Shleee Michele

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About a year ago, Shleee released a polish in my fave color, with my name (almost) right on it... and as with pretty much everything when one has a mountain of untrieds, it sat unloved FAR too long. 

indoor, bright CF lighting

Michele (which should have 2 L's, ahem) is an absolute ocean dream.  It's a lovely mid-toned aqua just right in the middle of blue and green, loaded up with a holo flake sparkle and a stunning contrast shimmer.

outdoor, afternoon sunlight

In almost any lighting condition, that contrast shimmer shows as a seriously intense pink flash - few pics show it even halfway accurately, so just dial up the bright pink reflection down the center of my nails by several notches.  This shimmer does shift to a gorgeous green in angled light, which changes up the look of the polish quite a bit, but shows up in these pics only as a flash around the curve of the nail. 

indoor, bright CF lighting

If this polish looks somewhat familiar, well, it did to me too:  Michele feels like a more aqua and saturated Beauxbatons.  Super shimmery, super flashy, lovely contrast.

indoor, indirect daylight

I'm showing 2 smooth and perfect coats here.  Some of my pics show subtle VNL, but this was not at all apparent IRL, where the shimmer and holo sparkle more than masked any show-through.

outdoor, afternoon daylight

Aqua shades can be rather tricky, though I love them all - just a touch too saturated, green, blue, intense, some/anything, and I'll end up with lobster hands pronto.  Totally not a problem with Michele in any light, woohoo!

indoor, CF lighting (and showing some of that green shift to the shimmer)

Rating:  an utterly fantastic 5 out of 5 stars.  The color is amazing, the formula was utterly perfect, AND this wore beautifully.  The only thing that could possibly make it better was if there was a spare L in the name. 

Where to buy:  Shleee occasionally brings back older colors, so keep an eye out in her store.

~Michelle

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