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Huge Holo Comparison part 3: Purples, Silvers, Blacks and more

Finally, I have the last part of the huge holo comparison for you guys! Sorry that this took quite a while to do, I just have had so many other things to post too... But anyhow, here it is! You can check the first part here and the second here if you missed those. 

In this final part I will have quite a few of purple holographics to show you guys with some black, silver, gold and orange ones too. I also wanted again to remind you that if the sticks look a bit different, that's because I have three different types of those swatch sticks and one type of them were the bad ones, which melt under the polish. So if some polishes look a bit wrinkly and that's because I had a bad patch of sticks, so just ignore that, it's not the fault of the polishes.


But let's start with those purple ones!
So yeah, I have quite a few of these..... The first two pictures (this one and the close-up one) are taken in direct sunlight and the second two are in shade. As you can see, eventhough I have quite a few of these, none of them are really dupes. There are some that are pretty close, for example Perfect H7 and Color Club Eternal Beauty, but even those have some slight difference.

I do know that I don't need this many purple holographics, so I have already gotten rid of two of those Perfect holographics (H1 and H3) as they weren't really that special (they are pretty good holographics nonetheless!). I also sold Color Club Wild At Heart, just because I wasn't too fond of the holographic effect it had and I do have some prettier ones already. I do know that I don't have anything that would be similar colorwise to that one, but there's just no point of keeping them all. Also, I have sold DMGM Cherry Light and China Glaze When Stars Collide, the first one has a quite pretty color, but I chose to keep a-england Sleeping Beauty instead and I just don't like the style and effect of those China Glaze Hologlams. 

So from the top row I still have the first one (China Glaze IDK) because I like the color and it's really different from the others (and because it's kinda htf). I also have the last two from the top row, Milani Hi-Res and Catrice Dirty Berry because they are unique ones to me. From the second row, I still have the second one (Color Club Eternal Beauty), the third one (China Glaze LOL), the fourth one (Teeez! Outta Control) and the last one (a-england Lady of the Lake). All those four are different from each other and they all also have quite a good formula (well, maybe not LOL), and of course all the colors are really pretty.

The last row I have only the first one (Catherine Arley #673) and the last one (a-england Sleeping Beauty) as I prefered them over the two others and again, they have quite nice formula and the colors are really pretty.
 

Then I have the silver ones and the black ones to show you.
As you can see, I only have seven of these, four silvers and three black. All of them are unique, though the black ones are really close to each other. HITS Zeus and Glitter Gal Black 3D/Holo are almost dupes, so I decided I wanted to keep only one of them and I went with the Glitter Gal one. Catherine Arley has a slightly different type of holographic effect compared to that Glitter Gal one, so they both can stay in my stash, at least for now. All those four silvers are quite different from each other and especially Milani HD and a-england Ascalon are really unique ones in my stash. GOSH Holographic and Glitter Gal Silver 3D/Holo are pretty close, but their holographic effect is still different and their formula too. The Glitter Gal one is really sheer, so it suits well for layering. GOSH Holographic has probably the most intense holographic effect from all my holo polishes, so it's definately staying.

Again, the first two pictures are in direct sunlight and the last two are in shade.
 


 Then I only have four other holographics left!
These are all significantly different and I don't really have anything to compare them to. Gold isn't really my color, so I only have two gold holographics, China Glaze GR8 and Milani 3D. I don't really know too many yellow(ish) holographics, so Catherine Arley #801 is really unique in my stash. It isn't really my type of colors, but it's still staying. I would like to own more orange holographics, but those are pretty hard to find too, so I only have Catherine Arley #806.
 

Phew, now I'm done with these comparisons! Hope these were helpful for you guys, at least they were that to me as I managed to get rid of some polishes that were too close to others and some that I didn't really like in the first place. But tell me guys, which ones did you like the most?


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Tänään on siis vuorossa viiminen osio holovertailuista ja esittelyssä violetit, mustat, hopeiset, kultaiset ja oranssi ja keltainen. Ekan osion holovertailuista voit kurkata täältä ja tokan täältä, jos ne on jääneet välistä (ne on tosin ainoastaan englanniksi). Vaikka noita violetteja onkin kertynyt runsaasti, mitkään eivät ole kuitenkaan keskenään täysin samanlaisia, mutta useamman onnistuin kuitenkin tuosta satsista karsimaan, lähinnä vaan miettimällä mitkä lakoista ovat mieleisimpiä minulle. Hopeisia/mustia löytyy kokoelmista ainoastaan seitsemän ja hopeiset eroaa toisistaan kaikki aika lailla. Nuo kolme mustaa ovat keskenään melko samanlaisia, joten HITSin Zeusille on jo löytynyt uusi koti, mutta ainakin vielä Catherine Arley ja Glitter Gal saivat jäädä. Loput neljä poikkeaa kaikkia toisistaan hyvinkin paljon eikä niissä oikeen tietysti ollutkaan vertailtavaa. Kulta ei vaan ole minun väri, joten niitä ei siitä syystä löydy enempää. Keltaisia tai oransseja holoja on aika harvassa, vaikka mielelläni omistaisin enemmänkin ainakin oransseja holoja. Toivottavasti näistä vertailuista oli teillekin jotakin hyötyä, ainakin nämä helpotti karsimaan omaa kokoelmaa!

pekal

Huge Holo Comparison part 2: Reds, Pinks and Nudes

I have the second part of the hude holo comparison posts for you guys today, this time I have you all my red, pink and nude holographics. (If you missed it, here's the first part)

I also wanted to remind you that if the sticks look a bit different, that's because I have three different types of those swatch sticks and one type of them were the bad ones, which melt under the polish. So if some polishes look a bit wrinkly and that's because I had a bad patch of sticks, so just ignore that, it's not the fault of the polishes.




But let's start with the red ones!
So I have total of six reds here. I have been trying to find the perfect red holographic for me, so that's probably the main reason why I have six polishes that are quite close to each other. Also, I do love a great red holo... But I have already gotten rid of two of these, the Catherine Arley one and the HITS one. They are both great red holos, but I seriously don't need six red holos, so I had to figure out at least couple that I'd be willing to live without and those were the ones that  had the least significance to me.

Honestly, I don't really need four of these either, but I just can't figure out which one to ditch. They are all so pretty! (The first picture I have them in sunlight in two different angles and the second one is in shade)
All four that are left are slightly different colorwise too! OPI DS Passion is a gorgeous color and the polish has special meaning to me as it is one of my first OPIs. a-england Rose Bower has amazing formula and it's really great colorwise and qualitywise too. Ozotic #621 is probably the one that is the most gorgeous one to me, I just love those slightly bigger particles in it! Glitter Gal Red 3D/Holo was the other one that I was thinking about getting rid of, but it has the most intense holographic effect in it and it's the most linear one. Maybe I can live with four red holographic polishes..?

Next I have quite a few pink ones:
Ok, so total of 13 pink ones... Well, at least these have more variety colorwise than the red ones. Also there are couple that could be also with the purple ones (like OPI DS Extravagance for example, but I wanted to have it in the same picture with Orly Miss Conduct because they are like sister polishes, so that's why it's here).

a-england Princess Tears is quite different from the others as it looks almost grey but it has a hint of pink in it. Color Club Fashion Addict and Halo-graphic are quite close to each other colorwise, but their holographic effect is different from each other. Halo-graphic has more linear effect, but I can't really decide which one I would prefer... I really don't need both! Milani Digital is again a bit different as it's quite sheer (suitable for layering). OPI DS Signature is also quite sheer as, but the color and the holo effect is slightly different from the others. Teeez! Smooth and China Glaze Hyper Haute are pretty much the same thing, so I need to figure out which one I'd be willing to give up as I don't need them both. DMGM Grape Light is also colorwise different from the rest. China Glaze Infra Red and BFF have the same kind of base color, but the effect and style of the polishes is different. It's probably no surprise that I prefer BFF, so Infra Red got to go. OPI DS Extravagance, Catherine Arley #677 and Orly Miss Conduct have all the same feel to them, but they are slightly different colors. I looooove Extravagance and Miss Conduct, so Catherine Arley was the one that I ditched from these three.

Close-ups in sun (the polishes are in the same order):

And here are the shade pictures too:


 
Then lastly more pinks, this time the warmer ones and some nudes:
a-england Princess Sabra was already included in the green comparison, but it was quite close colorwise to the nudes, so it's here too. Color Club Cherubic and Catherine Arley #668 are really my favourite polishes as I love nudeish holos. I'm not so sure how I feel about China Glaze FYI, the color and the effect don't seem that appealing to me, but again, it's HTF, so I think it will stay in my stash at least for a while. Perfect #H6 and #H3 were quite close to the others colorwise, so they were quite easy to ditch as they don't really have any meaning to me. I do like China Glaze TTYL very much and OPI DS Passion is a gorgeous color too, though it's a bit sheer.

Again, I have some shade pictures too:



So tell me guys, which ones are your favourite ones?

pekal

Huge Holo Comparison part 1: Blues and Greens


You all probably know already that I love holo polishes. I love them pretty much in every shape and color, though I seem to have quite a few of purple and pink holographics. I have also tried to find the perfect red and blue holo polish... So I have ended up with a huge pile of holographic polishes from different brands. I thought I should use this as an advance and do some comparisons that might also help my readers! Also all this comparing helped me a lot and I managed to eliminate few polishes from my stash...



This ended up being quite a huge comparison, so I devided the post in three parts and I have the first part for you today and the other two I will post later.


In this first part I have all my blue and green holographics to compare. Blues and greens haven't really been my favourite ones until recently, so I don't have a terrible amount of polishes to compare, but I still have quite a few...

But let's start with the blue ones:
I have total of 12 blue holographics and none are really dupes. Well, not really 12 as there's one teal (China Glaze Techno Teal) as it seemed to belong in the group of blues as well as in the group of greens, so I put in both. Also, Kleancolor Holo Chrome is maybe more blurple than straight blue, but it somehow seemed to fit more here... 

I used two or three coats of each without base or top coat. Some look a bit wrinkly and that's because I had a bad patch of sticks, so just ignore that, it's not the fault of the polishes. The first two pictures (the one above and the one below with close-ups) are taken in direct sunlight and the last two are in shade.

Here's how they look in shade:
The only ones that are pretty close are Color Club Blue Heaven, Up Colors Azul Arco Iris and Milani Cyberspace. Blue Heaven has really nice quality as do all Color Club Halo Hues and Milani Cyberspace is a bit different as it's quite sheer (so it's suitable to use as a topper too with one thin coat) and the particles in it are bigger. So from those three Azul Arco Iris was the one that got to go. I'm not also the biggest fan of China Glaze Hologlam collection polishes and how they look on nail, but the color of Don't Be a Luna-tic is quite pretty, so for now it will stay in my stash. Teeez! Smooth has a special place in my stash as do the other two Teeez! holographics that I have as I only have them because a kind person decided to help me. The color of Smooth is also really nice. China Glaze 2NITE is also a bit special as it's from OMG collection and so it's a HTF. The holographic effect in it is also a bit different from all the others that I have. Techno Teal is a really gorgeous teal and it's the only real teal holographic that I have, so it has a secure spot in my stash.

China Glaze Strap On Your Moonboots isn't too special colorwise, so it has already gone to a new home. Kleancolor Holo Chrome is quite different from all the others, but Kleancolor isn't really my favourite brand and I only have this one polish left in my stash and I wouldn't really miss it if I didn't have it, so it gets to go too. ILNP Blue Steel has quite unique hue in it, Hits Apolo is a really gorgeous blue as is a-england Tristam, so those three are definately worth to keep! They are also all different enough from each other. So from 12 blues I went to 9, that's a tolerable amount, right..?!

Then I have the greens:
I have only eight green(ish) holographics and like I said, I have Techno Teal here as well. Also, ILNP A Touch Of Mint isn't really true holographic as it only has a really weak holographic effect in it that isn't really too visible, but I still added it here. 

Again, the picture above and the one below are in direct sunlight, the last two are in shade.

All three a-england polishes (Princess Sabram Dragon and Saint George) have really amazing formula and they are all really gorgeous too (Saint George is one of my all time favourite polishes), so they all are going to stay in my stash. Also Color Club Angel Kiss has the same awesome quality and the color is unique compared to others, so it's going to stay to. Milani Hi-Tech is close to Princess Sabra, but they are definately not dupes and like all the other Milani holographics, this one is quite sheer and has that different look in it, so it's staying. Nubar Reclaim has a unique color too compared to others here, but it didn't look as good on nail as I thought it would and I have had it quite a long time and I've only used it once, so I think I'm not going to really need it...

So tell me, was this helpful at all?
Which ones do you like the most?

pekal

My Stash: Gosh, Essence, Catrice, Golden Rose, Sally Hansen and more

Here comes the last post of my stash post series and I have the fourth drawer of my Helmer to show you. Remember to check the previous posts too, if you haven't already, you can find the first part here where I have also some general info about my stash, and the the second part here and third here.

So in the fourth drawer I have several different brands as it is pretty much the drawer that use for the polishes that I only own one or two or so. Also, I have some brands here too that I own more, but they don't really fit to the previous drawers. 

But here's how the drawer looks like:
Like you can see this one is also pretty full like all the rest of the drawers I've shown you.. But the again, if I can empty the last drawer where I keep all my untrieds (remeber that I moved all the untrieds to the drawers they would belong, so technically it was empty when I took the pics of the other drawers) then I could move some polishes around. Anyhow, like I said this is quite a mixed drawer, though there are some brands here too with several polishes, for example Essence, Gosh, Golden Rose, Lumene and so on. Also the swap with Akuma Kanji filled this dreawer quite a bit...

But let's take a closer look to all the polishes, right?!
So first off, there's the two P2 polishes that I own, Stormy and Gracious. Then I have only one Miss Selene and it's number 236, two H&M polishes Confetti Time and Pink Bling Bling, and then one Maybelline Express Finish polish called Denim Dash.
 
I'm not the biggest fan of the Models Own polishes, so I have only three (I've had more but they weren't that special..). These are Ibiza Mix, Sterling Silver and Purple Blue. Then I have one beauty uk polish and it's called Metallic Lilac and then two e.l.f. polishes that are Golden Goddess and Black.
 
I only have one Borghese polish, Raspberry Sorbetto. I also have only two Wet n Wild polishes, they are Kaleidoscope (one of my favourite glitter toppers) and Sunny Side Up. The two Mavala polishes I got from our previous meeting and they are Roma and Honolulu.

Then these are all different brands and I only own one polish from each brand. These are: Benecos Dream On (gotten from the meeting), BK Emerald Green Silver Shimmer (gotten from BPS), Eyeko Cosmic Polish, Celia Woman Nr 2 (gotten from beautycosmetic.biz), Donegal Beauty Shine (doesn't have number or name on it, also gotten from beautycosmetic.biz), We Care Icon Macig Asteroid (gotten from the meeting) and Kicks Fab Jean.

Next off are all my GOSH polishes: Powder, Milky Way, Vanilla Ice, Rainbow, Holographic, Gasoline and Purple Heart.
 
Then I have three Jesse's Girl polishes: Confetti, Spring Break and Glee, one Maybelline Colorama called Worn In and one Barielle polish called A Bouquet For Ava.
 
I also the three Teeez! holographic polishes thanks to the awesome Reile from the Netherlands. They are: Cool, Outta Control and Smooth. The two Catrice polishes are Gold Leaf Top Coat and Dirty Berry (gotten from my first swap with the lovely Ritterbraten).
 
I also have few Essence polishes, first off the older bottle versions: Wake Up!, Time For Romance, Blue Addicted, Out of My Mind (also gotten from the swap with Ritterbraten), Break Trough and Fateful Desire.

Then the newer bottle versions of Essence polishes: Oh My Glitter!, That's What I Mint!, Ballerina's Charm, Let's Get Lost, Grey-t To Be Here, Hello Marshmallow! (gotten from the swap with Akuma Kanji) and Miss Universe. 

The first three polishes here are somewhat special for me, because they are Berlin themed (and I loooooove Berlin!) and I only got them thanks to two awesome ladies (Reile and Ritterbraten)! The first one is Catrice polish called Berlin and the two Essence polishes are from the I Love Berlin LE collection and they are called Berlin Story and Love This City. Then I have also one of those Essence nail art special effect toppers, this one is called Mrs and Mr Glitter, and then I have two Gina Tricot polishes called Monaco Blue and Sparkling Hot.


Next off are all my Golden Rose Jolly Jewels polishes, these are numbers: 111, 113, 117, 118, 119, 121 and 123.
 
I also have two Golden Rose Matte Velvet polishes, numbers 107 and 101 and two Golden Rose Paris polishes, numbers 69 and 322. I only have two Flormar polishes, these are the duochrome ones numbers DC05 and DC06.
 
Then in the next two pics are some of those awesome polishes that Akuma Kanji sent me from Portugal, these are Andreia Pocket numbers 101, 106 and 108, Andreia Higicol numbers 37 and 70, Risque Cintilante Agreste and Yes Love polish from the caviar manicure set.
 
The polishes gotten from the swap continue: Inocos Amarelinho and Maria Menina, Leticia Well #426, Cliché Hippie and Maldivas, Carlos Santos #623 and DERMExcellence #32.
 
Then I have one Manhattan polish number 66G, three Kleancolor polishes: Chunky Holo Poppy, Chunky Holo Purple and Holo Chrome, and one Sinful Colors polish called Daddy's Girl.


The first two Mereneid brand polishes are also gotten from the meeting, but they don't seem to have any clear numbers or names on them. Then I have two Eveline polishes, the first one is number 412 and the second miniMAX one is number 411, then the last two are from a brand called DMGM, I bought these from Dubai and they are scattered holographic polishes called Grape Light and Cherry Light.
 
Then here's all my Sally Hansen polishes, first one is from the HD series and it's called DVD, then I have the three Lustre Shine polishes that I got from our meeting and they are called Lava, Plume and Scarab.
 
And then finally here are all my polishes from the Finnish brand called Lumene and these are Moment of Miracle, Queen of the Night, Beyond the Dark, I'm Losing You, With the Flow and Magical Moment.

Phew, now I've show you my whole stash! I though this was quite fun to go through the whole stash, I hope you've liked these posts too!

Tell me, which ones from this posts were your favourites? Anything you'd like to own or anything you own already?

pekal

Teeez! Smooth

I have the last one of those three Teeez! holographic polishes for you today. And it's really pretty, just like the other ones were too, so without further ado here it is.




So this is two coats of Teeez! Smooth, no base or top coat. The quality was again spot on. This is very effortless to apply and of course soooo pretty. My only wish is that there were more Teeez! holographic polishes for me to hunt down, lol. I'm so glad that I now have these three pretties in my collection (a big thank yet again to Reile!), and I can't wait to wear them as full manicures as for now I just had to rush them on and of to get some pictures when the sun was shining. 

I'm just now working to get my movie inspired nails done, so that I'll have them ready for you tomorrow. See you then!

pekal

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