Space Cadet is made of small, flat, metallic duochrome shimmer in a thin, sheer dirty-blue base. You can't see the base once the polish is fully opaque, because the shimmer comes together to form a sparkly-foilish finish, but you can see it in the first few coats. And the shimmer is mostly a dark silvery-purple, but will change to gold, green, and pink, depending on the light and angle.
Sunlight, no flash.
Sunlight, no flash.
Sunlight, no flash.
And that green on the side is not a reflection...'tis the power of the duochrome, yea verily.
Natural light, no flash.
Natural light, no flash.
Natural light, no flash.
Natural light, no flash.
Sunlight, no flash.
Sunlight, no flash,
Sunlight, no flash.
Sunlight, no flash.
Sunlight, no flash.
Space Cadet is a funny one. On one hand, it's kind of an unattractive color. I got some compliments on it when I wore it, and not one single person called it "pretty" or "nice". I got plenty of "cool" and "unusual" though, which is precisely what Space Cadet is. It's not pretty in the traditional sense of a pretty polish, but it is quite intriguing. In bright lights, it sparkles with a pink flash and in lower light, you see lots of the strong purple-green duochrome. And at all times, there's this weird alien-esque green glow that lurks right around the edges of the nail. Like even though my pictures are not so good and don't really capture this one, all of them feature at least a hint of green. But as cool as Space Cadet is, in my eyes, it is not the crown jewel of the Cosmic FX Collection. That title is reserved for Galaxy Girl, because not only is it damn cool, it's also beautiful. But Space Cadet runs a very close second.
Formula-wise, I have no complaints about Space Cadet. It was a little thin, so this is four coats of color with one layer of topcoat. But it was well worth the extra coat, and the polish went on smoothly and easily, so I don't particularly mind.
And I know I said that I was gonna not show my RBL's but I'm just too excited not to. Here they are! The pictures were taken in the dying evening light with flash, so they're lame. But when I wear these gorgeous guys and girls, I'll take better bottle pictures.
R-L: Starfish Patrick, Look Rich Be Cheap (ohh the irony), Frugalista, and Recycle
L-R: Scrangie, Catherine, Anne, and Under the Stars
Tiny comparison between Rescue Beauty Lounge Scrangie and Sally Hansen Grape Going
I'm going to do a real one later though.
I'm so excited to wear them!! Maybe this week, if weather permits.
But that's all I've got on this gorgeous Friday afternoon! Have a great day!
