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I like the left (guess Im tacky according to the comments, lol) but rhe etched will last the life of the bottle. The heat printed stuff comes off over time.

Hot take, they're both good and which one I prefer is going to depend on the decor level of the area I intend for it. If it's going in, say, a bathroom with plain white walls and a basic sink, I'm going to want the white and brown to add more overt detail and spice up the area a bit. If it's going in a kitchen with a patterned backsplash and embossing on the front of the sink, I'm going to want the plain etched with a harmonious design so it complements the other details instead of competing with them for attention.

Edit: I see they're going in a shower, so I'd want the higher contrast so I can see it without my glasses on, lol

One thing you can do is apply a wash (basically diluted paint) over the laser etched sections, and wipe away the excess. This will allow you to color the etched sections that might look better then the printed version.

Right, 100% . Left is undeniably tacky, sorry. (I'd even say right was better with no etchings at all, or simpler ones)

I love laser etched glass but it would show up much more on clear glass. So if you're set on brown glass, then left one looks better to me...from the picture. Now if it shows up to you in person enough that you can make out the motifs then, I would pick etched over heat printed.

Personally I prefer the right one, but I like everything darker.

Are you asking us because you don't know which one you like more? A trick that might work is throwing a coin and then seeing if you're disappointed with the result. (I'm not joking!)

While I do like the pop of the left one more, will it stand up to repeated washing? Or will the pattern wear away or rub off?

I'm more inclined to like a laser etched glass because the pattern doesn't wear away.

Overall, I don't know that I love the look of the brown container itself, though.

Right one for me, left feels a little cheap IMO

I took a second look and read all the comments. I still like the painted better, but, I think that the low contrast etching might look cool with some overelaborate design that goes around the body.

If it is simple I would make it pop, if it is big with lots of detail I would hide it to make you look closer.

I don't know, I'm no designer.

The right one. Since you have a patterned wallpaper in the background the etched bottle provides a spot of reletively low detail for the eyes to rest on. The printed bottle against the wallpaper has too much going on for my taste. But itcould really shine in a more minimalistic or cleanly decorated environment and become an interesting piece to look at :)

Design, in my mind, depends on context. Given the light colored wallpaper behind I think the left looks better here, but may be out of place in a different setting.

I prefer left but I generally prefer kitch

the one on the right. simpler is better

Right for me too. Left looks tacky

Left one, I didn't even see the etching. Might as well not be there.

They both look like poison dispensers. I like the non print one better, though.

The one on the right.
It’s subtle and gives off that antique vibe.

I like the second one better. The white is a little too much for a dark bottle.

I like the etched one! The heat printed one looks too busy on the brown background and with that wallpaper. I kind of like the idea in another comment of etched flowers below and heat printed "B" above.

The one without the print.

it depends too much on context. Depending on the bathroom, it will be either.

The right will fit nice into more designs, but as is, I like the left better.

Right

The heat printed is more visible, but I like the subtlety of the etched version.

My wife says the etched flowers, with the white "B" at the top. :)

I personally like it without any print but if it has to have some kind of print I prefer the higher contrast of the paint.

At least on a dark glass like this one, on a clear bottle I might like it better with the etching.

Left?

What goes in bottle?

If you're developing these, it's not the pattern that puts me off, something about the whole thing gives me the ick. I think it's the bottle size to tap size ratio. Re the image, I'd prefer plain / minimal.