Colors by Llarowe One Headlight

One Headlight was released at Polish Con NYC in April this year by Colorado-based indie polish maker Colors by Llarowe as a stand-alone charity polish. All proceeds from its sale go to the One Headlight Charity Fund to benefit swatcher and nail artist Janna Miller aka The Girlie Tomboy, who is undergoing treatment for Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC).

Officially described as "a neon pink leaning coral crelly base with intense aqua blue shimmer and aqua blue glass fleck," the base color of One Headlight is particularly sharp and bright, even for a neon. It's almost like an especially intense neon version of brink pink. Take a somewhat cool but vivid medium pink like deep pink light and give it hot raspberry overtones and fluorescent corally glow -- voilà! Blue glass fleck shimmers glisten within the base along the axis of light, cooling the color there just enough to create a distinct contrast with the warm reddish pink that dominates the edges of the nail. The color brightens and sharpens even further in the sun, and the shimmers evolve into a twinkling net of delicate blue sparkle over the nail.

Application was great! The consistency of One Headlight is fluid and full-bodied with a medium viscosity and a plush, self-leveling glide over the nail. Pigmentation is slightly sheerish. I could still see dark hints of nail line after two coats, so applied a third and was happy with the coverage. Cleanup is easy, just be patient with sticky glass flecks. One Headlight dries naturally in very good time to a smooth, matte finish. Topcoat adds a becoming gloss, which makes the most of the neon color and accentuates the presence and effects of the shimmers.

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

Colors by Llarowe One Headlight

Colors by Llarowe One Headlight

Colors by Llarowe One Headlight

Colors by Llarowe One Headlight

Colors by Llarowe One Headlight

Colors by Llarowe One Headlight

Colors by Llarowe One Headlight

Colors by Llarowe One Headlight

Colors by Llarowe One Headlight

Colors by Llarowe One Headlight

This brilliant neon has such an intense glow that it almost seems to float over the nails. It is less fluorescent in low light and shade than I expected, but the brilliance of the color more than makes up for that. There's a stealthy rosy aspect to it as well, very pretty and feminine in spite of the intensity and the glass fleck shimmers make it unique. Fabulous! 

love,
Liz