Consonant rhyme isn’t the only thing Bette and Butter have in common: They’re both owned by impresarios known to cater to the Olsen twins (Amy Sacco and Richie Akiva, respectively); they both have organic, clubby interiors with big murals; and let’s face it, they’re both frequented by the sort of night creatures who know the value of a nice, private bathroom. So just how are those powder rooms?
Bette
Concept: Two rooms lined with multicolored tiles resembling TV static.
Privacy: There’s no way around staring at yourself on the pot in the wall-to-ceiling mirror behind the door.
Amenities: The first Purist Hatbox toilet by Kohler. The thunder-gray contraption, which debuted during Fashion Week 2005, retails for almost $5,000 and features a butt rest that’s twelve inches in diameter (you know, for Iman’s fat ass).
Drawbacks: It’s easy to miss the plaque that tells you where the press-button flusher is.
Strategy: Don’t even think about cutting Jeremy Piven if he’s ahead of you in line.
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Butter
Concept: Several rooms with frosted-glass doors, each with its own design scheme.
Privacy: Fine if you get a private WC, but none in the small wood-walled cabin where two toilets are side by side.
Amenities: Bath & Body Works hand soap (with green-tea extract and shea butter!) keeps the skin moisturized after you’ve ingested dehydrating substances.
Drawbacks: A bathroom attendant in the hallway.
Strategy: If you need to go in with a friend, lose the attendant by telling him that Lindsay just ran over another paparazzo outside.
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