Digital Nails Let Zygons Be Zygons

Let Zygons Be Zygons was released by indie polish maker Digital Nails as part of the 50th Anniversary Hoopla collection in homage to the 50th anniversary of the awesome BBC tv show Dr. Who in November 2013. This polish is a medium-dark rusty burgundy with undertones of burnt sienna and violet. It has a translucent ruby red jelly base packed with iridescent color-shifting mica pigments and prodigious shardy golden flake glitters. The look is rich and quintessentially autumnal. Golden flakies gleam in colors of copper, cerise, scarlet, wine and violet through the russet jelly base, which twinkles with a dusting of tiny rainbow sparks thrown from the mica pigments. The color shift shows up as golden glow at certain angles and nudges the burgundy towards auburn. In shade, dim and artificial light it has a gorgeous coppery orange flash.

Application was a little bit of a bear, a baby bear. The consistency of Let Zygons Be Zygons is thick, gel-like and dense with components. The base itself is very sheer, and thick and sheer don't bode well for painting. It was too thick for my skills, so I went at with a vengeance with polish thinner. It took quite a bit to loosen it up enough so that I could hear the mixing ball hit the inside of the bottle when I shook it. Once thinned, it has a good flow over the nail with a certain amount of tumbling by the flakes, which have a tendency to stack and protrude over the free edge. But with additional thinner it became smoother and more docile and I was able to use thin to medium coats, which is really the way to go with this one. Thick coats are not helpful. Coverage was sufficient for opacity at two coats but I went with three for maximum visual depth and richness of color and it was worth it. Cleanup is best done as you go along because of the flakies, which love to adhere tenaciously wherever they land. If someone out there has a tip for cleaning up after sticky components, I'd appreciate some advice in this department! Let Zygons Be Zygons dries naturally in very good time to a smooth glossy finish. Topcoat really pops the components.

Photos show one thick and two thin to medium coats over Seche Rebuild treatment and Pretty Serious All Your Base basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.

Digital Nail Let Zygons Be Zygons, macro shot in the bottle

Digital Nail Let Zygons Be Zygons

Digital Nail Let Zygons Be Zygons

Digital Nail Let Zygons Be Zygons

Digital Nail Let Zygons Be Zygons

Digital Nail Let Zygons Be Zygons

Digital Nail Let Zygons Be Zygons

Digital Nail Let Zygons Be Zygons

Digital Nail Let Zygons Be Zygons

Digital Nail Let Zygons Be Zygons

Digital Nail Let Zygons Be Zygons

Digital Nail Let Zygons Be Zygons

Digital Nail Let Zygons Be Zygons

Those who live for fall colors will love Let Zygons Be Zygons. It is so dimensional and visually rich on the nail, with every turning leaf color apparent to the eye. I adore this look! It was worth the trouble of a learning curve and copious additions of thinner to get this polish to work for me. I can't wait to wear it in the fall!

love,
Liz