The Holo Hookup November 2016 Box: Swatches and Review

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Hey everyone! I have the Holo Hookup Box for November on my blog today. Along with polishes from Cupcake Polish, Different Dimension, and Glisten & Glow, the guest maker for this month is Nine Zero Lacquer. The theme is 'Birds of a Feather' with the inspiration pic is below:

The November 2016 Holo Hookup Box will be available during a week long pre-order window from October 21st at 9 pm EST until October 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 Flamingo 

Bright pinky orange colored linear holographic
Hot pink, just like the referenced bird. Love it. You can see a little orange in the color, giving it a warm tone. Thicker formula and opaque coverage in two coats. 

(Under LED Lighting)

Different Dimension Pygmy Kingfisher 

Two coats

Red to Orange to Yellow multi-chrome linear holographic

Yes yes yes to all the metallic holos. Without a doubt, my favorite of the four. The color shift is subtle, for me, the most dominant shade if the gold but when you shift your nails this way and that, you can see some of the color variance. Supremely easy application, two coats for coverage. 

(Under LED Lighting)

Glisten & Glow Purple Grenadier

Two coats

Medium purple linear holographic with shimmers and cherry galaxy glitter

I like the duskiness of the color, and there is a little contrast from the cherry red glitter. Slightly thinner in consistency compared to the other polishes but opaque enough in two coats. 

(Under LED Lighting)

Nine Zero Lacquer Masked Flowerpiercer 

Two coats

Cerulean blue linear holographic polish

A crisp and bright shade of blue. It feels bit like a spring blue color but considering the inspiration, that makes sense to me. Application is impressive, two coats for coverage and really great formula. 

(Under LED Lighting)

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Color4Nails Pun with Pokémon Collaboration Collection: Swatches and Review

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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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