Shadow is #4/4 in 'Nothing Cannot Last', the quad of duochrome fleck polishes inspired by American Gods. Shadow (Baldur in Norse mythology) is the pawn in the grand game between Odin & Loki in the novel. [American Gods is copyright Neil Gaiman. I highly encourage everyone to read this novel. This quartet of polishes are inspired by American Gods, but have no association with it or any of Gaiman's works.]
Shadow is a blackened blue to purple multichrome polish with large visual texture (glass fleck), but is smooth on the nail.
NOTE: The swatches for this polish show it as very purple. The base color for it is actually a deep, midnight blue with bright blue flecks/larger shimmer particles, with a strong purple shift.
Base color: blue (midnight blue / blackened)
Shifts: blue / blue-purple / purple / pink
Finish: glass fleck
Roughness: smooth
# coats: three solo (swatch), or one as top coat
Top Coat: not required, but recommended
Staining: does not use any staining pigments
Size: 15ml square bottle
Vegan & cruelty free: yes
3-Free (formaldehyde, toluene, DBP free): yes
Indigo Bananas brand polishes are handmade from suspension base, thinner & related solvents, pure pigments, effect micas & flakes, and glitter. Polishes are made in batches, with weighed colorants and measured liquids, and batches are compared to previous testers. All finished polish colors have been tested for at least a month, with most having been under development for 3months+. Since this is a handmade product, there's a possibility that there will be slight batch variations, but I do my best to minimize them, both in appearance and performance.
Please shake before use, as the base used tends to 'gel' up, but should thin to a good consistency with a small amount of agitation. Please allow dry time between each coat of polish. Usage of a base coat & top coat is HIGHLY recommended to increase wear of all nail polish. I recommend using 3-Free top coats & base coat - and especially avoiding DBP (dibutyl phthalate, which disrupts hormone function), in all nail polish products.
The easiest way to remove glitter nail polish is to: soak a cotton pad in polish remover (or acetone), place it on your nail, wrap a piece of aluminum foil around your finger, wait 10 minutes, press and slide off the pad in one swipe (look up "glitter foil removal method" on youtube for some great videos). Please wipe cap off after use to prevent build up of polish. Polish can be thinned with nail polish thinner (ethyl/butyl acetate based, not acetone) if it is too thick or thickens up over time, with use.
Do not use near an open flame, while smoking, or while breathing fire or doing similar stunts sometimes seen done by street performers. Not to be used to put out cigarettes. Store in a cool, dark location. Use in a well ventilated area when applying nail polish, and do not use as an inhalant. For external use only.
Ingredients:
Butyl Acetate, Ethyl Acetate, Nitrocellulose, Isopropyl Alcohol, Adipic Acid/Neopentyl, Glycol/Trimellitic Anhydride, Acetyl Tributyl Citrate, Silica, N-Butyl Alcohol, Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer, Benzophenone-1, Violet 2. may contain: ultramarines, iron oxides, chromium oxides, lake dyes (batch certified), mica, glitter.