Picture Polish Cactus
Cactus was released last month by Australian boutique polish maker Picture Polish as part of the Spring Autumn 2018 collection, a series of five new polishes and one re-release. Cactus is a new Collaboration shade. It was designed by Ziata of the Russian blog de briz. You can see Ziata's post about her polish here.
Officially described as a "khaki green" jelly with holographic flakes, the color is a mellow, creamy, medium-toned variation of yellow-green with a kiss of grey to it, like something along the lines of turtle green. It reminds me very much of French green clay. It's filled with Picture Polish's signature holographic flakes, which give it a finely flecked visual texture and read in shades of gold and silver within the base with a subtle golden prismatic bloom in ambient light. Bright direct light elicits a luminous flush of gold, orange and aquamarine sparks.
Application was fantastic. The consistency of Cactus is fluid, light and silky with a thin-to-medium consistency and a fluent, smooth, self-leveling slip over the nail, a gorgeous formula that is a pleasure to manipulate with PP's flexible, flattened-style brush. Pigmentation is very good, delivering evenly opaque coverage and full bottle color in two medium coats. Cleanup is easy. Cactus dries naturally in very good time to a smooth, shiny finish.
Photos show two coats of Cactus over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.
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I love this creamy, cosmopolitan yellow-green! There's just enough oomph to it to echo the green mist of young spring leaves that you see in the landscape about now here in the temperate zones of the Northern Hemisphere, but the earthy quality of the color makes it excellent for fall as well. It has a clean, glossy, chic sophistication on the nail that's like a well-tailored jacket -- it has that special "signature" kind of sensibility.
love,
Liz
I adore murky greens - they're so intriguing! Think this might just have to go on the wishlist ;)
ReplyDeleteOh yes, Taos (and Earthen) turned up yesterday - I went ahead and ordered them after your Taos post because I knew I'd get FOMO otherwise. Greens with a peachy/bronze/pink shimmer = my jam!
I think Cactus is a perfect yellow-green -- clean enough to retain some of that spry energy that's native to greens, murky enough to be extremely chic. It takes topcoat beautifully and is noticeably glossy on the nail, which I love -- a high gloss finish is a great color showcase.
DeleteHurray for nail mail! Enjoy your new pretties, my dear!