The color is a semi-translucent, medium-dark variation of blue-green that is similar to ming from the Xona.com Color List, deep and mysterious. Holographic pigment creates lush nuances of ultramarine, cerulean and misty golden olive that dimensionalize the polish on the nail, over which the blue-to-purple color-shifting microflake shimmers cast a transparent blue-violet sheen. Small multichrome flakes glow in contrasting shades of bright yellow-green and bronze within the base as light travels over them, and combine with the luminous color-shifting microflake shimmers to give the look a rich, tapestried visual texture. In the sun, there's a glorious linear prismatic display, slightly dispersed from the components but extra sparkly because of them, with flame-shaped arcs of ultramarine, azure, yellow-green and reddish-orange.
Application was awesome! The consistency of From Darkness Comes Light is fluid, light and loamy with a medium-to-slightly-thicker viscosity and a fluent, self-leveling glide over the nail. Components go on smoothly and disperse beautifully without stacking or stickups. Pigmentation is very good, delivering fully opaque coverage in two to three coats depending on how you paint. I used three, and thought that it made the most of the polish's intrinsic richness. Cleanup was surprisingly easy, even with all of the tiny flakes. From Darkness Comes Light dries naturally in very good time to a smooth, shiny finish. Topcoat accentuates the presence and effects of the components and does not interfere with the holographic properties.
Photos show three coats of From Darkness Comes Light over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.
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There's a lot going on in this polish and it all comes together splendidly for an especially luxurious look on the nail. I love how the multichrome flakes and microflake shimmers piece together like a minute, shimmering mosaic within the base to give the polish that rich visual texture -- they glisten like tiny, embedded gems and add an extra sense of opulence to the color, which is already pretty sumptuous. A gorgeous polish with a luxe, almost regal sensibility, it reminds me of Cleopatra. I think she would approve!
love,
Liz
This is really pretty and rather unique! This is another brand that I need to try out. I really love most of the polishes offered through HHC.
ReplyDeleteMariah makes excellent polishes -- I especially love her rich blues and greens but my all time favorite is Soul Sister from her debut collection, a beautiful, romantic rosy cerise shade with a touch of holo. So good!
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