Vapid Lacquer Whatz-Her-Face

Whatz-Her-Face was originally released back in 2014 by Texas-based indie polish maker Vapid Lacquer and has been reformulated a couple of times along the way to its present iteration as one of creator Krys' core-line linear holos. The color is a splendid dark red-violet shade along the lines of Crayola's jazzberry jam, a rich, deep, purple-berry color with strong aspects of Mardi Gras purple. Powerfully holographic, it has that wonderful delicately-grained visual texture that you see in holos, and displays a glowing heart of electric violet edged with deep red in ambient light. Analogous, nuanced hues of mulberry, wine, and byzantium further enrich and dimensionalize the look, and there's a stealthy, semi-metallic underlay of silvery red-violet that adds a ruby flash in certain circumstances. We are overcast with light rain here today, but I'm sure that the prismatic display in the sun is glorious.

Application was a pleasure. The consistency of Whatz-Her-Face is fluid, full-bodied and very smooth with a medium viscosity and a plush, even, self-leveling glide over the nail with a bit of pull to it. Pigmentation is excellent, possibly a one-coater for some. I used two for this manicure. Cleanup is straightforward with a tiny bit of pigment travel but little to no trace staining. Whatz-Her-Face dries naturally in very good time to a smooth, shiny finish. Topcoat does not mess with the holographic effects in any way.

Photos show two coats of Whatz-Her-Face over basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.

Vapid Lacquer Whatz-Her-Face

Vapid Lacquer Whatz-Her-Face

Vapid Lacquer Whatz-Her-Face

Vapid Lacquer Whatz-Her-Face

Vapid Lacquer Whatz-Her-Face

Vapid Lacquer Whatz-Her-Face

Vapid Lacquer Whatz-Her-Face

Vapid Lacquer Whatz-Her-Face

Vapid Lacquer Whatz-Her-Face

Vapid Lacquer Whatz-Her-Face

One of my favorite non-blue nail colors, this beautiful, bold red-violet shade is just to die for in my opinion, I adore it! The sheer opulence and richness of it about sends me into raptures! It has the passion of a red and the mystery of a purple, I think, and there's a sense of luxury to it that makes for a very glamorous, high-end kind of manicure. Superb!

love,
Liz