For a good while now, I've lemming'd Sinful Colors Zeus - a cool lavender-grey with a fiery shimmer - though they've sadly never brought it back again like they sometimes do with LEs from older collections. You can imagine, then, how quickly I snapped up Native War Paints Jessica the moment I saw it.
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| indoor, bright CF lighting |
Jessica is a shifty crème, and I never 100% concretely decided what color it actually was: smoky taupe? Lavender? Blued grey? In any case, the coppery red-pink shimmer adds its own veil to the overall color, making it a little more taupe-to-lavender in shade, and shining beautifully in bright light.
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| shady, early morning daylight - totally looks like warm taupe here, right? |
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| bright afternoon sunlight - totally looks blued/concrete grey with a fiery overlay here, right? |
The formula was a little thick but very workable, leveling nicely in 2 coats.
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| <3 that shimmer! |
It also wore rather like iron, meaning it got stamped upon rather than changed out right away.
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| indoor, bright CF lighting |
I used the circuitboard design from Bundle Monster's BM-415 plate with Born Pretty's metallic silver stamping polish. The silver set off the red flashes of shimmer intriguingly, and I totally loved this design. The plate was unfortunately etched very shallowly, meaning that I had to completely clean it and start over with each stamp to get a clean image.
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| indirect daylight |
Rating: Jessica gets a fantastic 4 out of 5 stars for A+ wear time and a good formula. As an added bonus, NWP has released Jessica as part of their "classic essentials" series, with the philosophy that "being work appropriate shouldn't be expensive," pricing them at a very affordable $6.
~Michelle
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