Grace-full Nail Polish Olive Evergreen

Olive Evergreen was released in November 2015 by Australian indie polish maker Grace-full Nail Polish as part of the Wintertide collection. Described as an "olive with gold shift linear holo," the base color here is actually a deep, slightly dirty pine green that is filled with golden microflake shimmers, which read as bright olivine through the base. The effect is a complex, dimensional mixture of pine and olive that tricks the eyes to see it now as olive, now as pine, and sometimes both at once with one shade segueing effortlessly to the other. Very unusual and rich! Subtle, misty hues of ultramarine and cerulean contribute to the dimensionality in bright ambient light, and in the sun there's a slightly dispersed but very sparkly linear prismatic display surrounding a central lick of semi-metallic olivine before shading to a deep pine green at the edges of the nail. 

Application was lovely. The consistency of Olive Evergreen is fluid, smooth and slightly fluffy with a thin-to-medium viscosity and a lush, velvety, self-leveling slip over the nail. Pigmentation is excellent, netting wearable opacity in one medium coat, although a second will add depth and extra richness to the color. Cleanup is easy. Olive Evergreen dries naturally in very good time to a smooth, shiny finish. Topcoat does not inhibit the holographic effects in any way.

Photos show two coats of Olive Evergreen over KBShimmer Fillin' Groovy basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.

Grace-full Nail Polish Olive Evergreen

Grace-full Nail Polish Olive Evergreen

Grace-full Nail Polish Olive Evergreen

Grace-full Nail Polish Olive Evergreen

Grace-full Nail Polish Olive Evergreen

Grace-full Nail Polish Olive Evergreen

Grace-full Nail Polish Olive Evergreen

Grace-full Nail Polish Olive Evergreen

Grace-full Nail Polish Olive Evergreen

Grace-full Nail Polish Olive Evergreen

Grace-full Nail Polish Olive Evergreen

Grace-full Nail Polish Olive Evergreen

Grace-full Nail Polish Olive Evergreen

Grace-full Nail Polish Olive Evergreen

Grace-full Nail Polish Olive Evergreen

I love this rich, foresty polish with its shifting hues of olive and pine and brightly gleaming microflakes! The lush dark green tones are perfect for holiday wear if you want something a little more painterly and mysterious than a typical Christmas green, but I'd never limit this splendid lacquer to one season. It's too beautiful for that!

xo,
Liz