Emily de Molly Pyrite

Hi! Today I am going to be showing you a beautiful, subtle polish by Emily de Molly. I bought this back in June of last year, and wore it during the time where I didn’t get a chance to even photograph polish, let alone share it on my blog, so here it is in its full glory. I remember this polish being the one I was least excited about when I purchased the ones I did, and I think it was somewhat of a last-minute impulse purchase, but it turned out to be one of my very favourites.

Pyrite, also known as fool’s gold, is a beautiful mineral that I used to collect when I was young, as it’s all over the place! I remember one beach on Seil Island in Scotland being particularly abundant with it in its natural state… it’s a beautiful mineral that is a pale brassy gold and metallic in appearance. It used to be sold a lot in museums and by mineral collectors.

This is a lovely grey crelly with gold shimmer running through it, and gold hexagonal metallic glitter in two sizes, and holographic silvery white hexagonal glitter in two sizes. I love how simplistic this polish is and yet it’s absolutely gorgeous. It’s definitely a treasure in my collection.

Application:

This took 2 coats for full opacity. It is a little on the thick side so it can drag or get a little streaky if you apply the second coat too soon, so make sure you leave 5 minutes or so between coats. It dries quickly enough, but I’d recommend using a quick-dry topcoat to even out the finish.

I bought my lovely bottle from Sally Magpies, although I’m not sure whether it’s going to be back in stock any time soon – the best way to be in the know is to follow them on Facebook! I believe you can also buy Emily de Mollys from Llarowe, although the site isn’t playing ball tonight so I can’t get the link 🙁 sorry!