Monday, January 13, 2014

Stump the Femme - Periphescence

A-who-the-what-now? I know, that's what you must be thinking. In all honesty, I had never heard of this word until I put the latest call out for Stump the Femme ideas. Alyssa Z., one of this rounds' winners, said it's

from the book Middlesex: "It denotes the first fever of human pair bonding. It causes giddiness, elation, a tickling on the chest wall, the urge to climb a balcony on the rope of the beloved's hair. Periphescence denotes the initial drugged and happy bedtime where you sniff your lover like a scented poppy for hours running."

Got it? Sorta? Good, me too! I thought it sounded utterly poetic and definitely challenging, so I decided to take a stab at turning this idea into a polish. Check it out! I started this polish off with TKB Luster Base. When I think of love, feverish and new, I think red. So in turn, I added 2 medium scoops of TKB True Red Orange Powder pigment (which has a small sheen to it). Next, I added multiple drops of TKB Black Nail Polish colorant (not pictured) to give it more of a deep lit from within color. Then, I added one medium scoop of Glitter Unique's .004 Garnet Hex, 2 medium scoops of .008 Fire Red Holo Hex, and finally, one small scoop of .004 Shifting Rainbow Hex to help give off a tickling sensation as mentioned in the description. What I created was a deep purple toned red shimmer base with burning red glitter and tiny sparks of iridescence:



Check out that iridescent micro glitter popping out!



So, that is my interpretation of periphescence! Formula is a little sheer at one coat but builds up nicely by the second thick coat. It does dry to a somewhat gritty finish due to the glitter so I added two coats of Glisten & Glow HK Girl top coat. I like it and I hope Alyssa does too! What do you think? Is it a decent interpretation?

Well that's all for today's stump the femme! See you back next time for more franken awesomeness! But until then, remember to keep it classy and creative!

xo

Today's Ingredients Are From:
* Luster base, True Red Orange Pigment, and Black Nail Polish: TKB Trading
* All glitter: Glitter Unique






6 comments:

  1. All fiery, glowy, sparky, and warm-- sounds about right! I love your interpretation and you've reminded me that I still need to read that book. I read an excerpt in a magazine right after it was published and I recall being quite intrigued.

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    1. Athankyou! Now I'm intrigued too. My reading list is about forever long so if you get to it, let me know what you think!

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  2. I love it! I think it's a spot-on interpretation. And to the poster above, Middlesex is definitely worth a read.

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    1. I am so glad you like it Alyssa! I was trying to impress you ;^)

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  3. This just jumps off the page! Great red accents - nice interpretation ~

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    1. That's an awesome compliment, so I really appreciate it :)

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