Showing posts with label Holographic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holographic. Show all posts

Limited Edition Holiday Trio by Lacquer Lust, Polished by KPT and Serum No. 5

Friday, November 29, 2013
Thanksgiving is over and that means it is finally time for holiday and winter themed manicures. What better way to start than with a limited edition Holiday Trio of indie polishes. This trio is a collaboration between three wonderful indie polish makers, Lacquer Lust, Polished by KPT and Serum No. 5. Between the three of them, this set has it all... holo, thermal, glitter and glow in the dark. What more could you ask for?...


Lacquer Lust Ho Ho Holodays!
An olive green linear holographic shade with a gold shimmer. This is a really unique holographic shade because of that gold shimmer overlay. When the holo hides, the shimmer comes out to play. The photos unfortunately didn't capture much of the shimmer. I love, love, love this color! The holographic effect is just beautiful! It has a very nice formula that is easy to apply. It goes on smooth and provides full coverage at three coats. Swatches are with no top coat...



Oh how I love holographic polishes! I could stare at this all day...



Swatch Details
Brand: Lacquer Lust
Collection: Holiday Trio 2013
Color Name/Number: Ho Ho Holodays!
Number of coats: 3
Top Coat: No

Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)

Polished by KPT Naughty & Nice
A rose pink to deep berry red thermal shade with gold and purple flakie shimmer. It is a deep berry red when cold and a rose pink when warm. When the fingers are warm and the tips of the nails are cold, it results in beautiful transitions between the two colors. The formula is very nice. It is easy to apply and three coats provides good coverage in the cold state. It dries with a bit of a satin finish, so I used a top coat for these swatches...


In the cold state it is a deep berry red. The gold flakie shimmer is most visible in this state. Can you see the scattered purple flecks too? So pretty...


A state of transition. I've discovered that my ring finger takes the longest to warm up. Should I be worried? :)


This was a common resting state for me. The tips dark and the rest light. It almost looks a bit tricolor here with a red band separating the two colors. I really love how this looks...


In the warm state it is a beautiful rose pink. I had a difficult time capturing this state because I was cold while trying to swatch (or maybe I'm just cold blooded). No amount of warming my hands up seemed to help. You can see the tips of the index and pinkie nails starting to turn here...


So beautiful...


Swatch Details
Brand: Polished by KPT
Collection: Holiday Trio 2013
Color Name/Number: Naughty & Nice
Number of coats: 3
Top Coat: Yes

Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)

Serum No 5 Yule Light Up My Life
An incredible mix of over 30 different glitters in a clear, glow in the dark base. This polish is two in one for me. It is a powerful glitter bomb that can be layered over any base for a beautiful manicure during the day. At night it glows brilliantly in the dark. I used two coats over Lacquer Lust Ho Ho Holodays! The application was very nice. It was easy to apply and get lots of glitter onto the nail. Swatches are with a top coat...



This is the first glow in the dark polish that I have encountered which actually lights up enough to show off the glitter it contains. It isn't quite this detailed in reality since the eyes can't focus as well as the camera does. The glow of this, however, is amazing!




I also layered this over Polished by KPT Naughty & Nice. This time I used just one generous coat of Yule Light Up My Life glitter over the base. Again, the glitter spread nicely over the nails and I love that there is no fishing needed to get the larger glitter out. Swatches are with a top coat...



Although I couldn't quite see this in reality, it seems to be picking up some of the base color resulting in a slightly pink tinted glow. I'm wonder if this is due to the fact that I used one coat instead of two for this manicure. At two coats, as I showed above, it was glowing white...



Swatch Details
Brand: Serum No 5
Collection: Holiday Trio 2013
Color Name/Number: Yule Light Up My Life
Number of coats: 1-2
Top Coat: Yes

Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)

Find out more information about these polishes here...
Lacquer Lust: Web shop | Instagram | Facebook
Polished by KPT: Web shop | Instagram | Facebook
Serum No. 5: Web shop | Instagram | Facebook

What do you think of these lacquers?

Thanks for looking!
Anutka :)


** Polishes were provided to me for review by the manufacturer or their PR. **
** For more information please see the disclosure policy **

Nicole by OPI Modern Family Winter 2013

Saturday, November 23, 2013
Hi there! Today I would like to show you the five new Nicole by OPI Modern Family shades added to the collection this holiday season. You can see swatches of the full collection, which was released in the beginning of this year, here and here. The holiday release features three metallic shimmer shades and two glitter toppers to get you into the holiday spirit...


Late Blu-mer
An icy powder blue metallic shimmer. It has a nice formula that is easy to apply. As typical for shimmery shades, it does leave slightly visible brushstrokes. This color is just so pretty, I love it. Swatches are two coats with no top coat...




Swatch Details
Brand: Nicole by OPI
Collection: Modern Family, Winter 2013
Color Name/Number: Late Blu-mer, NI F15
Number of coats: 2
Top Coat: No

Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)

Spark the Conversation (over Late Blu-mer)
Square silver holographic glitter in a clear base. I have a love/hate relationship with this polish. I love the square glitter, but I struggled to get 'even' coverage. I ended up with either too few glitters on the nail or too many in one spot. I would suggest dabbing this one on.

Although my camera doesn't show off the holographic effect too well, it certainly doesn't hide in reality. Even a few pieces create a very sparkly effect. For these swatches I used two-ish coats with a top coat...



Hello holo...


Swatch Details
Brand: Nicole by OPI
Collection: Modern Family, Winter 2013
Color Name/Number: Spark the Conversation, NI F16
Number of coats: 2 (layered over Late Blu-mer)
Top Coat: Yes

Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)

Aren't Families Grape?
A dark indigo purple metallic shimmer. On first coat is seems sheer, a purple shimmer in a blackened base. The color builds nicely and is opaque at two coats. I did end up using three coats to make sure the tips were well wrapped. It is like a beautiful jewel. Swatches are with no top coat...




Swatch Details
Brand: Nicole by OPI
Collection: Modern Family, Winter 2013
Color Name/Number: Aren't Families Grape?, NI F20
Number of coats: 3
Top Coat: No

Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)

You're My Treasure (Aren't Families Grape?)
Various shapes and sizes of gold holographic glitter in a clear base. Layered over purple it makes me think of Mardi Gras. From a distance it looks a bit like gold flakes. My camera once again ate most of the holographic effect, but in reality it is very prominent. This topper is very pretty and would work well over any polish. I used two-ish coats plus a top coat...




Trying to capture a bit of the holo...


Swatch Details
Brand: Nicole by OPI
Collection: Modern Family, Winter 2013
Color Name/Number: You're My Treasure, NI F19
Number of coats: 2 (layered over Aren't Families Grape?)
Top Coat: Yes

Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)

Who Red My Journal???
A burnt reddish orange with a golden metallic shimmer. This color seems to transform depending on the light. Sometimes it appears more red, other times a bit peachy and orange. It has a nice formula and provides wearable coverage at two coats, however, I used three for these swatches. No top coat...




Swatch Details
Brand: Nicole by OPI
Collection: Modern Family, Winter 2013
Color Name/Number: Who Red My Journal???, NI F17
Number of coats: 3
Top Coat: No

Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)

What do you think of these additions to the Modern Family collection?

Thanks for looking!
Anutka :)


** Polishes were provided to me for review by the manufacturer or their PR. **
** For more information please see the disclosure policy **

Zoya Zenith Winter/Holiday 2013 Collection

Monday, November 18, 2013
Hi Everyone! Today I would like to show you the lovely Zoya Zenith collection for this Holiday. The collection is comprised of cool shades and really puts me in a Winter holiday mood. It features everything from metallics to glitter to scattered holographic flecks...


Seraphina
A dove gray composed of silver glass flecks in a sheer base. It is very pretty and sparkly. Makes me think of silvery frost. The formula is easy to work with and apply. Three coats provide full coverage. Swatches are with a top coat...




Swatch Details
Brand: Zoya
Collection: Zenith, Winter/Holiday 2013
Color Name/Number: Seraphina, ZP689
Number of coats: 3
Top Coat: Yes

Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)

Cassedy
A metallic charcoal gray with silver flecks. A nice smooth flowing formula that is easy to apply. Metallic pewter perfection. Two coats provides full coverage. These swatches are with no top coat...




Swatch Details
Brand: Zoya
Collection: Zenith, Winter/Holiday 2013
Color Name/Number: Cassedy, ZP687
Number of coats: 2
Top Coat: No

Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)

Belinda
An indigo with a blue and purple shimmer. It is very bright and vibrant. Two coats provides full coverage. The formula is very smooth and easy to apply. These swatches are without a top coat..




Swatch Details
Brand: Zoya
Collection: Zenith, Winter/Holiday 2013
Color Name/Number: Belinda, ZP678
Number of coats: 2
Top Coat: No

Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)

Mosheen (over Belinda)
A slightly tinted sheer base with green to blue iridescent bar glitter along with small holographic micro glitter. I'm not usually a big fan of bar glitter, but this is bar glitter done right. The bars are very small and mixed with the micro glitter they provide nice coverage without looking 'hairy'. Also the bars seem to be softer than the standard metallic glitter so even if a bit hangs of the edge of the nail they don't become weapons. I used just one coat plus a top coat over a base of Zoya Belinda....




Swatch Details
Brand: Zoya
Collection: Zenith, Winter/Holiday 2013
Color Name/Number: Mosheen
Number of coats: 1 (layered over Zoya Belinda)
Top Coat: Yes

Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)

Payton
A grape jelly with holographic flecks. The photos don't do this polish any justice. All the white looking flecks are actually holographic and flash different colors when the light hits them. It is absolutely gorgeous. Two coats provide full coverage. Nice formula and application. Swatches are with no top coat...


You can see the flashes of holo a bit better in the bottle here...



Swatch Details
Brand: Zoya
Collection: Zenith, Winter/Holiday 2013
Color Name/Number: Payton, ZP688
Number of coats: 2
Top Coat: No

Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)

Dream
A navy blue jelly packed with holographic flecks. This has the same holographic flecks as Payton. The photos just don't do it justice as the flecks flash beautiful colors when they catch the light. It is a bit more sheer than Payton and needs three coats to reach full opacity. The sheerness allows the layers underneath to still show through and makes it look even more packed with holo goodness. I wore this by itself for a few days and loved it. For me this polish really is a dream. Swatches are with no top coat...


Again, you can see some of the flashes of holo in the bottle...



Swatch Details
Brand: Zoya
Collection: Zenith, Winter/Holiday 2013
Color Name/Number: Dream, ZP686
Number of coats: 3
Top Coat: No

Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)

I would love to know what you think of this collection!

Thanks for looking!
Anutka :)


** Polishes were provided to me for review by the manufacturer or their PR. **
** For more information please see the disclosure policy **