Cupcake Polish Unbe-leaf-able

Unbe-leaf-able was released in October 2016 by Texas-based indie polish maker Cupcake Polish as part of the Fall Fancies collection. Officially described as an olive linear holo with heavy gold shimmers, the color is a dark, dense variation of yellow-green with aspects of hunter green, similar to avocado. Finely-milled holographic pigment and tiny golden microflake shimmers combine with the base color to create an effervescent olive in ambient light, with a vestigial prismatic flare that shades to deep avocado at the edges. In the sun, there's a sparkling linear holographic display, slightly dispersed by the shimmers but intact enough to display twin arcs of azure and spring green with a corona of red and orange sparks. 

Application was great! The consistency of Unbe-leaf-able is fluid, dense and smooth with a medium-to-thicker viscosity and a full-bodied, self-leveling glide over the nail. Pigmentation is very good to excellent, almost a one-coater. I used two coats to ensure most evenly opaque coverage. Cleanup was surprisingly easy, even where I flooded a sidewall or two. There's a skosh of pigment travel and a touch of stickiness on the part of the microflake shimmers, but it all cleans up very nicely. Unbe-leaf-able dries naturally in good time to a smooth, slightly flat finish that wants a glossy topcoat to look its best. Topcoat also accentuates the presence of the shimmers and does not interfere with holographic properties of the polish in any way that I could tell.

Photos show two coats of Unbe-leaf-able over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.

Cupcake Polish Unbe-leaf-able

Cupcake Polish Unbe-leaf-able

Cupcake Polish Unbe-leaf-able

Cupcake Polish Unbe-leaf-able

Cupcake Polish Unbe-leaf-able

Cupcake Polish Unbe-leaf-able

Cupcake Polish Unbe-leaf-able

Cupcake Polish Unbe-leaf-able

Cupcake Polish Unbe-leaf-able

Cupcake Polish Unbe-leaf-able

Cupcake Polish Unbe-leaf-able

Although this is a dark polish, it maintains its essential green-ness even in low light. It has a beautifully dimensional look on the nail and even though it's not truly a bottle green color, it has a bit of that vampy bottle green vibe. The golden microflake shimmers give it a glistening aspect in direct light, supplementing the sparkle of the holographic flare. Very rich and luxurious looking, and perfect for fall.

love,
Liz