Holographic

March 31, 2013

Glitter Gradient Manicure 8

by Andrea • Nail Art • Tags: , , , , ,

affiliate links purchased by me
Oooohhhh… glitter!  I’m in love with loose glitter right now.  I just got a bunch of holographic glitters, so expect some more glitter manis from me in the future.  To achieve this gradient look I first applied my Gelish foundation, and then applied Ink When in Blue on just the tips (and the whole accent nail).  Then I took a dry makeup brush and dipped it in glitter and patted it onto the tips of my nails and pulled it downward creating the gradient effect.  I topped it off with two coats of Gelish Top It Off to get a completely smooth finish.  Check out Artsyfartsy Crafts on Ebay for loose glitter.

If you’re interested in seeing how this glitter gradient was achieved, I added a video tutorial.

This first picture was taken in my lightbox.

Chickettes.com Nude to Glitter Gradient

The next two photos were taken under my OttLite, in attempt to better show off the shininess and holographic glitter effects.

Chickettes.com Nude to Glitter Gradient Chickettes.com Nude to Glitter Gradient

And finally, two macro shots to give an even closer look. :)

Chickettes.com Nude to Glitter Gradient Chickettes.com Nude to Glitter Gradient

You Might Also Be Interested In:

February 2, 2013

Julep February “It Girl” Swatches 1

by Andrea • Nail Lacquer Swatches • Tags: , , ,

I’m totally in love with my Julep box this month!  I chose the “It Girl” box and it came with three polishes, a top coat, a cute little travel eyelash curler and two chocolate heart candies (which I devoured instantly!).  If you’ve considered signing up for the Julep Maven program, I highly recommend it.  Each month you receive a box of goodies worth at least $40 in retail value for only $19.95.  They send you an email to preview the boxes that are available and you can select a different box than the style profile they match you up with, or you can gift the box to someone else, or if you are strapped for cash or just don’t like the selections you can opt out for that month.  Pretty simple.

Here are the gorgeous polishes that were in my box this month.  First up is Joan, which is described as raspberry plum with rose gold shimmer.  The shimmer on this one is really amazing.

Julep "Joan" Swatch - It Girl

Next is Marion which is described as a smokey blue with silver shimmer. My swatch doesn’t do this one justice!

Julep "Marion" Swatch - It Girl

And I saved my favorite for last… this is Rebel.  At first I thought this was just a silver shimmer, until I applied it and it dried.  Hello… this is a stunning silver holographic polish.  It dries with a semi-matte finish, but with a top coat it’s nice and shiny.  I can’t stop looking at my nails and playing with the holo effects in different lighting.  Holo effects are so hard to capture on camera, so here are a few shots.  I’m thinking about doing some nail art over this one.  :)

Julep "Rebel" Swatch - HolographicJulep "Rebel" Swatch - Holographic

Julep "Rebel" Swatch - Holographic

You Might Also Be Interested In:

January 6, 2013

Cult Nails Manipulative Nail Art 2

by Andrea • Indie Polish Swatches, Nail Art • Tags: , , , , ,

I’ve had my eye on several polishes from Cult Nails and they had an awesome sale on their limited edition polishes on New Years Eve. They were $8 each so I snagged a bunch of them before their prices went up (along with a couple other non-LE polishes)! They recently announced that their prices would jump from $10 to $12 a bottle in the new year, so this sale was a great opportunity to stock up. This was my first time using polish from Cult Nails and I think it’s safe to say I’m now hooked… I’m joining the Cult!  I swatched each of the colors that I purchased on a wheel first to test them out, and they all had great formulas and applied flawlessly.

For my first Cult manicure, I started with two coats of Manipulative. After it dried I blocked part of each nail with a triangular shaped piece of scotch tape, and then applied Nevermore and I Got Distracted on the exposed nail. The design was topped off with two coats of Seche Vite to smooth out the lines.

Chickettes.com Tape Nail Art with Cult Nails Polish

Chickettes.com Tape Nail Art with Cult Nails Polish

Manipulative is a light blue with a shimmery finish. Nevermore is a glossy black… a must for every polish collection. And I Got Distracted has a black base and is loaded with holographic micro-glitter and green glitter. This one is a real stunner! You can really see the holo effects in the blurry picture below.

Cult Nails I Got Distracted Holo Glitter

And here is a swatch of Manipulative before adding the other colors.

Cult Nails Manipulative

You Might Also Be Interested In:

October 10, 2012

Color Club – Fashion Addict Manicure with Nail Guide Stickers 3

by Andrea • Nail Art • Tags: , , , , , , ,

This mani started out with a base of Color Club Fashion Addict.  It’s a light purple holographic polish and it applies very evenly with just two coats (or one thick coat).  I used some nail guide stickers to achieve the triangular cut-out effect and painted over top with China Glaze Grape Juice.

Manicure using nail guide stickers

Color Club Fashion Addict Swatch

Color Club Fashion Addict Swatch

You Might Also Be Interested In: