Emily de Molly Coming Around Again

Coming Around Again was released in November 2017 by Australian indie polish maker Emily de Molly as one of nine polishes for that month, all linear holos. Creator Hayley describes it simply as "a light brown strong holo," and I agree. The color is a soft, desaturated shade of rosy brown with aspects of copper that is fairly well-silvered by holographic pigment, which combines with the color to give the polish a gleaming coppery underlay. Powerfully holographic, it's in holo mode 24/7, even in shadow, with shimmering, misty swaths of pale violet and pink edged with whisper-thin ribbons of light red, yellow and pale azure washing the nail in ambient light. In the sun, there's a dazzling linear prismatic flare featuring the full retinue of rainbow colors.

Application was dreamy. The consistency of Coming Around Again is fluid, dense and very smooth with a medium viscosity and a buttery, even, self-leveling slip over the nail. Superb! Pigmentation is very good to excellent. It's close to if not wearably opaque at one coat but the addition of a second brings some extra density and presence to the color. Cleanup is easy. Coming Around Again dries naturally in very good time to a smooth, shiny finish. Topcoat does not interfere with the holographic properties in any way.

Photos show two coats of Coming Around Again over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.

Emily de Molly Coming Around Again

Emily de Molly Coming Around Again

Emily de Molly Coming Around Again

Emily de Molly Coming Around Again

Emily de Molly Coming Around Again

Emily de Molly Coming Around Again

Emily de Molly Coming Around Again

Emily de Molly Coming Around Again

Emily de Molly Coming Around Again

Emily de Molly Coming Around Again

Emily de Molly Coming Around Again

Emily de Molly Coming Around Again

If you like coppery polishes, this rosy tan holo is right up your alley! Besides the stunning prismatic effects, the most notable aspect here is the brilliant coppery underlay, sleek and gleaming along the axis of light. With an ethereal, nude-ish sensibility on the nail, this polish makes for a pleasing, effortlessly graceful neutral look. You really can't go wrong with one of Hayley's holos!

NPR, I love the song "Coming Around Again" that Carly Simon wrote and sang for the soundtrack of the 1986 movie Heartburn, which came out right after my marriage ended. Listening to it again, I remember clearly what a drag it was putting one foot in front of the other, day after day, trying to work my way out of that awful, heartbroken, lonesome time. The sense of inevitability in the music and lyrics and Carly's soulful contralto voice made an indelible impression, encapsulating the poignancy of that moment in my life more completely than any single memory ever could.

love,
Liz