I've read reviews of Go Ginza that praised the formula for this polish as easy to apply and opaque in two coats, but that wasn't the case for me. The consistency is nice -- fluid, creamy and dense, but the application was streaky and uneven. After two coats I could still see my ridges rising beneath the surface of the polish, so I carefully added one more coat, which camouflaged the ridges but still left the polish looking uneven and lumpy. Even a coat of the mighty Seche Vite didn't bring it totally into line. Perhaps if I leave it to age a bit this will change... hey, it's happened before! And I love this color too much not to try it again. At least cleanup was easy. Go Ginza dries naturally in average time to a glossy finish.
Photos show three coats of Go Ginza over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.
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| Essie Go Ginza, with bonus wild hair |
Pastel polishes definitely bring out the worst in my camera. I wonder what that's about.
As you can see, Go Ginza takes on a pink look in some lights, but even then it's a cool pink tinged with purple. The thing is, the purple or lilac tinge is warm-toned, which keeps this polish from being too cool and stark. As I said, I love this ephemeral hue, there's something so fleeting and innocent about it. It reminds me of babies! It has a lovely graceful sense to it on the nail. Not so much girly as ladylike, but it's not prim. The color has a little bit of an edge, if a pastel can be described as edgy.
Whatever it is, it speaks to me as few pastels have.
love,
Liz
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