New at Sephora from Nails Inc. are three polishes from the Galaxy collection. Today I have one of those three polishes to share with you: Trafalgar Crescent.
First up, let's examine Trafalgar Crescent on its own.
no base coat, 2 coats of Trafalgar Crescent, no top coat
The beautiful thing about this lacquer is that you can not only wear it on its own, but you can also layer it over another color to bring out the iridescent shimmer that is strongly present in this polish.
no base coat, 2 coats of Trafalgar Crescent, no top coat
And now let's examine how just one coat looks over a plain white creme:
no base coat, 2 coats of OPI Alpine Snow - Matte, 1 coat of Trafalgar Crescent, no top coat
For some very odd reason the white base looks like it is tinted yellow under this polish. Now, I didn't notice this when I was taking photos of this swatch, but it could be either the white polish that is old, or it could be the iridescent base that makes this polish lean off-white rather than look completely white.
no base coat, 2 coats of OPI Alpine Snow - Matte, 1 coat of Trafalgar Crescent, no top coat
The above image is one of the better examples of the indigo/violet shimmer that is strongly present in this polish. In some lights the shimmer looks completely purple, but over black (as seen below), the blue sheen becomes apparent.
Below is where this polish really shines - one coat over a straight black creme polish.
base coat, 1 coat of Fantasy Makers Darkest Hour, 1 coat of Trafalgar Crescent, no top coat
base coat, 1 coat of Fantasy Makers Darkest Hour, 1 coat of Trafalgar Crescent, no top coat
The other two colors in the collection are Knightsbridge Road and Buckingham Court, a mostly gold glitter and a mostly red glitter. Unlike Trafalgar Crescent, the other two do not have iridescent shimmer in the base (or at least from what I could see when I tried them on in store).
