Painted Polish 2017
2017 was released a little over one year ago by California-based indie polish maker Painted Polish as one-half of the 2017 Duo. It's described as a brick red Ultra Holo, part of the brand's line of linear holographic polishes filled with silver holographic microglitters. The color is a complex medium-dark English red, a cool, slightly muted shade with aspects of fire brick and claret that is moderately silvered by holographic pigment, adding to the polish's soft, somewhat faded quality. The holographic effects nuance the base color with misty hues of red-violet and Indian red in ambient light and create a shimmering, semi-metallic underlay of fire brick, the whole dotted with twinkling prismatic sparks from the microglitters. In the sun, there's a bold, extra-sparkly linear holographic flare predominated by brilliant arcs of azure and bright red.
Application was great! The microglitters had sunk in my bottle, but reintegrated completely after a couple of sessions of brisk shaking. The consistency of the polish is fluid, creamy and dense with a medium viscosity and an even, full-bodied, self-leveling glide over the nail. Pigmentation is very good, delivering full opacity and bottle color in two coats. Cleanup is straightforward. 2017 dries naturally in very good time to a smooth, shiny finish.
Photos show two coats of 2017 over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.
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I love Lexi's complex colors, and this is certainly one of them. It's an interesting composite kind of look for a red, with a softened, washed palette of Indian red, cranberry, deep rose, wine, kobe and carmine tones accompanied by extensive holographic effects, a flashy semi-metallic underlay of coppery fire brick and the glamorous, twinkling sparks of the microglitters. The gentle, feminine, earthy colors of the base are balanced by the lively effects of the components, giving the polish an unexpected tension and energy on the nail. Brilliant! And quite flattering too, with a pleasingly convivial, "go anywhere" sensibility that makes for an eminently-wearable manicure.
love,
Liz
I see what you mean about complex! I can discern a glint of coral in there too, along with peach. Mmm!
ReplyDeleteAll the pretty colors! This polish would go with just about any red, pink or orange you'd care to wear, and complement any other color. An all-rounder.
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