Great Lakes Lacquer Fuzzy Socks

Fuzzy Socks is the last of the three polishes that I purchased from the recently released My Winter Survival Kit collection by Michigan-based indie polish maker Great Lakes Lacquer. Described as a "fuchsia red with purple shimmer and micro holo flake," the color here is a dark purple-leaning variation of red-violet, a blackberry wine kind of shade along the lines of flirt or redberry. Abundant silvery holographic microflakes gleam gently from the within the base in hues ranging from pink to red-violet to red, emitting occasional prismatic sparks as the light hits them just right, and the pinpoint particulate shimmers create a glowing fuchsia sheen. Deep and somewhat inscrutable in low light, this polish really comes alive in the sun. The color brightens to a showy dimensional berry replete with brilliant scattered prismatic sparkle and a translucent fuchsia overlay along the axis of light. 

Application was most agreeable! The consistency of Fuzzy Socks is fluid and quite full-bodied with a medium-to-thicker viscosity to which I added polish thinner at the outset. Thinned, it had a lush, even, self-leveling glide over the nail with a bit of pull to it, not at all difficult to work with but with a denser feel than the other two from this collection. Pigmentation is very good, with patches of sheerness on the first coat that build easily to wearably opaque coverage in two. Cleanup was straightforward with a skosh of pigment travel, not unexpected, but little to no trace staining. Fuzzy Socks dries naturally in very good time to a smooth, shiny finish.

Photos show two coats of Fuzzy Socks over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.

Great Lakes Lacquer Fuzzy Socks

Great Lakes Lacquer Fuzzy Socks

Great Lakes Lacquer Fuzzy Socks

Great Lakes Lacquer Fuzzy Socks

Great Lakes Lacquer Fuzzy Socks

Great Lakes Lacquer Fuzzy Socks

Great Lakes Lacquer Fuzzy Socks

Great Lakes Lacquer Fuzzy Socks

Great Lakes Lacquer Fuzzy Socks

Great Lakes Lacquer Fuzzy Socks

Great Lakes Lacquer Fuzzy Socks

Great Lakes Lacquer Fuzzy Socks

Great Lakes Lacquer Fuzzy Socks

I love all of the polishes that I got from this collection -- they are all beautifully constructed and easy to work with, with the kind of bold, rich color that delights the eye and makes you happy that you have nails to paint. In retrospect, I wish that I'd included the fourth polish -- Freshly Fallen Snow, a silver with holographic microflakes -- when I got the others. I don't know why I didn't spring for the set, I guess I just wasn't feeling the silver that day. Don't be like me, get them all!

love,
Liz