Nail Hoot Autumn Fire

I have another Polish Pickup lacquer for you today -- Autumn Fire, created by Brandie of Nail Hoot for the "Fall Foliage & Fun," September 2017 edition. This is described as "a cherry red jelly with gold, pink, and orange flakies." The color is a bright, medium-light, cool-toned red with the two somewhat antithetical characteristics of being both very translucent and of near-neon intensity, giving the color a kind of hard candy sensibility, like a cinnamon pastille. It's packed with regularly-sized, glowy metallic flakies in gold, pink and orange, which combine with the base color to produce a brilliant, fiery shade that's similar to red-orange, with aspects of watermelon and maraschino cherry. The flakies also give the finish a flashy, foily, semi-metallic quality with tons of sparkle, especially in the sun.

Application was most agreeable! The consistency of Autumn Fire is fluid and slightly fluffy, with a medium viscosity and a fluent, smooth, self-leveling glide over the nail. Pigmentation is sheer. Coverage is provided in part by the flakies, and builds to opacity in three coats. Cleanup frees tiny reflective flakies that love to stick in the sidewalls. Autumn Fire dries naturally in very good time to a silky smooth, shiny finish.

Photos show three coats of Autumn Fire over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.

Nail Hoot Autumn Fire

Nail Hoot Autumn Fire

Nail Hoot Autumn Fire

Nail Hoot Autumn Fire

Nail Hoot Autumn Fire

Nail Hoot Autumn Fire

Nail Hoot Autumn Fire

Nail Hoot Autumn Fire

Wow, this is bright! Showy too, with loads of lively flash and that reflective, gift-wrap-ribbon look that bright, foily shimmer polishes can have. The color is an outstanding polish translation of the poignantly intense red-orange/flame color you see in sugar maples in the fall, with a heady, almost ecstatic kind of energy that's just off the charts. Zing!

love,
Liz