Picture Polish Bridget
Bridget was released by Australian boutique polish maker Picture Polish as one of the Opulence line of polishes at the end of March 2014, and is considered a remake of the now discontinued Ozotic 621. It is a splendid medium-dark fiery yellow-based red, a vibrant chili pepper shade bearing holographic pigment in a range of sizes from tiny particles to larger flakes. The variably-sized holo pigment produces a range of effects. In almost any light the smaller size gives the polish a dimensional glowing bloom of red-orange freckled over with sparkling flecks that read as gold through the layers of red. Direct sun produces a brilliant scattered display in bright sparks of red, orange, yellow and pink.
Application was lovely. The consistency of Bridget is fluid, light and smooth with a silky slip over the nail and excellent self-leveling properties. It possesses a beautifully-balanced viscosity for painting and is easy to manipulate with Picture Polish's flattened flexible brush. Pigmentation is very good with completely even opaque coverage in two coats. Cleanup is fairly easy with some pigment travel but very little residual staining. Bridget dries naturally in very good time to a smooth shiny finish.
Photos show two coats of Bridget over Pretty Serious Rock On treatment and Pretty Serious All Your Base basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.
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This polish is named for Bridget Jones, the "modern day heroine" of the 2001 British romantic comedy film Bridget Jones's Diary based on Helen Fielding's novel of the same name, which is itself a reinterpretation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.
I love this glowing warm red with its gorgeous holo bloom that it shares with others in the Opulence range. I've featured two other Opulence polishes here in the past, namely Lizzie and Pandora, and loved them also so I think I may need to add some others to my collection. Eyre, Bette and Bardot, and possibly Peacock. And Monroe. Hmmm, this has the makings of a spree!
love,
Liz
That polish makes my heart go pitter patter! It is taking everything I have to not scamper off in glee to buy it. I just recently reorganized my polish from brands to similar colors and I am shocked, I say, *shocked* at the number of red polishes I have in various finishes and degrees of red! When I had the polishes arranged by brand, I couldn't really see just how many of any one color range I had, so it has been an eye-opener, to say the least. Doing this right before the Black Friday sales has kept me from indulging in an excess of more polish buying - all those sales! I really am trying to restrain myself, to 'shop my stash' and have been successful. But oh this polish - what a beauty!
ReplyDeleteCompletely reorganizing one's polish collection like that is a remarkable display of disclpline, Lara. What a brilliant economic move to do that when you did! I certainly couldn't do it, ever, although it would be interesting to see the results. I compulsively organize mine by brand in a big rack, although I have many satellite boxes that are not organized at all. The boxed polishes are all potential donations, but there are definitely some treasures in them that I would be loath to part with if I thought about it for a minute.
DeleteI didn't buy anything during the sales that I hadn't already planned on purchasing. I was just too overwhelmed, to be honest, to make any decisions in the midst of all that stuff!