Named for Wallis Simpson, the woman who so beguiled a king he abdicated, is a mature shade which, in my opinion, is pretty work appropriate especially on shorter nails. It feels like a dark brown/black that's been washed with an almost matte gold layer of shine, not so much shimmer. Its an absolutely gorgeous color and has sort of got me jonesing for the rest of the line.
Judge for yourself:
The most wonderful thing about this polish is that it only took two coats for me to be happy with it opacity wise. Lately I've been on a "two coat policy," in which, a polish passes or fails solely based on if I can get it opaque in two coats. Clearly, Wallis doesn't disappoint.
I'm always curious to see how shades like this come across on Asian skintones. For example, I look terrible in most green polishes so I've pretty much decided to give up on them. The interesting thing about Wallis is that its not a bright gold by any stretch. Its more of a patina-ed gold that gives it a very interesting olive tone to it. This actually brings out the red in my skin even though you can't really tell in the pictures.
In the beginning, I wasn't sure if I'd like this polish. But, in the week or so I've had it, I've worn it three times. I think that's saying a lot. I'm not sure about tip wear yet so in terms of longevity, its still yet to be tested, but when it comes to my overall first impression, butter LONDON's Wallis is as equally charming as the Duchess of Windsor herself.
