Described as an indigo purple linear holo with violet and blue shimmers and silver microflakes, the color is a shimmery medium-light variation of indigo along the lines of pigment or web indigo, closer to violet than blue and subtly silvered courtesy of the holographic pigment and silver microflakes. It's packed with minute metallic microflake shimmers in blue and purple that combine with the silver flakies to give the polish a heathered, semi-metallic appearance that is almost foil-like. Sleek and reflective on the nail, it has a gleaming semi-metallic lavender pink underlay. The holographic effects are quite strong, especially in the sun, where there's a full linear prismatic flair.
Application was great! The consistency of Spirit of Chicago is fluid, light and slightly loamy with a medium viscosity and a fluent, even, self-leveling slip over the nail, and all of the tiny flakes go on smoothly, laying flat to the nail without stacking, stickups or protrusions over the free edge. Pigmentation is very good. A tiny bit of translucence on the first coat builds easily to evenly opaque coverage with the second. Cleanup is fairly straightforward except that the touch of acetone frees up all of those sparkly shimmers to roam about the nail environs and ensconce themselves in the sidewalls -- but most of them will disappear with a good handwashing. Spirit of Chicago dries naturally in very good time to a smooth, shiny finish. Topcoat accentuates the presence of the blue and purple shimmers especially, and does not in any way compromise the holographic effects.
Photos show two coats of Spirit of Chicago over basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.
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| Glisten & Glow Spirit of Chicago |
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| Glisten & Glow Spirit of Chicago |
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| Glisten & Glow Spirit of Chicago |
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| Glisten & Glow Spirit of Chicago |
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| Glisten & Glow Spirit of Chicago |
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| Glisten & Glow Spirit of Chicago |
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| Glisten & Glow Spirit of Chicago |
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| Glisten & Glow Spirit of Chicago |
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| Glisten & Glow Spirit of Chicago |
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| Glisten & Glow Spirit of Chicago |
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| Glisten & Glow Spirit of Chicago |
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| Glisten & Glow Spirit of Chicago |
I expected this polish to be a simple linear holo, and although it looks like a simple holo in photos there's more to it in person. Beautifully constructed and perfectly balanced, it has the abundant light play that you see in foily polishes seamlessly combined with the color and dimension-generating qualities of the holo, neither overshadows the other.
love,
Liz
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