Holographic Blue Water: 31 Day Challenge

So the story behind these nails… I had a job interview and did not want really crazy nails so I did a classic French manicure.  After the interview I had the next four days off due to the Labor Day holiday here in the US and we had planned to go the Lake.  Well I can’t stand to have the same manicure for more than about three days.  Halfway through the Lake trip I got antsy.  We had gone to the Mall and I visited Sephora.  I got three new polishes.  I got Sephora by OPI “opalescent blasted”, Sephora by OPI “Cartwheels on the Catwalk” and Nails, Inc Holographic topcoat. 

I have a horrible habit of picking at my nail polish if it starts to chip.  Usually it doesn’t happen because I am at home and can just take off a peeling polish but stuck up at the Lake I didn’t have any of my things.  So when the color began to peel I started to take it off.  The next day… dun dun dun… I broke a nail.  So I decided to take them all shorter and start over. 

I did a coat of the lovely dusty blue that makes me think of robin’s eggs.  It says it’s supposed to be a green but I didn’t see green at all.  I then put the holographic topcoat on top of it.  When I got home at the end of the trip I stamped on it with my new Red Angel plates.  (I love these plates, really cute full nail designs.) 

Indoors

Blurry for sparkle

Sunlight

Side Note:

I absolutely love the Nails, Inc holographic top coat.  It is not a linear holographic it is a scatter but what it lacks in linear it makes up in shine.  This holographic shows up in almost all lighting; Indoors, shade, outdoors, the Sun. It is so pretty.  I love holographic nail polishes but I get disappointed when they are only really sparkly in the sunlight.  I work indoors and I want some glitter at work too.  So I must say this was a good buy. 

Glitter indoors

These were done with Sephora by OPI “Cartwheels on the Catwalk”, Nails, Inc Holographic topcoat, Pure Ice “Celestial”, and RA 106

Silver Swirl Holographic

I fell in love with the holographic polishes… apparently about two years late, lol.  A lot of bloggers talked about some of the spectacular holographics like Chanel, China Glaze, and GOSH.  While I love holographics I definitely don’t have tons of money to spend on polish, lol. 

I have heard that GOSH is releasing their holographics again but I can’t order them in the US… very frustrating, and I have yet to make any friends overseas that can help me out, lol.  A few blogs talked about Nfu Oh and when I found out they were restocked I had to get one.  I went with the classic “61”.

Apparently they have changed their formula about three times and the new formula is not as holographic as the original.  I have not seen the original in person but I can tell you that the new version is not SUPER holographic.  In pure sunlight it is stunning! Alas, in any other light it is not as pretty.  So just a warning to those of you, who like me thought it would be rainbow under different lighting conditions, it isn’t. 

Here is my first try with the Nfu Oh.  I read after I ordered it that it required the Nfu Oh Aqua base.  I did not buy it.  I did a sandwich with Orly Bonder and it worked absolutely fine.  No spotting or streaking and it did not bunch or pick up the pigment.  So maybe they changed this formula from the old polish but just so you guys know you can use Nfu Oh holographics with other base coats.  So if you want to save $12 bucks, try doing a sandwich with the holographic polish and a base or top coat.

I wasn’t brave enough to try a full holographic manicure so I did an accent nail. 

Today has been such a busy day at work… crisis after crisis… I’m so glad it’s the weekend and I can get some polish therapy myself.

Any of you guys have fun plans for the weekend?

Indoors

Indoors

In front of window

Sunlight

Sunlight

Nfu Oh #61: In all it's Glory in the Sun

This polish does not want to photograph well... I hope you still get a little bit of what it does look like.

This was done with Pure Ice “Silver Mercedes”, Pure Ice “Don’t You Wish”, Nfu Oh “61”, Konad special “Black”, and BM-215