CrowsToes Emergence

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Once upon a time, I particularly liked a C4N exclusive from CrowsToes, and went back to pick up the others in the trio.  While the blue was sold out, this green was right there waiting, and I've been feeling green a lot lately.

CrowsToes Emergence
indoor, CF lighting
Emergence is a rich emerald green with many personalities, like her sister Quietus.  First off, all the shimmer in there reflects back as a metallic foil finish with some scattered holo sparkles in bright light:

CrowsToes Emergence
outdoor, bright afternoon sunlight
In lower light, golden shimmery microflakes make an appearance:

CrowsToes Emergence
window-filtered overcast daylight
CrowsToes Emergence
outdoor, shady daylight
The no-longer-quite emerald green above is not just a difference of the light, but instead is the start of a pretty aqua-blue duochromatic shift, where the sun also catches the glass fleck flash of the shimmer:

CrowsToes Emergence
outdoor, afternoon sunlight
Emergence is the kind of polish that looks a bit different with every change of the light, though it's more subtly shifty than dramatic.  

CrowsToes Emergence
window-filtered daylight
I stamped here using a bubbles pattern from XXL-4, using MoYou London Electric Teal.

CrowsToes Emergence
window-filtered daylight
Rating:  4 out of 5 stars for this softly shifty emerald.  I'm wearing 2 coats here, and the formula was the kind of thickness that stays where you put it.  Cleanup was NBD, and I'm going to say the microglitters mentioned in the sales listing are instead microflakies - no scrubbing required.

Where to buy:  conveniently, this is the last one of these exclusives still in stock at C4N.

~Michelle

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