Emily de Molly Little Whispers

Little Whispers was released last month by Australian indie polish maker Emily de Molly as one of eight new polishes for February 2018. It's described as a grey-leaning purple with strong gold to green color-shifting shimmers and holographic microglitters. The color is a cloudy, medium-toned purplish grey, kind of like a darker lavender grey or a Spanish grey imbued with opera mauve. It's packed with fine gold-to-green shimmers that give it a sharply contrasting, reflective greenish-gold sheen along the axis of light, and abundant scattered holographic microglitters stipple the finish with twinkling prismatic sparks. 

Application was wonderful. The consistency of Little Whispers is fluid, smooth and slightly fluffy with a medium viscosity and a easy, fluent, self-leveling glide over the nail, an excellent formula that is a pleasure to work with. Pigmentation is very good -- two coats delivers completely even, opaque coverage. Cleanup is easy. Little Whispers dries naturally in very good time to a gently textured finish, easily smoothed by topcoat. 

Photos show two coats of Little Whispers over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.

Emily de Molly Little Whispers

Emily de Molly Little Whispers

Emily de Molly Little Whispers

Emily de Molly Little Whispers

Emily de Molly Little Whispers

Emily de Molly Little Whispers

Emily de Molly Little Whispers

Emily de Molly Little Whispers

The prominent greenish-gold shimmer effects are an unusual accompaniment for this bruise-colored shade, giving it a certain electric, rarefied air that reminds me of the greenish light that suffuses the atmosphere just before a huge thunderstorm. On the nail, it has a similar sensibility -- the pause before the storm. A creative, unconventional beauty!

love,
Liz