Silver Holographic Swatches

Today was a nice sunny day so, I thought it would be a great day for another holographic comparison post. :)

All polishes are a form of a silver holographic, each one varying in holographic strength. 

All fingers have 2 coats of each polish over Nfu-Oh Aqua base and no top coat. From left to right Make Up Store Great, GOSH Holographic, Layla Mercury Twilight and China Glaze OMG.

My favorite is GOSH, it's a tad darker than the others and has the strongest holo. Next, is a tie between Greta and Mercury Twilight. My least favorite would have to be OMG, while the formula is the best of the 4 (it doesn't require a special base coat) it has the least amount of holo.

Which is your favorite?

Make Up Store nail polish can be purchased in the US at the Denver, CO location in store or by telephone. Make Up Store is on Facebook here.

GOSH Holographic is discontinued but, it is coming back soon under the name Holographic Hero. It is a UK exclusive but will be back permanently! You can find GOSH Cosmetics on Facebook here.

Layla Hologram effects can be purchased from Aveyou Beauty here, Ninja Polish here, Layla's online store here and at Ulta online here or in store. 

China Glaze OMG is from the OMG Collection. Unfortunately, it is discontinued but you can still find it on Ebay and blog sales. China Glaze will be releasing a new holographic collection in Spring 2013 called Hologlam. Photos of the Hologlam collection can be seen on Polish Galore's blog here. You can like China Glaze on Facebook here.

Weird Indeed Daria & Jane

I was really sad when I learned Weird Indeed was closing up shop. I had missed out on the polishes I wanted on her previous restocks so, when the last and final restock came around I made sure to grab the two I wanted. I was able to grab Pivot! and the bottle I am swatching today, Daria & Jane.

Daria & Jane is described as a dark purple jelly with lots of red glitter and multi-colored hex glitters.

All fingers are 3 coats of Daria & Jane over a base coat of Seche Rebuild and with a top coat of Seche Vite.

I'll be honest the only reason I really wanted this polish was for it's name! I watched Daria when I was younger and still do when it randomly pops up on TV. I do love this color as well, though! The base color mixed with the smaller red glitter help it "glow" in normal light. The other glitters mixed in just "work" with everything else this polish has to offer.

Unfortunately, Weird Indeed will no longer be making polish. At this time, there are a few colors in stock on her Facebook located here (Click on the "Shop Now" button to view her shop). Everyone needs at least one bottle for the dolphin/snail and holographic label. ;)

Hope everyone has a great weekend! 

Elevation Polish Pic de Subenuix + Stay Behind, Catch A Wave

In honor of today being the last chance to purchase Elevation Polish Ama Dablam, I decided to swatch the other Elevation Polish I had in my stash. Today's swatches will be of Elevation Polish Pic de Subenuix and because I love it so much I paired it with Elevation Polish Stay Behind, Catch A Wave.

Elevation Polish Pic de Subenuix is described as a blue leaning purple base tone with blue iridescent shimmer and light green micro shimmer.

All fingers are 3 thin coats of Pic de Subenuix over Seche Rebuild and with no top coat.

In the bottle this looks like it could be a dupe for Rescue Beauty Lounge Scrangie. But after wearing it I think Scrangie is a little lighter with less shimmer. I don't have Scrangie to compare it to though.

Elevation Polish Stay Behind, Catch A Wave has a slightly tinted blue base, 5 kinds of circle glitter (white, teal & blue), iridescent hexes, micro holographic glitter in teal and green. I have previously posted about it here.

All fingers have 2 coats of Stay Behind, Catch A Wave dabbed on in a gradient style over Pic de Subenuix. All have a top coat of Hard Candy Matte-ly In Love.

These 2 go perfectly together. I love Stay Behind, Catch A Wave because it looks great over anything! I think the matte top coat helps the glitters pop really well.

Elevation Polish's store is currently closed, it opens up on the 7th of every month at 9:10 pm CST. There is both an etsy storefront that can be found here and a big cartel storefront that can be found here.  Lulu's, the creator of Elevation Polish, blog can be found here. 

Hey, Hey It's My Birthday Giveaway!

This giveaway is now over! But stay tuned for another one coming in October!
Technically it's my birthday. ;) At least on the east coast it is! So I lets start the giveaway!

For this giveaway I wanted to do products I love use all time. Of course there will be indies, aren't you surprised! Since I'm turning 24 (really I can't believe I am this old already!), there will be 4 winners!

Please click "Read More" to enter!

Smitten Polish You're Turning Violet, Violet

I'm so excited to put Smitten Polish You're Turning Violet, Violet on my nails! Since my birthday is tomorrow, I hunted for something super amazing to wear. This little beauty arrived in my mailbox right on time!

Smitten Polish You're Turning Violet, Violet has a violet base with royal blue holographic glitters and smaller holographic glitters. All of the glitters are circle glitters! I know besides myself, there are a ton of other lacquer heads who love this. ;) In short, it's one of the most gorgeous polishes I own!

All fingers are 3 coats of You're Turning Violet, Violet over Seche Rebuild and under Hong Kong Girl Top Coat. I could have gotten away with 2 coats easily but I liked the darker color obtained with 3 coats. 

I don't even know where to begin writing about my love for this polish. I love that it's apart of Smitten Polish's Confection Collection based off of "Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory". This was one of my favorite movies as a child and I refused to ever see the newer version of the movie because I knew it just could not live up to the original. I did eventually see the newer version when it came on cable this year and hated it. Also, I love that this is a creation from Smitten Polish which, I have written about the formula before being great and quick drying. And of course the color is nothing short of amazing!

Blurred to show the holographic glitter. ;)

Of course today is overcast and sun only came out for a few minutes. :( I think my light box did a pretty good job on capturing the color though. Noelie, the creator of Smitten Polish, posted videos on the Smitten Polish Facebook (link will be below) of this color because it's the only way to show off all the sparkles.

Ok this is the last picture I swear!

Smitten Polish can be purchased through etsy here. She currently only has nothing stock though. :( I was able to purchase this from a pre order that was listed on Smitten Polish's Facebook so make sure to like it here to keep updated! Also, you can find Noelie's blog here.