Wet N Wild Megalast: Toxic Apple

Hi all! Late post today since I spent a good portion of my free time today working on my Halloween mani! I can't wait to show it to you later! It isn't perfect, but it did come out much better than I thought it would, especially since I threw it all together at the last minute, not really knowing what I was going to do when I sat down at my polish table. It was a lot of fun, but I made a gigantic mess, and my cuticles are not happy about all the sponging, painting, and cleaning up involved with this one. Having sensitive skin in the desert is not fun. But you're not here to listen to me whine! Let's see some polish!

Today I have another awesome new Wet N Wild Megalast Polish to share with you. Toxic Apple is a fab Deep Blurple polish with subtle pink and purple shimmer particles. I love Blurple polishes, and this one is a definite fave. Toxic Apple is actually a touch more on the blue side in most light, however it does flash the purple often. As a bonus, it's also a good one coater! (Sorry about the Lobster Hands - I didn't want to color correct since the polish is true to color in these shots)

Check out the nubbins! Growing nicely already...oh Qtica Natural Nail Growth Stimulator, How I love thee! But, more importantly, check out that color! Rawr!

Formula:
Toxic Apple has the standard Wet N Wild Formula, simply one of the best drugstore polishes around. Not too thick, not too thin, no glopping, gooping or thickening, and no bubbles, dragging or balding.

Application:
Opaque in a single coat, TA was lovely to apply save for one thing...the brush. This polish has the standard Megalast "Mani-curve" brush, which I usually don't mind. This time around I managed to snag the bottle with the wonky, uneven brush, which led to a very hard time getting anything near a clean line. Which meant more clean- up. Usually not too much of a drag, but this polish is HIGHLY pigmented, and even the smallest swipe of acetone left a blue streak along my skin and nails. Not worth skipping out on this beauty, but to avoid staining be sure to use a good base coat and try to steer clear of your cuticles, even with the edges of your clean up brush.

Overall the good certainly outweighs the bad on this one.  The brush issue seems to be a fluke, and I don't always think of dense pigmentation as a negative, it's just a minor annoyance with cleaning up and possible staining. I use either Qtica or OPI Nail Envy Matte as a base coat and I have had one polish actually stain my nails, and that was a Zoya. Since I always keep my nails polished, not a huge issue. Plus with a price tag of a whopping $1.99? Who can complain? ;)

What do you think of Toxic Apple and the new Megalast colors?

Be sure to check back later on for my "not-really-epic-yet-epic-for-me Halloween Mani", complete with Born Pretty Store Nail Art Brush Review!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber