The Polish Bar Fall Collection Part 2: Cosmic Glow

I want to start tonight's post with a correction!  The Polish Bar's fall collection release is October 4 at 10:00 am pacific.  So, you'll have two extra days to gather your money to throw at Janice.  Ok, so let's take a look at the second polish in my review of The Polish Bar's fall line - Cosmic Glow.

*I was not financially compensated for this post. I received a sample for review purposes. The opinions are completely my own based on my experience.  For more information, please see my Disclosure Policy in the tab above.*

Color: Light lavender holo with pink undertones

Finish: Holographic – pigment gives polish a rainbow in the sunshine.  The pigment used is an alternative to spectraflair, so the rainbow is scattered instead of linear.

Bottle / Brush: Round mini bottle – wand and brush are just long enough to reach the bottom of the bottle.  However, the fact that it’s a mini makes application a little tricky.  Requires a steady hand to apply evenly without pooling.

Opacity: Medium – achieves opacity at three to four coats.  On my pinkie and index fingers, I used four thicker coats, which caused bubbling because I'm impatient.  I didn't allow the layers to dry enough before adding the next coat.  On my middle and ring fingers, though, I only used 3 coats.

Glitter Application: N/A

Consistency: Medium – applies easily and doesn’t flood the cuticles.  However, like with Summer Sea, it does get thicker the longer you leave the bottle open.

Overall Ease of Application: Medium – applies well with minimal pooling, dragging, streaking, or balding.  Spreads well without much manipulation.

Stampability: Not tested for stamping.  I know I said I was going to test for stamping, but I ran out of time.  I fail, I know.

Dry Time: Long – dry to the touch with minimal smudging in over 8 minutes.  I decided to try out Cosmic Glow without a topcoat to show you just how glossy it is.  Every photo of this polish is without topcoat!  It's shiny as if it has a topcoat, but a topper isn't necessary for shine.  It is necessary, however, for dry time.  It took over 10 minutes before it wasn't tacky anymore.  Just because I didn't use a topper, though, doesn't mean you can't.  I used KBShimmer's Clearly on Top over Summer Sea yesterday, and the holo was still vibrant.

Overall Thoughts:  Much like with Summer Sea, I feel that the milky base adds a bit of uniqueness to this polish.  It is a scattered holo, too, so it's much more subtle than the strict linear holos.  Application was fine, but I kept messing it up while I was waiting for it to dry.  I attribute that to trying to wear it without a topcoat, without using drying drops, and for my general lack of patience.  Because you have to use three to four coats, it takes much longer to dry than most holos.  It also doesn't have the thin almost watery consistency of most holos, thankfully, which adds to the dry time.  All in all, though, I really liked Cosmic Glow.  It's a great palate cleanser to the vampy colors of fall.

You can purchase The Polish Bar polishes at Janice's Etsy store.  Follow her on facebook here for news and updates.  REMEMBER, these go on sale October 4 at 10 am pacific!

*I was not financially compensated for this post. I received a sample for review purposes. The opinions are completely my own based on my experience.  For more information, please see my Disclosure Policy in the tab above.*