Liquid Sky Lacquer ~ Swerve
Sky blue linear holo
It’s time for a blue polish. So : I picked Swerve from Liquid Sky
because I’ve seen some wild pics of it on various nail blogs and also because
Liquid Sky makes some pretty crazy holos!
Application was easy and it took two coats to make it opaque and the
drying time is good. No problemo there, then.
Here’s what two coats without a topcoat looks like – the pic is taken
with flash:
It’s pretty, yes? But honestly, the holo isn’t as crazy as I expected. I
don’t know if I didn’t shake the bottle well enough, so keeping all the holo
goodness in the bottom of the bottle or what, but I’m not breath taken by this
in any way.
I made “bubbles” on it. I make random dark blue dots with a dark blue
shimmer from Miss Sporty with the number 510, and then I dotted Swerve on top
of the bigger dots.
And then the sun showed its pretty face, yay!
Here’s my final mani (minus topcoat) – the picture is taken in the sun.
Those of you who know Liquid Sky’s holos know that this is an almost non
existent holo effect!
Here’s a flash picture:
And here’s a lightbox picture so you can see what the mani looks like
most of the time:
I don’t quite know what to do with this polish. I mean, it’s still holo
and it’s pretty and all, but it was not what I expected at all! What would you
do if it was you?
Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Fast
Drying time: Fast
Durability: Good
Finish: Linear holo
Overall impression: Calm colour, nice rainbows, but there’s nothing crazy over it.
Overall impression: Calm colour, nice rainbows, but there’s nothing crazy over it.
Buy again: I don’t think so
I've never tried a liquid sky holo before. I personally like more subtle holos but I can understand that you would be disappointed since it's not what you were expecting :( the bubbles are really cute though!
ReplyDeleteI love in your face-holos and Liquid Sky is a brand that really delivers when it comes to strong holos. Perhaps that's why I was so disappointed. When I look at the photos I can see that it's a luxury problem to be disappointed in this one :D
DeleteI like the bubbles on the holo a lot: the whole design is lovely. The holo doesn't look that bad when it comes to the holo effect... perhaps it could have been stronger but still looks OK.
ReplyDeleteThanks, I appreciate it. I do think it looks OK, it's just not exactly what I expected - also because I've seen swatches where the effect almost blew me away :D
DeleteI see what you mean on the last photo, where it's pretty "flat", but i think most light/pale blue holos have this same problem. I think it looks petty awesome when it shows it's rainbows!!
ReplyDeleteMmm, that's a good point, actually. And when I look back on the photos I don't feel quite as "meh" as I did when I actually wore this :)
DeleteIt's a lovely blue shade :) I love it! Like the sky in a happy sunny day :)
ReplyDeleteIt's so nice to hear that you like it :)
DeleteSuch a pretty holo! great pictures as always! x
ReplyDeleteYou are so sweet, thank you!! x
Delete*faints* this is a lovely holo! I love the colour and the effect! Cute bubbles too :-)
ReplyDeleteAww, that's really nice to hear that you like it! :)
DeleteLovely holo! The design looks like the raindrops! :)
ReplyDeleteI like that thought. a lot, thank you! :)
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