Application was delicious. The consistency of Naughty is fluid, creamy and dense with a medium viscosity and a velvety, self-leveling glide over the nail that has a bit of pull to it and sets up fairly quickly, especially if you paint in thin coats. Pigmentation is excellent, with wearably opaque coverage in one coat, but two ensures most even opacity and fullest, richest color. Cleanup is remarkably trouble-free for such a well-pigmented red, with a tiny bit of pigment travel but little to no residual staining, hooray! Naughty dries naturally in very good time to a beautiful shiny finish. Topcoat does not appear to affect the holographic properties at all.
Photos show two coats of Naughty over Pretty Serious All Your Base ridge-filling basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.
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This is just awesome -- so vivid and vital, an incredible pick-me-up! There's a trace of sexy pin-up to it also, I think, a little suave spark of retro bombshell flair that says "well yes, now that you mention it, I AM dressed to kill!" It reminds me of lipstick and makes me think of Chanel ยบ5, which my mother wore on especially dressy occasions when I was little and which I always associate with glorious, glittering, late-night grown-up festivities.
Love it! I just can't get enough of these brilliant holiday reds!
xo,
Liz
Lovely! You know me - love the reds!
ReplyDeleteEverytime I work with a red, I think of you, Lara. Your love of reds has imprinted itself upon my psyche!
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