This is described as "a vibrant, grass green matte shade that is filled with shifting shimmer and on-tone green and gold micro flakies." The color is a bright, cool medium shade of green with a certain luminosity to it, the way that a polished piece of gemstone jade is luminous. It's not quite as weighty as a jade green, though, a little cleaner and brighter, more like an emerald or a Paris green. The luminous color is intensified by the microflake shimmers and the velvety matte/satin suede finish, which has a remarkable sense of being both organic and grounded and utterly luxurious.
Application was great! The consistency of Lock the Doors Tight is fluid, smooth and almost creamy, with a medium viscosity and a fluent, easy glide over the nail. Like most mattes, it sets up quickly and overworking will cause unevenness to the finish so it appreciates a deft hand using as few brushstrokes as possible. Self-leveling properties are very good as is pigmentation. Wearable opacity can be had in two coats, maybe three if you have a strongly demarcated smile line or ridges that need camouflaging. Cleanup is easy. Lock the Doors Tight dries naturally in good time to a smooth, matte finish. Subsequent coats take longer to dry and are very vulnerable to dings and marring until they dry completely. Cuidado!
Photos show three coats of Lock the Doors Tight over basecoat, no topcoat.
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| Lollipop Posse Lacquer Lock the Doors Tight |
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| Lollipop Posse Lacquer Lock the Doors Tight |
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| Lollipop Posse Lacquer Lock the Doors Tight |
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| Lollipop Posse Lacquer Lock the Doors Tight |
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| Lollipop Posse Lacquer Lock the Doors Tight |
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| Lollipop Posse Lacquer Lock the Doors Tight |
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| Lollipop Posse Lacquer Lock the Doors Tight |
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| Lollipop Posse Lacquer Lock the Doors Tight |
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| Lollipop Posse Lacquer Lock the Doors Tight |
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| Lollipop Posse Lacquer Lock the Doors Tight |
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| Lollipop Posse Lacquer Lock the Doors Tight |
As with the Christmas Kiki polishes, the names of the Kiki Vol. 2 polishes come from lyrics of the 2012 song "Let's Have a Kiki" by the band Scissor Sisters.
This bright happy green was surprisingly difficult for my camera to capture for some reason, and the color in the photos has a washed out appearance compared to the polish in person, where it is more saturated and vibrant. The microflake shimmers are mainly noticeable upon close inspection but do create a soft cyanic glow along the axis of light at arm's length.
love,
Liz
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