The Queen Must Ride Alone starts out with a sheer, light, mauve base, somewhere between pink and purple - almost a pale lavender. It's then packed with glitters and flakies in many different shapes and sizes, with both metallic and matte finishes, in shades of yellow, blue, red, silver, white and pink. This type of polish is also known as a "glitter crelly."
We feel that this polish would look great on just about anyone, but will be especially complimentary to cooler skin tones. It can be worn on its own to show more depth to the glitter, or can be layered on top of other colors as well!
Photos show:
1 coat over pink nails in outdoor light (pointy nails)
3 coats over bare nails in indoor light (short nails)
Inspiration: The sunlight-rich, soft yet jewel-toned, color palette of the cult horror film, Midsommar. This is the anchor nail polish of our Midsommar-inspired color series. We feel it perfectly encapsulates our favorite shot from the movie - all the different flowers of the May Queen!
About Our Products
- Handmade in San Francisco, CA
- Designed, mixed & packaged in-house
- Vegan
- Cruelty-free
- Nontoxic
- Free of phthalates, formaldehyde, toluene, camphor, fragrance, and common allergens
- Store your polish in a cool, dry place, out of direct sunlight
- Ingredients sometimes settle & gel - give the bottle a few gentle shakes before opening
- Nail polish thickens over time as the solvents inside evaporate. If yours gets too thick, you can bring it back to life with a product called nail polish thinner, sold at most beauty supply stores - or in our shop!
- We recommend acetone or soy-based removers the most safe and effective nail polish removers. Moisturize your nails & hands before and after use, or use our Remover Remedy to moisturize & remove your polish at the same time!
- Ethyl Acetate: An organic compound, used as a solvent to make our ingredients blend well. This naturally occurs in wine.
- Butyl Acetate: An organic compound, also used as a solvent. It naturally occurs in many fruit.
- Nitrocellulose: A film-forming ingredient derived from green plants.
- Isopropyl Alcohol: Also known as rubbing alcohol, used to disperse our dry pigments.
- Adipic Acid/Neopentyl Glycol/Trimellitic Anhydride: A polymer that makes our polish gel and form a good film. Adipic acid is naturally found in mushrooms.
- Sterealkonium Bentonite: A type of natural clay. Gives our matte polishes their special finish.
- Acetyl Tributyl Citrate: An organic polymer that keeps our polish flexible on the nail & helps prevent chipping.
- Silica: Also known as the primary component in sand, used as a hardener.
- N-Butyl Alcohol: A natural byproduct of sugar fermentation, used as a solvent.
- Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer: A film former, also used in sunscreen and eye makeup.
- Benzophenone-1: A UV absorber, used to keep our polish colorfast
- Colorants: We use a wide variety of micas, pigments & batch-certified lakes, as well as special ingredients such as Mylar flakes, aluminum powder, and metal and plastic glitters, which we source from reliable manufacturers. All of them are known to be safe for use in nail lacquers