[A England] Princess Sabra (Tristam Eyes)

Princess Sabra is one of my favourite shades from A England’s new collection, The Legend. It’s a pale golden olive green, I’d say, containing a beautiful holographic effect.

Tristam Eyes refers to Adina’s (she’s the owner and creator of A England) cute cat and it definitely reminds of cats’ eyes. Shown below is two coats.

Sunlight wasn’t that bright, but at least it might give an idea of how beautiful this is.

[Biocura] Fliederzauber

Fliederzauber means something like Lilac Magic (although this varnish’s shade is rather pink than lilac)… the magic of this is the holographic effect!

This was actually a quite cheap polish, since I got it from a discount shop. But it’s so stunning; the holographic effect is amazing, and moreover it dries quickly and is so easy to apply! Two coats – this is actually my current manicure. Still waiting for my nails to grow again.

Here’s my first swatch; I took this photo in about six weeks ago.

[A England] Tristam

Tristam is definitely the most beautiful holo dark blue I’ve ever seen. I purchased this directly from A England a couple months ago, and it was dispatched the very same day.

Swatches were done in the summer and, unfortunately, in a rush… I guess I used two coats; photos don’t do the stunning holo effect justice. The dark blue is amazing; this is simply a wonderful shade.

[Nfu Oh] 66

Nfu Oh 66 is a pale green holographic polish. I like the bottle shape, too.

The holo effect is said to be stunning, which is true. This is how it looks in normal sunlight (two coats; as a base, I used Manglaze Matte-Astrophe, since the Nfu Oh Aqua Base Coat was not available any more). not quite convincing…

… but look at these two pictures taken under artificial light! (I topped it with Dior Top Coat and the holo effect did not become the least dull).

When I first saw 66, it reminded me of China Glaze He’s Going In Circles. Here’s a bottle comparison (66 is on the left); He’s Going In Circles is a tad darker, and the holo particles are different.

Something else I have to show you- when the polishes got here, they still had the official Nfu Oh seals, which did not look nice at all! This is after having tried to remove them.

The silvery bits were so persistent that they stuck to my hand.

Anyway, after what felt like ages, I succeeded and everything looked nice.

[Franken] Glitz Glamour Eva

Another franken using a red base by MaxFactor (Red Passion) and simply adding turquoise holo glitter. Again, it’s named after my daughter: Glitz Glamour Eva (yes, she loves bling and all that stuff).

Here she is, swatching her own polish:

[Catrice] Dirty Berry

This is said to be a purple-lilac and silver holographic-style polish. It reminds me slightly of China Glaze Gamer Glam (Tronica collection).

I replaced the old photos by new, better ones. This is three coats.

As for each Catrice polish I have tried so far, this one applied easy too.

[essence] can’t cheat on me

Slight holographic effect… i.e. it’s a bit sparkly but nothing compared with QT or He’s going in circles, they look holographic already in their bottles.

Three coats. If you are looking for true holos, check out Nfu-Oh or (my favourite) China Glaze. I haven’t tried Nfu-Oh yet but heard from various sources that they are doing amazing holos. Anyway, Can’t cheat on me is just €1.95 – and it dries quickly.

[essence] hello holo

One of their recent special effect toppers; this one has silver holo particles.

I love wearing toppers on their own. This is two coats.

And finally Hello Holo layered over p2 elegant.

[China Glaze] QT

Presenting the OMG collection. A holo berry shade that dries quickly.

[China Glaze] He’s Going In Circles

Pale green with a hint of silver. Gorgeous holo effect.

This is two coats.