Top Shelf Lacquer Tanked
Tanked was released towards the end of last month by Ohio-based indie polish maker Top Shelf Lacquer as part of the Drunken Creme Fall Holos collection, a series of twelve creme-style holographic polishes in rich, autumnal colors that are all so right up my alley and look so good together that I couldn't pick just a few and ended up getting the whole kielbasa -- the largest full collection I've ever purchased.
Creator Amy describes this as "a lush olive green creme holo polish." It's a little brighter than olive to my eye, a dusty, mellow, medium-toned yellow-green along the lines of Crayola's asparagus, with apple green aspects and hints of grassy mantis that give it a fresh lift, especially in the sun. Abundant finely-milled holographic pigment is visible as tiny golden motes within the base and creates a bit of effervescence within its creamy countenance. The holographic effects are subtle, as you'd expect from a creme-style holo. There's a twinkling veil of pasteled prismatic sparkle in the sun with a vestigial prismatic flare featuring subtle arcs of azure and gold.
Application was a pleasure. The consistency of Tanked is fluid, light and creamy with a thin-to-medium viscosity and a fluent, silky, self-leveling slip over the nail that is very easy to work with. Pigmentation is very good, delivering evenly opaque coverage in two coats. Cleanup is easy. Tanked dries naturally in very good time to a smooth, shiny finish.
Photos show two coats of Tanked over basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.
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There's just enough vibrancy to this smooth yellow-green shade to make my eyes happy and fill it with the sort of expansive, cheerful friendliness that I love about medium-toned colors. They just exude bonhomie, which makes for a manicure that's pleasantly eye-catching and easy to live with. Tanked is slightly brighter than the olives and forests and hunters we usually see for fall, but the rich, warm color is sophisticated enough to fit beautifully into an autumnal palette and provide an excellent counterpoint to deeper, moodier hues, especially purples, violets, oranges and reds.
I like it. I like it very much!
love,
Liz
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