Grace-full Nail Polish Midnight Clear

Midnight Clear was released early last month by Australian indie polish maker Grace-full Nail Polish as part of the Vintage Christmas collection. Creator Theresa describes it as "a super dark midnight blue with holo flakes." For me, the color is a deep but clear and bold dark sapphire that is just like the night sky of my childhood imagination. Abundant tiny silver holographic flakies swim within, giving the polish a flecked appearance in ambient light. In direct light, the jelly formula allows light to penetrate and fire up those flakes, blanketing the look with tiny, twinkling prismatic sparks.

Application was most agreeable! The consistency of Midnight Clear is fluid and light with a thin-to-medium viscosity and a fluent, silky, self-leveling slip over the nail. Pigmentation is very good. Wearable opacity can be had in two coats, but with dark jellies like this I like three to guarantee the most uniform depth of color. Cleanup is straightforward with some pigment travel and a bit of trace staining, not all that noticeable in the larger scheme of things. Midnight Clear dries naturally in very good time to a smooth, shiny finish.

Photos show three coats of Midnight Clear over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.

Grace-full Nail Polish Midnight Clear

Grace-full Nail Polish Midnight Clear

Grace-full Nail Polish Midnight Clear

Grace-full Nail Polish Midnight Clear

Grace-full Nail Polish Midnight Clear

Grace-full Nail Polish Midnight Clear

Grace-full Nail Polish Midnight Clear

Grace-full Nail Polish Midnight Clear

This polish gave me an earworm!



Theresa always includes a night sky polish in her Christmas collections, honoring childhood memories of searching the sky for Santa's sleigh with her father on Christmas Eve. I love that image, and look forward to these polishes every year. This fathomless dark blue with its starry silver flakes is absolutely beautiful, and I can see myself wearing it when I drive my Subaru full of gifts up to Charlottesville later this month.

love,
Liz