Nine Zero Lucifer's Cage

Lucifer's Cage was released at the end of August this year by Michigan-based indie polish maker Nine Zero Lacquer as part of the Men of Letters collection. The color is a medium-toned silvery steel blue with gentle violet overtones and aspects of cornflower. It has a lustrous, semi-metallic finish that is liberally dusted with finely-milled holographic pigment, tiny motes that read as pale gold, and displays a dimensional dusky quality in ambient light. In the sun, there's a compact linear display, a tight arc of mixed prismatic sparks surrounding a bright cornflower blue center and shading to slate at the edges of the nail. 

Application was lovely. The consistency of Lucifer's Cage is fluid, creamy and dense with a medium viscosity and a velvety, self-leveling glide over the nail that has a tiny bit of pull to it. Pigmentation is very good, delivering evenly opaque coverage in two coats. Cleanup is easy. Lucifer's Cage dries naturally in very good time to a smooth, satiny finish that loves a good topcoat for gloss. Topcoat does not interfere with the holographic effects in any way that I could tell. 

Photos show two coats of Lucifer's Cage over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.

Nine Zero Lucifer's Cage

Nine Zero Lucifer's Cage

Nine Zero Lucifer's Cage

Nine Zero Lucifer's Cage

Nine Zero Lucifer's Cage

Nine Zero Lucifer's Cage

Nine Zero Lucifer's Cage

Nine Zero Lucifer's Cage

Nine Zero Lucifer's Cage

Nine Zero Lucifer's Cage

Nine Zero Lucifer's Cage

Nine Zero Lucifer's Cage

Nine Zero Lucifer's Cage

Nine Zero Lucifer's Cage

This is a beautiful blue, and the holographically-generated duskiness adds a touch of solemnity to the cornflower bonhomie that syncs well with a fall/winter vibe. It is sleek and graceful on the nail, a lighter blue than is typical for this time of year but more purposeful than happy-go-lucky... until you get it in the sun, anyway, where it brightens and blooms with holographic goodness. Nice!

love,
Liz