Today I am thrilled to share with you 1850 Artisan Polish's second collection! This collection is for Women's History Month and it's absolutely gorgeous.
First some details:
When: These are available right now on the 1850 Artisan Polish website.
Price: $10.00 each
Use Your Voice
This color was inspired by Helen Hunt Jackson, an author and activist who used a novel to describe the mistreatment of Native Americans living on the Mission Land in California. She helped create change through affecting public opinion with her descriptions of the land and its people. Her desire was to write a story which would move the hearts of readers, and she successfully published "Ramona" in 1884. Her legacy reminds us all to use our voices against injustice.
Use Your Voice is described as an earthy toned polish that has a smokey gray base with a multidimensional copper/pink/plum shifting shimmer and is finished with a gorgeous gold sparking shimmer.
The formula on Use Your Voice is excellent. It has a smooth and easy application, and was opaque for me in two coats. Swatches are shown with a glossy top coat.
Set The Bar High
Set The Bar High was inspired by Clara Shortridge Foltz, the first woman on the West Coat to become a lawyer. In 1896, she authored a bill which would allow women to take the bar exam in California, which opened the door for her entrance into practicing law in the state. She was also a champion of women's voting rights, a cause for which many women would show support by wearing purple, gold, and white sashes.
Set The Bar High is their version of Ultra Violet, the color of the year for 2018. This ultra violet polish shimmers on its own, but its also packed with gold shimmer giving it a glowing sparkle.
The formula on Set The Bar High is excellent. It has a smooth and easy application, and was opaque for me in two coats. Swatches are shown with a glossy top coat.
New Life
New Life was inspired by the life of Biddy Mason. Mason was a former slave who, after being brought by her owner to California, petitioned the Court and was granted proof of her freedom. She became a nurse and midwife and with her earnings was able to purchase land in Los Angeles, making her one of the first African American landowners in California. She was a philanthropist who generously shared her wealth with others, especially the poor and the impoverished. The green chosen is asymbol of Mason's new life, the new life of the babies born in her care as a nurse, and the green trees growing in the park named for her.
New Life is describe as a delicate Spring green that shifts to a bright gold and is packed with gold shimmer.
New Life has an excellent formula. The application was smooth and very easy to apply. It may show some brush strokes when wet, but they pretty much all disappear when dry. New Life was opaque for me in two coats. Swatches are shown with a glossy top coat.
Groundbreaker
This polish is dedicated to all the women who have been groundbreakers as they forged new paths, pushed conventional boundaries, and created a better world for everyone.
Groundbreaker is described as a multichrome thermal with scattered gold holo microglitter. It transitions from a champagne pearl with fuchsia/red shimmer when warm, to a blackened base with a fuchsia/red to gold multichrome sparkles when cold.
Groundbreaker has an excellent formula. The application was smooth and very easy to apply. Groundbreaker was opaque for me in two coats. Swatches are shown with a glossy top coat.
shown in the cold state.
shown in the warm state.
shown transitioning
Boundless
Boundless is a celebration of the unlimited strength and power of the women who changed the world.
Boundless is described as a thermal that transitions from a sheer pink with a blue flash when warm, to a midnight blue when cold. It has gold shimmer and is loaded with intense, opalescent color shifting flakies.
Boundless has an excellent formula. The application was smooth and very easy to apply. Boundless was opaque for me in two coats. Swatches are shown with a glossy top coat.
shown in the cold state.
shown in the warm state
shown in the transition state.
Overall this collection is gorgeous, and the formula is excellent across the board. I hope you head on over to the 1850 Artisan Polish website and pick up some because you won't be disappointed!
Keep an eye on my Instagram because I will have some application videos to share with you in the coming days.
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