Pretty & Polished Weather the Storm

Weather the Storm was released in September 2015 by Indiana-based indie polish maker Pretty & Polished as part of the Dusty Creme collection, a series of ten polishes formulated with special large particle pigment, the origin of P&P's dusty creme line. Officially described as a smoky blued grey and based on Pantone's Stormy Weather, the color is a creamy medium blue-grey that varies to appear more blue or more grey depending upon the light in which it's viewed. In the sun and bright ambient light, it's  an air superiority blue, but in lower light the grey predominates and it resembles the appearance of Crayola's metallic shadow blue on a computer monitor. It's filled with tiny grey particles, visible on very close scrutiny and in direct sunlight, which give it a graceful dusky quality.

The consistency of Weather the Storm is fluid and dense with a medium-to-thicker viscosity and a full-bodied flow over the nail that went on best for me in generous coats from a well-loaded brush. It sets up quickly, and has that sort of "stick-to-itself" quality that I described the other day, where it seems to prefer sticking to the brush than flowing onto the nail, and likes a firm, brisk hand to push it where you want it to go. Self-leveling properties are very good, as is pigmentation, which tends to be a little patchy and uneven on the first coat but can be built to wearable opacity in two generous coats or three moderate ones. Cleanup is easy. Weather the Storm dries naturally in fairly good time to a slightly flat finish that looks best with a glossy topcoat, which will also smooth out any uneven areas.

Photos show three coats of Weather the Storm over basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.

Pretty & Polished Weather the Storm

Pretty & Polished Weather the Storm

Pretty & Polished Weather the Storm

Pretty & Polished Weather the Storm

Pretty & Polished Weather the Storm

Pretty & Polished Weather the Storm

Pretty & Polished Weather the Storm

Pretty & Polished Weather the Storm

Pretty & Polished Weather the Storm

Pretty & Polished Weather the Storm

Pretty & Polished Weather the Storm

Pretty & Polished Weather the Storm

Although I found the formula a little difficult to work with, other reviewers had no issues at all, so YMMV. 

Great color!

love,
Liz