Alright, folks. I've just discovered the most amazing black holographic polish ever made. All other contenders can officially pack it in. They're not touching Jade's Magia Negra. Observe:
Sunny days were made for this lacquer (and not the other way around...).
Jade Holografico polishes are available from both Llarowe and Ninja Polish. It's currently out of stock at Llarowe, but it is in stock at Ninja Polish- which is where I'm assuming you'll be heading after having seen these swatches. Well, what are you waiting for?
Feast your eyes on Man Glaze Cabron: a shimmery matte in a deep blackened indigo purple shade. Very dramatic, and totally stunning. As we've come to expect, the label art is amazing.
On a side note, whenever I pull this lacquer out I immediately start humming this song (which is a great bonus to owning this polish, now that I think about it):
Finally, I've got a few glorious snapshots of how Cabron looks with Black Cat Lacquer's Black Hole layered overtop; you might recall that I first showed this one on my blog here, but failed utterly at choosing a winning layering combination. I'd say that problem has been rectified here, wouldn't you agree?
I can't help but feel that my swatches don't quite do this one justice; this is Glitter Gal's Light As A Feather, a stunning white linear holographic. I haven't come across anything quite like this, and I remember when this first came out it was pretty unique. Now, with more and more indie makers creating fabulous polishes and exploring new combinations, it might not be as exceptionally unique as it once was, but it's still a fantastic lacquer. Behold:
I really love how light and ethereal this looks. It looked even more flawless in person- delicate and probably subdued enough to be work appropriate, but made special by the addition of holographic glow. Yep, this polish has definitely earned its coveted "awesome" tag.
Tonight I've got two different layering combinations shown over Zoya Bela, a pale pinky-peach jelly, to share with you. The first layering combo features Enchanted Polish's Starbright Sparkles. Starbright Sparkles features a sheer silvery holographic base containing a multitude of different coloured hexagonal glitters. This polish is definitely best layered because of the sheer base, and I think the holographic nature of this would be best displayed over a darker colour- I'll definitely be trying that next time.
The second combination I have to show you is Nicole by OPI's One Less Lonely Glitter. This one is a delicate and pretty mixture of fine metallic pale purple glitter. What you see below is one coat over Zoya Bela.
If you recall, "One Less Lonely Glitter" is from the NOPI Justin Bieber collection which came out a couple years ago. Yes, a truly gag-worthy inspiration for a nail polish collection. Almost as bad as the Kardashian collections...
...but the truth is, while this lacquer is pretty enough, the reason I picked it up was so I had a reason to post this video. I hope you get a laugh out of it!
Happy Easter, everyone! How about some Zoya spam to celebrate?
Zoya Aurora: gorgeous (and insanely sparkly) scattered holographic purple. Looks different in the following pictures depending on lighting- in reality, it's somewhere in between.
Zoya Bela: soft and squishy-looking peachy pink jelly.
Today I've got another mani that is from ages ago- this past New Year's Eve, to be exact. This is China Glaze's Some Like It Haute, a charcoal grey glitter with silvery/holographic accents. The base is clear, but the glitter is dense enough to be opaque in 3 coats.
What do you think? Overall, I think it was a pretty solid NYE mani option- can't go wrong with a dramatic steely grey accented with sparkly holographic goodness! Now I just need to get better at posting these manicure pictures before they're months old...
Tonight I have Picture Polish Atomic to share with you; this has a scattered and subtle holographic shimmer in a soft silver/white base. Not visible in the pictures, but more visible in real life is a golden-pink flash. Quite pretty, and definitely better in reality than in my pictures. The holographic shimmer in this is kind of flakey and really interesting, although visible mostly in bright sunlight (unfortunately on the day I took these, sunlight was in short supply). I used three coats to achieve full coverage.
What do you think of Picture Polish Atomic? Did you pick up any of the recent Picture Polish collaboration shades?
Today I have a lovely Enchanted Polish to share with you- this is Vampire's Dessert, a gorgeous deep brown linear holographic polish. I love how this looks like molten dark chocolate, with a bit of velvety red/brown shimmer thrown in just to top it off. The holographic effect in this is apparent indoors, but really lights up in direct sunlight. The formula was perfect, and what you see below is two coats.
Just looking at this makes me hungry for chocolate cake! Delicious. And it has such an awesome (and fitting!) name. What do you think of Vampire's Dessert?
Today I've got a new-to-me brand to share with you. Come to think of it, it might be new to a lot of you, too. I'd certainly never even heard of it before. This is Mineral Fusion's nail polish in Grotto, a muted mid-tone purple with blue shimmer. I found a display of these polishes at Superstore, and this was the only one that stood out to me; if you're planning on looking for them, look for them in the organic foods aisle (at least they weren't in with the rest of the cosmetics at the store I went to).
Overall, application and pigmentation were fairly good. I'm not sure I'll bother picking up any other colours, but it was interesting to try something new. I also thought it would make a pretty base for Pirate Polish Lovandula, which I've been layering over everything lately.
What do you think of this combination? Have you ever come across nail polish by Mineral Fusion before?
