Masura ~ Rainbow over the Waterfall

Masura ~ Rainbow over the Waterfall

Sky blue linear holo

Today I mixed blue and purple! Masura is a blue holo that I used as my base colour. I used two easy and fast drying coats. The purple is from Sephora’s Formula X collection and is called Astonishing. Astonishing is a purple texture and it’s been over three years since I pulled it out of the Helmer last. It had thickened quite a lot over the years and it took quite a lot of thinner to restore the polish back to a usable state. I managed, and this is what my mani ended up looking like, including a layer of topcoat:

This picture is taken in ordinary daylight, just to show that Rainbow over the Waterfall also looks pretty outside the flashlight.

This is Rainbow over the Waterfall on its own. It’s a pretty blue.

Here’s a daylight picture just because I can :D

These are the two pretty sisters. They do look great together in my opinion.

I was surprised to see how much the purple had thickened and thought that it might be a good idea to go through the other polishes to see if there are others that need a bit of thinner.

Number of coats: 2

Drying time: Really good

Finish: Weak linear holo

Overall impression: Good basic sky blue holo. Very usable for nail art.

Buy again: Yes

Layla ~ Ceramic Effect CE78 Sparkle Pink and CE95 Walking on the Ocean

Layla ~ Ceramic Effect CE78 Sparkle Pink and CE95 Walking on the Ocean

Pink packed with silver glitter and Blue with purple shimmer

Today I’m using two of my new Layla polishes that I bought in Italy recently. Ceramic Effect CE78 Sparkle Pink is exactly what the name suggests: Sparkly pink. There is so much silver microglitter in this! CE95 Walking on the Ocean is oceanic blue with a purple shimmer that almost makes it look duochromatic.

I used both polishes in this kitchen sink mani. This first picture is taken in ordinary daylight, no sun.

Pinkie: Two layers of the blue and a stripe of the pink down the middle. I also made an ultra thin line of Revlon’s Holographic Pearls down the middle of the pink.

Ring finger: Two layers of the blue and a lip sticker bought in Germany.

Middle finger: Two layers of Butter London’s Dodgy Barnett. I made the stripes with the blue and the pink alternately. 

Pointer: Two layers of the pink, topped with a skull bought on Aliexpress.

They are all topped with a layer of topcoat.

This picture is taken in the lightbox.

Here are all the polishes I used.

I really like kitchen sink manis, where all the nails are different as long as the colour scheme makes it all come together.

  

Number of coats: 2

Drying time: Good

Finish: Microglitter / Shimmer

Overall impression: I like both polishes. The blue is sheer on the first coats but builds up in two coats. The pink is delicious.

Buy again: Yes

Anonymous Lacquer ~ The Helping Business

Anonymous Lacquer ~ The Helping Business

Warm purple linear holo with blue undertone

The Helping Business is from the True Blood collection from December 2016. It’s also a HHC Facebook group custom.

The formula is a bit on the thick side, and that’s how I prefer it. I used two easy and fast drying coats for my mani.

I made a simple stamp on each of the nails. The stamping plate is Kaleidoscope BPX-L009 and the stamping polish is from El Corazón and is called Mauve Mist.

This is the final mani, including a layer of topcoat, taken in the sun.

Isn’t that just pretty? I love the simplicity of the stamp by the base of the nails.

Here’s The Helping Business on its own. Two coats, no topcoat, in the sun. The holo flame is red and beautiful.

This is taken in the lightbox. The colour is still beautiful.

The two polishes I used. El Corazón’s Kaleidoscope collection of stamping polishes is my favourite! They are awesome!

The Helping Business was limited edition and is no longer available.

Number of coats: 2

Drying time: Really good

Finish: Linear holo

Overall impression: I love this polish. The holo flame is beautiful and the colour of the polish is so pretty

Buy again: Yes