Glisten & Glow Mae

Mae was created by Connecticut-based indie polish maker Glisten & Glow exclusively for inclusion in the December 2016 edition of The Holo Hookup collaborative polish box, entitled Hollywood Bombshells. Inspired by Mae West, it's described as a "black linear holographic with red and purple shimmer and silver galaxy glitters." The color is silvered by holographic pigment to the general overall appearance of an ebony, an off-black with a sleek, silvery flash that has a soft reddish/purplish tint from the shimmers. Incredibly minute silver galaxy glitters sprinkle the look with twinkling prismatic sparks, a glamorous touch that I find utterly enchanting. This polish is powerfully holographic, displaying a linear prismatic flare to some degree in almost every circumstance. It is downright dazzling in the sun -- brilliant, delineated arcs in all of the rainbow colors framing a central lick of silvery mauve and shading to charcoal at the sidewalls of the nail.

Application was wonderful. The consistency of Mae is fluid, creamy and very smooth with a medium viscosity and a nearly effortless, buttery, self-leveling glide over the nail. It's one of those formulas that inspires a flush of gratitude for its tractability and is just a joy to work with. Pigmentation is excellent, delivering wearable opacity in one medium coat although I definitely recommend two to maximize the holographic effects and incorporate as many of those galaxy glitters as possible. Cleanup is easy. Mae dries naturally in very good time to a smooth, shiny finish. Topcoat has no effect that I could see on the holographic properties.

Photos show two coats of Mae over KBShimmer Love You Strong Time treatment and KBShimmer Fillin' Groovy basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.

Glisten & Glow Mae

Glisten & Glow Mae

Glisten & Glow Mae

Glisten & Glow Mae

Glisten & Glow Mae

Glisten & Glow Mae

Glisten & Glow Mae

Glisten & Glow Mae

Glisten & Glow Mae

Glisten & Glow Mae

Glisten & Glow Mae

Glisten & Glow Mae

Glisten & Glow Mae

Glisten & Glow Mae

My favorite aspect of this handsome polish is one that still images cannot show: the awesome twinkling dynamics of the galaxy glitters, infinitesimal sparks that appear and disappear at will from within the omnipresent holographic effects. LOVE! More, please, Jill!

xo,
Liz