Application was lovely. The consistency of Horae Awaits is fluid, light and very creamy with a medium viscosity and a nearly effortless buttery self-leveling slip over the nail, an absolutely beautiful formula that is very easy to work with. It likes to go on in thin coats and appreciates a light touch. Pigmentation is evenly sheer and buildable. Sophie notes that completely opaque coverage may take up to four coats, but I was happy with the look at three. Cleanup is easy. Horae Awaits dries naturally in very good time to a smooth, flat finish that wants a good topcoat to look its best. Topcoat also emphasizes the presence and effects of the shimmers.
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The look of this polish reminds me so much of the nacre on the inside of the coquina shells that we used to collect by the hundreds in Florida. I loved those little bivalves with their multiplicity of soft, pretty colors and pink interiors! My personal pinkage almost overwhelms this delicate shade, but I love it anyway. It's almost a YNBB color on me.
Horae Awaits is the last of four polishes that I purchased from the Birth of Venus collection, the others being Heavenly Raiment, Arrival of Venus and Isle of Cythera. My favorite of these four is Isle of Cythera, that green just sends me! I wish I'd added Breath of Zephros, Floral Rain and Upon Seafoam when I made my purchase (I was feeling a little skittish about buying so many), but I've enjoyed admiring them from afar. Wonderful collection, Sophie!
xo,
Liz
This polish has that gorgeous ethereal opalescence that make you feel you have some rare, exquisite sea gem on your nails. This quality is what induced me to collect so many shells on the beach and bring them home. So pretty!
ReplyDeleteI love shells! We have a collection of large conch shells from the Bahamas, queen conchs and empire helmet conchs, arranged in a big metal tub on a table in our foyer. I took my coquina shell collection and put it into an old fashioned milk bottle and made a little lamp out of it! I wonder where that lamp is. Hmmm.
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