CANVAS Lacquer Tempts are Rising

Tempts are Rising was released by Canadian-based indie polish maker CANVAS Lacquer as part of the Spring Fling collection at the end of February/beginning of March 2015. I was tempted (sorry, couldn't resist) to purchase this pretty lacquer when I saw it swatched by Jenny on her wonderful blog, Lavish Layerings, here. It's a medium-dark, nicely-saturated rich berry or pinkish purple holographic polish, a full-bodied color with a sleek, feminine vibe on the nail. In indirect light it displays a rich, purpled cranberry hue with subtle rainbow twinkles from the holo pigment. In direct sun it lightens to a bright, juicy raspberry shade with a soft linear display and unexpected metallic tone-on-tone sparkles that emanate from deep within the polish.

Application was very nice. The consistency of Tempts are Rising is fluid, creamy and dense, a little thicker and more viscous than I was expecting but still eminently paintable. It has a velvety glide over the nail and excellent self-leveling properties. The creme/jelly hybrid formula leans to the creme side of the spectrum, with excellent pigmentation that very nearly allows for one coat coverage. But you'll want to do two for the added depth and richer color that the second coat brings. Cleanup is easy and straightforward with no pigment travel or residual staining. Tempts are Rising dries naturally in average time to a smooth, plump, glossy finish. Nice!

Photos show two coats of Tempts are Rising over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite, except on the ring finger nail of my left hand, which has three coats of Tempts are Rising. I had to add a third coat to that nail to paint over some flotsam that got painted into the second coat. You'll note the deeper color of that nail compared to the others -- it shows the degree of translucence in this polish's crelly formula.

CANVAS Lacquer Tempts are Rising

CANVAS Lacquer Tempts are Rising

CANVAS Lacquer Tempts are Rising

CANVAS Lacquer Tempts are Rising

CANVAS Lacquer Tempts are Rising

CANVAS Lacquer Tempts are Rising

CANVAS Lacquer Tempts are Rising

CANVAS Lacquer Tempts are Rising

CANVAS Lacquer Tempts are Rising

CANVAS Lacquer Tempts are Rising

CANVAS Lacquer Tempts are Rising

CANVAS Lacquer Tempts are Rising

CANVAS Lacquer Tempts are Rising

CANVAS Lacquer Tempts are Rising

CANVAS Lacquer Tempts are Rising

This is one of those eternally lovely shades that's appropriate year round and for any occasion or activity. One thing I love about it is that it makes my hands look dainty and pale. My skin is very pink and prone to ruddiness, as I'm sure you've noticed if you've been reading my blog for a while, and I regularly have to desaturate the red in my photos to get my pinkage under control. Didn't have to do that with Tempts are Rising.

The other thing I'll add is that while Tempts are Rising is a crelly holo with a certain amount of sparkle and translucence, it's also possesses a creamy, substantial quality that reminds me of mainstream polishes like Zoya and OPI. Fuzzy says it reminds her of the redbuds that are currently putting on a show on our place along with the flowering plums, forsythia, spirea and Korean spice viburnums. Daffodils are everywhere. In a little while, the trees will be bathed in a pale green mist of baby leaves and the wysteria that's all over the woods across the road as well as trellised next to the driveway will be blooming with its fresh sweet scent filling up the atmosphere, and it'll be full-on spring.

Huzzah!

love,
Liz