Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice was released in 2016 as part of a fall collection. I previously reviewed another polish from this collection called Falling Leaves Ⅱ. I guess you could say I have a thing for fall colors. The warm comforting tones of green, rusty reds, oranges, yellows and browns. The changing leaves of the season are soothing and almost therapeutic to me. That's why I fell in love with the dark brown holographic nail polish the minute I saw it.

      

     The formula is completely smooth and the application flawless. There was a slight VNL after the first thin coat but the polish builds up nicely to full opacity after two. Shown here is two coats plus glossy top coat. 

    I used Bluebird Lacquer Top Notch top coat for the first time and have to say that I'm impressed. It dries very quickly, I was able to lightly touch my nail after 3 minutes and dries to a glass-like glossy finish. I received this top coat as a gift with my last purchase from Bluebird but already know I will be purchasing another bottle when I start to run low. 

     The formula for me was much thinner than I expected but like I mentioned I've had my bottle for a long time. I may have not gotten it completely remixed before application. Because of this, the first coat was very streaky. Like all the polishes in this line, Lightning is extremely pigmented and I was able to reach full opacity and even coverage after 3 coats. I typically use the Insta-Dri line for stamping because of their extreme opacity and thicker formula. Which is why I think my issues with the thinner formula were more user error than the polish itself. 

     I think the age of my bottle and the fact that my nails STILL have ridges in them for my foray into gel nails back in March are the reasons I needed 3 coats for even coverage. If the ridges were not there I feel like I could have gotten away with my usual 2 coats. Shown in all my pictures are 3 coats of lightning plus top coat.

     Yellow is a color that is not always easy to pull off, and with my pale skin tone, yellow's typically look horrible. But that's not the case with this one. I actually like how it looks on me, which was a pleasant surprise. In fact, I liked it so much I wore it as a manicure for a few days, with some added stamping of course.

     I didn't want to take away from the brightness of Lightning too much so I went for a more subtle look.  I used Frenzy Polish Gossamer and Pueen plate Fairytale lover 01 that I picked up from Walmart. 

     Have you found a yellow polish that works well on you? Let me know in the comments! As Always Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing! 

     I wanted to show this polish with both a glossy and a matte top coat to see if either one helped the flakes stand out more. As you can see there isn't much difference between the two. I like both options but am leaning a little bit more towards the matte. Which look do you like better and do you know of any polishes that are similar to this? I need to add more to my collection! Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!