To my eye, the color is a yellow-green shade, medium-toned with a skosh of grey to it in ambient light, giving it slightly muted, mellow quality that similar to artichoke but with perhaps a little more oomph. Holographic pigment gives it a delicately-grained visual texture and a dimensional appearance on the nail that is dotted with twinkling prismatic sparks from the holographic microglitters, and luminous pink color-shifting microflake shimmers create a glistening orangey-pink swath along the axis of light. In bright direct light, the color brightens to more of an asparagus look, with a sparkling linear prismatic flare predominated by azure, spring green and gold that frames a shimmering lick of orangey-pink.
Application was great! The consistency of Alexandria is fluid, dense and smooth with a medium viscosity and an even, self-leveling glide over the nail. Pigmentation is very good, delivering full opacity and bottle color in two coats. Cleanup is straightforward. Alexandria dries naturally in very good time to a fairly shiny finish with a gentle, pebbly hint of texture, easily smoothed by topcoat, which does not interfere with the holographic properties in any way.
Photos show two coats of Alexandria over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite. Because the skylight in my bathroom (where I usually take my pics) was covered over with snow, I took these outside on the back porch. Snowlit photos! My cuticles are kind of shriveled in the cold.
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| Different Dimension Alexandria |
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| Different Dimension Alexandria |
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| Different Dimension Alexandria |
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| Different Dimension Alexandria |
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| Different Dimension Alexandria |
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| Different Dimension Alexandria |
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| Different Dimension Alexandria |
Because the light is so soft, these photos don't really show the dimensionality of the polish as it appears in an environment with a directional light source. But I like them anyway, and I love this polish. In less stark surroundings, the color is richer and less muddy, with lots of light play and a warm, mellow quality on the nail.
love,
Liz
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