Application was fantastic. The consistency of To the Rainbow and Back is fluid, light and silky with a thin-to-medium viscosity and a buttery, even, self-leveling slip over the nail, a gorgeous, eminently-paintable formula that is a delight to work with. Pigmentation is very, very good, especially for such a light color, building easily to completely opaque coverage in two thin coats. Cleanup is easy. To the Rainbow and Back dries naturally in very good time to a smooth, shiny finish. Topcoat accentuates the presence and delicate sparkle of the holographic pigment.
Photos show two coats of To the Rainbow and Back over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite. As usual with sky blues, the polish color skews a tiny bit to azure in the ambient light pics. In person, it's closest to the way it looks in the direct sun images.
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| Il Était Un Vernis To the Rainbow and Back |
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| Il Était Un Vernis To the Rainbow and Back |
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| Il Était Un Vernis To the Rainbow and Back |
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| Il Était Un Vernis To the Rainbow and Back |
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| Il Était Un Vernis To the Rainbow and Back |
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| Il Était Un Vernis To the Rainbow and Back |
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| Il Était Un Vernis To the Rainbow and Back |
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| Il Était Un Vernis To the Rainbow and Back |
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| Il Était Un Vernis To the Rainbow and Back |
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| Il Était Un Vernis To the Rainbow and Back |
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| Il Était Un Vernis To the Rainbow and Back |
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| Il Était Un Vernis To the Rainbow and Back |
I showed this polish to Fuzzy. "Is that French?" she asked. No lie!
This color is sunny enough for summer but possesses the kind of understated, pan-seasonal sophistication and elegance that I've learned to expect from Il Était Un Vernis. On the nail it is smooth, creamy and sleek, with a delicate, porcelain-like luminosity that flatters the fingers and hands. It's the kind of color you see porch ceilings painted in the south to give the illusion of sky overhead, and a more wearable, refined alternative to Carolina blue for you UNC fans out there.
love,
Liz
Gorgeous swimming pool shade! I need to get hold of some IÉUV polishes stat!
ReplyDeleteI honestly almost wrote exactly that, Lasoti! As pretty as this looks in the photos, it's even better in person. There's just more to it, somehow. I can't remember ever wearing a light blue polish where, when the time came to remove it, I absolutely was not ready to see it go. Happens a lot with dark blues, but this is the first light blue I felt that way about. I just loved it more and more as I wore it.
DeleteYes, you most definitely need some IÈUV in your life! You will love them!