LA Bella Vernice - Tinkerbell

Today is a new polish maker to me. La Bella Vernice.
I ordered 5 minis from her collection, one of which is Tinkerbell. It's a soft blue holo. The formula was great! Went on smooth and easy, and dry time was quick. It is a scattered holo, of which I am really liking lately. I'm still a lover of linear, but this really captured my heart.
I layered it over Sinful Colors Love Nails. I think that the color really matched well with Tinkerbell, and only enhanced the holo.

The Accent nail is Orly's Sparkling Garbage, another scattered holo polish that I absolutely ADORE.

I did some stamping with "I <3 Nail Polish" with a little polish bottle using NOPI Stolen Kisses. 

Tinkerbell really seemed to me like fairy dust, and that it was floating! That was really hard to capture in the photos, but it was a great effect. 

You can buy from her store at www.bellavernice.com. 

Rachel

La Bella Vernice - Mood Swings Thermal Polish Review

I got exactly what I wanted for my birthday! 

Now that we've addressed my reaction to the perfect gifts, I'll gladly share my shiny treasures! La Bella Vernice Feeling Blue and Feeling Shameless  (as well as more shiny pretties I'll swatch later!) made their way into my collection and I have been obsessed with them since! I can't stop playing with the temperature and ogling the holo payoff. These polishes are gorgeous! 

After being under hot tap water

Both colors are very sheer when applied and need at least 3 coats for full coverage. Feeling Blue was a bit more sheer (especially when warm). I did notice that both had a grittier formula, but that was easily remedied with a top coat.

After being in cold tap water

Let's talk SHIFT. Feeling Shameless easily changes colors between a beautiful cornflower blue to a vibrant blurple. Running my hands under the faucet causes quick and dramatic shifts in color. When my fingers get cold while working, the purple lets me know to grab a lap blanket!

After being under ice water

Feeling Blue is a bit shyer and requires a more dramatic temperature change to see the shift from a light Cinderella blue/grey to a darker cornflower blue. When the house gets cold, it is a bit darker than its "warm" tone, but unless I have ice on hand I don't get to see the vibrant blue color. That doesn't bother me as the Cinderella blue/grey is one of my favorite colors.

Index and Middle: Hot / Ring and Pinky: Ice Cold

I'm over the moon for these two (especially together!) and they only solidified in my mind the need for more temperature affected polishes. Do you have any recommendations?

Nerd Laquer Hyper Space Bypass and Mentality Black Holo

GOT NERDS!
Had to yell it. WOOT!
Today is Nerd Lacquer's Hyperspace Bypass. I tried to find something for an accent that would not overwhelm HB, and accent the name. What better than a space-y looking black linear holo!!! Mentality's Black Holo is gorgeous. Unfortunately I couldn't get sunlight to make it shine. :( The flash on my camera made it come out some, but not do it justice. It is a STRONG holo.
Now, for the HB. LOVE EET! Spectacular formula, glitter payoff insane, and dries quickly. I do understand why they are so sought after, and sad that the make fell on hard times.

Do you have anything from Nerd Lacquer or Mentality? How much are you in love with them?!

Rachel

Nail Fail - Holographic Gradient

Last night was a big exciting deal for me: a company dinner/show to celebrate some of our top talent! I was determined to have a mani that was befitting such an occasion. After brainstorming with Rachel, I decided on a holo gradient.

I ended up using Color Club Miss Bliss and Nabi Hologram Effect in Purple. The sponging looked promisingly flashy! I was surprised that the color of the Nabi changed from a redder purple to a much bluer hue when sponged. Once the seche was applied, though, my hopes for a pink to purple holo gradient were quickly dashed. The pigment from the nabi penetrated the seche which effectively covered the holo and the pink!

Forgive the obvious color editing! The true color refused to be captured by a mere smartphone.

I didn't have time to start from scratch  so I tried to save it by placing a bit of Miss Bliss at the base of the nail and dry brushing it down. Accent nails got a coat of Nabi Jumbo Purple Glitter and Coco Allure Risqué Business. Though it didn't turn out how I wanted (at all), it i can't say I hate it!

Glitter Gal - Brain Freeze

I FINALLY figured out my camera. Man... That's pretty pathetic. And all by accident. HOWEVER, it allows me to do better macro shots! Guess I gotta do a better job of painting and taking care of my cuticles.
I recently had to go down to nubbins because I was not so kind to my nails, and picked off polish that took part of the nail with it... Live and learn.

Ignore the fuzzy background. Nothing to see here...

The holo in this is really great. It's pretty linear, and you can tell in the macro shot in the second pic. I am so in love with Glitter Gal polishes. They were in my top 5 first lemmings, and when Llarowe restocked, it was kismet. 

While I looked through some of the other shots of Brain Freeze, I noticed that I captured this pretty well in comparison. Pretty proud of that. I wanted to do justice to this wonderful polish.

More goodies to come from my lapse of sanity purchasing spree...

Rachel

Holo-Tastic!

Finally got my much anticipated Spectraflair from Pixie Polish!!!
Let me tell you, it is SPECTACULAR!  I chose to show it's magnificence with a skittles mani. Since I got my Spring Box from Julep, I wanted to try some of the polishes in it too.
From Thumb to Pinky:  Julep Gloria, Julep Robin, Sinful Colors Cotton Candy, Rimmel Wild Orchid, and Pure Ice Wild Thing.

I think this one is great for spring!

Rachel

Challenge - Week 5 - Jem and the Holographic Polish



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I had this whole awesome plan to do a manicure inspired by the cartoons I watched as a kid.  Each nail would have the face of a different Saturday Morning Cartoon Star.  I started out and Michelangelo looked rad but Jonny Quest  looked like he had an extra chromosome. I changed it up and ended up going to the gym on Thursday with a turtle shell accent nail and a half-cocked idea.  I just couldn't get excited about it! When I'm not excited, I procrastinate (which is why this is being posted at the last minute!).

If there is one thing I know about myself it is that I will absolutely get excited for something SPARKLY.  Jem and the Holograms was a perfect choice! I had just gotten a bottle of Color Club's Miss Bliss (every polish enthusiast needs a holo) and snickered to myself verily at the play on words. 

Instead of trying to do something SOLELY for the challenge, I tried to make the mani something I could wear for a while that was inspired by the subject matter.  Though it is probably not obvious, the designs on my fingers are supposed to look like her earrings.



In bright light, they're impossible to not stare at.



 Colors:
Color Club Miss Bliss
Revlon Strawberry Sizzle
Sinful Colors Lets Meet
Rimmel Black Satin