Girly Bits Jive Talkin'

So I thought I'd gone through all of my Girly Bits Sequins and Satin Pants polishes. Not true! I just discovered one more, a mislaid beauty hiding out on a shelf in my (very cluttered) office -- Jive Talkin'. This is, of course, named for the BeeGee's 1975 comeback hit "Jive Talkin'." 

Described as a chartreuse jelly holo filled with holo microglitters, shimmers and holographic flakes, this polish happens to match the chartreuse linen pants I'm wearing. Must be fate! The color is inclined to the yellow end of chartreuse's yellow/green spectrum, a bright greenish-yellow hue with an edgy, modern vibe. Metallic shimmers read as golden green within the base, giving the polish a semi-metallic underlay irrepressibly spangled with sparks of turquoise, orange and gold from the microglitters, while abundant ultrafine holographic pigment dimensionalizes the base color with analogous hues of lemon and light olive. In the sun, it's a miniature prismatic glitterball on each nail. Perfect!

Application was fantastic. The consistency of Jive Talkin' is fluid and remarkably light and smooth for a component-laden polish, with a medium viscosity and a fluent, easy glide over the nail, a delightful formula that is super easy to control with Girly Bits' flexible flattened-style brush. Pigmentation is good. The base is sheer but the components help with the coverage. Still, I'd say three coats to be sure of most even opacity. I used two for this manicure, and there's a noticeable sheer patch on my middle finger nail. In person, it's not noticeable, but the camera picked it up clearly. Cleanup is best done as you go along, watch out for sticky glitters! Jive Talkin' dries naturally in very good time to a sandy-textured finish, reasonably smoothed by a gel-effect or dedicated glitter-smoothing topcoat.

Photos show two coats of Jive Talkin' over basecoat with a topcoat of Girly Bits Glitter Glaze.

Girly Bits Jive Talkin'

Girly Bits Jive Talkin'

Girly Bits Jive Talkin'

Girly Bits Jive Talkin'

Girly Bits Jive Talkin'

Girly Bits Jive Talkin'

Girly Bits Jive Talkin'

Girly Bits Jive Talkin'

Girly Bits Jive Talkin'

Like the other Sequins and Satin Pants polishes, Jive Talkin' is big fun and I love it. Such a wonderful, happy bunch of lacquers, mood-lifters, every one! If I didn't blog, I'd be wearing these all summer long. 

love,
Liz