Through no fault of its own this polish brought out the worst of my application habits, which is especially unfortunate give how tractable the formula is, very smooth and not at all patchy or streaky. Suffice to say that the formula is great -- my application, not so much. It is a white-based color and I totally psyched myself out over it, shaky hands, uneven pressure on the brush, overstroking the polish, why do I do this? Anyway, the consistency is fluid, light and creamy with a medium viscosity and a fluent glide over the nails. Self-leveling properties are very good, as is pigmentation, delivering evenly opaque coverage in two coats with a deft, even hand. I needed three, and even then had to rely on Seche Vite to smooth it completely. Cleanup, luckily for me, is easy. Playing With The Buoys dries naturally in very good time to a beautiful glossy finish.
Photos show three coats of Playing With The Buoys over basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.
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| KBShimmer Playing With The Buoys |
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| KBShimmer Playing With The Buoys |
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| KBShimmer Playing With The Buoys |
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| KBShimmer Playing With The Buoys |
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| KBShimmer Playing With The Buoys |
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| KBShimmer Playing With The Buoys |
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| KBShimmer Playing With The Buoys |
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| KBShimmer Playing With The Buoys |
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| KBShimmer Playing With The Buoys |
This is a gorgeous color with that fresh, clean-and-tidy look that makes for a very flattering manicure. There's a certain heady, "on holiday" quality to it -- Sheila of Pointless Cafe described it as a "Dior St. Tropez vibe" and while I believe she was talking about the actual polish of that name, the villa in St. Tropez that houses Dior's boutique and café reflects it perfectly, look:
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| Dior Des Lices, Saint Tropez, France. ©Corinna Hagmayer (source) |
See that trim color? I would so love to be sitting under one of those umbrellas right now with a lobster salad or ceviche and a flute of chilled champagne....
xo,
Liz
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