This polish is a shimmer bomb! It has a transparent suspension base bearing relatively fine gold, red, pale yellow and silver irregularly shaped shimmer flakes. In concert, they have the appearance of a finely grained shimmering metallic copper foil, a true new penny color complete with pinkish overtones. The closer your eye gets to the polish the more clearly you see the individual shardy flakes that comprise this graceful composition -- the red flakes in particular catch the eye. In dim light, Que Sera Serra has dramatic gleam with a fiery red copper flash. In direct light, there is plenty of scintillating sparkle as the individual shimmer flakes reflect tiny bursts of light.
Application was good. The consistency of Que Sera Serra is fluid and slightly thick with a bit of stickiness to it that I suspect is a consequence of the suspension base. Never the less, it lays down on the nail in an even, self-leveling manner and because the shimmers are so finely milled there is no problematic tumbling, stacking or protrusions over the free edge. Coverage is buildable, and the shimmers disperse evenly enough for this polish to serve as a topper or gradient at one coat or layered over a brown, orange, gold, silver or coppery polish at two coats. I chose to wear this by itself and attained opaque even coverage with three coats. Although this polish has a thicker suspension based formula, it actually goes on thinly and three coats dries down to very little polish on the nail. It dries naturally in very good time, too, to a silky smooth finish with a burnished shine to it.
Cleanup is a bear, a big grumpy bear, and I recommend doing it as you go along or you'll end up with limpet-like shimmers everywhere, as I did. The lighter color and reflective quality of the shimmers makes getting crisp edges a matter of multiple coats placed with precision exactly following the parameters of the coat before, and I could have done a better job with this too.
Photos show three coats of Que Sera Serra over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.
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As you know, I adore a foily finish and Que Sera Serra does not escape my affection. It has that beautiful, hand-beaten metallic look that makes me swoon with happiness. Copper polish lovers, take note -- this is a stand out!
love,
Liz
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