Nine Zero Lacquer Chromatic

Like Refraction, Chromatic was released in April 2016 by Michigan-based indie polish maker Nine Zero Lacquer as part of the ROY G BIV collection. This is the violet of the rainbow-spanning series, a nicely-calibrated, medium-dark shade along the lines of French violet, moderately silvered by holographic pigment. In ambient light, the holo effects produce a diffuse, dimensionalizing flare of misty azure with an ultramarine and indigo heart, as well as the finely-grained visual texture common to holographic polishes. In the sun, there's a brilliant, fully prismatic linear display featuring all of the rainbow colors that frames a lick of semi-metallic silvery Spanish violet and shades to a deeper Spanish violet at the sidewalls. 

Application was most agreeable! The consistency of Chromatic is fluid and dense with a thicker viscosity -- too thick for my preferences so I added a couple of squirts of polish thinner at the outset. Thinned to a medium viscosity, it still retained a good bit of density, with a plush, full-bodied, self-leveling glide over the nail, very easy to control. Pigmentation is very good, with evenly opaque coverage achieved in two coats. Cleanup is easy. Chromatic dries naturally in very good time to a smooth, shiny finish. Topcoat does not inhibit the holographic effects in any way.

Photos show two coats of Chromatic over basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite. The polish looks very blue in some of these, but in person you can see that this is a holographic effect and that the base color is violet.

Nine Zero Lacquer Chromatic

Nine Zero Lacquer Chromatic

Nine Zero Lacquer Chromatic

Nine Zero Lacquer Chromatic

Nine Zero Lacquer Chromatic

Nine Zero Lacquer Chromatic

Nine Zero Lacquer Chromatic

Nine Zero Lacquer Chromatic

Nine Zero Lacquer Chromatic

Nine Zero Lacquer Chromatic

Nine Zero Lacquer Chromatic

Nine Zero Lacquer Chromatic

I adore violet polishes for fall and this one is right on the money, not too purple, not too blue. It's a much more sober sort of color than purple, I think, with a bit of the formal elegance that you see in dark blues. Very graceful on the nail. Like all of Jess' holos, the prismatic effects in the sun are dramatic and full of sparkle, just as you'd want them to be. Excellent!

love,
Liz