Danglefoot Polish Mohawks, Fishnets and Eyeliner

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 It seems I'm yo-yo-ing between dark and sparkly lately... so why not both at once?

indoor, bright CF lighting

Danglefoot Polish is a new-to-me brand based out of the UK, with this sparkly/vampy treat the first of theirs I've tried.  Mohawks, Fishnets and Eyeliner (hereafter MFE, of course) was released with the May 2019 80s-themed PPU.

window-filtered bright daylight

MFE starts with a deep black base with excellent opacity - I'm showing 2 coats here, with a ring magnet applied to the 2nd coat and the topcoat.  

outdoor, bright daylight

There's a super shifty multichromatic shimmer in here that grabs and reflects every photon of light nearby, plus a light scattering of silver holo flake that adds a flashy glimmer in bright light, but is only visible as flake in lower light.

indoor, bright CF lighting

When in low light (below), or when the light isn't directly aiming at the polish (my index finger in the bottle shot above), the shimmer fades out to a subtle overlay, making the whole thing look off-black with a hint of silver flake.  It's really interesting how this shimmer can be so POW!!! one moment and nearly vanishes the next.

outdoor, shaded daylight

In direct light, the magnetic sparkle is a gorgeous mahogany red, that then shifts to bronze and to green the more angled the light becomes.  

outdoor, bright daylight

While MFE isn't the colors that one stereotypically thinks of as "totally 80s dude" I love that someone remembered that the decade had a lot of things other than neon & surfer-speak!

indoor, CF lighting

Rating:  4 out of 5 stars, MFE was a nicely responsive magnetic that was easy to work with and gave a dramatic look.  The lines did soften up a little more than I'd like, but hey that's my topcoat as much as basic physics.  This wore very well on me, showing the obvious edgewear typical of very dark & saturated polishes only after 4+ days.  

Where to buy:  PPU is sadly one & done, so look for this on blog sales & destashes.

~Michelle 

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