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Lilypad Lacquer Rainbows in Space is a very holo blackish purpleish saturated blue. It's not quite blurple but not quite blue either, however depending on the lighting its hue was different. 

Rainbows in Space. Sunlight.

Rainbows in Space. Sunlight.

Rainbows in Space. Sunlight.

Holo Golightly

Here's a very special light blue holo that came as a gift from an amazingly talented, generous, clever...the list goes on...friend :) This creation comes from Emily de Molly and only a few were made as part of a custom order. 

My first EdM polish applied perfectly. Very smooth and not too thick--beautiful color and great to apply (what do I always say about Australia and nail polish? Only the best.). Like so many holos, I had a bit of trouble capturing it and the holo was more intense irl :) I tried some different angles to get different holo effects.

I was extra delighted when I flipped the bottle over and saw the name...Holo Golightly (how terribly clever!!) Oh girl...you've really outdone yourself! (thank you)

Holo Golightly. Dark with flash.

Holo Golightly. Sun.

Holo Golightly. Sun.

Holo Golightly. Sun.

Yours Truly

All the way from the Land Down Undah, Lilypad Lacquer presents True Blood, a deep (blood) red/burgundy/wine/sometimes plummy looking holographic polish. I had been envisioning a polish like this for months when I finally saw this sparkly gem and realized I'd have to order it from Australia, nbd. Also now available on Llarowe. 

Sometime I realized that what I may have been looking for was a dupe for EP's Vampire's Dessert, which this definitely isn't. It's much bluer, where Vampire's is browner. This polish is 100% beautiful in it's own right and I may even like it more!

 

True Blood. Natural Light.

True Blood. Natural Light.

True Blood. Natural Light.

True Blood. Natural Light.

True Blood bottle. Natural Light.

Happy Holos

I wanted to post a couple of holographic polishes to celebrate the season.

Here's Glitter Gal Lizard Belly, a deep, dark Green holo from the Australian line Glitter Gal. 

The only thing I don't like about this polish is the price ;) Small bottles are priced similarly to normal sized mid to high-end priced bottles. Otherwise everything is great--I didn't need a special base coat like with other holos and application was gorgeous in just two coats. Chipping was minimal as well. 

Because it's darker the holo doesn't flash quite as bright, especially in these pictures, but a dark green holographic is pretty special and in very bright sunlight it looks very fiery.

Lizard Belly. Natural Light.

Lizard Belly. Natural Light, shade.

This Week

I've misplaced my regular camera, but I've still been taking pictures (sometimes) of my nails. I currently have on Lippmann Fashion and Lynnderella Innerspace on the tips which turned out surprisingly well EXCEPT that my bottle of Poshe just decided to gum up and cause massive bubbles (right before a job interview I might add D;). And yes, I added the Innerspace after the interview. 

Since this IS technically a *secret* blog thus far and pretty much knows about it because I'm terribly shy I will very covertly show you my first attempt at a gradient. Brought to you by Helen, my sweetly devilish angel (and my phone cam, sorry).

Glitter Gal Light as a Feather and Glitter Gal Lizard Belly.

I was pretty nervous about doing this gradient, and it could've turned out a lot worse. I decided to do it as an "accent nail" and only do it on some nails. I'm pretty sure that's my right hand, so I did on three there because it's easier for me. Also, I think holographic polishes dry faster, which helped a lot. I wanted it to have more of a slow fade gradation into the white, but my short nails were maybe a factor. 

I tried to use a regular makeup sponge, but that applied almost NO polish to my nails, so I used a regular finely textured kitchen sponge and that seemed to be a fairly small texture to produce a fine finish, though I'd like even smoother. I can hope that practice makes perfect :)

PS. If you can make me a deal I can't refuse on the bigger size of Glitter Gal LAAF, plmk ;p