Smitten Polish Seasonal Lattes

Seasonal Lattes was released by indie polish maker Smitten Polish as part of the Fall 2014 collection in September this year. This is a medium rich golden brown jelly-based linear holographic polish. It is absolutely gorgeous. Most of the brown polishes I own are taupier browns, darker with a bit of grey to them. Not Seasonal Lattes! The color is so opulent and beautiful, it reminds me of freshly polished oakwood floors and brown silk velvet and chocolate tinct with cinnamon. It produces a fantastic, sparkling, clearly delineated prismatic flame in direct sun, and the red and green especially really pop against the brown producing a festive quality that I think makes it just perfect for holiday wear. In indirect light there is plenty of color nuancing by the holo pigment giving the polish a rich dimensionality that is gorgeous in this color. It has a beautiful golden/coppery flash as well.

Application was lovely. The consistency of Seasonal Lattes is quite fluid but not at all runny, and very smooth, with a silky, self-leveling glide over the nail. Pigmentation is great. This is practically a one coater, but you'll want two for full, rich bottle color. Cleanup is easy and straightforward. Seasonal Lattes dries naturally in good time to a smooth shiny finish. Topcoat does not diminish the holo effects in any way.

Photos show two coats of Seasonal Lattes over Seche Rebuild treatment and Pretty Serious All Your Base basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite. Please excuse the blond hair that managed to weave itself around the middle finger of my left hand and appear to some extent in almost every photo. I think it's actually a grey hair, but it suits my ego better to call it blond. Ha!

Smitten Polish Seasonal Lattes

Smitten Polish Seasonal Lattes

Smitten Polish Seasonal Lattes

Smitten Polish Seasonal Lattes

Smitten Polish Seasonal Lattes

Smitten Polish Seasonal Lattes

Smitten Polish Seasonal Lattes

Smitten Polish Seasonal Lattes

Smitten Polish Seasonal Lattes

Smitten Polish Seasonal Lattes

Smitten Polish Seasonal Lattes

Smitten Polish Seasonal Lattes

Smitten Polish Seasonal Lattes

Smitten Polish Seasonal Lattes

I realize that my pathological pinkage isn't the best for showing off all of its qualities, but this is just an outstanding brown polish! There's just enough red in it to really distinguish it as a golden, melted milk chocolate brown. Seasonal Lattes is head and shoulders above any other brown I can think of (except -- maybe -- Bear Pawlish's Close But No Cigar). It has a lively luxuriant quality to it, like a beautiful cozy cashmere sweater. I really can't say enough good things about it. If you're at all a fan of brown polish, you really need this one! 

In fact, the entire Fall 2014 collection is turning out to be one of my favorites from Noelie. I find myself going back and picking up more polishes from it, and still I don't have all the ones I want! Luckily, it's still going strong in Smitten's big cartel shop. 

love,
Liz