GlitterDaze Essence of a Unicorn (aka WORDS WORDS WORDS WORDS)

  A few years ago I bought a pair of shoes I fell head over heels in love with on first sight-- black patent leather BCBG slingback pumps with pearlized red, yellow, blue, and green color blocking on the toes.  I didn't stop to think about what I'd wear them with because I had every confidence I'd figure it out; but there's just something about them that causes me to reach for something else every time.  Maybe it's that they're a little on the too fancy for jeans side and my dress slacks require a heel just a little bit higher.  Maybe everything I tried them with looked either too matchy-matchy or completely clashed.  Whatever it is, it's been at least two years since I've even attempted to wear them but I hold out hope that they'll get their proper weartime and so they sit in my closet, looking cute as always, with no place to go.

GlitterDaze Essence of a Unicorn

  You may or may not have caught on to the giant multichrome flakie craze happening right now in the indie nail polish world.  When GlitterDaze, one of my favorite indies, started posting promo shots and preorder offers on her own collection, I knew I had to treat myself to at least one, so I preordered the fuschia to green shifter, Essence of a Unicorn, and waited on pins and needles for my shipping notification.  And once it arrived, I had no idea what to do with it.  Flakies are, of course, meant to be toppers, and I inherently knew this about this new crop.  Photos started showing up from other gals posting about different brands and I found myself unimpressed with how they looked on the nail versus my complete mesmerization at the bottle shots.  I enlisted C's help in finding a base that would highlight the duochrome without resorting to black and white (neither of which set these flakies off to their full advantage, as they are not iridescent but quite pigmented and metallicky).

GlitterDaze Essence of a Unicorn over NARS Storm Bird

  After much holding together of bottles, trying to find a duo that worked, I somewhat reluctantly decided on NARS Storm Bird (which is possibly the best grey creme ever created, that is until LVX launched their Fall 2014 collection).  The flakies apply somewhat sparsely so I used two coats on top of Storm Bird, to this effect.
  So here's my thing-- I'm not sure why, but my brain really wanted this to be a full coverage dealie, and a not quite so subtle one at that.  In most light, Essence of a Unicorn is simply a multicolored topper, and a predominantly purple one at that (you know me and purples).  I found the shift barely visible in real life, so my pictures show a more dramatic look than was actually present.  Either way you look at it, it's really quite pretty but not what I was expecting.

GlitterDaze Essence of a Unicorn over NARS Storm Bird

  After one day of wear I was dying to know what it looked like over a light color so I took off that still pristine looking manicure in favor of a base of OPI Ski Slope Sweetie, a whipped white confection packed with pink, blue, and gold shimmer (again, two coats of flakie).

GlitterDaze Essence of a Unicorn over OPI Ski Slope Sweetie

GlitterDaze Essence of a Unicorn over OPI Ski Slope Sweetie

  Ski Slope Sweetie reads as the palest gold and so the flakies stand out more even as the shift is subtler still.  C says it looks space age.  I wasn't sold on it at all until I'd made it halfway through my day and suddenly it struck me as unlike anything I've ever seen.  It became elegant, festive, outside the box, and all because of those fabulous flakies and their inherent, and surprising, subtlety!

GlitterDaze Essence of a Unicorn over OPI Ski Slope Sweetie

 
 Essence of a Unicorn won me over.  It's officially faring better than those shoes.

  Essence of a Unicorn is one of five multichrome flakies available from GlitterDaze.  Click {HERE} and all will be revealed.

  Thank you for reading and have a fantastic day!! ♥