Different Ways To Wear Multichrome Polish

Hey y'all! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

I tried out the dry brush method the other day with my oil spill nails and that inspired me to come up with a post on some different ways to wear multichrome polish, besides the usual few coats over black.

In this post, I used Ozotic 502, 504 and 505, as well as Girly Bits Cosmetics Hiss & Lear over black and these are just a few more creative ways to wear multichromes. I took some shots underwater too, to bring out the full effect of the colour shifts so as a general guideline, the pictures with black backgrounds are shots taken on dry land and the pictures with the white backgrounds were taken underwater. 

Here's a shot with the four designs I decided to recreate - the braid, the tribal, the dry brush and the fan brush. I've included links to the various tutorials I referred to so you guys can join in the fun too!

I took so pictures designs from different angles so that you can see the colour shifts. Here, they're all on the warm side and as we go down, the colours will shift towards a cooler spectrum.

Here are some underwater shots. Gosh, I just love how water brings out so much more of the chrome shifts!

Now for some close up shots. This first one is the braid. It's relatively simple to do but here's a good tutorial I found. 

This next one is the tribal. I had higher expectations for this design but it seems the chromes do not really shift as much. It did look pretty rad still. Here's a link to the tribal tutorial I used.  

Here's the dry brush. This one is similar to the oil spill look and my suggestion is to leave sufficient black space in the background so you can still see the different polish used. You can experiment with longer/shorter brush strokes depending on your nail length. 

This last one is the fan brush. SimpleNailArtDesigns has a really good video tutorial that you can watch and this was a really simple and fun look. It reminds me of dragons beard, a type of candy we get here in Singapore! 

I also tried out the same technique with a vertical pattern instead of a horizontal one and the colour shift is more evident though I still think the horizontal pattern looks nicer. 

So there you go - four new ways to wear your multichromes. They're super simple to do and they're such a great way to spice up your manicure! Drop me a comment if you have any other ideas/suggestions on more ways to play with multichromes! Till next time! (:

Multichrome Oil Spill Nails

Hey y'all! I came across this amazing oil spill nails post by Nail Loopy a while back using some ILNP multichrome polish and I could not get it out of my head so I decided to try and recreate the look with some of the multichromes I have.

I used Ozotic 502 and 504, as well as Girly Bits Hiss & Lear for this look. I first painted a black base and when that was completely dry, I used the dry brush method and painted the various multichromes using random strokes. These pictures were taken underwater to bring out the oil spill effect even better! 

I love that this look was soooo beyond easy to recreate and the effect was just...WOW. Seriously, you guys got to try this out! :)

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!

Holo Month Day 25: Jade Seducao Rosa

Today, for...



...I have the last of the Jade Holografico polishes I recently purchased form Shoppe Eclecticco to show you. Jade Seducao Rosa is a bright, rosy pink shade that packs that usual holographic punch I've come to expect of the Jade Holografico polishes.



Seducao Rosa is less opaque than Vermelho Surreal, which I showed you yesterday. I used three thin coats of Seducao Rosa in all my pictures.





This is actually one of the rare brighter pink shades you'll find in my collection because I don't think I can pull off the bright pink look. It just isn't me.



As always, I usually google swatches of a polish before deciding to buy it and I must warn you, most of the online swatches you'll see of Seducao Rosa are rather deceiving. Because of that, I thought Seducao Rosa would be a pinkish-copper shade so imagine my surprise when I saw this bright pink polish after unwrapping the bubble wrap. I think the promo picture that Jade released is pretty colour accurate.



The moment I ordered Seducao Rosa, I already knew I wanted to compare it to Ozotic 522 and I had thought they'd be close because well, I had expected Seducao Rosa to be less pink.

This is three coats of both polish.



As you can see, Ozotic 522 is a few shades darker and redder than Seducao Rosa. For that reason alone, if I had to, between the two, I'd pick 522.



I don't know, I just don't see myself being able to pull off Seducao Rosa. I'm not saying it's not a nice polish, because it is, it was really nice to apply and I've come to love the Jade brushes. Sadly, it just isn't very "me" but for those looking for a nice, bright office-friendly pink holographic, this would be a good choice!

Holo Month Day 24: Jade Vermelho Surreal

Continuing on...



KAPOW! Here's another red, hot and sexy holographic shade I have for y'all!
This is 2 coats of Jade Vermelho Surreal.



Vermelho Surreal was pretty opaque and applied easily but holy moly, was it hard to capture on camera. The picture below is the most colour-accurate.



Did I also mention that it's super holo? I mean LOOOOOOK!





Remember Ozotic 518 that I showed you earlier during Holo Month? The moment I got Vermelho Surreal in the mail, I knew they were very similar but I didn't know how similar they were until I saw them side by side!
This is 2 coats of Jade Vermelho Surreal and Ozotic 518.



If you really must know, Vermelho Surreal is a tad bit cooler than 518 but it's only by the tinniest bit. I'm pretty sure if you show these swatches to an ordinary non-polish addict, they wouldn't be able to tell the difference. BUTBUTBUT Vermelho is slightly more holographic than 518 and is a bit more opaque too.



In conclusion, in terms of
Holographic power: Jade Vermelho Surreal wins
Application: Ozotic 518 wins (I friggin love the Ozotic brush!)
Opaqueness: Jade Vermelho Surreal wins
Pricing: Ozotic 518 wins (Jade Vermelho is $1.23 per ml while Ozotic 518 is $1.65 per ml)
soooooo, it's a tie and I can't choose. I feel like a proud mama who refuse to favour one of her kid over the other!

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By the way, you can get your very own bottle of Vermelho Surreal at Shoppe Eclecticco and Ozotic 518 at Star Trinkets!