Nail Hoot Sea of Galilee

Sea of Galilee was released by Missouri-based indie polish maker Nail Hoot as a limited edition custom polish for the Nail Hoot Fan Group on facebook. This is a bright medium-toned cerulean blue scattered holo bearing superabundant iridescent purple microflake shimmers. There's a degree of translucence built in to the jelly formula that imparts a washed, gentle feel with a certain dusty quality from the components in low light and shade that evolves into a lovely aquatic sparkle in brighter ambient light. The holographic pigment works to nuance the base color with subtle azure and sapphire hues, and the microflake shimmers create an ethereal indigo glow along the axis of light. In direct sun, there's a brilliant scattered prismatic display with a vestigial linear flare at oblique angles. 

Application was great! The consistency of Sea of Galilee is fluid, light and smooth with a medium consistency and an effortless, silky slip over the nail. It is quite fluent with no trace of the stickiness that can sometimes accompany a jelly formula. Self leveling properties are excellent and pigmentation is very good. Wearable coverage with a wee bit of translucence can be had in two medium coats, but three gets you closer to full bottle color and that's what I'd recommend for this polish to look its best. Cleanup is easy and straightforward. Sea of Galilee dries naturally in fairly good time to a smooth finish with a soft shine. Topcoat amps up the sparkle and accentuates the presence of the shimmers. 

Photos show three coats of Sea of Galilee over Pretty Serious Rock On treatment and Pretty Serious All Your Base basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite. 

Nail Hoot Sea of Galilee

 

Nail Hoot Sea of Galilee

Nail Hoot Sea of Galilee

Nail Hoot Sea of Galilee

Nail Hoot Sea of Galilee

Nail Hoot Sea of Galilee

Nail Hoot Sea of Galilee

Nail Hoot Sea of Galilee

Nail Hoot Sea of Galilee

Nail Hoot Sea of Galilee

Nail Hoot Sea of Galilee

Nail Hoot Sea of Galilee

Nail Hoot Sea of Galilee

Nail Hoot Sea of Galilee

Nail Hoot Sea of Galilee

I love this color, it has a Mediterranean flavor to me that is very well in keeping with the name of this polish. 

The town of Tiberias and the Sea of Galilee, known variously as Kinneret, Lake of Gennesaret, and Lake Tiberias. Situated in northeast Israel between the Golan Heights and the Galilee region in the Jordan Rift Valley, it is the largest freshwater lake in Israel and the lowest freshwater lake beneath sea level on the planet. (source)

Like the other two Nail Hoot lacquers I've experienced, Sea of Galilee has the buildable jelly formula that is easy to apply and displays its components beautifully that I've come to think of as one of creator Brandie's signatures. She's certainly mastered this sort of formulation, so if jellies are your thing I recommend giving her creations a try.

love,
Liz