Lacquer Slacker Liz: silver

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Thursday, May 3, 2018

A-England Titania Fairy Queen

Like A Midsummer Night's Dream and Oberon Fairy King, Titania Fairy Queen was released in April this year as part of A-England's Shakespeare's Fairies collection. Officially described as a silvery white hologram with additional iridescent glimmer, it reads as a very light, translucent silver-grey or platinum on the nail, within which are suspended countless glimmering holographic particles that give the polish a luminous, snowy visual texture. There's a dimensional, glowing prismatic flush in ambient light, shimmering pastel gradations of yellow, pink and violet, and a glorious, sparkling scattered holographic display in the sun.

Application was lovely. The consistency of Titania Fairy Queen is fluid, light and smooth with a medium viscosity and a fluent, silky, self-leveling slip over the nail. Pigmentation is sheer but the coverage is very even. I could still see hints of nail line at two coats so I added a third. Cleanup is easy. Titania Fairy Queen dries naturally in very good time to a beautiful glossy finish.

Photos show three coats of Titania Fairy Queen over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.

A-England Titania Fairy Queen

I love the translucence of this polish. It lets in all kinds of light to fire up the clouds of holographic particles, giving the impression as you study it that each particle is individually illuminated at some point or other. It's like a magical, miniature snowstorm of tiny glowing flakes on each nail, very dimensional and luminous. The iridescent shimmers are even finer than the holo particles, and really can't compete with the prismatic light play but do offer a faint lavender sheen in certain viewing circumstances. There's an airy, ethereal feel to this pale platinum scattered holo that is wholly different from the brash, futuristic sensibility that often accompanies silver holographic polish.

xo,
Liz

Sunday, February 4, 2018

Different Dimension Kiss Me Under The Light Of A Thousand Stars

Like As Long As The Stars Are Above You and Others That Broke My Heart They Were Like Northern Stars, Kiss Me Under The Light Of A Thousand Stars was released last month by Indiana-based indie polish maker Different Dimension as part of the I Do Trio, which Missi created in celebration of her 13 January wedding. This polish was made to match the cake topper.

Missi describes it as a "silver full coverage glitter bomb loaded with smaller sized silver holographic micro-glitters in a slightly holographic tinted base." It is fantastic! It gives the impression of pulverized platinum laced with bazillions of sparkling nanoscale diamonds. The underlying color is a pale achromatic grey similar to the way web color silver appears on a computer screen, but you scarcely notice it amidst all of the lightplay. The prismatic sparkle in the sun is amazing!

Application was wonderful. The consistency of Kiss Me Under The Light Of A Thousand Stars is fluid and slightly fluffy with a perfectly-paintable, medium viscosity and a smooth, even, self-leveling glide over the nail, most impressive! Coverage is provided by the glitters, which go on so evenly that you could easily wear this at one coat as a sheer sparklefest -- it looks gorgeous that way -- and is opaque enough in two coats that I can't see needing a third. I did my cleanup as I went along while the polish was wet and had no issues. Kiss Me Under The Light Of A Thousand Stars dries naturally in extremely good time to a sandy, matte finish that is admirably smoothed by a single layer of glitter-smoothing or gel-effect topcoat. I added a final topcoat of Seche Vite for a glossy, glitter-under-glass look, but you could also wear it without topcoat as a sparkling matte, very chic!

Photos show two coats of Kiss Me Under The Light Of A Thousand Stars over treatment and basecoat with a layer of Girly Bits Glitter Glaze plus a layer of Seche Vite.

Different Dimension Kiss Me Under The Light Of A Thousand Stars

The name of this polish comes from the song "Thinking Out Loud" by British singer/songwriter/guitarist/record producer Ed Sheeran.

I highly recommend the I Do Trio -- all three of them are beautifully-formulated, gorgeous polishes. It's a limited edition collection that will only be available for two more weeks, until Valentine's Day. Don't miss your chance to share in Missi's wedding celebration!

love,
Liz

Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Different Dimension Resting Beach Face

Resting Beach Face was released in August 2016 by Indiana-based indie polish maker Different Dimension as part of the Pretty Nauti collection. Creator Missi describes this one as a "light silvery sea blue holographic polish with added shimmers." The color is a light, silky silver with just the lightest tint of azure that's kind of like an alice blue, only with a silver base instead of white. While it's metallic by nature, it has a soft rather than hi-res reflectivity and carries a pale pink sheen courtesy of abundant ultrafine pink shimmers. Holographically-generated pastel hues of blue, green and gold nuance the color beautifully in ambient light, and in the sun there's a brilliant fully linear prismatic display featuring a splendid rainbow flare that frames a gleaming lick of silvery pink and shades to a pale celeste blue at the edges of the nail.

Application was wonderful. The consistency of Resting Beach Face is fluid, light and smooth with a medium consistency and a silky, self-leveling slip over the nail. Pigmentation is very good, delivering evenly opaque coverage in two medium coats. Cleanup is easy. Resting Beach Face dries naturally in very good time to a smooth, slightly flat finish. Topcoat adds a becoming gloss and does not interfere with the holographic properties of the polish in any way.

Photos show two coats of Resting Beach Face over KBShimmer Love You Strong Time treatment and KBShimmer Fillin' Groovy basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.

Different Dimension Resting Beach Face

The name of this polish is hilarious, I love it! It's a take-off on the "bitchy resting face" phenomenon documented by Broken People on YouTube in 2013.

The polish generally appears silver until you get it next to a light blue, which brings out the pretty alice blue tint. I absolutely adore the pastel nuances to the color in ambient light. The have a glistening, nacreous quality and the colors make me think of Aphrodite rising from the sea at dawn, so delicate and pretty!

love,
Liz

Sunday, March 12, 2017

The Don Deeva Big Lights Will Inspire You

Big Lights Will Inspire You was created by Danette of Florida-based indie polish maker The Don Deeva for Polish Con April 2017 and released as part of The Road to Polish Con series last month. It has a clear base that is packed with SpectraFlair, a top-quality holographic pigment, as well as scattered holographic flakes. The result on the nail is a dimensional prismatic blizzard of silvery holographic pigment particles interspersed randomly with twinkling sparks in rainbow colors from the holographic flakies. There's a linear holographic flare of some sort in almost any circumstance, with the brightest, most sparkly and most delineated display in direct sun.

Application was a breeze! The consistency of Big Lights Will Inspire You is fluid and smooth with a medium viscosity and a fluent, even, self-leveling glide over the nail. Pigmentation is very good, delivering completely even, opaque coverage in two coats. Cleanup is easy. Big Lights Will Inspire You dries naturally in very good time to a shiny, textured (from the flakies) finish that is easily smoothed by a layer of gel-effect topcoat or two coats of regular quick dry.

Photos show two coats of Big Lights Will Inspire You over KBShimmer Love You Strong Time treatment and KBShimmer Fillin' Groovy basecoat topped with a layer of Pretty Serious Plump Up the Volume gel-effect topcoat followed by a layer of Seche Vite.

The Don Deeva Big Lights Will Inspire You

Big Lights Will Inspire You was paired with Contrary Polish's These Streets Will Make You Feel Brand New in its Road to Polish Con release. The names of both polishes come from the lyrics of Alicia Key's 2009 song "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down."

If you're a silver holo enthusiast or collector, this is a beauty. The pigment particles are very fine and crisp and produce excellent prismatic effects, to which I think the starry twinkling of the holographic flakies only adds.

love,
Liz

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Chaos & Crocodiles Inglenook

Inglenook was released for pre-order around the beginning of last month by Maryland-based indie polish maker Chaos & Crocodiles as part of the Snowbound collection. Creator Sarey describes it as "a strong silvery holo with blue/purple/red/copper shifting pigment." Between the powerful holographic effects and the color-shifting pigments, the coloring of the polish is in a constant state of flux, but the general impression it gives is of a dusky Chinese violet with a reflective semi-metallic swath of indigo-tinted azure along the axis of light that mixes with the violet to read as a lovely bright lavender blue or periwinkle, which can shift to copper or a silvery purple. Slender effervescent arcs of shimmering prismatic color are nearly always visible to some degree and the dusky violet base shifts to red-violet or plummy purple depending upon viewing circumstances.

Application was a pleasure. The consistency of Inglenook is fluid, full-bodied and creamy with a medium viscosity and a plush, velvety, self-leveling glide over the nail that has a little bit of pull to it. Pigmentation is very good, delivering completely opaque coverage in two coats. Cleanup is easy. Inglenook dries naturally in very good time to a smooth, shiny finish. Topcoat does not affect the holographic properties in any way.

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

Chaos & Crocodiles Inglenook

Quite honestly, my photos don't do justice to this polish. They capture the holographic effects but not the subtler, more interesting dyamics of the color-shifting pigment. Those beautiful shifting colors -- lavenders, violets, purples and blues, with touches of spring green and copper -- have a kind of water color quality and remind me of an Impressionist painting, like the skies in my mother's Florida paintings or something by Claude Monet like Vetheuil in the Fog or parts of some of the Water Lilies paintings. The polish has a burnished, semi-metallic shine along the axis of light that gives it a sleek, flashy vibe on the nail, and I expect the prismatic display in the sun will be brilliant, sparkling and fully linear, but those color-shifting pigments make it special in any light.

love,
Liz