Application was a delight. The consistency of Modern Luster is fluid, light and creamy with a medium viscosity and a silky, self-leveling glide over the nail. This is an excellent, user-friendly formula that is easy to finesse with Emily de Molly's flattened, flexible brush, which I love. Unlike the typical relatively bushy flattened-style brushes used by many indie polish makers, this one is sleek and compact, fanning out beautifully to produce a nice clean line in close quarters, such as near the cuticle. Modern Luster has a relatively sheer, translucent formula that must be built to opacity over multiple coats. It may be possible to obtain wearable opacity in two medium to thicker coats, but three thinner ones are better for ensuring most even coverage. Cleanup is easy and straightforward with very little pigment travel and no residual staining to speak of. Modern Luster dries naturally in very good time to a smooth shiny finish. Topcoat enhances the presence of the shimmers.
Photos show three coats of Modern Luster over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.
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Modern Luster's lovely rosy pink reminds me one of the many varieties of rose that Fuzzy has established here and there in the yard over the years. This particular rose is a newcomer of less than a year, donated unexpectedly by Fuzzy's landscaper, Jose. Its otherwise unknown provenance lead her to dub it Jose's Rose, and to her chagrin its blossoms turned out to be a bright reddish pink (Fuzzy is not keen on pink-flowering plants, or pink in general). Fuzzy's color preferences notwithstanding, it's a vigorous, healthy shrub rose with long-lasting expansive blooms. It is positioned amongst camellias and tree hydrangeas next to a brick walkway that leads to the old summer kitchen, which happens to be part of the path that Chi and I take to the pen first thing in the morning. When Jose's Rose is in bloom, it's like getting a good morning greeting from Gaea, to see it there, which is a very fine thing to start your day with.
Not unlike this polish!
love,
Liz
Bright strawberry pink jelly with gold shimmers - what's not to love! It is starting to seem that all a maker has to do is add that beautiful golden shimmer and I go gaga over the polish! I look at the polishes being made now and think back over the polishes from 50 plus years ago and I am so amazed at the creativity and talent in our nail community. So pretty!
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed it, Lara! I was expecting a bit more oomph from this polish -- I suspect that the color may be a little delicate for my skintone.
DeleteWhen you think about the effect the internet has had on things, it's a really amazing time to be alive! We are so lucky!