KBShimmer Right as Reign

Try as I might, this polish was impossible for me to capture with my little Canon Powershot A3000. In almost all of my pics, the appearance is too dark and too blue. I debated whether to publish this post because of that, because there are plenty of photos out there that do show excellent true-to-life photos of Right as Reign. But I figured I might as well, since I'd written the post already and perhaps those of you who read regularly might want to hear what I have to say about it.

Right as Reign was released by indie polish maker KBShimmer as part of the Early Summer 2014 collection in late May. Christy, owner and creative force behind KBShimmer, describes this lacquer as "a deep, bold purple with blue and indigo undertones," and I agree. Right as Reign is an incredibly well-saturated perfect dark indigo violet, if there is such a thing, that could almost pass for navy in shade and indirect light. In bright direct light, it displays a bright bloom of pure deep purple-toned violet. Under dimmer incandescent lighting, this polish still retains it's intrinsic purple-ness and does not look totally black as some polishes that are as dark as this one do. 

Application was crazy good. The consistency of Right as Reign is fluid, creamy and dense, with a lovely viscosity for painting and smooth even flow over the nail. It is very user friendly and easy to control and manipulate with KBShimmer's flat, flexible brush. I found this polish adapted well to thin, medium or thick coats. I'm typically a medium coat polisher, and the pigmentation of Right as Reign was so good that I achieved completely opaque coverage with one medium coat on all but one nail, which I chalk up to user error. So I ended up using two coats, but am inclined to classify this polish as a potential one coater. Cleanup was fairly straightforward with the few wisps of purple left on my skin by my cleanup brush easily removed with a second pass. I detected no signs of staining, but I suspect that any polish as well-pigmented as this has the potential to stain, especially dry nails or skin. Don't forget the basecoat and moisturize the nail environs before removal. Right as Reign dries naturally in average time to a shade slightly darker than bottle color and a beautiful glossy finish. 

Photos show two coats of Right As Reign over treatment and basecoat with the ubiquitously bubbly topcoat of Seche Vite. How it is that I've managed not to master topcoat application after over a year of doing it every day is a mystery in this world. 

KBShimmer Right as Reign

KBShimmer Right as Reign

KBShimmer Right as Reign

KBShimmer Right as Reign

KBShimmer Right as Reign

KBShimmer Right as Reign

KBShimmer Right as Reign

KBShimmer Right as Reign

KBShimmer Right as Reign

KBShimmer Right as Reign

KBShimmer Right as Reign

KBShimmer Right as Reign

I know I said it already but this is just such a perfect deep blue violet creme that I can't even imagine one any better. It is striking and confident on the nail, with the hint of mystery that all purples seem to possess and an awesome glossiness. Superbly pigmented and having a wonderful creamy-dreamy application, it warrants every bit of the praise it has garnered in the online polish community. And its dark color and creme formula make it unique in my stash. Love it!

xoxo,
Liz