Sometimes, I find new-to-me brands while perusing destashes, with colors I've never heard any hype about, just waiting to be picked up. Case in point - Fancy Gloss Emerald City.
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| indoor, bright CF lighting |
Emerald City is a tonal green thermal jam-packed with soft gold microflake shimmer. The quantity of shimmer makes the polish have a thickness that means there's almost no cleanup needed, and the visual texture is nicely concealing of any imperfections of your nails.
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| outdoor, direct sunlight |
At it's coldest on me, EC is a bright kelly green, full of sparkle and flash. At it's warmest, it's a borderline neon yellowy spring green.
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| bright CF lighting. index & middle fingers run under cold water; ring and pinky kept warm |
Since some other swatch pics I've seen have this more truly emerald green when cold and much closer to clear when warm, I'm suspicious that this is actually a dying thermal, settling a bit between the 2 colors instead of showing its full transition range. Fortunately, it's still plenty pretty, and I got the fun french tip effect plenty of the time.
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| indoor, bright CF lighting for both |
Interestingly enough, the shimmer isn't solely pale gold - it transitions to a blueish aqua in angled light, which changes the whole look to a more mint green.
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| outdoor, late afternoon sunlight |
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars. A fun spring to summer bright color with a pretty decent formula. 3 coats were needed to get to opacity given how translucent the warm tone is, and it did chip a little quicker than I'd like. I'm hoping that this color will last as a thermal for a while longer (I've had plenty last several years or more).
Where to buy: direct from
Fancy Gloss, though stalking their social media is necessary if you want to know when things will be restocked, as most things are otherwise sold out.
~Michelle
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