By Dean Sensui, Star-Bulletin
Nails are a pearly lavender --
or blue, depending on the lighting.
What is pearly white indoors and icy blue in the sun? Del Sol's new line of nail polish that goes on one color and changes to another when out in the sun. Nail polish boasts
two tones in a bottle"It is totally safe and nontoxic and can be handled like any other nail polish," said Adam Shatz, president of Full Moon, the distributing company. The polish consists of inks and dyes that go through a "photochromic process." "This just means it is sensitive to ultraviolet rays," Shatz said.
Del Sol, the manufacturing company, started using this process when screenprinting T-shirts several years ago. "We're mostly doing nail polish for now though," Shatz said.
Most of the polishes are light indoors but transform into vibrant, brighter colors within 30 seconds of sun exposure. "These allow for a more subtle look for indoor environments, such as school or work, and a more expressive, bolder look for outdoors," Shatz said. When returning indoors, it takes about three to five minutes, depending on the number of coats, for the polish to return to its original color.
The nail polish comes in 8 different colors. "Reckless," "Cold Fusion" and "Blind Date" all go on pearly white and turn pink, icy blue and copper, respectively.
Del Sol wanted some of the polish to start off the same color so when a person went outdoors it would be fun to see different colors appear, Shatz said. There also is a clear gloss polish which turns to cranberry for people who are not allowed to wear colored nail polish at work or school, Shatz said.
Other colors available are "Spike" which goes from green to purple, "Electric" which goes from ice blue to minty green, and "Cotton Candy" which goes from fuschia to purple.
Suggested retail price for the .47 fluid ounce ounce bottles is $8 and they'll soon be available through beauty and nail salons. "We hope to get them into stores too," Shatz said.
Michelle Ramos, Special to the Star-Bulletin
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