Being a scientist and a huge science nerd, I went all kinds of nutso over the solar eclipse that was at more than 80% of totality in my area...I got eclipse stamps at the post office (they're thermal!!!), scrounged up a pair of legit glasses last-minute, and of course had to get my nails all ready to go, too!
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| indoor, bright CF lighting |
Gravity Lapse is from Femme Fatale's 2013 collection of linear holographics with gorgeous contrasting shimmer, all of which have space/Warcraft themed names. This one is a steely grey with a subtly duochromatic shimmer that leans a little purple to a little green.
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| indoor, bright CF lighting - the greenest I could catch this winking on camera. |
Like all of this collection, the formula is just flawless, with perfect opacity at 2 coats and approximately no cleanup needed. Interestingly enough, the brush is noticeably smaller than what most indies in general and even Femme Fatale currently use. Huh. Oh well, no problems applying it anyway, even with the extra dips back into the bottle that were needed.
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| indoor, bright CF lighting - note the shimmer flash on the nail and in the bottle are just a touch different - subtle, but a duochrome is there. |
For my design, I went pretty literal, creating a black eclipsed sun with silver and white coronal flares.
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| bright afternoon sunglight |
First, I used the gridded circle design from ZJoy-014 to get a neatly divided half circle on each of the 2 middle nails. Then I added flames from Kelly Negri 4 in white and silver stamping polish, then filled in the circle with NanaCoco Love Black. I added a holo sequin from a POP polish glitter pot for the "diamond ring" the moment before an eclipse becomes complete, and a row of these same sequins down my thumbs.
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| window-filtered shady daylight |
I absolutely love how this design looked in shade or bright light - the white coronal flares were more obvious in bright light while the silver ones came to the fore in the shade, and the smoky purple-grey in shade transitioned to a sparkly rainbow in the sun.
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| bright sunlight |
Rating: Gravity Lapse is a fantastic 4 out of 5 stars. Edgewear appeared within 3 days, but it was overall subtle and even, and easily forgivable for a formula this smooth.
Where to buy: unfortunately, these are long sold out, and I keep crossing my fingers that Femme Fatale will bring them back someday.
~Michelle
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