A Week of Holo Goodness

I have a super picture-heavy post that consists of the manis I had throughout this week. I wore all holographic shades! On to the holo spam! I took pictures in a variety of different types of lighting in order to capture the maximum holo effect. Sadly, it was cloudy outside for the majority of the week, so the best holo shots I got were indoors with the flash.

First up is OPI- DS Original. This is one of my most coveted holos, because it is very hard to find and OPI no longer makes holos this vibrant. This was the old "black label" formula. I was lucky to get this one in a swap. It is a medium purple holo with spectrums of color! This picture was taken indoors without the flash.

I took this while in my car. It was cloudy outside, but you can see a little of the holo.

Here you can see the color of the base. The formula was a bit thin, and this needed three coats to be completely solid.

Indoors with the flash.

This is Milani- Hi-Tech. The Milani holos are very good for the price. I recently found them on clearance at CVS. This is a light yellow-green holo. It is slightly more scattered but still gorgeous. This picture was taken indoors without the flash. This needed three coats to be completely opaque.

Sunlight

Sunlight

Sunlight

Indoors without the flash.

This is simply amazing! Color Club- Cloud Nine was released in the first Halo Hues collection in the fall. I needed to buy all of them! It is a light pink linear holo! Now this is how all holos should be! This was taken indoors with the flash.

This isn't a color-accurate picture of the base color, since I took it in my car while driving at night, but it shows off the linear holo effect very nicely.

Another one in my car in daylight. You can see the pale pink of the base, but since it was cloudy outside, the holo effect isn't as apparent. While a majority of holos I have worn require three coats to be opaque, this one needed two. The formula was perfect!!! The Color Club Halo Hues are kind of hard to come across in beauty supply stores, just because the demand is very high and they're sold out, but they are readily available on ebay or transdesign.com for reasonable prices.

Sunlight

Sunlight

Sunlight

Next is China Glaze- FYI. This is from the OMG collection released in 2009. These are rather hard to find. I believe I bought this one for around $15. The holo effect is just stunning. This is a taupe holo. This picture was taken indoors with the flash. This was another two-coater. It had some bare spots, but they were nearly impossible to see.

Sunlight

Sunlight

Indoors without the flash.

Lastly is Twee & Honey- The Nirvana of Inebriation. I just love the name of this! It is a silver holo, and a very close dupe to China Glaze- OMG (which I don't own). It is a similar holo to FYI only silver instead of taupe. This required three coats. I took this picture indoors with the flash.

Twee & Honey Polishes can be purchased through tweeandhoney.com

Indoors without the flash.

Here's a picture of it in the shade. You can't really see much of the holo effect here.

I took this one in my car, and you can see the effect slightly. 

OPI- Into the Night and Orange Glitter

I tried out a fun Halloween combo! This is OPI- Into the Night topped off with an unnamed orange glitter in a pumpkin bottle. This combination worked well, and was very noticeable with the complementary colors. I believe the pumpkin polishes are made by Blue Cross. I purchased this one last halloween. 

The orange glitter is composed of medium sized hexes and they're suspended in a clear base. The glitter was so concentrated that I only needed one coat of it! I dabbed the glitter around a little bit in order to make sure it was evenly dispersed.

Here is a picture indoors without the flash. 

I took a couple pictures of OPI- Into the Night before I added the orange glitter. This picture is with the flash. Into the Night was part of OPI's Amazing Spiderman collection released this past May. This one was really sheer. It required three coats to be opaque and was somewhat streaky. It's a darker blue shimmer, but not quite navy blue. 

Here's a picture of it without the flash.

I had the perfect dusty-hunting scenario today. It was payday PLUS I had a break in between appointments for work! I went overboard but got some vintage goodies!

 Covergirl Nailslicks- Smoky Topaz and Let's Go Green, Wet n Wild- 415A and Metallic Green

 vintage Sally Hansens- Cyber, Funky Frost, Ace Frost, and Denim Creme

 MAC- Sacred White and Silverstruck, Sally Hansen- Gold Chrome, China Glaze- Twilight and Primavera

 Revlon- Plum Flip, Magical, and Crystal Ball

OPI- Greece Just Blue Me Away, Megawatt, and DS Exclusive!

I also got some nail mail today:

OPI- Yokohama Twilight and Butter London- Two Fingered Salute

OPI DS Signature and a Pedicure for Buster

 Here I'm wearing OPI DS Signature. This is one of the original Designer Series shades released in Winter 2006. Yes, it is a linear holo! I wish that OPI still made them like this. I'm not really a fan of the newer DS shades. I got this one on ebay a while ago for about $10. It is a medium linear holographic pink. This picture is with the flash.

These next two pictures are on my window sill in the sunlight without the flash. Gorgeous Gorgeous Gorgeous! I could not stop staring at this and it was probably dangerous to wear while driving. The formula was really good for a holo. Usually holos need more drying time in between coats or else they will drag. This needed three coats for complete opacity.

I also went to the pool this week and it looked stunning in the sun! I wish I would have brought my camera with me to capture it. I really want to own more OPI holo DS shades. Especially DS Original!

I had some fun with my fiance's dog this past weekend:

This is Buster the chocolate lab. Some of you readers may remember him from the last pawdicure that I gave him. My fiance is sitting next to him haha. He's wearing the reindeer pajamas that I got him for Christmas LOL.

 I just did his back paws, because I didn't want him to get too bothered. I used Avon- Sweet Mint as a base color and Nicole by OPI- Rainbow in the S-Kylie. I don't own either of these polishes because they are my fiance's little sister's.

 a close-up

 He looks so thrilled!

He's a little bit more content here! My fiance's parents also have a female dog, but she is too fidgety, so Buster had to do. Buster can be the poster dog for defeating gender norms about nail polish.

OPI DS Coronation and Nail Mail!

Today I wore OPI DS Coronation. It is a silver holographic. It doesn't have a linear effect but it's still gorgeous nonetheless. It's kind of on the sheer side. This took three thin coats. I could have probably gone for a forth one, but I got impatient and just wanted it to dry. OPI has discontinued this shade, but I have seen a couple at ULTA in the recent months. It can easily be found on eBay for $8, so definitely pick up this shade before it becomes hard to find! OPI needs to release more holographics in their Designer Series line!

Here it is without the flash. I'm experimenting with new places to get accurate lighting. This is under the ceiling fan in my bedroom (while standing on my bed). It seemed to work pretty well.

Lindsey from Neverland Nail Blog was having a blog sale and I purchased 3 polishes. My package just came! I got Del Sol Knockout and Reckless and Wet n Wild Fantasy Makers Black Magic (the colorful bar glitter version). When I saw pictures of the Black Magic with bar glitter, I had to have it and I'm happy I came across it! I can't wait to layer it over some shades. Del Sols are really interesting too. I already own Heartbreaker. I'm excited to see how these new ones work. I may have to wait though because there isn't much sun during this Pennsylvania winter :(

OPI DS Mystery

I have had this polish for a really long time and I haven't tried it out! I wasn't sure how much I would like it, because it caught my eye in the store. ULTA lighting made it look brilliant, but once I brought it home to my dim apartment, it looked almost black.

With the flash and in the sunlight, you can see the dark violet undertones of this polish. In low-light, it does look almost black. I am really impressed with it though! I love all the shimmer that the DS shades always have.

Here's what it looks like without the flash.