Hello, reader! Do you guys like solar polishes? I’m a ’90s kid, and I’m an easy sell for anything that changes color. I bought a few Del Sol polishes when I was on vacation a few years ago because I could not resist. I blame mood rings. This is Spike; I’m wearing three coats of Spike with one coat of Seche Vive top coat.
Spike is a frosty mint green polish that turns a cool mauve when exposed to direct sunlight. Application was good; the product consistency was on the thin side, but was still easy to apply. The first coat was sheer and I needed all three to achieve full opacity. Because it’s so frosty, brush-strokes are pretty apparent. It takes a while to effect the color change, probably a good five minutes or so. The polish dries with a glossy finish; I used top coat for extra shine and protection.
How fun is this polish! Honestly, I’d hoped the purple it changed to in the sun would have been a bit brighter; it’s a little too on the SFW side for me. The green it starts out as is very pretty; sometimes it seems more silver than green, but it’s always icy and shimmery and cool (pun?) to look at.
One thing you’ll notice is that this post has a ton of photos, and I apologize. I wanted to show the polish in both states, and to treat both states as two different polishes. They really could be; if I didn’t know it was a solar polish, I’d assume they were. The following set of photos were taken in direct sunlight.
Like I said, I wish the purple was brighter and/or darker. It’s a pretty unique shade as-is, but I just wanted more from it, especially when you see its actual color compared to the label.
One thing I wish I’d been able to capture was the polish in transition. As I mentioned, the change took some time to occur, and my camera takes such high-quality video that my computer can’t handle editing it. Also my phone camera doesn’t work. I think I got a decent shot of the bottle hovering between colors.
I don’t see Spike listed on Del Sol’s site, but other polishes are available there as well as in their stores.
Color changing polishes are so cool! I love that you showed both shades of each!
So fun! We have a Del Sol store around where I live and I’ve bought some polish as well and sadly haven’t tried it yet. They had clothes too!
I want their sunglasses!
OMG, that is one beautiful polish with two great shades! I have never owned a solar polish, but I am so tempted by that one. I think I have a Del Sol T-shirt that someone gave me ages ago.
I love polishes like these too!
I’m not usually into frosty finishes, but the color change is super fun!
Love that it changes color, that’s so cool! However, I am totally OCD about the brush lines on metallics, they bug me for some reason, so I rarely wear them.
I really love it in the mint green state! I’ve yet to try any UV reactive polishes
sea foam is my favorite! It’s really pretty!
This is a little too frosty for me but I have to admit how cool it is!!!
Wow! These look like so much fun i wouldn’t be able to stop playing with them lol x
Oh wow, what a pretty colour change! x