Wet N Wild Fantasy Makers Tombstone Polish in Once Upon A Time

Hello Ladies!

Today I have another Halloween polish to share with you all!  Since I showed you all one of the Tombstone polishes this week, I decided to stick with that theme and show another one.

Once Upon A Time is a blackened jelly with tons of Medium Red Hex and microglitter. If you think you've seen something similar from Wet N Wild, you are correct! Once Upon A Time is a dupe for Spoiled Ants In My Pants, which is the same as Wet N Wild Behind Closed Doors. Yup, same polish, different bottle. However, we all know that I love the Tombstone bottles so having 3 bottles of the same polish in different bottles is ok, right? I'm not a hoarder, I swear! ;)

When I swatched Ants In My Pants, I wore it over black. This time, I decided to try this polish out on its own. Very different result!

This was INCREDIBLY Hard to capture for some reason. The light just caused all sorts of problems. At some angles, the glitter looks almost fiery - Red with glowing orange, but I think that has to do with wearing it alone versus over black. When I've worn this girl's dupes over black, the red is dominant. Go figure.

Details:
1 coat Peel Off Base Coat (Trust me, you don't wanna remove this kind of glitter with remover!)
3 coats Once Upon A Time
1 coat Gelous
1 coat Seche Vite

Despite having worn both Ants In My Pants and Behind Closed Doors, this polish is still gorgeous and worth having multiple bottles. I love that it looks amazing on its own, as well as layered over black. Alone, it looks almost fiery, the glitter shifting from Red to Fiery Orange/Red Depending on the light. Layered Over Black, the red glitter pops. Just a lovely combination either way you wear it.

Formula:
This polish is a bit thick, but that seems to help the glitter stick to the nail. No dragging, balding, running, etc. Not exactly perfect, but not problematic.

Application:
Despite the thickness of this polish and the density of the glitters, this baby was not a PITA to apply. The thickness of the jelly base seemed to help the glitters stay in place on the nail, and the density of the glitter meant no fishing for glitter or needing to dab to make sure the glitter wasn't just in one spot on the nail. However, since this is a bit on the thick side, I do recommend thinner coats to avoid a very thick manicure.  I used 2 coats for more opacity (it is a jelly base after all) but it was just fine with 2.  If you don't like sheer spots though, layer this over a black base. This glitter is also a bit thirsty, so if you like a smooth surface I'd slap on a coat of Gelous and Top Coat. 

Despite this being a re-named re-release of a polish that Wet N Wild has released twice before, it's still a gorgeous polish and another must have for those that are fans of red glitter.  Plus, the Tombstone bottle is just too cool to pass up!

What do you think of Once Upon A Time? Are you disappointed that WNW re-relased this polish as opposed to releasing something new?

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber