Officially described as a "reddened coral linear holo with added pink shimmers and holographic microglitters," the color of From Tokyo, With Love is sort of a vibrant salmony bittersweet variation of coral with holographically-nuanced overtones of Brink pink and electric crimson and a protean quality that leans it more to orange, pink or red depending upon the circumstances in which it's viewed. A wash of intense rosiness suffuses the look, and metallic pink microflake shimmers and infinitesimal pink microglitters work within the base to give this polish a gleaming semi-metallic appearance, further enhancing the brilliance of its colors. They also add extra sparkle to the holographic display in direct sun, which is as perfectly prismatic, delineated and powerful as I've ever seen in a non-silver holo, with every one of the rainbow colors cleanly represented in its shifting, sparkly flare. In bright ambient light there's a softened, analogously-colored display with a glowing violet heart edged by a misty arc of cyclamen pink before shading to a fiery orange-red at the edges of the nail.
Application was ah-MAZ-ing! The consistency of From Tokyo, With Love is fluid, light and smooth with a medium viscosity and an even, self-leveling glide over the nail. You know that quality where the polish goes exactly where you put it and stays there? Well, this polish has that in spades. Seriously, it sticks the application like Simone Biles sticks her tumbling runs. Exceptional! Pigmentation is excellent with slightly translucent but wearable coverage in one coat, completely opaque coverage in two and full bottle color in three. I used three coats for this manicure to make the most of the color and holographic effects. Cleanup is easy and straightforward, but this polish applies so precisely that you'll probably have very little cleanup to do. From Tokyo, With Love dries naturally in very good time to a smooth shiny finish. Topcoat does not inhibit the holographic properties in any way that I could tell.
Photos show three coats of From Tokyo, With Love over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.
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I quite like this luscious changeling coral! I'll be featuring the other polishes from that May 2016 Holo Hookup box over the next several days.
xo,
Liz
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