Thursday, March 7, 2013

China Glaze Hologlam - OMG a UFO, Sci-Fly By, and Don't Be a Luna-tic

Hey guys! I'm super excited to finally be able to share the China Glaze Hologlam collection with you all! I have been dying to get my hands on these ever since I saw the first teaser photos, so I'm thrilled to finally get to play with them :)

I love taking pictures of holos far too much to pare down on how many I share, but thought a post with 50 pictures might be a little too much, haha. So I am splitting this collection into four posts with three polishes each -- mostly divided into cooler vs. warmer shades.

Rather than repeating myself constantly I will preface with saying that
  • I used Nfu Oh Aqua Base on my pinky and middle finger; no base coat on ring and index
  • I used OPI Topcoat on my middle finger; no top on the rest
  • I used 2 coats for each swatch, with some "half-coat" dabbing for patchiness
 And on to the pretties!

L to R, top to bottom: Sci-Fly By, OMG A UFO, Don't Be a Luna-tic

OMG a UFO is a mossy olive green. This was the first one I swatched so I did have to do a bit of dabbing on bald spots -- however an even two coats is definitely full coverage for all these polishes. I didn't know how I would feel about this color but I ended up liking it! Of course that shouldn't really surprise me with my current love affair with green polish, haha.

outdoors, sun
outdoors, shade
indoors, flash
outdoors, sun
 Sci-Fly By is a pretty bright sky blue. It is a pretty typical light blue shade for holo collections, but it is really pretty! A cornflower shade, kind of. It seemed kind of excessively frosty compared to some of the others -- especially in the shade. Frosty isn't my thing, but I still like this one.

outdoors, sun
outdoors, shade
indoors, flash
outdoors, sun

And last for today, Don't Be a Luna-tic is a light aqua. It almost seems seafoam-y to me. I really like this shade, it took a bit for it to grow on me, but I think it is really delicate and pretty. I don't exactly have an extensive holo collection, but I am pretty sure this is a unique holo shade for my stash.

outdoors, sun
outdoors, shade
indoors, flash
outdoors, sun

Aren't they lovely? :) I have heard grumblings amongst others that they were not as holo as expected, so I was set up to be disappointed, but they were actually quite nice in my opinion. The linear effect is super smooth and totally gorgeous -- rather than visible chunky bits of holo, it is like they have a rainbow glow - amazing!

Application was a bit of a nuisance at first (I don't think the aqua base made much of a difference and top coat didn't diminish too much of the effect either) but they were a bit thick and could be patchy if you dragged over an already-painted patch. Standard holo complaints... but with careful application most problems can be avoided :)

Look forward to more of these lovelies in my next post! I've got the whole collection and I'm dying to show these babies off :)

As far as finding these, I got mine off eBay - was lucky enough to find a reasonable listing. I don't know exactly what the planned widespread release is, but  it seems Sally's has them listed as available both online and in stores now! So if you've been more patient than me, it seems you might finally be able to snag them :)

Have a great day! ♥

3 comments:

  1. Very pretty! Can't wait to see the rest!

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  2. Your swatches make them look a lot more holographic than some of the others I've seen.

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    1. I think that may be because some people only take flash pictures instead of sun. The outside photos are pretty accurate in how the holo shows up -- these definitely look their best in direct sunlight.

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