Contrary Polish Midway Magic

Midway Magic was created by Carrie of Missouri-based indie polish maker Contrary Polish for Polish Con September 2017 and released on the Polish Con website as part of the ongoing Road to Polish Con series on 23 July this year. Described as a deep crimson with purple/red/orange multichrome shimmers and a scattered holographic effect, the color is a dark variation of crimson along the lines of Harvard crimson, nudged to a deep, vampy red-violet appearance by abundant fine multichromatic shimmers, which generally read as purple and give the polish a misty purple sheen in ambient light. Depending upon the angle and orientation to light, the shimmers shift to a brilliant ruby and then to a glowing red-orange. The look is dusted with finely-milled holographic pigment that ignites in direct sun to create a delicate spray of infinitesimal sparkling motes in all of the rainbow colors.

Application was great! The consistency of Midway Magic is fluid, full-bodied and smooth with a medium-to-thicker viscosity that I added a bit polish thinner to at the outset. Slightly thinned, it had a plush, self-leveling glide over the nail with a tiny bit of pull to it. Pigmentation is very good. It is nearly opaque in one medium coat, with fully opaque, even coverage in two. Cleanup is straightforward with a tiny bit of pigment travel but little to no trace staining. Midway Magic dries naturally in very good time to a smooth shiny finish.

Photos show two coats of Midway Magic over basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.

Contrary Polish Midway Magic

Contrary Polish Midway Magic

Contrary Polish Midway Magic

Contrary Polish Midway Magic

Contrary Polish Midway Magic

Contrary Polish Midway Magic

Contrary Polish Midway Magic

Contrary Polish Midway Magic

Contrary Polish Midway Magic

Contrary Polish Midway Magic

Contrary Polish Midway Magic

Contrary Polish Midway Magic

This is my favorite multichrome colorway, so I am predisposed to love this polish. The purple/red/orange spectrum with its spectacular sunset-hued shifts of color is just poignantly beautiful to me and it's perfectly couched here in the deep crimson base. The look generally is of a vampy red violet with a luxurious, velvety depth to it that is sleek and elegant on the nail. A gorgeous dark polish!

love,
Liz