Elevation Polish The Walker

The Walker was released by indie polish maker Elevation Polish as part of Lulu's recent Minneapolish collection last month. It's a fiercely linear semi-metallic lavender holo with a blazing prismatic display in almost any light. The athleticism of this holo is astonishing, with a finely-delineated flame-shaped flare of bright blue edged by thin arcs of turquoise, green, gold and red with a flash of metallic lavender in the center and shadings of deeper violet around the edges of the nail. If you love your holos "loud and proud," as Ida from Ida Nails It says, this one is for YOU!

Application was amazing. The consistency of The Walker is fluid, creamy and dense with a buttery, self-leveling flow over the nail. I was so entranced by the holographic effects that my accuracy suffered, but I have nothing but admiration for Lulu's formula. Pigmentation is very good with completely even opaque coverage achievable in two coats. Because of the polish's semi-metallic properties, I was worried that my furrowed nail beds might make an appearance and so used three coats for this manicure. Cleanup was easy and straightforward. The Walker dries naturally in good time to a smooth shiny finish. Topcoat in no way diminishes the holographic effects in this polish. Nothing short of an absence of light could diminish this holo!

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

Elevation Polish The Walker

Elevation Polish The Walker

Elevation Polish The Walker

Elevation Polish The Walker

Elevation Polish The Walker

Elevation Polish The Walker

Elevation Polish The Walker

Elevation Polish The Walker

Elevation Polish The Walker

Elevation Polish The Walker

Elevation Polish The Walker

Elevation Polish The Walker

Elevation Polish The Walker

Please note that these photos were taken under overcast skies. Such a photogenic polish! I cannot even imagine what sort of prismatic intensity this puppy will get up to in direct sun! 

The sharpness and strength of the display with its silvery lavender flash makes my nails look longer than they are. This polish is fantastic looking under dimmer, incandescent light as well. The lavender deepens to a brilliant violet and the flash takes on a hint of pink.

This polish was inspired by and named for the Walker Art Center, a multidisciplinary contemporary art center in Minneapolis. The Walker is considered one of the nation's "big five" museums for modern art along with the Museum of Modern Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim Museum and the Hirshhorn. Its building, designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes and opened in May 1971, saw a major expansion in 2005: Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron's addition, clad in a shimmering aluminum-mesh facade, includes new gallery space, a theater, restaurant, shop, and special events space. Directly across from the museum are the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, which opened in 1988, and the Cowles Conservatory.

The Walker Art Center (source)

Definitely a place I'd visit if I was ever in Minneapolis!

love,
Liz