Il Était Un Vernis #justmytype

#justmytype was released by France-based boutique polish maker Il Était Un Vernis as part of the #HASHTAG collection in early December 2015. Described on the Il Était Un Vernis website as a charcoal grey -- or anthracite as co-creator Bé puts it in her blog post describing this collection -- this is a handsome medium-toned grey holographic polish. It's a little lighter and warmer than what I usually think of as charcoal, but retains the understated, elegant quality that I associate with that color. Anthracite is a particularly good descriptor for this polish, as it implies a degree of luster and #justmytype is speckled with abundant silvery holo pigment that internalizes ambient light to produce a gentle, lustrous dimensionality on the nail. In direct sun, there's a somewhat scattered sparkling prismatic display, and at acute angles to the light a sweet linear rainbow flare appears, floating 3D-style on the surface of the polish.

Application was most agreeable. The consistency of #justmytype is fluid, light and creamy with a medium viscosity and a silky, self-leveling slip over the nail -- another excellent formula from Il Était Un Vernis. Pigmentation is a bit sheerer than the other polishes I've experienced from this brand, but still produces evenly opaque coverage in two coats. I added a third to see if it would make a difference, but really couldn't tell whether it did. Cleanup is easy and straightforward. #justmytype dries naturally in very good time to a beautiful shiny finish. 

Photos show three coats of #justmytype over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.

Il Était Un Vernis #justmytype

Il Était Un Vernis #justmytype

Il Était Un Vernis #justmytype

Il Était Un Vernis #justmytype

Il Était Un Vernis #justmytype

Il Était Un Vernis #justmytype

Il Était Un Vernis #justmytype

Il Était Un Vernis #justmytype

Il Était Un Vernis #justmytype

Il Était Un Vernis #justmytype

Il Était Un Vernis #justmytype

Il Était Un Vernis #justmytype

Il Était Un Vernis #justmytype

Il Était Un Vernis #justmytype

My camera rendered this color a tiny bit cooler than it appears in person, although the degree of warmth it displays does depend to some degree on the circumstances in which it's viewed.

The hashtag inspiration for this collection is pretty cool if you ask me, so it stands to reason that its polishes are pretty cool also, right? Grey is a great graphic shade so it's a natural for an edgy, modern concept like #HASHTAG, but not at the expense of timelessness. #justmytype is a beautiful, subtly dimensional grey, stylish and self-possessed. It's like a well-tailored suit -- bound to bring an air of nobility and graceful, unfettered elegance to whoever wears it. 

love,
Liz