Rising Star was released by OPI as part of the Burlesque collection for Holiday 2010. It is a beautiful medium-light gold-infused orange shimmer polish with a scintillating metallic foily finish. This sparkling golden orange is so perfect for this time of year I can hardly stand it! But let that not bias your mind that it isn't perfectly wearable year round, as it most definitely is.
Application was easy and smooth. This is not a patchy shimmer, it goes on evenly and smoothly in thin coats and does not show brushstrokes. The first coat is a bit sheer, but I obtained bottle color and an opacity I was happy with in two coats. I'm still a bit awed by the sweep of OPI's pro-wide brush and there was much swipage of skin and a cuticle or two. Or three. This is one of those polishes that dissipates into a million minute shimmers the second acetone hits it, so don't be surprised to see sparkly skin in my photos. Rising Star dries naturally in average time to a smooth finish. The foily metallic look is so reflective that it kind of outshines a glossy topcoat, but I added one anyway to ward against smudging.
Photos show two coats of Rising Star over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite. My apologies for the incomplete clean up job, it seemed ok until I looked at the photos. Oh macro, why must thou taunt me so?
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As much as I love how the sun brings out every sparkle in the shimmery finish, I think I love the burnished nuanced orange to gold look Rising Star has in the shade even more. The spiced colors of flame, so fugitive and evanescent in real life, are wonderfully represented in this awesome polish. I imagine it would feel right at home in front of a roaring fire.
My father taught be me to lay a fire in the fireplace when I was little and I've never forgotten the importance of abundant dry kindling in crossing layers between two larger logs, the largest in the back, to encourage air flow, and how to warm the chimney with a lit twisted spire of newspaper so that all of the immediate smoke goes up the flue and not into the room.We've not had a fire yet this year, maybe we'll have one tonight! It's cold enough for it.
Your dad, Eleanor, is the consummate fire maker. I'm sure he's showed you how to do it. Somehow I don't think I'd fare too well outdoors without a match.
love,
Aunt Liz
This is so appropriate for Thanksgiving! I love the way it glows. It does look like a toasty fire too. Hope you're having a great Turkey day!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Thithi! I hope yours was wonderful too!
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