Crackled Glittery Goodness

China Glaze Polar Ice (or maybe its Snow Globe?  I can never remember which one I own!) under Sally Hansen Vintage Violet Crackle

Neon Silver Swirls

This was LOUD.  I loved it!

China Glaze Turned Up Turquoise w/ Orly Shine using Konad M63

Fall Burgundy w/ Accents

Nubar Vino w/ China Glaze Emotion using BundleMonster plate & pink rhinestones.

Pink Holo Lotus

I dug this manicure!  Zoya Katy w/ China Glaze IDK using BM05 plate.

Zig Zag Hibiscus Nails

I really love Essie's nail polish formula.  It is just so easy to work with and they jelly cream finish of so many of their polishes is just a favorite of mine.  I thought this konadicure turned out pretty snazzy :)

Essie Splash of Grenadine base w/ China Glaze First Class Ticket Stamped using Konad M78

China Glaze Lighthouse w/ Broken Hearted Crackle

I was wanting something bright and very High Ya!  Mission Accomplished LOL  I really liked the way Broken Hearted cracked up over this glass fleck. I dig it!

China Glaze Tronica Swatches & Comparisons

I've never done this much swatching and comparing.  I have a great appreciation for the blogs I visit daily, but that appreciation is now 10 fold.  :)  Pretty much all across with board with Tronica is a big DISAPPOINTING.  None of the colors hold a true holo status IMO.  Electra Magenta & Gamer Glam had the strongest holo effect.  All the others just give off an extremely mild holographic glow in bright sun.  Anything less than bright sun and it just looks like a dull shimmer.  This collection as a whole gets a huge fail  from me.  It's almost wrong that they labeled these holographic and got the nail world all a twitter about them.  Anyway... off to the pictures!

Thumb: OPI DS Original
Index: China Glaze OMG IDK
Middel: China Glaze Tronica Gamer Glam
Ring: Color Club Fashion Addict
Pinky:  China Glaze Kaleidoscope Visit Me in Prism

Thumb: OPI DS Original
Index: China Glaze Kaleidoscope Octa-gone Wild
Middle: China Glaze OMG LOL
Ring: China Glaze Tronica Virtual Violet
Pinky: Color Club Wild at Heart

Thumb: Wet N Wild Hannah Pinktana
Index: China Glaze OMG BFF
Middle: China Glaze Tronica Electra Magenta
Ring: China Glaze Kaleidoscope How About a Tumble?
Pinky: Wet N Wild Hannah Pinktana

Thumb: OPI DS Exclusive
Index: China Glaze OMG QT
Middle:  China Glaze Tronica Hyper Haute
Ring: China Glaze Kaleidoscope Tickle My Triangle
Pinky: OPI DS Exclusive

Index: China Glaze OMG L8R G8R
Middle: China Glaze Tronica Laser Lime
Ring: Milani Hi Tech

Index: China Glaze LOL TMI
Middle: China Glaze Tronica 3D Fantasy
Ring: OPI DS Couture

Thumb: OPI DS Glamour
Index: China Glaze OMG 2NITE
Middle: China Glaze Tronica High Def
Ring: China Glaze Tronica Techno Teal
Pinky: China Glaze OMG DV8

Thumb: China Glaze Kaleidoscope Sexagon
Index: Color Club It's Worth the Risque
Middle: China Glaze Tronica Hologram
Ring: China Glaze OMG OMG
Pinky: Nfu Oh 61 w/ aqua base

China Glaze Tronica Comparisons: Digital Dawn

Next up is Digital Dawn.  This color is more holographic than Cyberspace, although still very weak and disappointing in the world of holos.  Digital Dawn was also much easier to use.  Thickness & ease of application were all standard China Glaze that we know & love.  Digital Dawn has the same satin finish the entire Tronica Collection has upon drying.  Pics are 3 coats, no topcoat.


Interior w/ flash
Pinky: OPI DS Vintage
Ring: China Glaze Kaleidoscope Rated Holographic
Middle: China Glaze Tronica Digital Dawn
Index: China Glaze OMG TTYL



Direct Weak Sunlight
Pinky: OPI DS Vintage
Ring: China Glaze Kaleidoscope Rated Holographic
Middle: China Glaze Tronica Digital Dawn
Index: China Glaze OMG TTYL



Outside Natural Light (weak sun)
Pinky: OPI DS Vintage
Ring: China Glaze Kaleidoscope Rated Holographic
Middle: China Glaze Tronica Digital Dawn
Index: China Glaze OMG TTYL

Natural Light (inside by window)
Pinky: OPI DS Vintage
Ring: China Glaze Kaleidoscope Rated Holographic
Middle: China Glaze Tronica Digital Dawn
Index: China Glaze OMG TTYL



Natural Light (inside by window)
Pinky: OPI DS Vintage
Ring: China Glaze Kaleidoscope Rated Holographic
Middle: China Glaze Tronica Digital Dawn
Index: China Glaze OMG TTYL



China Glaze Tronica Comparisons: Cyberspace

Soooo, my China Glaze Tronica collection showed up on Saturday!  WHOOT!  First impression upon seeing the bottles?  BOO!  These are SO not Holos!  I immediately did skittle swatches of one coat over my current mani to see if I was right & discovered that these are all over the place as far as texture, ease of application & holographicness.  That being said, I decided to break out the review into individual colors with comparisons from my collection.  I'm a holo nut and own many :)  First up is Cyberspace.  Cyberspace is a taupe shimmer with a slight holographic nature.  This polish was thick and runny at the same time.  Thick in the sense that it did not spread super easy onto the nail, but runny because despite how much I scraped off the brush a big glob would run down and flood my nail with polish in the middle of application.  Despite this, the polish did level itself out on the nail decently upon drying.  After completely dry it has a semi matte or satin finish.  Topcoat is needed for a glossy look.  Overall I do like this color, I feel it is unique in the world of taupes, however being touted as a holographic finish is a bit of a let down :(  I managed to find some weak sunlight to snap pics in, which show how not holographic this shade is.  To my surprise, interior direct overhead lighting brought out the most holo in this shade, which was only a light yellow green glow.  Pics are 3 coats, no topcoat.


Outside Natural Light
Thumb: Color Club Love Em Leave Em
Index: China Glaza Kaleidoscope Spin Me Round
Middle: China Glaze Tronica Cyberspace
Ring:  China Glaze OMG FYI
Pinky: OPI DS Design



Natural Light (inside by window w/ weak sun)
Thumb: Color Club Love Em Leave Em
Index: China Glaza Kaleidoscope Spin Me Round
Middle: China Glaze Tronica Cyberspace
Ring:  China Glaze OMG FYI
Pinky: OPI DS Design



Inside w/ flash
Thumb: Color Club Love Em Leave Em
Index: China Glaza Kaleidoscope Spin Me Round
Middle: China Glaze Tronica Cyberspace
Ring:  China Glaze OMG FYI
Pinky: OPI DS Design

 

Outside Direct Weak Sunlight
Thumb: Color Club Love Em Leave Em
Index: China Glaza Kaleidoscope Spin Me Round
Middle: China Glaze Tronica Cyberspace
Ring:  China Glaze OMG FYI
Pinky: OPI DS Design



Rewind: China Glaze Let's Do it in 3D!

With China Glaze releasing their Tronica Collection this month I thought I would revisit one of the greatest holos ever, IMO.  Hailing from the 2006 Kaleidoscope collection is Let's Do it in 3D, a smokey grey scattered holographic wonder.  This manicure was also my first real attempt at Konad :)

Base: China Glaze Let's Do it in 3D
Stamp: Konad Special White w/ Konad M56

P.S.  The full China Glaze Tronica Collection is making its way across the USA to me as we speak!  Once I receive it I plan to do a full review with comparisons to Kaleidoscope, OMG, and other holo familiars from random brands.

Deep Sea Flakes

This was such a gorgeous combo.  Please ignore my flaking cuticles!

China Glaze Bermuda Breakaway topped with Nfu Oh 52

China Glaze Crushed Candy Crackle on Atlantis

I'm still on the fence about the new wave of cracked out polishes.  I'm generally not a fan of the distressed look on anything, especially my fresh manicure LOL  That being said, I tend to like the superbling glitters or shimmers under their craggy creaminess.  The glitter peaking out of the cracks really catches the eye and adds interest in my opinion.

3 coats China Glaze Atlantis, 1 coat China Glaze Crushed Candy, Poshe TopCoat



Blurred to show glitter :)



Holo Swirly Goodness

This is probably my fave Konad design.  It always transfers easily and always looks cool regardless of the color combo I use :)  Dovima is gorgeous with a top coat.  I'm interested to see how it compares to Rescue Beauty Lounge Iconoclast when I finally get Iconoclast in my hot little hands!

Base:  Zoya Dovima   Stamp:  China Glaze LOL w/ Konad M63

Raawwrrr: Leopard Print Piggies

This was a super fun manicure I did a while back, trying to get as realistic as possible with the print & colors.  I used 2 coats of American Apparel Butter as a base.  I then used a make up wedge to sponge on China Glaze Classic Camel & Zoya Dea.  Using Konad Special Black & Konad plate M57, I stamped the Leopard Print design on both fingers & toes.

China Glaze Mrs. Claus

China Glaze Mrs. Claus is a stunning glitter concoction from the Holiday 2010 collection.  Pictured is 3 coats topped with a couple coats of Seche Vite.

Natural Light



Direct Sunlight