Lacquester Tulipazuli

Tulipazuli was created by Caroline of Dutch-based indie polish maker Lacquester especially for inclusion in the April 2018 "Tulips" edition of The Holo Hookup. The Holo Hookup is a collaborative monthly polish box featuring creations from Cupcake Polish, Different Dimension and Glisten & Glow along with a contributing guest polish maker that changes each month. Lacquester is the guest maker for April.

Described as a blue jelly-based linear holo with color-shifting pigment and multichrome flakies, the color is translucent medium-dark variation of sapphire with aspects of cornflower and iris, similar to Kelly-Moore's Evening in Paris or hex color #314d8c, a clear, early evening sky kind of blue with a softened, gently faded sensibility. Finely-milled holographic pigment generates nuanced hues of azure and violet with hints of aqua in ambient light, while abundant pink/gold/green color-shifting shimmer reads predominantly as pink within the base, mixing with it to give it a lavender-esque quality and creating a luminous coppery pink mist along the axis of light. Equally abundant multichrome flakies speckle the finish in a beautifully-coordinated reddish copper/pink/salmon/flame colorway, glowing in sunset hues as light travels over them. In the sun, there's a slightly dispersed but recognizably linear and prismatic flare with lots of pink sparkle that surrounds a glittery lick of bright pink.

Application was lovely. The consistency of Tulipazuli is fluid, light and smooth with a medium viscosity and a fluent, easy, self-leveling slip over the nail that is a pleasure to manipulate with Lacquester's flexible, paddle-style brush. The multichrome flakies disperse evenly and lay flat to the nail. Pigmentation is sheer and requires three coats for wearable opacity. Cleanup is straightforward with a bit of stickiness on the part of the flakies. Tulipazuli dries naturally in very good time to a smooth shiny finish. Topcoat accentuates the presence and effects of the components.

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

Lacquester Tulipazuli

Lacquester Tulipazuli

Lacquester Tulipazuli

Lacquester Tulipazuli

Lacquester Tulipazuli

Lacquester Tulipazuli

Lacquester Tulipazuli

Lacquester Tulipazuli

Lacquester Tulipazuli

Lacquester Tulipazuli

Lacquester Tulipazuli

Delightful! On the nail, this polish is complex, luminous and packed with indie flair. The native translucence of the base gives the beautiful blue color a soft, airy, dimensional quality and allows all of the components to shine, which they do! This is my first experience with Lacquester and I'm impressed.

In the US, you can purchase Lacquester at Color4Nails.

love,
Liz