China Glaze When Stars Collide

Today's I have a swatch of a lovely China Glaze holographic polish from the recent Hologram collection. There was a big buzz around this collection when it was out, and everyone were curious about these, whether they are as holo as described or not. Some swatches showed them with a glorious and delicious effect, and some were so dull that you could have think there are not holo at all.

I've had this polish in my untried stash for a while, and today I decided to finally swatch it and see how it will look on a sunny day.

China Glaze When Stars Collide is a maroon (or a brownish-plum?) with a subtle holographic effect. Apparently it's holo effect is one of the strongest in the collection, so I'm not sure if I should call it subtle or not, but this wasn't the strongest holo I've tried.

The color is very beautiful and interesting to my eyes, this was one of the reasons I wanted it to begin with. The color reminded me of another holo polish by Dance Legend - Optical Illusion that I've swatched before, but it's effect wasn't even close to DL.

The formula was very good and spread evenly and easily. I used two coats for the photos, tho it was very opaque with one coat. I might need to test it for stamping, I have a good feeling this could be a great stamping polish thanks to it's density. It dried quickly and left me very impressed with the formula.

Overall I liked this polish, but I wish the holographic effect was stronger. On the other hand, if you are looking for a subtle effect, this might just be the one for you.

Touch Of Gold with OPI

This is one of the manicures I wore this week, it's a combination of two colors by OPI - In The Cable Car-Pool Lane from the San Francisco collection which I reviewed in the previous post, and the gorgeous golden flakes Goldeneye from the James Bond collection.

This was a really simple design to create and I think that these two colors flatter each other, tho In The Aable Car-Pool Lane was a bit more purple toned in real life.
The golden flakes are just stunning and I can't wait to use them for another design, this is absolutely one of my favorite OPI polishes so far!
Hope you liked this look, I would love to hear what is YOUR favorite OPI?

Sally Hansen Diamond Strength - Private I

You probably already noticed that I'm really into purple nail polish lately, I just can't resist them and it seems like I've swatched / wore a lot of these lately... So today I have another gorgeous purple-plum color polish swatches to share with you ladies!

This beauty is Sally Hansen - Private I (№18) form the Diamond Strength limited collection for summer 2013, it's a gorgeous creme-jelly purple plum base with tiny magenta/gold glass flecks.
The color is so rich and pretty, and the glass flecks create a beautiful depth. It is truly a gorgeous and unique color that I know I will wear again with pleasure.

The formula was good and easy to apply, didn't streak but did have a few minor bald spots with the application of the first coat. Once I applied the second coat, it evened out and the coverage was great with just two coats for me. It dried pretty fast, the finish was quite glossy but I do prefer it with a top coat on.

For the pictures below I applied two coats of Sally Hansen - Private I and one coat of Poshe.

Hope you will like this polish and the swatch photos I took. I would love to hear any recommendations for purple colors that you like to wear :)

Thanks for reading!