ILNP Nostalgia (H) My. Mind. Is. Blown.

***Warning, Pic and Drool heavy***

I made very effort to have all the Ozotic Mish Mash polishes before they went out of production. Multichrome and holographic goodness together is a no-brainer. I love all the bling with so little effort. So I was a bit skeptical when ILNP declared that her holo multis did not need black underneath. Skepticism dead. gone. over. This is Nostalgia (H) a red-green-brown-golden multichrome with a wide holo scattered throughout. Two coats plus topcoat. No black base. Brilliant. My fave by far.  These pics are all the same polish, taken under different lighting conditions. Really.

Holo Heaven- NOTD

Five of the fabulous Color Club Halo Hues from 2013 (their second set) Two coats each, although one thick would have sufficed. Lippmann Gel Lab base and topcoat.

Happy New Year!

In the midst of the coldest weather we've had in 25 years, I wanted a mani to brighten me up. I did skittles using the jelly holos Jade Holografico New Collection, three tropical holos named Sunset, Oasis and Mirage. Two coats leaves some VNL, but I'm happy with it. Super easy application.Topcoat is Lippmann Gel Lab.

OK, so CbL? What's CbL?

Colors by Llarowe is a line designed by Leah Anne Larowe of www.llarowe.com fame. Restocks of her deeply colored heavily holographic polishes are things of legend, so I set my face as flint and decided to see what the fuss was about. Two hours and six polishes later, I see the light. Well, the rainbows. I wouldn't say these are the best holo polishes EVAH because I don't think they are. They are pretty amazing though, even for two coats I needed (some reviewers seem to get away with one coat)  Here is Obnoxious Annie and Black Gold, Texas Tea with Lippmann Gel Effect topcoat. Application was easy and cleanup a cinch.

Yes, I'm wearing pink, and Yes, that means the world is ending

Calm down, it's not ending, at least not today, as far as I know. I am wearing pink for a very good/bad reason- I bullied a friend (sorry Kelly) into wearing pink to a wedding the other day. She wears nothing but blue and I refused to do her nails with blue. Sooooo in solidarity, I dug deep, strained and stretched and found my inner pink- except it's holo and a slightly warm pink. Color Club Miss Bliss, two rainbowific coats under Dazzle Dry.

On a Rainy Day.....You HOLO!

Color Club Kismet, a pale peridot true linear holographic- two thin coats with Poshe over- so darn shiny and rainbow-y. Even my patch job on my ring finger shows, so good base preparation is important. Regular base coat is fine though- no need for aquabase.

MSMD with Color Club Halo Hues 2013

Paulina did a beautiful mani I wanted to try. Here's what inspired me: Triangles  I painted two coats of the CC holos on a plastic bag and set them aside to dry. I only waited an hour because holos dry quickly. The hardest part was picking the polish off the plastic and cutting tiny triangles. Mine weren't small enough so I had to over lap. I only needed one coat of the base, then a layer of topcoat (Deborah Lippmann Hard Rock) then quickly placed a few pieces on each nail- doing them one at a time. I figured a slow dry topcoat was the trick to have time to set the pieces.. One layer of topcoat over everything to smooth, although I will try Seche Vite next time as these are still a little bumpy- I expect the SV will melt the pieces a bit, might be another cool effect!
Sorry for oily fingers and bad cleanup- it was midnight before I finished.

JADE Irresitivel and Extasy

Crappy pics, great polish- a bit sheer after two coats over base but I was tired- Office friendly but BAMM! in the sun. Irresistivel is a pale gold slightly chunky metallic holo that is bright in the office with that ever-so-sneaky holo shimmer barely showing until the sun hits it. Extasy is a smooth bluegray with the classic long line holo rainbow in the sun we all love. It also has a very slight shimmer inside, so win win for both. Topcoat doesn't bother these, nor do they need a special base. Bought at llarowe, also available at ninjapolish.

OTT light

Sunlight in car

Color Club 2013 Skittle

Sure wish I had a camera that could take pics of holos- you're just going to have to trust me, these are almost a perfect blend of NfuOh and Jade holos- they are opaque in two thin or one thick coat, slightly metallic (like NfuOh) but have a deep linear holo and much richer colors (like Jade) Topcoat doesn't bother these beauties- taken with Ott and flash.
Available at Enospring I'm wearing all but the espresso one.

 

Finally sun! With Jade Mystic Gold

We've had so much overcast and rain lately I was beginning to mold! Finally clearing and this morning is gorgeous! (still too warm at upper 80's today) I had used the radiant Jade Mystic Gold in a gradient before but wanted to try it alone- this is two coats- one thin and a second a bit thicker-(the gold would look much darker and deeper with three coats)  There is a tiny bit of vnl in low lighting but the gold and rainbows pretty much hide it the rest of the time- glorious pics in various lighting: (CND Stickey base and Out the Door TC- which, btw, does not bother Jade holos)

under Halogen light

near window

sun thru window

sun thru window

Needed a Pick-Me-Up

One of my facebook groups was having a deep discussion about holographic polishes, and I hadn't worn one in a while, so I grabbed my trusty Nubar Reclaim (note to self: get a back up) and did two thin coats over Seche Retain and dabbed a little Enchanted Greetings Earthlings (a salad bar of holo bars, aqua, gold, black and pink glitters in a greenish base) over a couple nails.
Nubar Reclaim is from their 2009 Going Greener collection that is still available from all the usual channels including ebay and amazon. Scrangie did a gorgeous review here that convinced me early on in my polish obsession that I needed the whole thing, so I managed a decent deal for the set. I love them all, but especially as this was my FIRST holo polish, it holds a special place in my heart. AND it's green. win/win. Effortless application, easy clean up, coat of Poshe to cover. (did NOT need Gelous over the glitter!)

Another Jade Holo gradient

full sun

  

this is the bubblegum pink, silver and purple sponged on over one coat of Sonia Kashuk Smoke and Mirrors (or, as ALU says, "silver on crack") I think the silver breaks up the holo alot and dulls it down a bit- they are rather sheer and would need three coats for full coverage.

under kitchen light

Jade Holo Rainbows

When ninjapolish.com decided to carry the intense Brazilian holo polishes from Jade recently, me  being the one that ALWAYS misses the deals, I determined that would NOT happen this time, and with their free shipping, these were less than Sally Hansen Salon polishes from the local drugstore. I started with this

then swatched them to this

 then did a quick sponge rainbow mani like this- (one coat of Nailtiques #1 base then 1 coat of the gold, sponged with a painted makeup wedge with gold, teal and blue) Poshe topcoat. it's still a bit sheer, but I'm liking the effect. PERFECT application, thin polish but wonderful brush, no dulling whatsoever with topcoat.