Nail Pattern Boldness Bitches Brew

HAPPY HALLOWEEN POLISHED PEEPS!

Today I have Nail Pattern Boldness Bitches Brew to show you guy but before we go there, I thought it'd be great to try out the whole PVA glue base coat trend. Yesyes, I'm late to the party. Very late actually but hey, better late than never right?

What I did was to squeeze a decent amount of PVA glue into an empty bottle and then thin it out with water until I liked the consistency. For me, that was when the glue was easy to paint and it was like the consistency of a slightly thickened Seche Vite. So on goes a coat of my new Glitter Base Coat and this is what it looks like at first.



Don't panic, just wait patiently. I was watching New Girl so the ten minutes I waited for the PVA glue base coat to fully dry went by quickly. When fully dried, your PVA glue base coat should appear clear, like another other regular base coat.



Then on went two coats of OPI Siberian Nights. I wanted to layer Bitches Brew over something dark but black was a little too been-there-done-that for me so I chose a dark and mysterious eggplant shade. Very fitting for the whole Halloween theme huh? :)



Now, back to the star of the show, Bitches Brew is from NPB's Halloween Collection and it is packed with some awesome orange, gold, purple and blue multi-sized hex and square glitters. This was one coat of Bitches Brew over Siberian Nights.



I love how NPB has managed to make Bitches Brew so packed with glitter and yet, not goopy at all. I must admit, I needed to do a little dotting to get the glitters to spread out evenly across my nails but even so, Bitches Brew applied so well.



Of course I just had to top the whole look off with some matte top coat from Etude House and that made everything even cooler.



I just love how ironic it is that a matte top coat can make glitters "shine" even more.



This is what Bitches Brew looks like with a top coat on. I used one coat of SV and viola, that was it. Bitches Brew wasn't a diva and didn't eat my top coat so one coat was more than enough.



And then it was time to scrape my polish off. I was quite hesitant to do so because Bitches Brew was soooo pretty but I can't wear such polish to my conservative work place so I grabbed my orange stick and this happened...



So yes, the PVA glue base coat works WONDERS! No more having to soak my nails in acetone and wrap 'em up with foil! Easy peasy removal in under two minutes and the best part was that the removal process was actually kinda fun.

Hope you'll have a wicked Halloween!

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You can grab yourself a bottle of NPB Bitches Brew from Shoppe Eclecticco or directly from NPB. Hurry before it sells out!

Holo Month Day 31: Nfu Oh #66

This is my last Holo Month and Holothon post. I can't believe it all went by so quickly!



This is Nfu Oh #66, a pale green holographic polish that will blow your socks off!



I have no idea why the recent Nfu Oh duds seem pretty stud-y to me but hey, I'm not complaining!



Application was easy with an aqua base and I only needed two coats for opaqueness!





Even though Holo Month and Holothon is over, I still have a couple of holographic polishes to show you all so keep your eyes peeled for them! I'm also considering doing a 31 Day Indie Challenge, considering how I'm been in an indie glitter phase. Anyone interested in joining me? :)

Holo Month Day 30: Nfu Oh #64

Nfu Oh #64 is a light lilac holographic shade that was love at first brushstroke!



As mentioned in my post on Nfu Oh #63, even though this is one of the newer batches of the Nfu Oh holos, it seems much more holographic compared to my dud version of #61 which I got from Fabulousstreet last year.



It may not be as holo as the original batch but I'm not complaining with such an amazing holo effect! <3



This was two coats of #64 over a coat of Nfu Oh Aqua Base. I noticed that it's really important to make sure the Aqua Base is 100% dry before painting on the polish. It makes a world of a difference because once, I was a little impatient and started painting my holo polish before the aqua base was dry and I got an extremely patchy paint job and the polish didn't turn out as holo.



Wait a couple of minutes and viola, the polish practically painted itself on and the holo effect was blinding!



Here's Nfu Oh #64 on top and #63 below. You can see that #64 is slightly darker and is more purple than the pink-toned #63.



Gosh, just look at the holo rainbow arcs on those two nails!!!! *Melts* How am I suppose to help my nail polish addiction when all the polishes are so pretty?! OH MAN....

Holo Month Day 29: Nfu Oh #63

Nfu Oh #63 is a light pink linear holographic polish that I'm pretty sure is the dud version BUT it is still extremely holographic. Even more so than the dud versions of #61 and #62 that I've shown you previously.
This was just ONE coat of Nfu Oh #63 over Nfu Oh Aqua Base.





I can't get over how opaque and holo just one coat of #63 was! There were pretty little bald spots too.
Here's two coats, taken under my table lamp. The bald spots are completely no where to be seen! I'm really liking the Nfu oh Aqua Base!!!



KAPOW! Blinding holo rainbows specially for you!





Till my next post! :)

Pomegranate Nail Lacquer Blue Screen of Death

Today, I'm interupting Holo Month once more because I have a very special polish to show you guys! This baby below is Blue Screen of Death from Pomegranate Nail Lacquer.

According to their website, Pomegrante Nail Lacquer is a high-quality, long-wearing, chip-resistant nail polish made in the USA. All their lacquers are 4-free, which means they don't contain toluene, formaldehyde, dibutyl phthalate (DBP) or camphor.



For all you lucky people who have yet to see a Blue Screen of Death, here's what it looks like.


(photo credit)

The Blue Screen of Death is "the error screen displayed by the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems upon encountering a critical error, of a non-recoverable nature, that causes the system to crash". (Taken from Wikipedia) I have only seen the mysterious Blue Screen of Death once and I hope I'll never have to see it ever again.

But back to the polish, the moment it, I knew I had to have it, if not for its gorgeous shimmer, then for it's super cute name! The shade of blue that the polish is, is actually quite spot on and speaking of its gorgeous shimmer, look how they shine in this bottle shot!

Blue Screen of Death is a cobalt blue jelly polish with a stunning turquoise shimmer. The shimmer doesn't really photograph well but trust me when I tell you it looks a million times better in person.

Application was easy peasy. Two quick coats and you're done! Dry time was also great - I was able to apply Lemony Flutter all around my cuticles and fingertips in under ten minutes without smudging anything.

This was my best effort at trying to get the shimmer to shine. Pomegranate Nail Lacquer has miraculously manage to make the Blue Screen of Death something I actually love!

Brush-wise, Pomegranate's brush is about the same width as the Essie brush but because it is slightly longer, the brush fanned out better and that made application much easier.

Pomegranate Autumnesque is now available on Star Trinkets, their first international stockist. Non-US fans of the brand can now lay their polished claws on the brand more easily! YAYYYY! For those living in the US, you can also purchase Pomegranate Nail Lacquer directly from their website.

            

Disclaimer: This product was sent to me for my honest opinions. I am not affiliated with Star Trinkets or Pomegranate Nail Lacquer.

Holo Month Day 28: Nfu Oh #62

Moving down the Nfu Oh road, today I have Nfu Oh #62 for you for today's Holo Month / Holothon post!



#62 was supposed to be nude holo but as they changed the batches, it got a little more pink. This is three coats.



It's still so pretty!!!!!!



It's still so holo and it is still nude enough for work!



GAHHHH. I can't explain why I'm so in love with holo polishes. I just can't.



I'm letting the pictures do the talking because I have nothing else to say. I'm speechless!



Till the next post! :)

Holo Month Day 27: Nfu Oh #61

I realised I haven't shown you guys a proper swatch of Nfu Oh #61 so hereeeeee you go!

I heard that you can also use a matte top coat as a base coat for these Nfu Oh holos but I decided to try NailTek Foundation II instead. Granted it is a base coat but it does dry matte so I thought the effect would be the same.

This is one coat of #61 over the no base cat (pinkie), Nfu Oh Aqua Base (ring and index) and Nail Tek Foundation II (middle).



As you can see, with the Aqua Base, #61 applied SOOOOOO MUCH BETTER and already looks more opaque and holo. The matte base coat didn't work as well as I had hoped though.



And on goes more goes to make #61 opaque...



TADAH! Holo fest!



Sadly, this is the dud batch and it isn't as holo as it used to be. Still, it's holo enough to make this holo addict squee! I just wish I got on the holo bandwagon a little earlier. :(

But it's okay, my FNUG holos are enough to satisfy my holo lusts when I need a crazy pow wow holo. Other than that, #61's a great subtler holo! :D

Holo Month Day 26: FNUG Holographics

For today's Holothon and Holo Month post, I'm extremely eggcited to be showing you the three FNUG holographic polishes!



Warning: Viewing the three shades may cause blindness. Please put on your shades first.

First up is the hyped-up Psychedelic. There were pictures floating around way before it was available to me (I'll tell you where to get these FNUGs later on) showing Psychedelic to be more holographic than Chanel Holographic and the moment I saw them, my heart skipped a couple of beats. That's when I know I ABSOLUTELY MUST HAVE a polish!



HOLY BANANAS.



POW WOW! Psychedelic is CRAZY HOLO but wait for it....



Wait for it.....



BOOM! DOUBLE HOLO RAINBOWS!



Being the slave that I am to holographic polishes, I had to have Futuristca too.



Futuristica doesn't fall short of expectations, especially after Psychedelic set a pretty high bar.



I hope you listened to the warning to put on your shades!

Again, I managed to capture some double rainbow arcs with Futuristica! :DD



The last of the three FNUG holos is Fantastica and it is FANTASTIC!



Fantastic is a pale green holo that will take your breath away.





YES, MORE DOUBLE HOLOGRAPHIC RAINBOW ARCS!





In case you can't already tell, I AM A HUGE FAN OF THESE FNUG HOLOGRAPHIC POLISHES. I'm praying FNUG makes more holo shades because I WILL buy them all.

Application was easy with an aqua base. You know how with some holo polishes, you can't paint over the same spot twice? With these FNUGs, you can paint like you were painting any other polish. I especially love this about them. Wear time was also pretty decent. I had Futuristica on for a couple of hours and I even did the dishes, and I didn't even see a single chip. Compare this to some holos that can chip while you are sleeping and you know that with a good top coat, these babies will last!



I couldn't resist putting all the double holo arcs pictures together!

As promised, you can get these FNUG holographics from Shoppe Eclecticco. They are on a pre-order status but these definitely are worth the wait!