Literary Lacquers The Edge

The Edge was released in September this year by New Mexico-based indie polish maker Literary Lacquers as a numbered, limited edition polish celebrating creator Amy's birthday. The name of this polish comes from a quote by one of her favorite authors, Kurt Vonnegut.

I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all the kinds of things you can't see from the center.
--from Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut

Officially described as a royal purple linear holographic nail polish with iridescent flakies, the color here is a creamy medium violet, a floral lavender, brighter and more robust than what you might usually think of for lavender. Superabundant finely-milled holographic pigment makes it perfectly luminous on the nail, shaded and dimensionalized with nuanced hues of indigo, violet pink and misty bluebell with hints of red violet. Variously-sized and shaped iridescent flakies float within, visible as gleaming bits of pink and blue and pale sea green when the light hits them just right. In the sun, there's a glorious linear prismatic display predominated by azure and red that surrounds a central lick of silvery lilac. 

Application was lovely. The consistency of The Edge is fluid, creamy and dense with a medium viscosity and a luxurious, velvety glide over the nail with a bit of pull to it. It sets up fairly quickly, as I've experienced in the past with Amy's polishes, so appreciates a deft application with minimal overstroking. The flakies were by and large well-behaved; there were a couple of protrusions over the free edge, easily coaxed back onto the nail with a tip-wrapping swipe of the brush. Pigmentation is very good, delivering evenly opaque coverage in two medium coats. Cleanup is easy. The Edge dries naturally in very good time to a smooth, slightly flat finish with a bit of visual texture from the flakies. Topcoat does not inhibit the holographic properties in any way.

Photos show two coats of The Edge over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.

Literary Lacquers The Edge

Literary Lacquers The Edge

Literary Lacquers The Edge

Literary Lacquers The Edge

Literary Lacquers The Edge

Literary Lacquers The Edge

Literary Lacquers The Edge

Literary Lacquers The Edge

Literary Lacquers The Edge

Literary Lacquers The Edge

Literary Lacquers The Edge

Literary Lacquers The Edge

Literary Lacquers The Edge

Literary Lacquers The Edge

Literary Lacquers The Edge

I am really loving this gorgeous color right now! Fall-release polishes tend to favor darker, denser purples that start to look far too similar to each other after a while, I think. This brilliant floral lavender is a radiant gem in that field, uncommon and precious. It's certainly bold enough for fall, and lightens the heart like a breath of crisp autumn air or the sight of a sugar maple with leaves aflame.

ttyl,
Liz