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!

YSL Jade Imperial and Dior Nymphea Comparisons

Hey gals, this is going to be a quick post. I went out today, wanting to haul YSL Jade Imperial home but sadly it was already out of stock so all I could do was swatch the tester. For those wanting to get Jade Imperial too but who can't get hold of it or don't want to pay its hefty price tag, you can consider OPI Mermaid Tears or NOPI Green Up Your Act!



I'm wearing Jade Imperial on my thumb, Mermaid Tears on my index and Green Up Your Act! on my ring finger. Mermaid Tears is clearly closer to Jade Imperial than Green Up Your Act but it is still more yellow-toned and less dusty than Jade Imperial.



Here I'm wearing Jade Imperial on my thumb, Beadstreet A42 (or Enlistment, as I call it) on my index, and Chanel Khaki Vert on my middle finger. Once again, no dupes.

Next, we have Dior Nymphea, RBL Bikini Bottom and Essie Mint Candy Apple.



Nymphea wasn't OOS but I wasn't willing to pay S$37 for a blue creme (okay fine, Nymphea doesn't appear to have some secret shimmer going on in the bottle but it doesn't really show up at all on the nail so for all intensive purposes, I'm going to regard Nymphea as a creme). Bikini Bottom is clearly more jelly and greener than Nymphea but I'm finding myself more in love with it than Nymphea. Lastly, Mint Candy Apple is so much more vibrant and chalky than Nymphea. 

Hope this quick post was useful! :)

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!

China Glaze Hologlam Collection Swatches (Spring 2013)

HEY GUYS! AS YOU CAN TELL, I AM FREAKING EXCITED TO SHOW YOU GUYS THE CHINA GLAZE HOLOGLAM 2013 SWATCHES! The courier guy came this afternoon and I was bouncing off the walls excited to swatch my new twelve babies!

For my swatches, I've broken them down into three groups of four. The first two pictures from each group were taken in the sunlight and the next two were taken under my table lamp. Surprisingly, my table lamp works magic and manages to produce super holo shots! Do take note that the shot taken under my table lamp are more colour accurate than the ones that were taken under sunlight.

Application wise, these twelve applied easily. They were all opaque in two coats. They did do this funny thing where they look extra streaky (like how chrome polishes look) right before they dry but they always dry perfect so if you see the streaks, don't panic! These twelve are also thicker than the original OMGs but they're not any harder to apply. They also dry pretty quickly albeit a tiny bit slower than most super linear holographic polishes.

Well, enough with the words. Here are the pictures!

From left to right: Not In This Galaxy, Astro-Hot, Get Outta My Space and Infra Red (Sunlight)



From left to right: Not In This Galaxy, Astro-Hot, Get Outta My Space and Infra Red (Sunlight)



From left to right: Not In This Galaxy, Astro-Hot, Get Outta My Space and Infra Red (Table Lamp)



From left to right: Not In This Galaxy, Astro-Hot, Get Outta My Space and Infra Red (Table Lamp)



From left to right: Don't Be a Luna-tic, Sci-fly By, Take A Trek and Strap On Your Moonboots (Sunlight)



From left to right: Don't Be a Luna-tic, Sci-fly By, Take A Trek and Strap On Your Moonboots (Sunlight)



From left to right: Don't Be a Luna-tic, Sci-fly By, Take A Trek and Strap On Your Moonboots (Table Lamp)



From left to right: Don't Be a Luna-tic, Sci-fly By, Take A Trek and Strap On Your Moonboots (Table Lamp)



From left to right: Cosmic Dust, OMG A UFO, When Stars Collide and Galactic Gray (Sunlight)



From left to right: Cosmic Dust, OMG A UFO, When Stars Collide and Galactic Gray (Sunlight)



From left to right: Cosmic Dust, OMG A UFO, When Stars Collide and Galactic Gray (Table Lamp)



From left to right: Cosmic Dust, OMG A UFO, When Stars Collide and Galactic Gray (Table Lamp)



And now, the moment we've all been waiting for - COMPARISONS WITH THE OMGS! The Holograms are less holographic than the OMGs but they still pack a punch.

From left to right: Not In This Galaxy, TMI, Take A Trek and 2NITE (Table Lamp)

Well, I think TMI isn't exactly the most holo of the OMGs so the coral comparisons aren't exactly the fairest. But you can see that 2NITE is much more holo than Take A Trek.



From left to right: Not In This Galaxy, TTYL, Take A Trek and 2NITE (Table Lamp)

TTYL is more holo so this one is a pretty good comparison. Magnitude of holo-ness aside, I think the holo effect is pretty much the same. The Hologlams have the same, smooth linear holo look as the OMGs and honestly, the colours are pretty different from them too so this is a pretty good collection to own!



These Hologlams also cost less than the Color Club Halo Hues, Layla Holograms, Nfu Oh holos, Jade Holograficos, FNUGs and Glitter Gals. I paid SGD95 for the entire collection so this is actually the cheapest holo collection available! Even more reason to own the collection!

I bought my set from Timtam but it seems it's sold out now. I've been browsing around and Tammy offers the best price. The set is selling form SGD100 but if you're a repeat customer, you'll be able to set it at SGD95! Hopefully it'll be restocked soon so you all can grab yours soon!

KBShimmer Party

I managed to get KBShimmer Party for a steal (I bought it secondhand from someone) and I'm so glad I caved for it!

Party has tiny purple and green hex glitters, medium yellow hex glitters, large blue hex glitters and to top it off, red and black square glitters, all swimming in a white base.

This is two thin coats of Party over a white base.



As you can see, Party dries quite patchy and I thought it'd be the perfect time to see how well Nail Pattern Boldness Glitter Food works. Here I'm wearing one coat of Glitter Food on top of my Party combo.



Right off the bat, you can how Glitter Food has managed to "tame" the glitters and have provided a smoother finish. Glitter Food does dry with a satin finish though (see below).



So on went a coat of SV to seal everything together and viola!






The moment I saw Party, I immediately thought it looked like the lovechild of Pretty & Polished Party on my Yacht and Jawbreaker. Don't you think so? I'm lucky enough to own them so I thought I'd do a little comparison. Here I have Party on my index and ring fingers, Jawbreaker on my middle finger and Party on my Yacht on my pinkie.







Here's a close up of Party vs Jawbreaker.



And this is Party vs Party on my Yacht.



Please tell me I'm not the only one who sees the resemblance. That being said, I'm still welcoming Party with open arms, into my polish family!