Polished by KPT Lust

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With this spring's disappointingly unpredictable weather (hurry up and stop freezing already!!), the best I can make of things is to consider the unseasonable chill as just an extension of "thermal season."

Polished by KPT Lust
indoor, bright CF lighting
Polished by KPT was an absolute queen of gorgeous thermals, so when I found one of her last ones still in stock at Femme Fatale, I snapped it right up.  Lust, from the 2016 Valentine's day box, is a jelly thermal with fine holo flake that shifts from a cooler dark berry red to a warmer almost brick or poppy red.

Polished by KPT Lust
window-filtered bright afternoon sunlight, cold state
The first coat was super streaky, not atypical for jellies, but smoothed out with the 2nd, and needed a 3rd to be completely even.  Like most thermals, Lust dried down to a waxy near-matte finish and needed topcoat to shine.

Polished by KPT Lust
bright afternoon sunlight, warm state
I found this thermal to not be super sensitive, with subtle changes over time rather than quick dramatic ones, and I never really had the "funky french" effect.  The bottle shot up top is the only one I really got where this polish was even sort of in transition; generally it was all one or the other.

Polished by KPT Lust
direct, bright sunlight, warm state
Both red states were pretty on me, and the delicate holo sparkle jazzed this up just right.  This wore a little more quickly on me than ideal, though, and after a day or so, I re-applied the tip edge to my nails and added some stamping.  Just like my last mani, I added a design from the MoYou London artist collection 26 plate, this time in a swirling bubbles design, using Born Pretty silver stamping polish.

Polished by KPT Lust
outdoor, bright sunlight, cold state
Rating:  3 out of 5 stars.  A nice color, but neither unique in my stash nor worth the time for that 3rd coat.  I think I just prefer more dramatic thermals.

Where to buy:  KPT has been out of the polish game for over a year at this point, and the last of her products gone now from Femme Fatale (the few other stockists I was able to track down are also sold out).  Keep your eyes peeled on destashes & blog sales to score one of her lovely thermals.

~Michelle

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