Santa Suit was released by Michigan-based indie polish maker Nine Zero Lacquer as part of the Holiday collection in mid-November this year. It's kind of like the red fraternal twin of Cat in the Christmas Tree from the same collection, with a medium-dark cerise jelly base packed with teensy golden holographic microglitters, which warm the cerise to a stunning, high-spirited Christmas crimson. I love that creator Jess took into account the warming properties of the gold microglitters when she composed the bases for these two polishes. It's a significant detail that portends good things for this new indie brand. Back to Santa Suit, this is the best polish impersonation of Dorothy's ruby slippers I have seen yet, mainstreams included, brilliant and twinkling with a million tiny bright red sparks. The other prismatic colors are also represented, but to a lesser extent than the red.
Application was a delight. The consistency of Santa Suit is fluid, light and smooth with an easy flow over the nail and very good self-leveling properties, just a pleasure to work with. Pigmentation is very good for a jelly, with wearable opacity in two medium coats. Add a third and you'll be rewarded with a richer, warmer and more vibrant red -- take my word for this, it's worth it and hardly any trouble at all given how user-friendly the formula is. Cleanup is easy and straightforward, although the microglitters do enjoy sticking to the nail. They aren't difficult to remove from skin or cuticle, however, and I experienced very little pigment travel and no residual staining. Santa Suit dries naturally in good time to a slightly textured, matte finish that requires a glossy topcoat to look its best.
Photos show three coats of Santa Suit over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.
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These tiny sized microglitters, I believe they are called ultra micro, create such a plush, velvety visual texture! They are much smaller, for example, than the microglitters in Nine Zero's Cranberry Sauced, and the effect is radically different even though both polishes are reds bearing holographic gold microglitters. Don't ask me to choose a favorite between them -- I love them both!
wishing you and yours a safe and joyful day,
Liz
A glorious polish! Ohhh, I love it!
ReplyDeleteIt's pretty wonderful, Lara. Much more so than my photos show.
DeleteMerry Christmas, Liz! What a jolly, soft-somehow sparkling red for the occasion :) I've never heard of this brand so it has been very interesting to see these posts lately (Top Shelf being another inconnue), and naturally I just had to go shop their site and that was a mistake because S'more Holo looks too cozy to resist!! Another Polish Pandora's box, opened.
ReplyDeleteIt's those teeny tiny microglitters, Santa... uh, I mean, Marisa! Thank you SO MUCH for the glorious box o' cheer you've sent me, you darling creature! I shall write a proper email thank you presently, but had to tell you here as well!
DeleteI am most pleased to be your introduction to Nine Zero and Top Shelf. Both are eminently worthy of your consideration. The creator of Nine Zero, Jess, does excellent, to-the-point swatching videos on her Youtube channel, jessface90, check her out!
And thank you again for your Christmas gifts, we are all most appreciative here!