Effervescence Dragon Dance

Hey, guys!

So you know how everyone's always saying to support your local businesses? Well, I must admit I haven't really been too into local businesses...I mean, I LIKE my Starbucks and McDonalds! But I've finally found a "local business" that I can TOTALLY get behind - Effervescence Nail Lacquer.

Effervescence is literally a BRAND SPANKIN' NEW company, started earlier this summer by two college freshmen-to-be as a way to earn a little extra pocket money. I'm going to say that in the future, this business could be making a lot more than just pocket money...

Today I have Dragon Dance, "a red jelly base with fine, square, and gold glitters". That description is pretty much spot on:

Effervescence Dragon Dance

While I'm talking about the  Effervescence website's description, I feel compelled to mention that these girls are hilarious. Their commentary-like nail polish descriptions are definitely entertaining just to read, and they've got little things all over the place that are sure to make you smile. ("I solemnly swear that I have read the delivery and pickup info." And then if you don't actually click the link, there's an angry pop-up that will make you both laugh and feel guilty simultaneously.)

Anyway, here are my swatches of Dragon Dance:

Dragon Dance, 3 coats

Having a jelly base, Dragon Dance was fairly sheer and buildable. Below, the index and ring fingers are 1 coat and the middle and pinky fingers are 2 coats:

As with all glitter polishes, Dragon Dance didn't finish completely smooth because of the glitter pieces. (However, it was significantly smoother than I expected, and I was impressed.) I remedied the chunkiness with a coat of Gelous and then one of Poshe to dry it faster. Can you see how glassy it is in the pictures below??

No? Well, the difference is a lot more noticeable in person. I keep staring at my nails - Dragon Dance is like a gorgeous jelly sandwich, but without the work of layering glitters between a jelly polish! (It also looks like the perfect Holiday color - Christmas OR Chinese New Year! :P)

If you can't tell, I LOVED Dragon Dance. The smaller brush (if you haven't noticed, the bottles are mini - 6 ml versus the regular 15 ml) made the polish a little harder to control, but the formula was good enough to make up for it. I'm excited to try out the other Effervescence colors!

Stay happy!