Day 29: Supernatural (holo ghost)

Quite liked this outfit I threw together the other day. It was fine in the early afternoon but to chilly later on. Temperatures have finally dropped here in Southern California!  As in it's in the mid 60's lol I know, not that cold. I'm from Canada so I understand cold but I've gotten so used to the weather here these past few years! Then again, you can tell who has always lived here because they would not have bare legs in 60 degree weather. hehe Anyway, I was a crappy photographer and didn't realize there was a shadow over my face! Durrr.

 (top/skirt/boots Old Navy, socks/belt Target)  
It's funny because I really do shop at those places the most since they are closest to where I live!

31 Day Nail Challenge

I really wasn't excited to do supernatural nails but I figured out a way to MAKE myself be excited. Holo topcoat. Oh heck yes. These is two coats of "gLORIous" topcoat (spectraflair + clear polish) over Fingerpaints "Whose Hue?". AMAZING. Then to make it supernatural I stamped the ghostie. haha It kind of reminds me of Super Mario... star power in a castle, or something.

"gLORIous" gives everything a bit of a grey sheen. Really, "Whose Hue?" is a shimmer eggplant colour. It's gorgeous and if I hadn't done my nails at night, I would have taken pictures of it first!

shade

indoor lighting (just regular lighting, I didn't hold it up to a lamp or anything. My nails were very distracting at the gym with their bright lighting, I should add!)

 Are you ready for this?

I'm not sure you are.

Put on your sunglasses.

sun

purpleholo

Yes, more holo polish. haha This was my first time doing a full mani with it though. I've been loving it over purple so that's what I went with.  I used an LA Colors "Amethyst" I bought for $1 at Big Lots. It's gorgeous! My pictures don't even do it justice. It has glitter in it but very subtle like a shimmer, applied nicely and was two coats, rich colour and I have had no chips or tip wear after a few days.  Time for a TON of pictures!

It kept wanting to photograph kind of blue, but it's not. I'd say it has warm undertones not cold.

Then I added a coat of "gLORIous" holo top coat. 

shade vs sun

 

 sun

this was before I cleaned up the holo top coat, sorry

 indoor lighting

You could see the holo even indoors, as long as there was light! The only time it was hidden is in the shade.

This is where I was redoing my index finger. You can see "Amethyst" alone and w/ "gLORIous" here. It's so pretty either way. And no, "Amethyst" is not a dupe for SC "Let's Talk". I have both and "Let's Talk" is much darker without so much shimmer and with blue undertones.

 Day 2, of course I had to mix things up. I wanted to see what NYC "Love Letters" looked like over this. In the bottle it looks like a frosty shimmery pink which is a finish I HATE but I got it for, like, 20cents so I figured I'd try it and if I hated I'd give it away. Well, to my surprise it goes on as a great duochrome topcoat! It gives any polish a great shimmer that shines pink and blue. It's similar to CND Effects! Here I have it on my ring and index finger only, for comparison.  Because "gLORIous" is so murky in the shade, I like "Love Letters" because that's when it really sparkles and does its thing!

And yes, the holo is still there!  It does fade it a bit but as you can see, it's still gorgeous and for day 2, it was a nice change up. Here is the same comparison as above but in the sun!

Day 3 of this mani I decided to add an accent finger. I usually change my mani every 2-3 days but I plan on keeping this on until Sun which will be 5 days so that's why I kept adding to it. I still have no chips and little tip wear. I did do a top coat (Revlon Quick Dry) before "gLORIous" but that's it, nothing on top.

So, I added WnW "Party of Five" glitter to my ring fingers. I applied it VERY thick so it would look almost like it was all sequins. I was afraid it'd never dry but added the Revlon Quick Dry to it and no problem! That was yesterday and today is still looks the same.

macro shot. 

it has silver, blue, red, pink and green glitter. the top coat made it feel completely smooth.

shade

sun