Patent ID: 8889107

Claim:
A nail varnish having a velvety feel, the nail varnish comprising: (1) at least one effect pigment in a range from 0.05 to 6.0% by weight, based on the total weight of the nail varnish, wherein the at least one effect pigment has an average particle size D 50 of the cumulative frequency distribution of the volume-averaged size distribution function from a range from 1 to 100 μm; and (2) at least one micronized wax in a range from 1 to 15% by weight, based on the total weight of the nail varnish, wherein the at least one micronized wax has an average particle size D 50 of the cumulative frequency distribution of the volume-averaged size distribution function from a range from 2.5 to 91 μm, wherein a ratio of the average particle size D 50 of the at least one effect pigment to the average particle size D 50 of the at least one micronized wax according to the formula (I) D 50 ⁢ ⁢ effect ⁢ ⁢ pigment D 50 ⁢ ⁢ micronized ⁢ ⁢ wax ( I ) is in a range from 0.1 to 12.0, wherein the nail varnish has a light/dark flop index of 8.2 or less, and wherein the nail varnish has a roughness value R q greater thean the roughness value of the nail varnish without the at least one micronized wax.