Application was great! The consistency of Rum Runner is fluid, light and slightly fluffy with a medium viscosity and an easy, self-leveling flow over the nail. It has the kind of formula that goes right where you put it and stays there. The translucent base needs to build to opacity over multiple coats -- I used three and that's what I'd recommend for full bottle color. Cleanup is easy and straightforward, with a little expected stickiness on the part of the glass flecks. Rum Runner dries naturally in good time to a silky smooth finish with a soft shine. Topcoat adds a becoming gloss and enhances the presence and effects of the shimmers.
Photos show three coats of Rum Runner over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.
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xo,
Liz
After holos, I'd say glass fleck is my next fave finish, so when I first saw this brand, I was planning a purchase. I had to pull the trigger once this collection first came out, so I bought this whole collection, plus Purple Flip Flop from a previous collection that I'd had my eye on.
ReplyDeleteI wore PFF right away; it lasted several days and I just loved looking at it. I sent an email to say how much I liked the polish and whole ordering experience (I'm in Ohio so my order arrived super fast) and got a lovely response. :)
I happen to be wearing Ocean Breeze right now, from this collection (and a gradient on one nail with OB, PFF and RR - lesson learned glass fleck a little hard to remove from skin).
Two thumbs up and five stars :)
I love glass fleck too -- the subtle visual texture of those luminous translucent flecks and the twinkling light play they bring to a polish, delicate but so lively and beautiful to the eye!
DeleteBoth times I've ordered from Amy I ended up selecting quite a few polishes from various collections but this last time I did end up choosing three from the Cruise Cocktails series, this one, Ocean Breeze and Salty Dog. I just couldn't resist them, you know? That gradient sounds delicious, a conflux of intense sunset colors!
Kudos to you for letting Amy know how much you appreciated her polishes and service. I'm sure you made her day! Thanks for your comment!
While I don't normally care for blue purple polishes, I do like this color range of purple, even though I don't have many. I love those glass flecks - love their shimmer. This is a beautiful polish!
ReplyDeleteEven though it's definitely a purple, I can't help but think of this color as belonging more to the red-violet family, which I love. There's a high-spirited femininity to it that makes me smile! Seriously perfect execution of a glass fleck shimmer. I agree, a beautiful polish. :)
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