Femme Fatale Chrysoprase

Chrysoprase by Australian indie polish maker Femme Fatale is described as a "dark teal with golden shimmer and holo." This polish is out of this world, seriously. It is a medium atlantic blue linear holo that is awash with ultrafine golden shimmers, which bloom through the base color in a pale olive green free-floating sheen. In the midst of this, the holographic pigments commingle with the shimmers and veil everything in a silvery mist that reveals a dilute linear prismatic flair in direct sun. The result is a complex multifaceted shimmering smoky sea green polish that deepens to steely blue around the edges of the nail and sparkles with the rainbow of colors associated with the holographic display, with blue having visual predominance. The smokiness of Chrysoprase is unusual in that rather than darkening the look, it lightens it, giving this polish the feel of a magical elven cloak a la J.R.R. Tolkien.

It's one of those polishes where words just aren't adequate to describe it. Definitely a right brain lacquer.

Application was lovely. The consistency of Chrysoprase is fluid and light with excellent painting viscosity. This is not a polish that runs and pools, even if your brush is overloaded. It IS a polish that will leave tiny swipes of shimmer on your cuticles and around your nails if you aren't careful or don't have a steady hand (ahem). Pigmentation is very good, with evenly opaque coverage achievable in two coats, although I did three for the photos and to make sure that my ridges were completely camouflaged. Clean up is easy as long as you take care to seek out and remove those little swipes of shimmer. Chrysoprase dries naturally in good time to a smooth shimmery finish that is enhanced by a glossy topcoat.

Photos show three coats of Chrysoprase over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.

Femme Fatale Chrysoprase

Femme Fatale Chrysoprase

Femme Fatale Chrysoprase

Femme Fatale Chrysoprase

Femme Fatale Chrysoprase

Femme Fatale Chrysoprase

Femme Fatale Chrysoprase

Femme Fatale Chrysoprase

Femme Fatale Chrysoprase

Femme Fatale Chrysoprase

Femme Fatale Chrysoprase

I also took some photos of Chrysoprase in direct sun....

Femme Fatale Chrysoprase

Femme Fatale Chrysoprase

Femme Fatale Chrysoprase

Femme Fatale Chrysoprase

Femme Fatale Chrysoprase

I don't know what more I can say that the photos don't show, other than this exceptional, subtle, irresistible polish is one of the most fetching I've swatched, ever. I ran errands today and while I was at Phydeaux, our local pet 'booteek' (buying MOAR cat toys and braided bull pizzle for the dog), I had my hands on the counter writing out a check and the sales associate tapped one of my nails with her finger and said, "That is really beautiful." "It's Australian," I said, flushing with joy at the compliment. *lol*

Green and blue lacquer lovers, you NEED this. Go, go, go to Color4Nails and get it for yourself because you deserve to have something rare and fantastic for your nails. You won't be sorry!

love,
Liz