Painted Polish Gaga for Greenery

Gaga for Greenery was released at the beginning of March this year by California-based indie polish maker Painted Polish as one-half of the Pantone Greenery Duo, inspired by Pantone's Color of the Year for 2017, Greenery, which I LOVE. Creator Lexi describes this polish as "a bright leaf green ultra holo with added silver holographic glitter." The color is a vigorous and unapologetic medium-toned variation of yellow-green that is similar to apple green. Medium-dark in the bottle, it evolves on the nail to reveal a certain bright, expansive quality, more so than my photos show, with an especially sleek look. Abundant ultrafine holographic pigment nuances it with varying tones of pistachio, olivine and mantis green in ambient light, and scattered holographic microglitters add twinkling pinpoint sparks as light travels over them. The color brightens considerably and takes on aspects of sparkling kelly green in the sun, displaying a brilliant, fully prismatic linear holographic flare that frames a gleaming, semi-metallic blaze of yellow-green and shades to a foresty olive at the sidewalls of the nail.

Application was fantastic. The consistency of Gaga for Greenery is fluid, light and silky smooth with a medium-to-thin viscosity and a fluent, easy, self-leveling glide over the nail that went on best for me in thin to medium coats from a moderately loaded brush. Pigmentation is very good, with two coats netting even, opaque coverage. Cleanup is easy. Gaga for Greenery dries naturally in good time to a smooth, shiny finish. Topcoat does not appear to inhibit the holographic effects in any way.

Photos show two coats of Gaga for Greenery over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.

Painted Polish Gaga for Greenery

Painted Polish Gaga for Greenery

Painted Polish Gaga for Greenery

Painted Polish Gaga for Greenery

Painted Polish Gaga for Greenery

Painted Polish Gaga for Greenery

Painted Polish Gaga for Greenery

Painted Polish Gaga for Greenery

Painted Polish Gaga for Greenery

Painted Polish Gaga for Greenery

Painted Polish Gaga for Greenery

Painted Polish Gaga for Greenery

Painted Polish Gaga for Greenery

Love! The holographic properties here are extremely responsive and athletic, and there's a fluid, silky sleekness to the look of the polish on the nail that was somewhat lost to my camera but gives the bold color a certain elegant, glamorous quality. I kind of wish that there were more microglitters as I adore a twinkling pinpoint sparkle, but there's enough panache to the color itself to carry this polish anywhere you want a bright, charismatic apple green to go. An eye-catcher, for sure!

xo,
Liz