Archived Post

Butter London British Racing Green Nail Lacquer Review, Photos, Swatches

Butter London British Racing Green Nail Lacquer
Butter London British Racing Green Nail Lacquer

Butter London British Racing Green Nail Lacquer

Butter London British Racing Green Nail Lacquer ($14.00 for 0.40 fl. oz.) is described as a “dark hunter green.” It’s a rich, luxuriously dark cool-toned green with soft emerald green sparkle. I don’t have much like it, which is always something I can appreciate. Illamasqua Kink is the closest in color, but it has such a different finish that the two really aren’t dupes. MAC Jade Dragon would be the next closest, but it’s darker, cooler-toned, and the shimmer is more dominant.

The shade was opaque in two coats and applied without bubbling or streaking. I’ve had good luck with Butter London’s lacquers so far (I’ve tried maybe ten or less?)–they’ve allowed me to add some really phenomenal shades to my stash! British Racing Green is no different! Since it felt like I hadn’t tested the wear of Butter London in awhile, I wore this shade for a week, and I didn’t have any chips, just minor tip wear. I did have some faint staining, even though I used a base coat.

Butter London British Racing Green Nail Lacquer
Butter London British Racing Green Nail Lacquer

Butter London British Racing Green Nail Lacquer
Butter London British Racing Green Nail Lacquer

Butter London British Racing Green Nail Lacquer
Butter London British Racing Green Nail Lacquer

Butter London British Racing Green Nail Lacquer
Butter London British Racing Green Nail Lacquer

Butter London British Racing Green Nail Lacquer
Butter London British Racing Green Nail Lacquer

Butter London British Racing Green Nail Lacquer
Butter London British Racing Green Nail Lacquer

29 Comments

Comments that do not adhere to our comment policy may be removed. Discussion and debate are highly encouraged but we expect community members to participate respectfully. Please keep discussion on-topic, and if you have general feedback, a product review request, an off-topic question, or need technical support, please contact us!

Please help us streamline the comments' section and be more efficient: double-check the post above for more basic information like pricing, availability, and so on to make sure your question wasn't answered already. Comments alerting us to typos or small errors in the post are appreciated (!) but will typically be removed after errors are fixed (unless a response is needed).

We appreciate enthusiasm for new releases but ask readers to please hold questions regarding if/when a review will be posted as we can't commit to or guarantee product reviews. We don't want to set expectations and then disappoint readers as even products that are swatched don't always end up being reviewed due to time constraints and changes in priorities! Thank you for understanding!

Comments on this post are closed.
bounddreamer Avatar

I have both, and Don’t Tell Mama is nothing like British Racing Green. This one is like a hunter green; Don’t Tell Mama is definitely teal and much darker.

Esther Avatar

I gasped when I saw the swatches. that’s a beautiful color! I’ve never tried Butter London, and this color could very well be the first one I buy :]

CeeBee Avatar

Ah, this looks lovely… I wonder why green polish always stains?! Every single green I have, from pastel mint to deep teal green all stain and i hate it so I don’t tend to wear them.
Which is a pity, because some of them are gorgeous 🙁

Rae // theNotice Avatar

Oh, what a lovely green! I’ve been really into dark, sort of hunter greens recently, and this looks absolutely perfect.

Not for me, because I’m ridiculously utilitarian for a beauty blogger, but still. It’s quite pretty. 😛 I kind of want a wall or painting this colour – or a scarf, but I haven’t been able to find anything this deep!

Chelsea Avatar

This is my first and favorite Butter London color in my collection. I freaking LOVE it. I have to wear two coats of base coat under it, though, because it stains really badly.

Carly Avatar

I love this one, especially for late fall/early winter when I’m transitioning to cooler tones. I love bL’s nail foundation and have never had an issue with staining.

Vonvon Avatar

Funny that my hubby’s car is in British Racing Green color too. It’s supposed to be a deep green in bright light and appears black in low light. Well, that’s the color for the car, of course.

I wonder if this is the same. I don’t normally want to spend that much for a nail polish but the name am the color makes me want to try it out.

Brian McD aka Roulette Avatar

When I was very little and living on the island of Hawaii my father had a green convertible MG car and it was this exact shade of green!! Made me think of it instantly. MG (Morris Garages) is/was a British car maker until the early 80’s…

I love it when colors bring back vivid memories 🙂

Adrienne Avatar

I was so excited for this color as green is my fave color. However, I don’t find it very office appropriate like I thought it may be. And I have terrible luck with butter London chipping. Why I keep purchasing idk?!!

Gillian Avatar

my dad owns an original Audi Sport Quattro, one of 5 in the USA. His is the only green one and it is in the traditional British Racing Green. The shade of green is very famous and comes in both a creme and a frost finish (on cars and all things English Racing). This nail color is SPOT on to the famous racing green that most all know and love from tradition. Just a little tid bit, thought you would be interested. Nice work again Christine.

Jen_C Avatar

I love Butter London! But somehow I have a problem making them last a week without chipping, granted that I haven’t been using nail polish for that long. I have the Butter London nail foundation and hardwear coat… but my nails still chip after 3-4 days. 🙁 So what do u do to make it not chip?

beachgal Avatar

This is a great shade. I also have no dupes for it in my stash or mind’s stash. It’s a nice change in winter from the deep grays, vampy reds and other work appropriate winter shades. This one is completely work appropriate.

Michelle Avatar

I’m wearing Ulta Envy, which I think I bought for a dollar on clearance when they were last changing their bottle packaging, and I don’t own the Butter London, but I’ve lusted over it on the blogs and I do wonder how close they may be. My husband came home last night, saw my Envy, and said, “Oh, it’s like a racing green!” Ha, so there you go.

We try to approve comments within 24 hours (and reply to them within 72 hours) but can sometimes get behind and appreciate your patience! 🙂 If you have general feedback, product review requests, off-topic questions, or need technical support, please contact us directly. Thank you for your patience!