Elevation Polish Tre Cime di Lavaredo

Tre Cime di Lavaredo was released by indie polish maker Elevation Polish as part of the Italian Collection in August 2014. This is an absolutely magical lemony gold linear holographic shimmer polish -- it's like the golden hind of Artemis of gold polishes. In indirect light, subtle predawn hues of rose, azure and violet tint the pale gold metallic finish that is delicately pebbled by golden flake shimmers. In direct sun, the prismatic display is blazing -- I literally gasped when I saw it. I almost never wear a straight gold polish, it just doesn't play well with my complexion. But this cool diaphanous golden holo is so effortlessly lovely and full of beautiful detail that I will forgive it anything. It's the only gold holo that I own and I really don't feel that I will ever want any others.

Application was delicious. The consistency is fluid, creamy and dense with a whisper smooth slip over the nail. Easily manipulated with Elevation's round flexible brush and amenable to as thin a coat as you wish, it all but applies itself. Self-leveling properties are never the forte of metallic finishes, and Tre Cime di Lavaredo required three coats before all traces of my nail ridges disappeared completely, but I could trade the third coat for an extra of ridge-filling basecoat beforehand for the same result. Pigmentation is excellent with completely even opacity delivered in two coats. Some could even get away with one, depending on the desired look of the polish. Cleanup is easy and straightforward; even the gold flake shimmers relinquish their grip of cuticle/skin with little effort. Tre Cime di Lavaredo dries naturally in good time to a smooth shiny finish. Topcoat does not diminish the holographic effects in any way.

Photos show three coats of Tre Cime di Lavaredo over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.

Elevation Polish Tre Cime di Lavaredo

Elevation Polish Tre Cime di Lavaredo

Elevation Polish Tre Cime di Lavaredo

Elevation Polish Tre Cime di Lavaredo

Elevation Polish Tre Cime di Lavaredo

Elevation Polish Tre Cime di Lavaredo

Elevation Polish Tre Cime di Lavaredo

Elevation Polish Tre Cime di Lavaredo

Elevation Polish Tre Cime di Lavaredo

Elevation Polish Tre Cime di Lavaredo

Elevation Polish Tre Cime di Lavaredo

Elevation Polish Tre Cime di Lavaredo

Elevation Polish Tre Cime di Lavaredo

Elevation Polish Tre Cime di Lavaredo

Elevation Polish Tre Cime di Lavaredo

Elevation Polish Tre Cime di Lavaredo

Tre Cime di Lavaredo translates to "three peaks of Lavaredo" in Italian, named for the tri-peak formation in the Sexton Dolomite Alps of northeastern Italy located on the border between the Italian provinces of South Tyrol and Belluno. It is considered one of the best known mountain groups in the Alps.

The north faces of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo, elevation 2,999m/9,839ft

Interestingly, this battlement-style dolostone formation originally marked the border between Austria and Italy. Although the border was altered in 1919 and the Tre Cime de Lavaredo became part of Italy, it still forms a linguistic boundary between German-speaking and Italian-speaking majorities.

Elevation Polish, where almost every product includes a free lesson in geography and socio-politics! Can't beat that with a stick. 

If you're like me and avoid gold polishes, this is is the one to try. With it's sparkling holographic properties, pale lemony shade and delicately engineered composition, I can almost guarantee you will love it, even if gold isn't your color.

love,
Liz