Alchemy Lacquers Thundersnow

Thundersnow was released by indie polish maker Alchemy Lacquers as part of the Arctic Alchemy collection earlier this month. Rebecca, the owner and creative force behind Alchemy Lacquers, describes Thundersnow as a blue-leaning grey with shimmers in various shades of blue. It has a creme/jelly hybrid base that's a medium-toned slatey blue grey, a distinctive hue that reminds me of what was commonly called "Williamsburg blue" by paint manufacturers. Like if you took a deep cadet grey and crossed it with Williamsburg blue. It's a moody, organic stormcloud color that I find extremely attractive and chic, containing lots of lively silver and blue shimmers that almost seem to rise to the surface as the light hits them, effecting the illusion of a rolling wave of sparkle across and up and down the nail. 

Application was somewhat moody as well, but Thunderstorm isn't an overly finicky polish -- it just likes what it likes. The consistency is fluid and slightly fluffy, and has a tendency to grow a little pasty with exposure to air. This polish does not like thin coats, where it tends towards stickiness, preferring instead to go on in thicker coats, which apply much more smoothly. Pigmentation is buildable, with wearably opaque coverage in two coats although I used three for the photos. Cleanup is fairly straightforward with a little bit of limpet-like behavior on the part of the shimmers. Thunderstorm dries naturally in average time to a mostly smooth finish that looks its best with a generous topcoat.

Photos show three coats of Thunderstorm over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.

Alchemy Lacquers Thundersnow

Alchemy Lacquers Thundersnow

Alchemy Lacquers Thundersnow

Alchemy Lacquers Thundersnow

Alchemy Lacquers Thundersnow

Alchemy Lacquers Thundersnow

Alchemy Lacquers Thundersnow

Alchemy Lacquers Thundersnow

Alchemy Lacquers Thundersnow

Alchemy Lacquers Thundersnow

Alchemy Lacquers Thundersnow

Alchemy Lacquers Thundersnow

I don't think my photos do this one the justice it deserves, it's very flattering and eyecatching on the nail, with a dramatic, tempestuous feel that somehow manages to be soothing at the same time. But then, I find thunderstorms soothing also....

love,
Liz