Uniporn was released last month by Iowa-based indie polish maker Tonic Polish as part of the Unicorn Pee collection, a series of six polishes, all but one of which featuring the magical, elusive red/green/gold colorshifting shimmer known in the online polish community as "unicorn pee." In Uniporn, these shimmers are suspended in a sheer red jelly base that can be worn either as a topper or layered over itself in three coats. Inspired by Alicia's swatches of Uniporn over black in her review of the collection on Delishious Nails, I decided to use it as a topper over Cirque's venerable Memento Mori, my go-to black creme.
Application was excellent (even though I made a mess with Memento Mori)! The consistency of Uniporn is fluid and light with a medium viscosity and a silky smooth, self-leveling slip over the nail, super easy to work with. The shimmers disperse evenly over the nail without any extra effort or visible brushstrokes, nice! I used two coats of Uniporn over one coat of Memento Mori to maximize the effects. Cleanup is easy. I didn't wait for it to dry before applying another coat or topcoat, so I can't speak to dry time on the nail, but going by a nail palette swatch it does dry to a smooth, shiny finish. Topcoat adds a becoming gloss and accentuates the presence and effects of the shimmers.
Photos show two coats of Uniporn over a one-coat base of Memento Mori with a topcoat of Seche Vite.
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| Tonic Polish Uniporn over Cirque Memento Mori |
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| Tonic Polish Uniporn over Cirque Memento Mori |
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| Tonic Polish Uniporn over Cirque Memento Mori |
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| Tonic Polish Uniporn over Cirque Memento Mori |
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| Tonic Polish Uniporn over Cirque Memento Mori |
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| Tonic Polish Uniporn over Cirque Memento Mori |
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| Tonic Polish Uniporn over Cirque Memento Mori |
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| Tonic Polish Uniporn over Cirque Memento Mori |
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| Tonic Polish Uniporn over Cirque Memento Mori |
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| Tonic Polish Uniporn over Cirque Memento Mori |
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| Tonic Polish Uniporn over Cirque Memento Mori |
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| Tonic Polish Uniporn over Cirque Memento Mori |
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| Tonic Polish Uniporn over Cirque Memento Mori |
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| Tonic Polish Uniporn over Cirque Memento Mori |
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| Tonic Polish Uniporn over Cirque Memento Mori |
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| Tonic Polish Uniporn over Cirque Memento Mori |
OMG! I think this makes for, like, the world's most fantastic Halloween manicure! The effect is like a fiery cloud of bonfire sparks in the blackest of nights -- you can almost see the ghosts and goblins dancing! The shift spectrum ranges from scarlet through bright red-orange with coppery aspects through all kinds of autumnal oranges and ambers to a glowing green at extreme angles, all radiant and easily visible with simple shifts of the fingers or reorientation to your light source. It's is at its most spectacular in the sun, where the shimmers twinkle like mad with a glittery sparkle. Awesome!
love,
Liz
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