Aliquid Lacquer Such a Delicious Scheme

Such a Delicious Scheme was released by indie polish maker Aliquid Lacquer as part of the Austentatious collection on the first of this month. This collection was inspired by the Bennet sisters from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, and is a series of colors featuring ultrachrome flake shimmers. Such a Delicious Scheme is a creamy medium-dark berried plum bearing a modicum of multichromatic flakies in blue, green, pink, gold and purple and, from what I see, a sprinkling of holographic pigment. This is just such a perfect Jane Austen heroine shade, dark but richly colored with a sense of Victorian propriety plus a touch of the tempestuous. I'm totally digging it! The effects of the flakies in this deep hue are very subtle, but in the sun especially the flashes of color combine with tiny rainbow sparks from the holo pigment to produce a splendid glistening tapestried look.

Application was lovely. The consistency of Such a Delicious Scheme is quite fluid but not runny, creamy and smooth with a trouble-free glide over the nail. The ultrachrome flakies are relatively small in size and apply smoothly with no stickups or free edge protrusions. I kind of wish that there were more of the flakies in this polish, because unless they are right up at or near the surface they tend to be hidden by the deep color of the base, but then perhaps the polish wouldn't apply as nicely as it does now. The flakies do disperse evenly across the nail and do not clump. Pigmentation is very good, with opaque coverage in two coats, which is what I used for this manicure. Thanks to my uneven hand and a slight translucence in the polish formula, there's a little bit of variation in the opacity across my manicure. Note to self: even coats are key! Cleanup is easy and straightforward, with almost no pigment travel and no residual staining. Such a Delicious Scheme dries naturally in good time to a smooth shiny finish with a tiny bit of visual texture from the flakies. 

Photos show two coats of Such a Delicious Scheme over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.

Aliquid Lacquer Such a Delicious Scheme

Aliquid Lacquer Such a Delicious Scheme

Aliquid Lacquer Such a Delicious Scheme

Aliquid Lacquer Such a Delicious Scheme

Aliquid Lacquer Such a Delicious Scheme

Aliquid Lacquer Such a Delicious Scheme

Aliquid Lacquer Such a Delicious Scheme

Aliquid Lacquer Such a Delicious Scheme

Aliquid Lacquer Such a Delicious Scheme

Aliquid Lacquer Such a Delicious Scheme

Aliquid Lacquer Such a Delicious Scheme

Aliquid Lacquer Such a Delicious Scheme

Aliquid Lacquer Such a Delicious Scheme

Aliquid Lacquer Such a Delicious Scheme

Aliquid Lacquer Such a Delicious Scheme

This is a great polish for professional circumstances and the like, when your polish must be somewhat discreet but you still want it to have some of that creative pizazz that lets you express yourself through your polish, which is one of the reasons we love the unusual, inventive creations of indie polish makers. Such a Delicious Scheme's composition is subtle but nicely balanced and still packs a sweet dose of artistry to warm the cockles of a polish enthusiast's heart.

love,
Liz