Flakie Friday! Sassatinnie Q09

Hello Lovelies! Due to several bad happenings, Flakie Friday is late today. My first FF Manicure decided it had no will to live and was destroyed before I even managed to pour my morning coffee, then my router decided to be a huge pest and refused to work until a few minutes ago. Fun stuff! But, I'm here, and it's before midnight here in NM, so I'm still on time! ;)

Today I have a special polish to share with you. This polish is special to me for several reasons. First, it came to me from Susan from The Subtle Shimmer, my partner in crime on Flakie Fridays, it's a very close match to an awesome Koh flakie that Susan posted awhile back that I have been drooling over ever since, and finally, it says "Super Dolly Fantasy Color" on the bottle, which cracks me up for some reason. What can I say? I love random things like that! We've actually taken to referring to it as "Super Happy Fun Time" around here since we can never actually remember Super Dolly Fantasy Color.

As far as I can ascertain from the 2 polishes that Susan sent from this brand, Sassatinnie is the brand, Super Dolly Fantasy Color is the collection, and the names all start with Q followed by a number. This particular beauty is Sassatinnie Q10, and is a mix of Copper/Gold and Green/Gold/Teal Flakies in a silvery blue shimmer base.

Be sure to click "read more" to take a closer look at this pretty!

Q10 looks a bit on the purple side in pictures, but IRL it really is a silvery blue. The flakies do not have a very strong color shift, but it's there if you have the right angle and very strong lighting. The copper flakes are very dominant, which is a-ok with me, since I love blue and copper together.

Q10 tends to make me look a bit lobstery, and please forgive my very hastily taken photos. Not my best work! Anyway, this is 3 coats of Q10 topped with HK Girl top Coat:

 

Despite the lobstery skin tone, I loooooove this flakie. The color is just beautiful, and it's a little more subtle than most of my flakies. I do love my in your fave polishes, but I do occasionally crave something a little more toned down.

Q10's formula was very thin, yet it was a dream to work with. It applied smoothly and despite being so very thin, I had no flooding, and minimal streaking. It is on the sheer side, and I did need all 3 coats for opacity. Flakies were abundant and are just as thin as the polish itself. This meant that they lay flat on the nail and I had zero problems wrapping my tips or dealing with stragglers dangling from my free edge.

I am so happy that Susan was kind enough to send this beauty my way. I really do adore it! I fully intend to see what this looks like layered as well.

Speaking of Susan, don't miss her awesome Takko Lacquer Flakie! Yet another lemming Susan has created! I swear my flakie wish list is filled with polishes that Susan has shown!

I did receive another awesome Flakie in the mail today, and cannot wait for more Flakie Fridays! I find myself being drawn to my flakies more often than ever after starting this with Susan, yet I force myself to wait until Friday.

What do you think of Sassatinnie Q10? Don't you think I would make a pretty good lobster? ;)

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing! Be sure and check back tomorrow for some brand new Daring Digits!

-Kimber