Red, White and Hue, brought to us by FingerPaints, is a glitter bomb with red, white and blue hex glitters in two sizes suspended in a clear base. This cutie-pie is meant as a topper but could probably be sponged on to opacity to avoid having too much of the base on your nails. For undies I chose OPI's Skull and Glossbones, a pale creamy grey or greige color.
Skull and Glossbones applies very nicely for a pale color. The consistency is fluid and thin but not runny, with excellent flow over the nail. The first coat is streaky, but those without ridges will probably find that two coats gives complete coverage. Because I was going to top it with beaucoup glitters, I stuck with two also. If I were to wear Skull and Glossbones by itself I would probably do three coats. Skull and Glossbones dries naturally in good time to a glossy finish. I love this polish, it's my go-to substitute for white when I need something light underneath another polish, and I find the color plays nicely with most all colors of glitter.
Red, White and Hue possesses the fairly thick consistency coincident with a suspension base. The glitter to base ratio is fairly even-handed, with a medium amount of glitters per brushful. You can paint this polish on as you would a non-glitter for minimal glitter coverage, or plosh and spread (dab) to get more coverage. I wanted lots of glitters so I ploshed and spread what amounted to two coats of Red, White and Hue for this manicure. It wasn't hard to do but I did manage to get a couple of glitters lodged in one cuticle and a few others protruding over the free edge. I find cleaning up as you go along works best for glitter bombs. If you wait too long the polish will dry and then those glitters are the devil to remove from cuticles and skin. Red, White and Hue dries naturally in average time to a textured finish. To smooth it out, I used a coat of Gelous followed by a coat of Seche Vite and then later when it had dried down a bit I added a final coat of Poshe.
So yes I ended up with quite a bit of polish on my nails but the look is too much fun to worry about that! Photos show a base manicure of two coats of Skull and Glossbones over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Poshe topped with two dabbed on coats of Red, White and Hue with a smoothing combo of Gelous, Seche Vite, and Poshe to finish.
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| FingerPaints Red, White and Hue over OPI Skull and Glossbones |
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| FingerPaints Red, White and Hue over OPI Skull and Glossbones |
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| FingerPaints Red, White and Hue over OPI Skull and Glossbones |
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| FingerPaints Red, White and Hue over OPI Skull and Glossbones |
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| FingerPaints Red, White and Hue over OPI Skull and Glossbones |
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| FingerPaints Red, White and Hue over OPI Skull and Glossbones |
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| FingerPaints Red, White and Hue over OPI Skull and Glossbones |
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| FingerPaints Red, White and Hue over OPI Skull and Glossbones |
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| FingerPaints Red, White and Hue over OPI Skull and Glossbones |
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| FingerPaints Red, White and Hue over OPI Skull and Glossbones |
I am enjoying this random chaotic splattered look. It received compliments from the folks at my optometrist's office when I went for an eye exam on Wednesday.
If you're celebrating the 4th, have a safe one!
love,
Liz
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