CrowsToes Abracadabra

Abracadabra was released by North Carolina-based indie polish maker CrowsToes Nail Color as one of three custom polishes for March created by Lauri exclusively for members of the Hella Holo Customs facebook group. This is a private group that solicits two polish makers for custom polishes every month, which are then available only to HHC members via a special ordering code posted in the group. If you'd like to join, send an email to hellaholocustoms@gmail.com with “join” in the subject line and your facebook profile name in the message. 

Lauri describes Abracadabra: 

A crazy mix of multicolor shifting flakies in a base of taupe flakies, with a generous heaping of micro holo. You will see damn near every color in this one!

I'm not sure that I can describe it better and she is not kidding! On close inspection, if you will your eyes to find a certain color, you will see it. Magenta, blue, spring green, yellow, red, purple, aqua, flame, violet -- they're all there, tiny variously-shaped color-shifting flakes gleaming away, plus an abundance of holographic microglitters with their infinitesimal sparks in all the prismatic colors. Needless to say, this is completely outrageous in the sun, where the effect is of a bazillion strings of Christmas lights twinkling like mad over an underlay of blackened violet. But it is equally if not more interesting in indirect light, where you can see all the glimmering multicolored flakes pieced together in a shimmering miniature mosaic veiled by a net of tiny prismatic sparks. Soul food for magpies, this is big nail polish fun!

Application was most fulfilling. The consistency of Abracadabra is fluid and dense with components, with a thicker viscosity that even so manages a smooth glide over the nail using thin coats and a light touch. Glitter payoff is excellent and remarkably even. The sparkle and reflectivity of the components and the visual texture they create provide eminently wearable coverage in only two coats -- outstanding! I added a third for the photos, but beyond maybe building the density a wee bit it didn't really affect the look. Cleanup with this one is best done as you go along while the polish is still wet. Abracadabra dries naturally in fairly good time to a softly textured finish that is actually relatively smooth, just a hint of barely discernible sandiness. I didn't want any irregular surface reflections distracting from my enjoyment of the explosion of colors beneath, so I applied a layer of glitter-smoothing topcoat, waited for that to set up and partially dry and then finished with quick-dry topcoat.

Photos show three thin coats of Abracadabra over treatment and basecoat with a coat of Pretty Serious Plump Up the Volume followed by a coat of Seche Vite.

CrowsToes Abracadabra

CrowsToes Abracadabra

CrowsToes Abracadabra

CrowsToes Abracadabra

CrowsToes Abracadabra

CrowsToes Abracadabra

CrowsToes Abracadabra

CrowsToes Abracadabra

CrowsToes Abracadabra

CrowsToes Abracadabra

CrowsToes Abracadabra

Abracadabra was inspired by a photo of some amazingly gorgeous kush, a subset of strains of cannabis indica originating in Afghanistan, Northern Pakistan and North-Western India. The name coming from the Hindu Kush mountain range.

Kush phenotype 'Mendocino Purps,' aka purple urkle, often used medicinally to treat insomnia, migraine and chronic pain. (source)

Talk about psychedelic. *lol*  Suffice to say, this polish rocks! 

love,
Liz