Paint Box Polish Takes One to Snow One

Like Gittertini, today's polish is also from the January 2017 edition of Indies Outside the Box. It's Takes One to Snow One, by Indiana-based indie polish maker Paint Box Polish. It is officially described as "an icy turquoise creme with a dusting of charcoal grey flakes that is highlighted by a pink and gold shimmer." To my eye, the color is a creamy variation of cyan along the lines of Crayola's sky blue, a milky but vibrant shade that's a little cleaner and less green than turquoise or robin's egg blue. Scattered charcoal grey flakies give it a flecked appearance, and tiny pink and gold microflake shimmers glint as light travels over them. In the sun, the color brightens a bit and the microflake shimmers produce a delicate sparkle. 

Application was top notch. The consistency of Takes One to Snow One is fluid, light and smooth with a thin-to-medium viscosity and an easy, silky slip over the nail that is amenable to thin or thicker coats as preference dictates. Self-leveling properties are very good for a milky shade, as is pigmentation, with slight sheerness and a few streaks on the first coat building to evenly opaque coverage with the second. I added a third coat to one hand to see whether it would make a difference, but it really didn't. Cleanup is easy. Takes One to Snow One dries naturally in good time to a smooth, flat finish that wants a nice topcoat to look its best. Topcoat also accentuates the presence of the pink and gold microflake shimmers.

Photos show three coats of Takes One to Snow One over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.

Paint Box Polish Takes One to Snow One

Paint Box Polish Takes One to Snow One

Paint Box Polish Takes One to Snow One

Paint Box Polish Takes One to Snow One

Paint Box Polish Takes One to Snow One

Paint Box Polish Takes One to Snow One

Paint Box Polish Takes One to Snow One

Paint Box Polish Takes One to Snow One

Paint Box Polish Takes One to Snow One

Paint Box Polish Takes One to Snow One

Paint Box Polish Takes One to Snow One

In person, I think that the blue has just a tiny touch more green to it than what you see in the pics. Here's the inspiration photo chosen by members of the Indies Outside the Box Fan-tastic Customs Facebook group that Pam used to create Takes One to Snow One:

This is such a lovely little polish! The color is bright and clean, and the charcoal flakies and microflake shimmers give it a distinct indie flavor. Love it!

xo,
Liz