Showing posts with label Holo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holo. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Milani Hi-Res

Hey y'all!
I hope everyone is having a great day! It is currently sleeting along with some freezing rain at my house, which is very uncommon in the south! If you're enduring crazy weather right now, like me, stay safe! 
Let's get to the polish!

Milani Hi-Res: two coats; base and top coat.
Milani Hi-Res is a light purple holographic polish! The formula was streaky at first, but a second coat evened it out. I was impressed by the holographic payoff, since drugstore brands have a hard time pulling off holographic polishes.
Overall, I really like this polish! I picked it up a while ago on clearance, along with the other colors in the line, and I'm so glad I did!

Have you found any drugstore gems lately? 


Sunday, January 4, 2015

KbShimmer Men Are From Mars-ala

Press Sample
Hey y'all!
Today's post features the Pantone Color of the Year: Marsala! At first, I was very skeptical of this color, but after swatching KbShimmer's Men Are From Mars-ala, I was sold!


Men Are From Mars-ala, a linear holographic polish, is a gorgeous rusty red shade. The formula was smooth, creamy, and fast drying.
I applied two coats of Men Are From Mars-ala over my normal base coat; no top coat. In the picture above, I used artificial daylight and the holographic payoff was great! 
This was my first polish by KbShimmer and I am really impressed!

You can pick up KbShimmer Men Are From Mars-ala on KbShimmer's website for $8.75 USD!

What do you think? Are you sold on the Pantone Color of the Year yet?


Sunday, November 24, 2013

Alter Ego Nail Enamel Sun Goddess & Vampyre by Nyte!

* The following nail polishes were sent to me for my honest review. For more information, please visit my disclosure policy.*

Hello Lacquer Lovers!
Today I have two unique polishes from Alter Ego Nail Enamel.
These photos were all taken in natural sunlight. 

First up, Sun Goddess!
Here is Cynthia's description: "I love my sun, so bright & cheery. :) I wanted to name this enamel after a sun goddess, but when I did some research I found at least a dozen different goddesses, and rather than risk the wrath of insulting any in particular this enamel is named in honor of all I found! Light yellow base with 2 sizes metallic orange glitter and fine metallic red glitter."


I used one coat of Sun Goddess over one coat of Zoya Arizona on all of my nails except the accent. On the accent I used three coats of Sun Goddess. 
Sun Goddess has a matte/satin finish, but here it is pictured with top coat. I highly recommend using a top coat for this polish, as it seemed gritty without it.



Next we have Vampyre by Nyte!
Here is Cynthia's description: "As all creatures evolve & change as time marches on, so does the Vampyre By Nyte!  Today's modern vampyre wanted a new title, hence the Y instead of an I, but the council had to admit there isn't much else that could be changed without getting scary! They can handle overcast days but really wake up & shine after dark. :) The base color is hard to categorize- a dark color that can lean to deepest purple, brown or black and flecks of red shimmery glitter with a high gloss top coat."



I used two coats of Vampyre by Nyte. 
Vampyre by Nyte has a satin/waxy finish. It is a brownish purple mix (is that even a color? haha) with shimmer. 
The shimmer seems to hide when in it's natural element, without top coat.


 I think that Vampyre by Nyte is pretty as it is, but when a top coat is added, it becomes an entirely different polish! 


I absolutely love it with top coat! It brings out all of the different dimensions of color!


Overall, I liked both of these polishes. 
As Cynthia recommends in her shop, set the bottle upside down for about five minutes, so the pigments and glitters will mix. Then, shake the bottle for about thirty seconds. I definitely recommend this, as some glitters and pigments settle. It is a quick fix though! :)

Shop Information:

The polishes retail for $8.50USD. Myself, along with many other bloggers, got polishes to review this month! Once all of the reviews have been posted, Cynthia plans on releasing a 20% coupon, making the polishes $6.80USD each! You can find this on Alter Ego Nail Enamel's Facebook page!




Sunday, November 10, 2013

Orly Sparkling Garbage & Zoya Sailor

Hello Lacquer Lovers!
Things look different around here, don't they? I revamped the layout today to make it easier on the eyes and easier for you, the reader, to navigate! What do you think?

Today I have Zoya Sailor, one of my all time favorite Zoyas, and Orly Sparkling Garbage, which has been sitting in my untried pile for a while yelling 'SWATCH ME!!!'.


Here is Sparkling Garbage over one coat of Sailor.


My camera spazzed out as I took this shot, but it shows the true gorgeousness of the two together.

And, of course, I had to have a macro...


That's it for today, folks!
I'm off to watch all of my Sunday night shows. I'll be back on Wednesday with a review you won't want to miss! :)




Sunday, September 22, 2013

Zoya Zenith Collection Review & Swatches

 * The following nail polishes were sent to me for my honest review. For more information, please visit my disclosure policy.*

Hello Lacquer Lovers!
Today I have the Zoya Zenith Collection to review for y'all! I really liked this collection and I hope you will feel the same!


All photos were taken in natural light.







 Zoya Payton

Payton is a beautiful cranberry holo.
Application was flawless and it was opaque in 2 coats!






Zoya Dream

Dream is a dream! It is the perfect blue holo! It's not light blue, but it's not navy. It's in the middle, which is the perfect blue.
Application was great and it was opaque in 2 coats.



Zoya Mosheen

Mosheen is the glitter topper of this collection. It has both bar glitter and circle glitter.
Application was normal and you only need 1 coat.

Shown over Zoya Belinda.




Zoya Belinda

Belinda is a deep purple metallic polish. 
Application was great and it was opaque in 2 coats.




Zoya Seraphina

Seraphina is a silverish-white metallic polish, but it seemed more like a shimmer to me.
Application was okay. I used 2 coats, but there still was some VNL.



Zoya Cassedy

Cassedy is a pewter metallic polish.
The application was okay. Here I used 2 coats.



Overall, I was impressed with this collection. Payton and Dream are my favorite, but I'm also loving Belinda. 

I'll be back Thursday! Until next time! <3










Sunday, September 1, 2013

Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer Once More with Feeling Collection Review

 * The following nail polishes were sent to me for my honest review. For more information, please visit my disclosure policy.*

Hello Lacquer Lovers!

I know, it has been a while since I last blogged. I thought that I would let you know that I am here to stay, so unless something drastic happens I'll be posting once or twice a week! Also, I would like to thank everyone who messaged me over my hiatus. It means a lot to me! <3 

Today I have three polishes from Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer's collection Once More with Feeling, which is based off of Buffy the Vampire Slayer! 
See an in depth review and more pictures after the jump!