Jade Holografico Thursday

Hey everyone! While we are in the depths of winter time, the sun is still shining today where I am so I thought what better time to post a selection of holo awesome. I personally love Jade Holografico polishes, application wise, they are so easy, usually opaque in two, maybe three coats and no special base or topcoat is needed. And if you love a major linear holo flame like I do, then these are for you.  

Jade Eclipse

Three coats

Jade Mirage

Three coats

Jade Mystic Gold

Three coats

Jade Oasis

Three coats

Jade Uau

Three coats

Jade Vermelho Surreal

Two coats

Jade Holografico polishes can be purchased through Color4Nails, Ninja Polish, and Llarowe. 

My Top 20 Polishes of 2013: Part One

Hey guys! Are you ready for 2014? I love what this time of the year brings, anticipation for the new year but also reflections on our experiences from the last 12 months. I also love Best of type lists, so of course I had to include my own. Narrowing down 20 polishes from the many MANY polishes I acquired in 2013 was no easy task. My only requirements were that I include only one polish per brand, this would be a much larger list if I included all the polishes I flat out adored from this last year. I am splitting the 20 polishes into two posts and they are listed in alphabetical order, it was hard enough to cut the list to 20, ranking them would have been too hard.
 Here we go!

Chaos & Crocodiles Fireside Nights

Layered over Elevation Polish Alpine Heights
Previously posted here and Chaos & Croc's shop is here 
The first polish I purchased from Sarey and I stalked her then Etsy shop to make sure I snagged it.
The look here is more holiday-like but it is perfect over purple as well. Also, circles!

Crows Toes Indian Summer 

Three coats

Previously posted here and available to purchase here and here

I don't own many back-up polishes, I like to keep my stash as tight as I can. This one though, this one I immediately knew I would need a back-up off. Do you blame me?

Darling Diva Polish Little Red Corvette

Three coats

Available for purchase here 

Red polish is my weakness and add some of that holo sparkle and you get this hot little number from Mz. Darling Diva. 

Little Red Corvette Baby, you're much too fast

Digital Nails Wibbly Wobbly

Layered over New York Summer Hot Blue

Previously posted here and Digital Nails' Etsy shop here 

The Doctor Who reference is what initially sparked my interest but it's the combination of colors that makes me absolutely adore this polish.

Elevation Polish Arabian Sea

Two coats

Arabian Sea II previously posted here and Elevation Polish's shop is here

Oh man, to only pick one Elevation Polish as my favorite, this was the hardest task of all. 

So many amazing polishes produced in Lulu's line this year. I didn't think it would be fair to include a OOAK or Sample but this particular Small Batch Prototype polish is okay, considering a reformulated version is sold through Llarowe. 

Robin's egg blue and gold, a match made in polish heaven. 

Enchanted Polish January 2013

Two coats

Previously posted here and Enchanted Polish's shop is here

A major polish want for me for a while and because of a lovely lady, I was able to acquire this through a swap. Copper holo, how you look so fine?

Happy Hands Beachy Keen

Layered over Barielle Decadence

Previously posted here and available here 

Happy Hands produced some awesome and fun collections this year but my favorite of them all is this coral glitter. The color is so bright and summery and I especially love it over Barielle Decadence, the color is reminiscent of a juicy watermelon still in it's rind. 

Hare Polish Peepshow Magique

Three coats

Available for purchase here 

Nikole, the mastermind behind Hare Polish, made me love a pink polish enough to rank it in my top 20. She has some major skills, that lady. 

This is just so light and delicate without being overly sweet or twee. 

 Jade Mirage

Two coats
Can be purchased here and here
If I being honest, I would say that all the Jade Holografico polishes deserve a place on this list, they apply very easily and are so so holo.
Mirage is the one that is a standout among them, the color is saturated and looks fantastic in  the sun.

Lumina Lacquer Chanson D'automne

Layered over American Apparel Night Sky

Previously posted here

Lumina Lacquer's shop is here but this one is available here

My first purchase from Lumina Lacquer and definitely not my last. 

It's fiery and bright and orange and I looooove how it looks over dark blue. 

Well that was part one and I hope you enjoyed it! Come back tomorrow for part two. 

Random Spamdom (again)

It's Friday! And the first Friday of August no less. How the heck has summer progressed this fast?! I hope everyone has a great weekend and here is some spam to end the week with. 

Emily de Molly Cosmic Forces

Illamasqua Hemlock

Jade Black Jack

 Kiko Spring Green

Kiko Spring Green (with topcoat)

The Polish Bar Shiny Pebbles

The Polish Bar Shiny Pebbles (mattified)

Dance Legend Amethyst

Dance Legend Amethyst (with topcoat)

Holo Spam Friday!

Happy Friday everyone! Another post and run but this time I leave you with some holographic awesomeness. Hope everyone has a great weekend. 

A-England Rose Bower 

A-England Sleeping Palace

Color Club Blue Heaven

Jade Magia Negra

Jade Mystic Gold

Jade Uau

LA Girl Electric Coral 

Blue Wednesday

I'm not feeling particularly blue today, which is a good thing. But then, blue doesn't really have to mean feeling low or down in the dumps. If anything, a bright and vibrant blue can be uplifting! So here are some blue nails to brighten your day. 

Different Dimensions Lapis Lazuli available here 

I think I like non color shifting flakies but then I'am disappointed when I get a bottle that has them. I wish I could be more wowed by this polish but unfortunately it doesn't excite me all that much.

Elevation Polish Sample #146

On the other hand, something so simple, a teal creme/jelly that has black speckles, that excites the hell out of me. I wish I had this polish in all the colors of the rainbow.
Not in production at this time, the is a sample that I managed to grab months ago. Samples are available in Elevation Polish's shop here though you have to be quick to get them. 

Jade Alga Marinha (from their Cremoso collection) available here

Really nice and vivid teal, it looks streaky but that's probably me being impatient and applying topcoat too soon. I really do like the Jade Cremoso polishes, especially at their price point. 

KBShimmer Black to Business available here

layered over Nina Ultra Pro Ink-Ling
Less blue than gray or black but it has blue glitter and that counts for me. 

Nails Inc Pudding Lane 

Part of the Sprinkles Collection available here

I was so excited for these when they were released but for whatever reason, I didn't end up wearing it until a couple of weeks ago. 

Kunimitsu Nail Potions Lucky Goldfish available here

Similar to Barielle Falling Star in that they are both blue with copper glitter but this is much better. I remember the Barielle polish being super thick and hard to apply and this one applied like a dream. The copper stands out really well. 

Rescue Beauty Lounge IKB: 2012 

Not available at this time but other polishes from Rescue Beauty are available here

This is the type of vibrant blue I am always drawn to. The formula for this is notorious hard to work with and I definitely had to apply with care. 

OPI The Man With the Golden Gun and SOPI It's Real 18k Gold Top Coat

Who wouldn't want to claim to be wearing real and genuine gold on your nails? Well in my case, I can now claim to have worn "real gold flakes" on my nails twice in my life. Living the dream!. lol, I can say is that I do really like the look that you get wearing gold flakes as opposed to gold glitter. The price tag isn't very appealing but I was able to get the Sephora for OPI bottle on sale and the OPI version was gifted to me by a friend (THANK YOU!). Both are pretty nice formula wise but the main difference is the size of the gold flakes. In the SOPI version, the flakes are much more fine than the OPI version. 

OPI The Man With the Golden Gun

layered over Jade Pimenta Doce

Jade Pimenta Doce

Sephora by OPI It's Real 18k Gold Top Coat

layered over Orly Smolder

Orly Smolder

OPI The Man With the Golden Gun and Orly Smolder can both be found on Amazon but better prices will be located on eBay. Jade Pimenta Doce can be purchased at Llarowe here. Sephora by OPI It's Real 18k Gold Top Coat is no longer available at Sephora but available on Amazon.com. 

Jade Diamond Scarlet and Joy

I do love my Jade Holographic polishes, so when I saw that Jade Diamond polishes were available to purchase, I couldn't resist getting Scarlet and Joy. These are described as duochrome polishes and like many duochromes, they look best layered over a dark color. For both Scarlet and Joy, I applied a layer of black nail polish and then two coats of each color. If they were not layered, the Diamond polishes being on the sheer side, would probably need at least 3 coats to get full coverage. Joy has more of a duochrome color shifting effect than Scarlet, but of the two, I prefer the color of Scarlet.

Joy is a coral polish, at some angles it looks orange, then yellow and then pink. 

Scarlet is very much a ruby red duochrome with flashes of orange. 

Jade Diamond polishes, including Joy and Scarlet, can be purchased at Llarowe and Ninja Polish.