Showing posts with label holographic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label holographic. Show all posts

Saturday, October 31, 2009

O! A Daily OPI! - OPI My Private Jet

Absolutely one of my favorite OPIs of all time - but they have changed the formula, I think it is the same basic shade but they toned the glitter way down and it isn't a holographic anymore, just kind of a shimmer. Screw that noise. WHY? So now my alternative is Color Club Revvvolution.

So you'll see I did some glue ons again. I highly prefer photographing my own natural nails, and all of my pictures are natural nail except this one, a few I will be taking here soon of OPI Holiday polishes, and the ones I took recently that I labeled as glue-on nails. It doesn't really make that much of a diference, I guess, but I want you to be able to evaluate how the polishes will look on you, and I feel letting you know which pictures are glue-on nails is important. Glue-ons suck. they damage my nails.

This is the last in a two month Daily OPI series, next month will be MollyHell's Grab Bag. I hope you enjoy!

OPI My Private Jet:
OPI My Private Jet

Friday, October 30, 2009

O! A Daily OPI! - OPI Light My Sapphire and OPI DS Vintage

You get two today because I realize I somehow did OPI DS Chiffon twice. WTF!?


OPI Light My Sapphire. Only a hint of blue.
OPI Light My Sapphire

OPI DS Vintage, a nice rich copper holographic!
OPI DS Vintage

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

O! A Daily OPI! - OPI DS Ruby

OPI DS Ruby is a nice medium red with a smattering of holo glitter.

OPI DS Ruby:
OPI DS Ruby

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Monday, October 26, 2009

O! A Daily OPI! - OPI DS Chiffon

OPI DS Chiffon is okay, but not a big fave.

OPI DS Chiffon:
OPI DS Chiffon

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Thursday, October 22, 2009

O! A Daily OPI! - OPI DS Original

Silvery purple semi-holo, with all the great ease of application and finished look those wonderful DS polishes have.

OPI DS Original:
OPI DS Original

Monday, October 19, 2009

O! A Daily OPI! - OPI DS Reflection

I dunno. I forgot I even had this polish. I need to redo this picture. It looks good so why don't I remember it?

OPI DS Reflection:
OPI DS Reflection

Sunday, October 18, 2009

O! A Daily OPI! - OPI DS Passion and OPI Done Out in Deco

Skipped yesterday so yay! Another two-fer! I really like these two. Deco is maybe a dupe for Zoya Malia? Haven't tested them next to each other.

OPI DS Passion:
OPI DS Passion

OPI Done Out In Deco:
OPI Done Out In Deco

Thursday, October 15, 2009

O! A Daily OPI! - OPI DS Fantasy

Another mega-fave we need more of - a DARK holo.

OPI DS Fantasy:
OPI DS Fantasy

Sunday, October 11, 2009

O! A Daily OPI! - Two Days Worth!

I was busy and tired yesterday, so two OPIs today!!

OPI Standing Room Only Silver, a light silver holo:
OPI Standing Room Only Silver

And to keep with the sparkly theme, OPI DS Chiffon, a sort of peach/mude with holographic glitter.:
OPI DS Chiffon

Monday, October 5, 2009

O! A Daily OPI! - 3 Days Worth!

So I went on a mini-vacation. My laptop has a different resolution than my desktop, and my pics often look weird in it. So I wanted to not post til I got home. So we get three OPIs today!!

OPI DS Exclusive, a gorgeous deep rose holo:
OPI DS Exclusive

OPI Basque in the Sun, a shimmery golden brown:
OPI Basque In the Sun

and OPI Silver Sparkler, for when you absolutely, positively need to twinkle.
OPI Silver Sparkler

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

O! A Daily OPI! - OPI DS Signature

A lovely deep rose semi-holo. I call it semi-holo because I don't think it's quite there. Just a bit too little glitter. But I like it fine.

OPI DS Signature:
OPI DS Signature

Sunday, September 20, 2009

O! A Daily OPI! - OPI Sanderella

DAMN this is an old picture! Well, six months old or so. Kinda goes with Blue Moon Lagoon doesn't it, the soft pastel holographic thing. I need to reswatch this one.

OPI Sanderella:
OPI Sanderella

Saturday, September 19, 2009

O! A Daily OPI! - OPI Blue Moon Lagoon

Not quite my style, but I think it's pretty and summery, and of course I love the holographics.

OPI Blue Moon Lagoon:
OPI Blue Moon Lagoon

Saturday, August 15, 2009

China Glaze for Days! - China Glaze Holographic Polishes

And today I'll show you a few of my favorite China Glaze holographics, there's a lot of swatches of these out there because they are amazing amounts of fun!

China Glaze LOL:
China Glaze LOL

China Glaze L8R G8R:
China Glaze LOL

China Glaze QT:
China Glaze QT

China Glaze 2Nite:
China Glaze 2Nite

China Glaze Let's Do It In 3D:
China Glaze Let's Do It In 3D

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

China Glaze for Days! - China Glaze Golden Enchantment

Golden Enchantment is a gold "rainbow" microfine glitter which you could wear alone but I would probably wear as a layered topcoat. I don't think this is what you could call holographic glitter. I like to personally define holographic glitter as having a curved rainbow on the nail that is cohesive, shared among the grains of glitter. Rainbow glitter, to me, flashes all colors of the spectrum, but no matter how much of it you have it does not have that shared whole nail rainbow effect.

Anyway now that I have been pedantic, enjoy Golden Enchantment.

China Glaze Golden Enchantment:
China Glaze Golden Enchantment

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Every Day an Essie! - Essie Wild Thing

Essie Wild Thing is right up my alley! I love it! It's a cranberry shimmer with a light smattering of holographic glitter. Niiice. This is available at Transdesign. Don't be worried that it says "shimmer french manicure" - it isn't.

Essie Wild Thing:
Essie Wild Thing

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Nubar Going Green Summer 2009 Collection

Hmmm something that will make a lot of green freaks happy, an all green collection in various shades and styles! I have to admit I mostly love this collection. I think it could use a few tweaks, but it was a great concept and is buy-worthy! All in all I think this is a superb collection and I like it more every day!

Go Green is six polishes. One olive green with gold and rose duochrome called Wildlife, one forest green shimmer named Greener, Conserve and Earth - two blue-green shimmers (yes blue-green can still be green :winks naughtily:), one chalky green crayon colored creme called Forest, and a sort of leaf green holographic named Reclaim. All in all very nice. I would have made the forest green the holo (and named IT Forest, not the creme but what do I know), and the leaf green a shimmer or left it a holo too, and changed the boring creme to something more vivid, but that's me. We have few dark holos and we need more! The two blue-green shimmers are, IMO, so similar I would have liked to see one replaced with maybe a lime or a new spring grass color. Just too alike.

Nubar's formula continues to delight me. It's SO thick and easy to control. It spreads like whipped butter. I LOVE it. The holographic formula was runny, but if you've used a lot of holos this will actually be a change for the better, as most holos are clumpy, thick and if you re-polish the polish often lifts up, like redrawing over dry erase marker. UGH I hate holo formula, love holos, but Nubar's formula is actually a nice step up. So these were a pleasure to apply, no worries here.

Not particularly happy with the photos. I will probably redo them.

Nubar Greener - not a dupe of Emerald City, EC is a lighter more real life emerald gem color. It is the same color as China Glaze Emerald Sparkle, but the fact CG Emerald Sparkle is a jelly with glitter makes it very different. Both could be bought with no feelings you are buying two polihes that are the same.:
Nubar Greener

Nubar Forest:
Nubar Forest

Nubar Conserve:
Nubar Conserve

Nubar Earth:
Nubar Earth

Nubar Reclaim:
Nubar Reclaim

Nubar Wildlife:
Nubar Wildlife