Happy Anniversary! Baroness X Obsidian + holo hearts

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This week, me and the Mr celebrated our 10 year anniversary - we're both bonkers in our own special ways, so this is absolutely a big deal that called for a super fancy night out, though neither one of us is typically sentimental about dates.  Well, that fancy dinner out called for something special on my nails, so...

Baroness X Obsidian
indoor, CF lighting
Baroness X has been releasing exclusives for her Facebook fan group about once per year or so, and they're all stunning jellies packed with the Clarins 230-type shifty shimmer.  Obsidian was the 2016 group custom, a jet black glass that completely lives up to its name.

Baroness X Obsidian
outdoor, bright sunlight
As is typical for Baroness X's style for these polishes, Obsidian is quite sheer, going on as a smoky haze full of blazing embers when worn solo as one coat.  It's possible to build this up in 3-4 coats, but I wanted opaque BLACK, not jelly squish.  I'm wearing 1 coat of Glitter Gal Serpent Black, then 2 of Obsidian here.

Baroness X Obsidian
outdoor, bright sunlight
Now, while i'm anti-sentimental enough to wear black for an anniversary, I'm silly enough to go with girly, puffy hearts on top of it that blaze out with holo goodness in direct sunlight.  This is stamped in Emily de Molly Silver Holo, using UC 6-01 for the negative space hearts, 6-02 for the heart key, and 1-03 for the lock.

Baroness X Obsidian
indirect, bright sunlight for both
The reason that Obsidian and her sisters go on so sheer is to allow the shifty shimmer to maximally shine through; a more opaque base would mask these tiny stars of ruby and emerald fire.

Baroness X Obsidian

For my accent nail on the left, I had a heart-shaped lock, while my right hand was a heart-shaped key.  I'm 100% ok with celebrating with childish glee!

Baroness X Obsidian
indoor, bright CF lighting
Rating:  a smashing 4 out of 5 stars for Obsidian.  The formula is a little more thin than ideal, so thin coats are a must to keep it from flooding the cuticles a little.  But this really is minor, especially when gazing through all those scarlet embers.

Where to buy:  join the BX FB group to be notified of any upcoming restocks of her special group custom colors.

~Michelle

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