Rainbow Polish Dark Side

Rainbow Polish Dark Side

Rainbow Polish Dark Side is part of the Star Wars inspired collection of polishes. My brother and I would speculate what Darth Vader looked like under that helmet and when he was finally revealed we were so disappointed. He looked like an egg. The hope was strong with us that he would look like a reptile of some sort but he looked like Humpty Dumpty. 

This is one coat over Zoya Trixie with one coat of topcoat. 

Extreme close up. 

Normal shots. 

Color Club 2013 Halo Hues Collection

Color Club 2013 Halo Hues Collection

It seems these were released a bit earlier than Color Club expected. I was surprised to see these on Ebay but was pretty happy about it so I bought a set. These are amazingly and wonderfully holographic with a beautiful formula. They go on like a creme and I had no issues applying them like other holo polishes. If you have been hesitant about trying a holo because of the formula you should try these - just gorgeous! 

This is a heavy photo post and please pardon the dry hands. It's really cold here and my skin is showing it. I think I need to soak in lotion for an hour! I'm also wearing topcoat in all of these photos and it did not dull the holo effect. They all seem to have a slight metallic sheen to them that isn't very obvious but I do see it. I'm guessing it's the holographic pigment. 

On to the swatches! 

Beyond is a black holographic. This is one coat. One! This is a dense black and it reminds me of Jade Magia Negra. It's more black and opaque compared to Layla Flash Black. 

Eternal Beauty is a mid-tone grape purple. This photographed lighter and I tried to color correct it but I just couldn't. It's lighter than Color Club Wild at Heart and much, much more holographic. It's a bit darker than Layla Ultra Violet. It's about the same purple as China Glaze Gamer Glam but it seems to fall in between the color wheel of other purple holo polishes I have. 

Here is a color accurate but bad lighting photos. This is one coat as well. 

Here you can see it shows lighter and more pastel in looks but it's actually deeper with a slight dusty quality. 

Cosmic Fate is a peach/copper. This is in the same color family as Layla Coral Glam and maybe some older OPI Designer Series colors. The holo in this really stands out against the base color. This is two coats. 

Low light to show the base color better. 

Bright light. 

Over the Moon is, I think, my favorite. It's a bit lighter than Layla Ocean Rush and it reminds me of a few Ozotic holo polishes. A lovely deep aquamarine or a london blue topaz color. Yum! 

Low light. 

Bright light. 

Kismet is a lime green. It's a green and as much as I love green I wish Color Club had done a darker green. This is two coats. 

Low light. 

Bright light. 

Miss Bliss is a deep pink that has a slight magenta undertone. This is two coats. I'm drawing a blank on colors that are in the same family. I'm sure there are but my brain is just not pulling any out at the moment. 

Low light. 

Bright light. 

Maybelline Color Show Cocktail Dress

Maybelline Color Show Cocktail Dress

Have you entered the raffle/giveaway??

I spotted the Maybelline Color Show Sequins collection display at Rite Aid. I was kind of shocked because I rarely find limited edition drugstore collections but this Rite Aid has been really on the ball of late with nail polish. Lucky me it is my Rite Aid and I am there at least once a week. Woot! I ended up buying all but the silver and gold polishes from the Sequin collection and I wore Cocktail Dress first. 

This polish confuses me. It looks like black glitter with orange bits in the bottle but once on the nail I can see it is a dusty black or a charcoal glitter with muted red larger glitter pieces. The formula is dense and I didn't need to wear a base color and I found it had a dry formula. Hard to describe but it does eat topcoat. The below photos are two coats of polish and four coats of topcoat and it is still dull looking and a bit rough to the touch. Cocktail Dress has a subtle sparkle from the red glitter but it's not a blingy glitter. 

I think this is a perfect color to flip Hurricane Sandy the finger. If you are in her path please stay safe, warm and dry! 

Glitter Spam: Sephora by OPI Jewelry Top Coats

Glitter Spam: Sephora by OPI Jewelry Top Coats

Have you seen the giveaway/raffle?

I caved and bought some of the new Sephora by OPI Jewelry Top Coats which is just a fancy name for glitter. I had a 20% off friends and family code and I love a discount. I also love glitter!! I thought I would spam you. These can be purchased at Sephora which is where I bought mine. 

Glitter! Glitter! Glitter!

Come to Papa-razzi has gold, orange and black glitter and I'm really smitten with it. This is one coat over China Glaze Westside Warrior. 

The Golden Age has gold and silver glitter but I only see gold. I'm sure the silver is in there but the gold overwhelms everything. This is one coat over Orly Plum Noir. 

Lights, Glammer-a, Action has teal, gold and silver glitter. Very pretty but I don't understand the 'a' after 'Glammer'. This is one coat over Models Own Grey Day. 

Mauve-ie Star in the Making has purple, pink and gold glitter. I like this one but the purple glitter is light and very close in color to the pink glitter so you see the difference more in the shade. This is one coat over OPI You Don't Know Jacques Suede.