Described as an azure blue super linear holo with heavy green-to-blue colorshifting shimmers, the base color is an expansive, medium-light variation of azure similar to French sky blue. It's absolutely packed with those green-to-blue microflake shimmers, which add a dose of lush blue-green to the look. Amy McG of Polish Etc said that this polish made her feel like a mermaid and it's true! The shimmers are metallic and very reflective, giving the polish a sea green flash and a semi-metallic sheen on the nail that sparkles like the dickens. The holographic effects are strong and athletic and although they kind of outpace the semi-metallic aspect in photos, in person these two qualities share the stage remarkably well. There's a mobile, dimensionalizing prismatic flush in ambient light and a slightly dispersed but super sparkly linear flare in the sun.
Application was great! The consistency of Mystic Blue is fluid, dense and smooth with a medium-to-thicker viscosity that I added polish thinner to at the outset. Thinned, it had an easy glide over the nail that went on beautifully in thin to medium coats, very easy to control. Self-leveling properties are very good. As with most semi-metallic finishes, heavy nail ridges are likely to show, but I find that the addition of an extra coat will usually take care of them. Pigmentation is also very good, delivering evenly opaque coverage in two coats except for my ridgiest nail, my ring finger nail, which has three. Cleanup is a bit tetchy due to very sticky microflake shimmers and it's worth any extra effort to try and get as clean a manicure as possible to avoid having to deal with them. Mystic Blue dries naturally in good time to a smooth, shiny finish. Topcoat does not affect the holographic properties of this polish.
Photos show two coats (mostly) of Mystic Blue over basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite. Apologies for the flaky fingers -- they are overdue for a KBShimmer Mani Shot soak.
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I'm not too thrilled with my photos, which don't show the shimmer-related metallic aspects of this polish at all. Despite what you see here, this is not a typical simple linear holo. It is sleek and reflective on the nail, with a ton of sparkle and a beautiful sea green flash. A supremely mermaidian lacquer!
love,
Liz
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