Grace-full Nail Polish Sparkle Siren

Sparkle Siren was released in May this year by Australian indie polish maker Grace-full Nail Polish as part of the Super Polish Girls collection and is officially described as "a bright red jelly with holo flakes throughout." The color is a vivid, saturated, medium-dark variation of crimson with ruby aspects and an intensely vibrant quality that gives it a lush, bold presence on the nail. Superabundant small holographic flakies read in hues of silver, pink and bright red from within the base, with a noticeable traveling glow or bloom as light passes over them. The jelly formula allows plenty of light to penetrate, intensifying the both the base color and the glowy bloom of the flakes in the sun.

Application was lovely. The consistency of Sparkle Siren is fluid and light with the thin-to-medium viscosity that I love and a fluent, even, self-leveling slip over the nail that is a pleasure to finesse with Grace-full's sleekly compact, flattened-style brush, which I also love. Pigmentation is saturated but has a jelly's translucent nature, so while it will build to a wearable opacity in two medium coats, three are definitely best for maximizing the richness and intensity of the color. There's a bit of pigment travel with cleanup but it's quite manageable with only a hint of residual staining. Sparkle Siren dries naturally in very good time to a smooth, shiny finish. A glossy topcoat gives even more depth to the look.

Photos show three coats of Sparkle Siren over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.

Grace-full Nail Polish Sparkle Siren

Grace-full Nail Polish Sparkle Siren

Grace-full Nail Polish Sparkle Siren

Grace-full Nail Polish Sparkle Siren

Grace-full Nail Polish Sparkle Siren

Grace-full Nail Polish Sparkle Siren

Grace-full Nail Polish Sparkle Siren

Grace-full Nail Polish Sparkle Siren

Look no further for your special Christmas red! The intensity and vividness of the color with its glowing little flakes make for a particularly joyful and exuberant sensibility, an irresistible joie de vivre that will make your spirit sing. I absolutely adore this! I've amassed a bunch of Theresa's reds over the past couple of years but I think this one is my favorite of them all so far -- it's absolutely wonderful!

love,
Liz