The Holo Hookup April 2017 Box: Swatches and Review

Provided for Review

Hi everyone! For today, I have April's Holo Hookup Box to share. Along with polishes from Cupcake Polish, Different Dimension, and Glisten & Glow, this month's guest maker is Delush Polish. The theme is 'Bucket List' with the inspiration pic below:

The April 2017 Holo Hookup Box will be available during a week long pre-order window from March 21st at 9 pm EST until March 28th at 9 pm EST only in the Holo Hookup shop. 

The box is $40 plus shipping which will be available domestically and internationally.

Cupcake Polish Go Parasailing With Me

Two coats

Poppy red linear holographic

Such a bright and saturated shade of red! It leans slightly orange (which is my favorite kind of red) and applies super easily with two coats. 

(Under LED Lighting)

 Different Dimension The Northern Lights Are Out

Two coats

Violet to green multi-chrome linear holo with holo micro-flakes

Going in a completely different direction than the Cupcake Polish, this one is dark beauty is a nice contrast. It's flashes of green are awesome, those flashes are little more visible in person. Nice opaque coverage again with two coats for opacity. 

(Under LED Lighting)

Glisten & Glow A Little More Altitude

Two coats

Light lilac linear holographic with flashes of blue and purple shimmer and silver holo micro-glitter

I like the softness of the lilac color with the added sparkle from the shimmer and glitter bits. This is slightly thicker in formula but otherwise easy to apply. I do recommend a double layer of topcoat due to the micro-glitter.

(Under LED Lighting)

Delush Polish Keep an Ocean Mind 

Three coats

Turquoise linear holographic with flashes of blue and teal

Beautiful! I love this sort of water reminiscent turquoise shade, especially when it's a holo. It's a little less opaque than the previous three, I needed three coats for coverage. 

(Under LED Lighting)

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Color4Nails Pun with Pokémon Collaboration Collection: Swatches and Review

Provided for Review

Hi everyone! For today I have a new collaboration collection from Color4Nails that will be releasing soon. For this six polish set, Color4Nails teamed up with six brands who each created a polish inspired by a Pokémon character, the six makers include Cadillacquer, Celestial Cosmetics, Delush Polish, Different Dimension, Ever After Polish, and Nine Zero Lacquer.

 I think the brands did a great job with the collection, you can totally see where the inspiration plays into the colors and the pun-tastic names are the cherry on top. Look for this set to be released Friday, October 7th in Color4Nails' shop. The polishes will be available as a set as well as individually, but I know for those Pokémon fans, gotta catch 'em all!

Cadillacquer Wishing Upon a Staryu

Three coats
Red jelly base with gold flakes and glitter
So bright and saturated, yum. Goes on well, not too thick or thin in formula though because of it's jelly base, I needed three coats for opacity. 

Celestial Cosmetics Judge, Jury, and Exeggcute-tioner

Two coats

Dusky light rose pink with silver shimmer and holographic pigment

A nicely done, lighter toned pink holo. It's a shimmer/pigment heavy polish, so slightly on the thicker side but application was easy with two thin coats. The holo effect is more a scattered density variety.  

Delush Polish Bad to the Cubone

Three coats

Black base with gold shimmer and off white and golden glitter

I love how this takes on an olive, or antiqued gold, look with the addition of that heavy gold shimmer. There are some circle glitter pieces that didn't end up on the nail though I do see them in the bottle, my recommendation is to let the bottle sit upside down for a few minutes before applying so you can get those on the nail. Otherwise, application was good, I used three thinner coats for opaque coverage.

Different Dimension Don't Be Tentacruel

Two coats
Medium sky blue linear holographic
Application for this was so so easy, two coats with no clean up needed. Different Dimension is a brand that I can rely on to have a good consistent application for her holo polishes and this was no different. The color is very pretty and the holo is a medium density one. 

Ever After Polish Pikachu, I See You

Three coats

Dusky buttercup yellow linear holographic with pink/orange shimmer

With a Pokeman inspired set, there had to be a yellow! And this is a verry nice one. I love the added shimmer, it brightens up the dusky yellow shade. It's on the sheer side, this is three thin coats and I still had a bit of visible nail line. When I re-wear this again, I will likely add a ridge builder base coat. 

Nine Zero Happily Eevee After

Two coats

Copper linear holographic

Ohhhh yes. I love metallic looking holographic polishes and this is gorgeous! Nicely opaque with two coats and as I would expect of a metallic polish, there are some visible brushstrokes but they are not super obvious. 

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Delush Polish Slice of Life Collection

Hello hello! I keep meaning to post this collection and then other things come up, so without further delay, today I am gonna show you Delush Polish's Slice of Life Collection. This collection was released early October but I do believe they are all available, in mini and full size, in Delush Polish's web-shop. This was my first purchase from Delush Polish and I was happy with how it all went. I rarely buy a whole collection but when I saw the promo pics for the Slice of Life Collection, which is inspired by the show Dexter, it was an instant impulse buy. Formula wise they were okay, they are all jelly bases with glitter, so easy application. I do wish they base colors were a little less sheer, but I am totally okay layering or wearing three coats. 

Delush Polish Dark Passenger

Layered over Cult Nails Time Traveler

Ocean blue jelly with iridescent and varied micro-glitter. 

You could wear this solo but like the look layered, the iridescent ones really come alive then. 

Delush Polish A Very Neat Monster

Black jelly base with lots of green glitter. 

Love this! Similar to Emily de Molly but green in tone (and no fishing required). 

Delush Polish Angel of Death

Black jelly base with white and red glitter

My favorite of the collection. 

The stark white against the black and the touch of red, perfection. 

Delush Polish Born in Blood

Red jelly with varied red glitter

I like the look of this, though I would have liked to see the red be more blood red, maybe if I layer over an oxblood polish. 

Delush Polish Master of Disguise

Chocolate brown jelly with copper and orange glitter

So rich looking, the orange glitter give it a lot of warmth. 

Delush Polish Time to Kill

Plum jelly with orange, pink, yellow, and copper

Such a lovely combination of colors!

Delush Polish Tonight's the Night

Black jelly base with teal, yellow, gold, and violet holo dots

This one has the most contrast, the yellow and violet just pop against the black. 

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