China Glaze ~ Strap on your Moonboots

China Glaze ~ Strap on your Moonboots

Dark blue holo

I showed you Cosmic Dust yesterday, and when that moved out of the box of untrieds, it left ‘Strap on your Moonboots’ as the only one from the Hololglam collection left in the box. It didn’t like that to be honest, so I decided to wear it so it could move into the Helmer to join the rest of the family there.

The hologlams really like aqua basecoat as underwear, so that’s what I used. The formula is good, and two coats is what it takes to make it look the best. Drying time is really good.

No sunshine to help me show off the holo today (Boo! Hiss!), so we’ll have to do with flash pictures. Here’s two coats, no topcoat:

The polishes from the Hologlam collection are often put down because people like to compare them to the OMG collection. But they are completely different, and I must admit that I quite like this holo effect.

One last pic with flash:

I decided to add glittah! I used a silver/holo glitter from Alix Avien. It hasn’t got a name as such, but it’s #110. I sponged the glitter on by the base of my nails and topped the whole thing with topcoat, and here’s my final mani taken with flash:

And another one:

Here’s a low light picture. I like this polish out of the sun too.

Here are the polishes I used:

That’s my last Hologlam for you. Did you buy any from this collection?

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Fast

Durability: It definitely needs a good topcoat to last

Finish: Linear holo, pretty, but not amazing!
Overall impression: I love this colour because it’s also pretty in low lights.

Buy again: Yes

China Glaze ~ Cosmic Dust

China Glaze ~ Cosmic Dust

Light silvery grey holo

When China Glaze came out with the Hologlam collection last spring, I ordered a bunch of them. I was surprised to see Cosmic Dust in my package, since I hadn’t ordered it. Instead there was another polish missing, so I wrote to the company who sent the package and asked what to do. They said to me that they would send the missing polish and that I could just keep Cosmic Dust. Score!

However, since I hadn’t ordered Cosmic Dust to begin with, it got to sit unnoticed in the box of untrieds for a very long time. But today is the day it’s going to shine.

I started out with a layer of aqua basecoat because I know the Hologlam collection likes that in general. The formula is a bit thin, but the polish applies easily over the aqua basecoat. Two coats are what it takes to make it opaque and dries fast between the coats.

The sun was out which is a huge plus when the holos are being aired.

So take a look at two coats, no topcoat:

Shiny, eh? :) It was tricky to catch the rainbows though, but here’s a fair attempt:

And another one. The holo flame is light blue, which suits the silver grey just perfectly.

I stamped on it. Yes – yes I did. Out of character, I know...so I used a motif from my XL stamping plate M, and I stamped with a no name stamping polish. And when I looked at the final result, all I could think of was that I had made a psychedelic zebra!

I must admit that I like this much more than I thought I would!

It’s not often I wear just grey and black, but sometimes it’s nice to do something completely different, and this really grew on me.

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Fast

Durability: Not the best, to be honest

Finish: Linear holo, pretty, but not amazing!
Overall impression: If you like silver holos, then this is a pretty cool polish. It’s not my favourite one though.

Buy again: No

Peita’s Polish ~ Little Penguin

Peita’s Polish ~ Little Penguin

A mix of purple and holo glitters

Little Penguin is a Norway Nails exclusive. It’s purple glitter mixed with hologlitter and it’s soooo goshdarn pretty!

The formula is good, and this glitter doesn’t require underwear. It takes two coats to make it opaque and the drying time between the coats is average. I applied a layer of topcoat before I took my pictures.

Here’s a flash pic of two coats, no topcoat:

Isn’t that glitter just looking cool?

Here’s a picture taken in my lightbox. The holo glitter still shines brightly :)

I found a good motif on stamping plate Mash-47 and I stamped with a no name black stamping polish. I applied another layer of topcoat to seal it up, and then my mani was done.

Here’s a flash picture:

And here’s a lightbox picture.

Verdict:

Purple? Holo? Glitter? Colour me yes, yes and yes. I really like this glitter!!

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Average

Durability: Good

Finish: glitter with holo glitter
Overall impression: I love this sparkly and fun glitter

Buy again:Yes

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Darling Diva ~ Catherine

Darling Diva ~ Catherine  

Magenta with holo effect and blurple glitters

It’s time for another Darling Diva polish – I still got a few in my box of untrieds, and they really want to move into the Helmer. Catherine was the most eager of the bunch, which is why I’m wearing her today.

The formula is good, I didn’t experience any problems with application at all. Two coats is what it takes to build up the opacity and the drying time is pretty good too. In fact: I don’t have anything bad to report at all :D

So here’s what Catherine looks like; 2 coats and a layer of Poshé topcoat. The picture is taken with flash:

As you can see the holo effect isn’t the strongest, but I find it really nice anyway.

Here’s a picture taken in my lightbox so you can see the glitters too. I like this combination of finishes!

I recently bought a bunch of small stickers in various shapes, and decided to try and make a bit of nail art with these stars:

I placed the stickers on my nails and painted with Ellagee’s “Delilah Blue”, which I showed you here. 

Here’s what that looked like:

And your low light picture. I quite like this effect!

When it was dry I applied a layer of Spectraflair topcoat from Piper Polish Co. It isn’t the topcoat with the strongest holo effect, but the cool thing is that it almost doesn’t dull the colours underneath it.
Note: I’ve ordered Dance Legend’s Prismatic topcoat, and I have a couple of other holo topcoats, so I’ll make a comparison once the Dance Legend is in da house.

Anyway, here’s my final mani, taken with flash:

  

Oh yes, this is something I like! I can’t wait to try my other shapes of stickers, it’ll be fun to make some cool manis with them!

Here are the polishes I used: 

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: fast

Durability: Good

Overall impression: Catherine is a sweet colour. She doesn’t have much edge, but the added glitters makes a huge difference!

Buy again: Yes

Liquid Sky Lacquer ~ Ever Green

Liquid Sky Lacquer ~ Ever Green  

Emerald green linear holo

Ever Green came out around Christmas, but I only bought it recently. I like a good green, Christmas or not.

The formula seemed a little bit thin on the first layer and I thought I would have to apply at least three layers to make this pretty green look the best. But the second coat made it opaque. I do believe that if it hadn’t been for the crazy holo in this one, I would have had to apply a third coat. But today is

not that day. Drying time between the coats is really good.

Here’s two coats, no topcoat, pic taken with flash:

And another pic. The holo is really extreme, I love it!

Here’s what Ever Green looks like in lower lights. I couldn’t get it to stop flashing rainbows no matter what I did, LOL!

I added some glitter because I ran out of ideas of what to do on it. I used a silver glitter from OPI called In True Stefani Fashion, which is from the Gwen Stefani collection. It’s the first time I use it, and I like it a lot. I sponged the glitter at the base of my nails, applied a layer of Ellagee’s topcoat “Glass”, and here is my final mani, taken in low lights:

I love holo/glitter combinations because the glitter shines in lower lights:

… and the holo shines in the sunlight! It’s a win/win situation!

Here’s Ever Green in her matching bag:

I did think that Ever Green was darker green when I bought it, but I like this nonetheless. What do you think? Do you like glitter on holo?

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Fast

Finish: Extreme holo, fascinating effect!
Overall impression: I love these extreme holos, they’re spectacular. The fact that the formula and drying time is great just makes Liquid Sky Lacquers a great, recommendable brand

Buy again: Yes

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Misa ~ Lash Out, Eye Candy & High Brow ~ swatches

Misa ~ Lash Out, Eye Candy & High Brow  

The three Misa polishes I am going to show you today are all from the Blink of an Eye-collection from autumn 2013. I only bought them recently so these ones didn’t get to sit in the box of untrieds for long. There were six polishes in the collection, and I only bought these three. Funnily enough it was the glitters of the collection I gave a miss; mainly because I didn’t find them special enough!

But let’s get started. The first one up is Lash Out, a super bright teal with shimmer. The formula is good and so is the drying time. It takes two coats to achieve full opacity, and the polish dries up to a silky matte finish.

Here’s what the beauty looks like without topcoat:

It’s sooo pretty, I love it!

The sun was shining, so I snapped a sunshine pic for you!

Then I applied a layer of topcoat, because I love shiny things. Take a look at how much prettier it is with topcoat:

I also snapped a picture in the sunshine:

This is the star in the collection for me. I love, love, love it!

Second polish up is Eye Candy, which is a lovely bright orange toned red. Eye Candy is also packed with shimmer, which makes it even lovelier. It also dries up to a silky matte finish, like Lash Out does.

Same good formula on this one, average drying time, and also two coats for the pictures.

This is gorgeous and goes so well with my skin tone!

A sunshine pic:

Topcoat makes this baby amazing!!

And even more amazing in the sun! Wow!

Oh yes, I love this too.

The last one up, High Brow, was actually the one I had been looking forward to the most. It’s a Burgundy shimmer with a blue base, and it’s also packed with shimmer. It’s got the same good formula and drying time, and also dries up silky matte.

Here’s two coats:

It’s dark and vampy, and the shimmer is lovely.

It looks fantastic in the sun!

I applied topcoat, and it was changing into an even prettier polish!

And in the sun it was just WOW!

Although I think High Brow is pretty, then it’s too dark for me to actually love it. It’s a shame because like I said, I really thought that this was the star of the collection.

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Average

Finish: Silky matte – I recommend a topcoat
Overall impression: I like the collection, because I think the colours are cool and the shimmer is looking great.

Buy again: Yes