To test out the “cold-activated technology,” you’ve gotta pick up a bottle. You can only score the color-changing nail polish on the Coors Light website, where it launched on Tuesday, Nov. 15.

Seeking answers, I googled “manifestation manicures,” wondering if certain nail polish colors could, in theory, help me manifest, or visualize, the future I wanted —similar to a mood board.

My nail polish color experiment also happened to take place on a week chock-full of extra projects on my to-do list as well as strategic planning. In other words: I needed my inner woman warrior.

After a little research, I discovered that color-changing nail polishes exist. My hunch was that the science of how this happens might involve my area of expertise, atmospheric science.

Whether you’re someone who changes their nail color on a weekly basis or picks one or two shades a season and rotates them, you know the power of a fresh manicure. To do so, I’ve spent the ...