Sweet Baby Octopolish!

I have a love/hate relationship with jelly-type polishes.  On the good side, the formula on these tends to be very easy to control, and because they're not as thick, they're easier to clean up.  In the minus column, though, they tend to wear just awfully on me - it's like the lack of shimmer/pearl/glitter particles makes it less strong or reinforced.  Today, I have one that has all the pros and cons of jellies:  Contrary Polish's River Market. sorry for the yellowy background, but color was most correct in the bathroom.  weird. River Market is a very deep purple jelly with fiery ruby sparkles peeking out.  Like the best jellies, this one looked way glossy and shiny once I was finished. pow!  shine! Unfortunately, it absolutely needed 3 coats to even it out (jellies being prone to patchy/imperfect coverage on their first coats, and this one was no exception), and that made the final result exactly as dark as it was in the bottle.  Other...

Firebrand is from the Original Six Collection by Contrary Polish , an indie brand. It's a deep pink/red crelly with awesome sparkle in it.  It looks very professional and "normal" in the regular light and the sunlight brings out a fantastic pink/red sparkle. Outdoor early morning sun Indoor, fluorescent lighting Indoor lighting Another outdoor shot, in the shade. Indoor, incandescent It's my first Contrary Polish and I have been loving it so far. -S.