Salt Water Sassy was just released last week by Indiana-based indie polish maker KBShimmer as part of the Nauti By Nature collection for spring 2017, a series of polishes designed around the theme of spring break in the Caribbean. It's described as a minty aqua creme/jelly hybrid base swimming with matte hex glitters in bright pastels. The base color is a pastel variation of cyan, a translucent, milky, minty blue along the lines of light cyan or pale celeste. The matte hexes suspended within are yellow, coral, turquoise, white and periwinkle, variously-sized from tiny to medium.
Christy has her glitter-to-base ratio down to a science, not too many or too few, just enough to create a perfect, random distribution over the nail. The pretty hexes are just adorable with the minty base, creating a whimsical melange with a beachy vibe that really does remind me of candy.
Application was quite agreeable. The consistency of Salt Water Sassy is fluid and smooth with a thin-to-medium viscosity and an easy, fluent glide over the nail that likes to go on in thin coats from a moderately-loaded brush. Self-leveling properties are very good, as is glitter distribution. A bit of manipulation may be necessary to get the colors where you want them, but the glitters apply very smoothly with no stacking or stickups and only a few protrusions over the free edge. Pigmentation is sheer and a little streaky. The translucent formula needs an even, careful hand to ensure most uniform opacity. I used three thin coats and in retrospect wish I'd been a tad more generous with at least one of them as there are certain areas that show more translucence than I'd like to see. Cleanup is easy if you do it while the polish is still wet. Salt Water Sassy dries naturally in very good time to a shiny finish with a gentle pebbly texture from the glitters.
Photos show three coats of Salt Water Sassy over ÜNT Ready for Takeoff basecoat with a layer of Pretty Serious Plump up the Volume gel-effect topcoat followed by a layer of Seche Vite.
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| KBShimmer Salt Water Sassy |
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| KBShimmer Salt Water Sassy |
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| KBShimmer Salt Water Sassy |
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| KBShimmer Salt Water Sassy |
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| KBShimmer Salt Water Sassy |
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| KBShimmer Salt Water Sassy |
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| KBShimmer Salt Water Sassy |
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| KBShimmer Salt Water Sassy |
I'm inclined to be hyperaware of the glitter distribution in polishes like this and I'm telling you, it's making me feel a little crazy. In this manicure, for example, I wish there were more coral hexes and fewer white ones, and that my glitters were better spread over the whole nail and not as bunched up near the cuticle as they are. Am I the only one who frets over this sort of thing? Sigh. As usual, I may need to lighten up.
Glitter distribution notwithstanding, I do love this sweet, breezy, whimsical look. The pale blue base color is gorgeous and the color range of the hexes is just perfect. Such a happy polish!
love,
Liz
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