It's officially described as a "champagne/ivory linear holographic polish with color-shifting shimmers and holographic microflakies," and while you could certainly call it champagne or ivory, I feel like those terms belie the beautifully-balanced complexity of this creamy off-white shade. The white base is tinted ever-so-slightly with grey and fawn, kind of like a very pale beige or eggshell or parchment but with greater subtlety, and it has a smooth, silk satin luster with a certain pearly quality that makes it the most eminently bridal polish I think I've ever seen. I'd call the color isabelline, an organic, warm, creamy off-white with aspects of cement and pearly grey. Luminous pink-to-gold color-shifting microflake shimmers give it a pinkish glow in certain lights and create a delicate, glistening trail of minute orangey-pink microflakes along the axis of light under a direct source. Holo pigment and flakies read as silver within the base, and add a mist of complementary sparkle in pasteled prismatc hues, especially in direct light.
Application was blissful. The consistency of Others That Broke My Heart They Are Like Northern Stars is fluid and creamy with a medium viscosity and a fluent, silky-smooth, self-leveling slip over the nail, a gorgeous, user-friendly formula that is simply outstanding for an off-white or white-based polish. Pigmentation is very good. A touch of sheerness and unevenness in the first coat builds surprisingly easily to wearably opaque coverage with the second if using medium coats. Thinner coats will probably need three and I used three for the photos, but I'm inclined to think that the delicate luminosity of the look is actually complimented by the hint of native translucence at two. Cleanup is easy. Others That Broke My Heart They Were Like Northern Stars dries naturally in very good time to a smooth, shiny finish.
Photos show three coats of Others That Broke My Heart They Were Like Northern Stars over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.
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I suspected that my pics wouldn't do justice to this polish and they don't. It has qualities that just totally transcend the two-dimensional aspects of a still image, like the fact that it's actually wearable for me, for one. Generally, cream or ivory looks like death against my skintone, but this is elegant, lustrous, congenial, becoming... in short, beautiful. It is not at all stark, nor is it overly soft or listless. It has a stunning creamy luminosity and an easy, flattering grace on the nail. Without a doubt my most favorite white/off-white polish look ever! Highly recommended!
The name of this polish comes from the lyrics of "Bless The Broken Road" by American country music/light rock/pop band Rascal Flatts. Before I listened to this, I was wondering how in the world I could shorten or abbreviate the polish name for the purposes of my post. But after hearing the song, I didn't even want to shorten it. A wonderful, resonant, romantic image!
love,
Liz
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