Colors by Llarowe A Part of the Big Apple

A Part of the Big Apple was created by Leah Ann of Colorado-based indie polish maker Colors by Llarowe for Polish Con April 2017 and released as part of The Road to Polish Con series earlier this month. Described as a deep apple red holo, the color here is a deep, cool-leaning variation of cardinal with aspects of raspberry and mulberry and a softened, plush quality to it that strikes me as very romantic. It is similar in tone to crimson glory or Fresno State cardinal, but abundant ultrafine holographic pigment gives it a rich dimensional radiance that makes it appear as though it is lit from within. The color is saturated enough to swallow more overt prismatic effects, but in the sun you see a glowing, transparent violet heart emanating from a swath of raspberry that is edged with bright red sparks before shading to deep cardinal at the sidewalls of the nail.

Application was primo! The consistency of A Part of the Big Apple is fluid, silky and dense with a medium viscosity and a lush, creamy, self-leveling glide over the nail that is a joy to work with. Pigmentation is excellent, delivering wearably opaque coverage in one medium coat and full bottle color in two. Cleanup is surprisingly easy with a skosh of pigment travel as you might expect but little residual staining. A Part of the Big Apple dries naturally in very good time to a smooth, shiny finish. Topcoat does not alter the holographic effects in any way.

Photos show two coats of A Part of the Big Apple over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite. 

Colors by Llarowe A Part of the Big Apple

Colors by Llarowe A Part of the Big Apple

Colors by Llarowe A Part of the Big Apple

Colors by Llarowe A Part of the Big Apple

Colors by Llarowe A Part of the Big Apple

Colors by Llarowe A Part of the Big Apple

Colors by Llarowe A Part of the Big Apple

Colors by Llarowe A Part of the Big Apple

Colors by Llarowe A Part of the Big Apple

Colors by Llarowe A Part of the Big Apple

 I love red holos and this one is gorgeous, with a certain demure aspect to the deep, velvety color, a graceful sense of discretion that seems to barely restrain some profound underlying passion. That classic bit of romantic tension is just wildly beautiful and evocative to me. Swoonworthy!

love,
Liz