Pretty Jelly Transcendent Triennium

Transcendent Triennium is the third and final polish of the 3rd Anniversary Trio released by Illinois-based indie polish maker Pretty Jelly toward the end of October. I featured the other two polishes, Celestial and Amore, earlier this month. My initial perusal of this trio in the bottle left me with the impression that Celestial would be my favorite, and indeed that it was until I got Transcendent Triennium on my nails. It turns out I inadvertently saved the best for last! 

Like the other two, Transcendent Triennium is a fabulous, over-the-top full coverage microglitter/flakie bomb. With a clear suspension base, this polish carries a mix of superabundant metallic multichromatic flakies with a strong magenta bias and tons of ultraholo microglitters in gold. The result is pure Mardi Gras! The purpley magenta of the multichrome flakies has a strong chromatic shift to gold and green at oblique angles, and while the microglitters send out sparks in all of the prismatic colors, it's the green and gold that register most strongly amidst the gleaming flakies. Everyone knows (and if they don't, they should!) that purple, green and gold are the official colors of Mardi Gras, standing for justice, faith and power, respectively, and that's exactly what I see when I look at this marvelous creation. Laissez les bons temps rouler!

Application was great! The consistency of Transcendent Triennium is on the thick side and dense with components but not at all goopy or sticky. Nevertheless, I added a bit of polish thinner at the outset to get a thinner consistency most commensurate to my application skills. The microglitters and flakies distribute a little unevenly on the first coat, but not to worry because Transcendent Triennium is completely and evenly opaque after the second coat. The components are fuss-free, go on smoothly without tumbling, lay flat to the nail and even tip-wrap without missing a beat! Cleanup is best done as you go along while the polish is still wet, as once it dries those glitters and flakies become rather limpet-like. Transcendent Triennium dries naturally in good time to a surprisingly smooth finish with only the slightest discernible texture from the components that is easily smoothed with a generous layer of topcoat. 

Photos show two coats of Transcendent Triennium over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.

Pretty Jelly Transcendent Triennium

Pretty Jelly Transcendent Triennium

Pretty Jelly Transcendent Triennium

Pretty Jelly Transcendent Triennium

Pretty Jelly Transcendent Triennium

Pretty Jelly Transcendent Triennium

Pretty Jelly Transcendent Triennium

Pretty Jelly Transcendent Triennium

Pretty Jelly Transcendent Triennium

Pretty Jelly Transcendent Triennium

Pretty Jelly Transcendent Triennium

Pretty Jelly Transcendent Triennium

Pretty Jelly Transcendent Triennium

Pretty Jelly Transcendent Triennium

Pretty Jelly Transcendent Triennium

Is that not a wonderful chaotic mix of color, gleam and sparkle? It's a perfect polish for Mardi Gras, or any other let-your-hair-down kind of celebration! 

Of course these close-up photos really don't give you an accurate idea of what Transcendent Triennium is like in person. From arm's length, it's a metallic pinkish purple, quite light and reflective and filled with bright sparks in every color of the rainbow. The multichromatic effects are dynamic, especially in low light, with hues of green and gold creeping in from the edges and sweeping across the nail. Not your everyday sort of polish, but it will definitely hold its own when you're craving something extravagant and unusual.

love,
Liz