Addendum: OPI Get Cherried Away vs Butter London Queen Vic

In a classic polish purchase faux pas, I happened to bid on and win both OPI Get Cherried Away and Butter London Queen Vic at almost exactly the same moment without even noticing at the time how very similar they are. Of course, when they arrived at my house on the very same day, the similarity was unavoidable -- much to my chagrin! I was like, OMG! How did I do this? Answer: carelessly. Oh well, the up side is that I can now do a little comparison of the two for you.

Photos show two coats of each polish over treatment and basecoat plus a topcoat of Seche Vite. Get Cherried Away is on the index and middle fingers and Butter London Queen Vic is on the ring and pinky fingers.

OPI Get Cherried Away and Butter London Queen Vic, bottle shot

OPI Get Cherried Away (left) vs Butter London Queen Vic (right)

OPI Get Cherried Away (left) vs Butter London Queen Vic (right)

OPI Get Cherried Away (left) vs Butter London Queen Vic (right)

OPI Get Cherried Away (left) vs Butter London Queen Vic (right)

OPI Get Cherried Away (left) vs Butter London Queen Vic (right)

Verdict: although quite similar, not dupes. Get Cherried Away has slightly more violet in its blend vs Queen Vic, which has more crimson. Get Cherried Away is darker and more opaque. Queen Vic is lighter and more translucent. They both have lovely, user-friendly formulas. The OPI has its flat pro-wide brush, which is a pro for some and a con for others. Butter London's brush is smaller and round. Again, a pro for some and a con for others. Get Cherried Away is a one coater for sure (even though I did two for comparison purposes), which Queen Vic is not, so it has that going for it. But I kinda think it boils down to which brush suits you better if you're going to choose one over the other. 

love,
Liz