Hey everyone!

Today I wanted to share my first Scofflaw Nail Varnish with you: Scofflaw- Rain Dogs! I've ordered from Scofflaw before, but it was for a secret Santa exchange and not myself, so this is the first ever Scofflaw swatch for Polish Hound. Ta-da!

When I saw Rain Dogs, I knew I had to have it, and the name was a hook for me too. I am a massive, massive Tom Waits fan (he's really a hero of mine), and Rain Dogs is one of his best albums- if not the best- so, this polish had to be mine! I don't know if the name of this polish is really a reference to the album or not, but either way...





Rain Dogs is a warm-toned purple that looks cooler-toned when built-up. It's filled with beautiful holographic microglitter and shimmer particles that shift blue-green.  The base is more of a creme than a crelly.

Artificial light, three coats:





I stopped at two coats on the thumb ^ to show you the color difference between two and three coats. You can see that it's totally opaque and non-streaky at the second coat, but the color stays at more of a warm-toned plum- so it just depends what you like!

Window-filtered daylight:


I hate to say it, but my expectations for this polish were super high, and I don't think it quite lived up to them. The shimmer and holographic microglitter are both more prominent in the bottle than on the nail, and maybe this polish could have been better served with a crelly base instead of creme, so they'd stand out more.

I'm not saying it's not beautiful- it is! And, it certainly photographs well, but in person I was just expecting a little more...oomph?

Outside, shade:


Sun:


Formula: It's on the thicker side, and applies decently, but you know, it's not creamy perfection. The particles give it a bit of a grainy feeling and it doesn't want to smooth completely over the nail toward the nail tip.

It does self-level though, and you can use two or three coats depending on how thick you make them. (That gives it a little versatility.) I used three for swatches, because the color still deepens a little at the third coat. You definitely want top coat on this- to both smooth the finish and bring out the sparkle. Overall, not bad, definitely workable, but not super extra wonderful.