubbly. Great pics, as always!
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting finish on Brummy... btw, have you heard or know anything about a polish listed on the BL website called Scouse? I can't find swatches of it anywhere.
ReplyDeleteI have it on the way to me now! I'm excited to see it and I'll swatch it ASAP when it gets here.
DeleteWill be interested to see that one despite I have had some real problems with this company and getting really yunky formulas.
DeleteActually of the 6 I've reviewed in the last 2 days, Squatter was the only one with a bad formula. You can look at my review and see what I've recommended as a dupe for it. The last time I got a butter LONDON with a bad formula was a year or so ago with Chancer. Other than that, I've had pretty good luck with them.
DeleteWow both are so pretty!!
ReplyDeleteSo was this glitter crunchy? And I think you are saying you wore it over the purple one vs. showing it here 3 layers on it's own?
ReplyDeleteYes I layered two coats over the Brummie. But 3 to 4 coats should make it opaque. The glitter needed one coat of Poshe to make it smooth. Not what I would call crunchy. ♥
DeleteLove your glittery accent nail! Goes perfectly with the purple!
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