Holographic Watercolour Nails

Hey y'all! If you've followed me on Instagram, you'd know that I managed to get some time off the other night (FINALLY!) and decided to spend some time on my nails. I've wanted to try out the watercolour nail trend for a while now but I thought, hey go holo or go home! HA!

So I started out with Color Club Harp On It. This is three thin coats.

I then proceeded to dab a little of all the Halo Hues (minus Harp On It) randomly to create the watercolour effect. 

Here's a closer look! This reminds me of Wall's Paddle Pop so much. It's a really cool look! 

One last picture for the road because it's just too gorgeous!

Till next time! :)

Four Month's Worth of Hauls

My nails and cuticles are in no shape to meet anyone so I'm going to share my recent hauls with you while I try to get them back in order. This seems pretty little for four months but that's what happen when work takes over! :(

As always, I'm starting with the indies. Every time I think I've gotten enough, more just seem to spring out and I can never resist them!



Loving the KBShimmer Spring polishes I got! I swatched them here. As for Bank Geek and Bejeweled, they will have to wait!



This next brand is becoming one of my favourite indie brands. I started taking notice of Hare Polish on tumblr quite a while back and I fell in love with the first few olours ever made - A Positive and Bisbee and I am so glad the brand is more accessible now! I'm still eyeing a couple of the older shades like Archipalego and Tropic of Cancer so I'm sitting tight and hoping they get re-released!





Now for the Australian indies...I swear everytime I see new pictures of the new creations made, my heart flutters and my wallet cries.



HOLO HOLO HOLO! Thee new holo shades from Emily de Molly are stunning!



These are the last of my Lynnderella haul (for now). I've got to start saving for my next haul because damn, they're expensive.



Moving on to the more mainstream brands, I got a friend to CP Lady Sings The Blues for me from BeautyAsia and I bought Ray of Light from the lovely Annette of Shoppe Eclecticco when she did some unearthing and found a spare bottle in her stash.



Here are the China Glazes I purchase recently. Ever since the indie craze, I haven't really bought much mainstream brands but these few still managed to capture my attention. I also got the three Zoyas from BeautyAsia.



Yes yes, I hauled the entires China Glaze Hologlam collection. I had to. I am a holo hoarder so this was such a no brainer. Swatches of the collection as well as comparisons can be found here and here.



I also couldn't resist the Color Club Halo Hues 2013. Seeing how amazing the 2012 ones were, I had to get the six new shades to complete the Halo Hues family!



That's it for my haul! I guess working does not have its perks for my wallet! :)

Color Club Halo Hues 2013

I've been trying to resist the six new Color Club Halo Hues 2013 but the moment I saw them at Dyon International yesterday afternoon, I was sold.

The holo hoarder in my strikes again!



Kismet is a pale gold holo and it's one of the palest gold holos I have seen. It's pretty unique and since it's not too saturated, it'd pretty much go with most skin tones. It's also a work appropriate shade so all the better.



As I've said, Kismet is quite pale compared to the other gold holos I own. Jade Mystic Gold is obviously more saturated and Layla Gold Idol is just a tad richer though formula wise, I'd pick Kismet over Gold Idol in a heartbeat.



Cosmic Fate is a pinkish copper toned shade and I honestly thought it'd be more copper than pink but the pinker undertone was a nice surprise. It makes the shade daintier. This is probably my favourite out of the six because of its unique shade. Again, this one is also super work appropriate so you don't have to worry about bosses or clients complaining about your nails. Unless they're jealous, of course!



I have such a special spot in my heart (and Helmer) for pinkish copper holos and the other two have nothing on Cosmic Fate. Holoness wise, Cosmic Fate wins, just edging out Ozotic 522 but an eyelash (is that a good metaphor? HAHA!).



Miss Bliss is the lady of the collection. She's the pink one and I don't wear pink often but Miss Bliss ins't too pinky pink (if you know what I mean) so I'm still loving this baby. It also doesn't hurt how holo she is!



At maximum holoness, Miss Bliss looks pretty similar to Halo-graphic.



But holoness aside, you can see that Halo-graphic is the paler of the two.



Eternal Beauty is a heart stopper. Purple holos always are. I don't think I need to say anything more, do I? ;)



Eternal Beauty is pretty different from Cloud Nine, the purple holo from the first Halo Hues collection. The closest thing I have is Jade Fascinio Violeta but it is a tad lighter and less saturated than Eternal Beauty.



My my baby blue, I've been thinking bout you. Over the Moon is the...POW WOW!



Over the Moon is close to FNUG Futuristica but seriously, nothing can compete with Futuristica in terms of holoness. My picture doesn't show it but trust me.



Blue Heaven from the original Halo Hues is paler than Over the Moon so no dupes here.





And finally, we have come to the gem of the collection. Beyond is beyond amazing. It's a black holo. A BLACK HOLO. Not a charcoal holo but a black holo. In case you have no idea why I'm raving about a black holo, please let me enlighten you. Typically, when you add spectraflair or any holo particles to any shade, it becomes lighter, paler and greyer so when a black holo polish is made, it is a rare thing.



The only other black holo I know of is Jade Magia Negra (which I think translate to Magic Black) and it is the blackest holo that exists unless you use a spectraflair top coat over a black base. Beyond is only a tiny tiny bit paler and for the price difference, Beyond triumphs Magia Negra.



Formula wise, I used two coats for all six shades. These six new Halo Hues applied wonderfully and I didn't need an aqua base at all. They were admittedly a little think but it's nothing a little bit of thinner can't fix.

Hope you guys enjoyed the swatches and comparisons!

China Glaze Hologlam Collection Comparison Swatches

Hey y'all! Thought I'd do a quick comparison post for the China Glaze Hologlam shades. I know you all want as much info as you can get so I'm here to supply you with that information!

Ever since I got my nail swatch sticks, I've been happily swatching my babies and I think I'm a third through my collection. I've swatched my holos, indies and toppers (that includes flakies and glitters) and I'm not really looking forward to starting on the rest because it's gonna be a long project. Back to the sticks, I think they're a great way to catalogue your collection. I'm trying to sort mine by colours and I love how you can rearrange them so if you buy a new shade of polish that's in between two existing shades you own, it's easy to fit the new one in.

The sticks are also fantastic for doing comparisons since I don't have to reswatch anything so today's post is gonna feature my lovely sticks! Hope you guys don't mind that.  

All the pictures were taken indoors, under my table lamp.

Starting with the corals, we have China Glaze TTYL, China Glaze Digital Dawn, China Glaze TMI, China Glaze Not In This Galaxy, Layla Shock Pink and Layla Red Taboo.



Next, we have the magentas. From left to right, Layla Red Taboo, Layla Purple Illusion and China Glaze Infra-Red.



On to the lilacs, we have Color Club Halo-Graphic, China Glaze Astro-Hot and China Glaze Electric Magenta.



For the lavenders, we have Layla Ultra Violet, Color Club Cloud Nine, China Glaze Get Outta My Space and Color Club Fashion Addict.



Moving on to the dusty purples, we haveChina Glaze When Star Collide, Layla Misty Blush and Layla Cloudy Violet.



For the light blues, we have OPI DS Sapphire, Color Club Blue Heaven, Layla Mermaid Spell, FNUG Fusturistica and China Glaze Sci-Fly By.



Moving on to the medium to darker blues, we have China Glaze 2NITE, China Glaze High Def, China Glaze Strap On Your Moonboots, Into The Night (Franken), China Glaze Take A Trek and Glitter Gal Teal Blue.



As requested by Olivia, here is China Glaze DV8 and Take a Trek. DV8 leans more towards a marine blue whereas Take a Trek has a greyer undertone.



Same two polish, taken at an angle to show their holoness.



For the lighter, almost seafoam greens, we have China Glaze Don't Be A Luna-tic, Color Club Angel Kiss and Layla Jade Groove.



And we mustn' forget the olives that are A-England Princess Sabra and China Glaze OMG A UFO.



For the light greys, we've got Daiso #10, China Glaze Cosmic Dust and Layla Flash Black



And last but not least, we've got the charcoal/black holos that are China Glaze Galactic Gray, Color Club Revvvolution, Glitter Gal 10 to Midnight, Layla Flash Black and Jade Magia Negra.



I tried to include quite a few brands of holos in this comparison, like the China Glaze OMGs, Layla Holograms, Jade Holograficos, Color Club Halo Hues and Glitter Gal holos so you can tell how holo the new China Glaze Hologlams are.

I must admit that the aren't as blingy as the holos I've grown to love (Laylas and Color Clubs) but these new Holograms are quite different in terms of how smooth they look. The holo particles and reall extremely fine and honestly, the closest thing to compare them with will be the original OMGs.

As I've mentioned in my first swatch post of the Hologlams, these new China Glazes do dry a smidgen slower than the OMGs or the Laylas. I would say the dry time is comparable to the Halo Hues.

Let me know if you guys wanna see any other comparisons and If I own the polish, I'd gladly take pictures! Till next time!

Color Club Halo Hues

Today I have the Color Club Halo Hues collection to show you! The holo slave in me was extremely excited since the day I saw the photos other nail bloggers took at Cosmoprof and I didn't even have to think about it and I just ordered the entire collection.



Let's get done to the swatches shall we?

Harp On It is the basic silver holo you'll see in every holographic collection. I have a million other silver holos but I like this one. It's not as fussy as Layla Mercury Twilight or Make Up Store Greta and it's not as sheer as Glitter Gal Silver or Ozotic 509. 2 easy coats and you're done!









Cherubic is a subtle nude holo that honestly, I had hope would be more saturated. It looked quite silver and I just wish it would look more nude than sheer. It is a pretty shade though! It's work appropriate but I think I'll be so distracted by it I wouldn't be working at all, just staring at my nails all day.









Halo-graphic is a warm purple holo that will blind you. It reminds me of Nfu Oh #64 quite a bit. It isn't the most unique shade but I do love it! Me and purple holos, we're best pals! 









Cloud Nine is a lilac holographic that reminds me of Layla Ultra Violet. This one is also crazy holo and I think my weakness for purple holos is starting to show. Oooops.









I swatched Halo-graphic and Cloud Nine one after another and I couldn't really tell much of a difference so I decided to do a comparison to show you the two side by side. Here I have Halo-graphic on my index and middle and Cloud Nine on my ring and pinkie. You can see how much cooler Cloud Nine is.



Blue Heaven is a nice pale blue holo shade. It reminds me of a rainbow in a clear blue sky so the name Blue Heaven is a pretty apt name.









Last but not least, we have Angel Kiss, a seafoam-y green holo. It's kinda teal but not really. To me, this is the most unique colour of the collection! I must be honest, all the other colours reminded me of Nfu Oh's holo collection but Angel Kiss is such a gorgeous shade! LOVE LOVE LOVE!









Formula-wise, they were all easy to apply. Two coats were sufficient for all six shades to reach opacity. Some of them were a tiny bit on the thick side but everything was still manageable. Nothing a drop or two of thinner won't fix! I wouldn't say they're as easy to paint as the Glitter Gal and Ozotic holos but they're not as pain in the ass as the Make Up Store holos.

Overall, I think if you don't have too many holo polishes, or if you're CRAZY about holos, this collection is a MUST GET!