Julie describes Thanks for Using Me as a "neon green (slightly darker than highlighter green) with a gold to green to blue shifting shimmer." It's a neon version of spring green, bright and lush and cooler than you'd expect, as if it has a touch of the luminous, translucent blue-green flesh of a lime in it. The glistening superabundant color-shifting shimmers are subtle (let's face it, most shimmers are going to be subtle in a neon) but quite visible upon close inspection and add noticeable dewiness and depth to the base color. They read mostly as gold, but shift to a dreamy, aquatic pool blue when viewed from a very oblique angle. I believe that this particular color shift is responsible in part for the blue lean of the polish under low incandescent light, where it reads as near-turquoise. I absolutely love the refreshing, springy quality of this green -- it reminds me of the sweet taste and smell of a tender grass stem.
Application was great! The consistency of Thanks for Using Me is fluid, creamy and light with a smooth flow over the nail and, once again, outstanding self-leveling properties for a neon. Like yesterday's Stop Involving Me, this polish possesses a certain degree of translucence that must be built to opacity and likes a light, floating touch for most even coverage. The first coat is sheerish and may appear streaky at first but give it a few moments and it magically evens itself out as it sets up. Two coats left me with a skosh of visible nail line, not a bad look for this fresh lively shade, and three coats delivered an opacity I was happy with. Cleanup is easy and straightforward. Thanks for Using Me dries naturally in good time to a glowing, satiny finish. A glossy topcoat will smooth any unevenness in the color and enhances its fresh, dewy nature.
Photos show three coats of Thanks for Using Me over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.
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The name of this polish comes from another of brother Jack's lines in The Darjeeling Limited, but this is not another Jack polish. To me, it's clearly inspired by the character to whom the line is addressed: Sweet Lime, whose real name is Rita, the beautiful Indian train attendant aboard the Darjeeling Limited. She is called Sweet Lime by the three brothers, the main characters in the film, because that's what she offers them once they are aboard the train. Sweet lime is the juice of the Palestine sweet lime, a species of citrus native to India. It is sweet and retains the flavor of lime when freshly pressed, but oxidizes rapidly and turns bitter in contact with air, so it must be drunk quickly. Jack is smitten with Rita and they hook up in short order, after which Jack says to her, "Thanks for using me." "You're welcome," she replies.
The Leave the Sun Behind Me collection will be available for purchase TODAY at 3:30pm EDT in BEGL's big cartel shop. Price for Thanks for Using Me will be $12USD full, $6USD mini. You can purchase the entire collection for $61.50USD full, $33USD mini plus shipping.
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This polish was provided for my honest review.
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Liz
Seriously gorgeous. You caught the glowiness of it perfectly. Thank you so much! [And yes, I was thinking of Sweet Lime when I made this one :)]
ReplyDeleteI really loved this one, Julie. The color, depth and luminosity are amazing, it's a fanastic piece of polish artistry. And of course, there's the Sweet Lime reference. I loved her character!
DeleteYour swatches of this polish are making me drool! Thank you for the review and those fantastic photos!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Lara! Isn't this green incredible? Love it!
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