Monday, January 12, 2015

Parallax Polish - Krypton

     It's Parallax Polish week on Lustrous Lacquer! I have 3 beautiful polishes to share with you and I felt that they all deserved their own post. Plus I thought it would be fun to dedicate an entire week to one brand. It's something I'm thinking about continuing throughout the year and I'd love to hear your thoughts. But before you jump to the comments section let's take a look at the polish.

     First up is Krypton from the Noble Gases Collection.  A collection designed to be glitter toppers with lots of sparkles!
A shiny white glitter polish. While you would expect krypton to be green because of popular culture, it actually is a white gas when electrified. Sir Ramsay won a Nobel prize in Chemistry for his work with krypton.
     Based off of that description I'd say this polish matches the name perfectly. What I thought was a clear base in the bottle turned out to be so much more on the nail. There is golden green shimmer mixed with matter and holographic white glitters!

Krypton-Parallax-Polish

      I layered 2 coats of Krypton over Sinful Colors Jungle Trail, a grey leaning brown crème polish. Let me tell you if the green shimmer pops this much over grey just imagine it over black!  I couldn't quite capture it in the photos but I saw hints of a purple shift in the shimmer depending on the lighting.


      The application was smooth with no glitter fishing required.  The glitter lays down nice and flat on the nail, and only 1 coat of top coat was needed for a smooth glossy finish. You can see that there are "patches" or small "clumps" of glitter on my nail. That's exactly how it spread during application. I did no placement what so ever. I think it gives it more of a gas like look or at least how I imagine a gas might look under a microscope. See how I tied this polish into the Noble Gas Collection. Sometimes I can be pretty clever. Or I've just had too much caffeine today to compensate for the lack of sleep over the last week. =)

     
Overall I think Krypton is a unique polish with lots of character. But it's not a color that I would have picked for myself. I'm really glad that I got to try it., but I don't see myself reaching for it often. However I would like to try it as a base for some nail art, Maybe add a matte top coat and see what that looks like.

     Parallax Polishes can be purchased on Storenvy for $8 (14 ml). Before you run off to make that purchase you might want to check out the other polishes I will be sharing with you this week. I've got a gorgeous jewel-toned holo and a thermal polish all lined up. And be sure to check out Parallax Polish on Facebook for all the latest news. Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!


30 comments:

  1. This looks like a pretty unique polish! I'm not sure I'd purchase it myself, but as you say, maybe with a matte top coat or as a base to nail art?

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  2. The shimmer is really pretty! It's a unique combo with the white glitter!

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  3. Such an interesting topper - it looks really versatile.

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  4. That's a unique mix! I like the idea of a week dedicated to a single brand!

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  5. Def a unique color. I'm not a huge fan of shimmery toppers but you pulled it off nicely!

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  6. This one is not personally for me, but it's definitely unique and could be a cool base for nail art like you said :)

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  7. This is a fun polish! I've never heard of this brand, but it's definitely worth looking into

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  8. That shimmer and glitter combo is gorgeous - and I don't even like white glitter!

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  9. Such a cool polish but I also don't know if it's one I'd reach for very often!

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  10. This is actually really pretty! I think this would make a cool base for some nail art!

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  11. How unique! I would be interesting to try :)

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  12. Ooh I love that! Definitely a unique shade

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  13. It's a very unique polish that's for sure! I'm going to have to try it out over a few other colors and in different ways before I make up my mind completely on this one.

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  14. It's so different from anything else I have in my collection.

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  15. I have a few ideas on how Id like to use it next.

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  16. Thanks for the feed back. I'm thinking of doing it once a month.

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  17. Thank you. For me it depends on the topper. I'm not against them, I just don't love them all equally. lol

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  18. I have a feeling this one is either you love it or hate it. Im still on the fence and want to try it out over some other colors.

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  19. This is still a newer brand for me but I've had good luck with them so far as far as application goes. And I like the idea behind the company.

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  20. I don't own too many polishes with white glitter in them and then the ones I do also have other colors.

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  21. Its definitely one that lends itself to certain looks.

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  22. It's very unique, especially in my collection.

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  23. I haven't checked out the other colors int his collection but from the descriptions I was sent they all sound unique!

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  24. I like the idea of dedicating a whole week to one brand!

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  25. I think Im going to keep it up throughout the year. One week a month will be focused on a single brand. Maybe I can get through more of my untireds that way.

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