Top Shelf Lacquer Juiced

Today's Top Shelf Lacquer Drunken Creme Fall Holo is Juiced. This is the orange of the collection, described as a pumpkin orange but in my opinion it's actually more complex than that. It's creamier, earthier, more muted, with more red to it. I'd describe it as a medium burnt orange with aspects of terracotta and Indian red. It has a creamy, clay-like sensibility and a Southwestern vibe, with the holographic effects common to the polishes in this collection: a subtle dusting of golden effervescence in ambient light and scattered prismatic sparkle in the sun with a vestigial flare.

Application was excellent. Juiced has the same superlative formula as the other Drunken Creme Fall Holos: fluid, light and buttery smooth with a thin-to-medium viscosity and an effortless, silky, self-leveling slip over the nail. Such a pleasure! Pigmentation is very good, netting completely even, opaque coverage in two coats. Cleanup is easy. Juiced dries naturally in very good time to a smooth, shiny finish.

Photos show two coats of Juiced over KBShimmer Fillin' Groovy basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.

Top Shelf Lacquer Juiced

Top Shelf Lacquer Juiced

Top Shelf Lacquer Juiced

Top Shelf Lacquer Juiced

Top Shelf Lacquer Juiced

Top Shelf Lacquer Juiced

Top Shelf Lacquer Juiced

Top Shelf Lacquer Juiced

Top Shelf Lacquer Juiced

Top Shelf Lacquer Juiced

Top Shelf Lacquer Juiced

Top Shelf Lacquer Juiced

This is such a great earthy color -- so canyon-esque! It's a perfect addition to a Southwestern palette -- if those are your colors you'll want to jump on this polish posthaste!

Antelope Canyon near Paige, Arizona (source)

Against my pasty pinkage Juiced is very soft and soothing with a slightly old-fashioned look, but I still love it. Like all of the polishes in this collection, it takes topcoat really nicely and looks sleek and glossy on the nail. Beautiful!

xo,
Liz