Nine Zero S'more Holo

S'more Holo was released in September 2015 by Michigan-based indie polish maker Nine Zero Lacquer as part of the brand's inaugural Harvest Festival collection. Described simply as a taupe holographic polish, the color is a light, creamy variation of taupe that has a distinct lavender tinge on me although I've seen swatches on others where it didn't and looked more like a true grey-brown. Against my skin tone, it's kind of like a mix of lavender grey and a cool brown like beaver, with a soft, plush quality to it. Abundant finely-milled holographic pigment gives it a luminous dimensionality in ambient light and creates a subtle golden semi-metallic underlay. In the sun, there's diaphanous, scattered prismatic display of tiny arching rainbow sparks predominated by azure. 

Application was lovely. The consistency of S'more Holo is fluid, dense and very smooth with a medium-to-thicker viscosity that I added a bit of polish thinner to at the outset. Thinned, it had a luxuriously creamy, self-leveling glide over the nail that was a pleasure to work with. Pigmentation is very good, delivering evenly opaque coverage in two coats. Cleanup is easy. S'more Holo dries naturally in very good time to a smooth, shiny finish. Topcoat does not seem to affect the holographic properties at all.

Photos show two coats of S'more Holo over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.

Nine Zero S'more Holo

Nine Zero S'more Holo

Nine Zero S'more Holo

Nine Zero S'more Holo

Nine Zero S'more Holo

Nine Zero S'more Holo

Nine Zero S'more Holo

Nine Zero S'more Holo

Nine Zero S'more Holo

Nine Zero S'more Holo

Nine Zero S'more Holo

Nine Zero S'more Holo

Nine Zero S'more Holo

This is one of those polishes that becomes more beautiful the closer you get to it. The holographic pigment particles add a delicate shimmer to the base color, which has a clean, graceful look on the nail.

Taupe tends to be a low-key, neutral color, perfect for professional settings where you need something neutral but want a look with a little more individuality than pale pink or nude. I love the elegance of taupe polish, and S'more Holo seems to have a kind of lilting, dulcet quality that maintains a nice sense of femininity. The prismatic effects are stealthy enough to fly under the radar, unless you're in direct sun. Very pretty!

love,
Liz