Comparison OPI Not Like The Movies vs. Catrice Iron Mermaiden

OPI Not Like the Movies vs. Catrice Iron Mermaiden (sun)

Is this the best chrome finish?

Dear Lacqueristas,

Have a look at this pretty lil momma:

China Glaze Sci-Fi

This came out in the Khrome collection. Sci Fi is light blue and has a chrome finish. It goes on as liquid metal. Once applied it is highly reflective. Kinda like a mirror. Ok, I couldn't pluck my eyebrows using my nails as a mirror, but you get the point.
My favorite of the Khrome collection is Milennium, a true silver polish. I love it so much that I have 2 back ups. Many people like to use these polishes from the Khrome collection as a stamping polish for Konad, I like it best just applied on it's own as a manicure. It looks so hot with a tan!

The downside to this amazing chrome finish is that it shows all flaws. I applied 2 thick coats of Gelous as a basecoat to achieve a smooth surface.

Have you come across chrome-like polishes other then China Glazes'? I think a hot pink chrome would be awesome :-D

Have you already entered my Black Shatter giveaway? Here's your chance!

Hasta la vista, Laqueristas!

The answers to my guessing game *about the holo-est holo that ever holo-ed*

Remember yesterday's lil guessing game?

Here are the answers:

1. Is this the holiest holo that you have ever seen?
I'm sure it is the holo-est holo I've ever seen. More holo then Gosh Holographic, China Glaze OMG or any of the OPI holo's I've ever seen. Word is that Chanel's holograpic might be even more holo, but since I don't own that I can't confirm that.

2. Guess the polish (brand/name)
The right answer is: Nfu.Oh 61

3. Did I photoshop the colors? (other then the obvious duplicating and erasing of some parts of the bottle)
I did not photoshop the picture (or enhance contract/colors etc) in any other way then cropping, duplicating and erasing the Nfu.Oh letters and cap. These colors and effects are 100% "natural". This is how my cam picked it up. The fun part is that in real life, the effect is even more holo. Full on rainbow, with true, vivid colors.

4. How many colors do you see in this particular picture (on the nail)
I think I counted 7 color shifts on the nails.

5. What should I do for the winner of this lil guessing game? How about offering a guest blogger stage? Or the winner can choose/come up with the next guessing game? Other ideas?
I liked the "pat on the back" idea, but I never gave a cyber pat before. So how about a lil guest bloggin'?

And because every guessing game has a winner: Pariski!!! Come and claim your lil stage lady!


Now on to more pics of the holo-est holo that ever holo-ed:

And now the pic that turned out with the littlest holo showing up:

I even had to try to find an angle where the holo would be more subtle

Nfu.Oh 61 is defenitely a must-have. A show stopping polish that looks like it wanna jump up your finger. The holo effect is so spectecular that it will even entertain species like men.

I did use the Nfu.Oh aqua base as a base coat before applying the actual polish. It helped quite a bit but I still found it pretty challenging to apply without streaks and drags (you can click on the pics to enlarge them to see those flaws better)

On a side note; without a light source this polish might look kinda dull. It really needs rays of light to make it come alive. Not a polish for rainy days, but keep this pretty for those sunny afternoons :-)

Did you enjoy playing the lil guessing game? Wanna do it again soon? Any ideas?

Hasta la vista, Laqueristas!

Chanel Kaleidoscope... I pass!

Dear Lacqueristas,

Meet Chanel Kaleidoscope:

And another one in the sun:

Hmmmmm I can see why it is so sought after, the finish is pretty unique. Foil-like with shimmers/sparkles in multiple colours but I found that unless you see your nails in the sun, it's just not that interesting.
Formula was fine but I see in the macro shot that the brush strokes are visible.

Just not so much my kinda colour! Do you have this polish, and do you like it? What's your favourite Chanel polish?

Hasta la vista, Laqueristas!

China Glaze Sci-fi (Khrome collection)

Dear Lacqueristas,

For ages I am wanting China Glaze Millenium but since it's disconinued I can't get my hands one... The e-tailer I buy most of my polish from offered me a Sci-Fi instead. I knew it was leaning more blue but hey. A gift is a gift right?!

Sci-Fi is a metallic polish that goes on so smooth that there no brushstrokes visible. How awesome is that? My nails looked like they had lil mirrors on them! The color of Sci-Fi is a silver with a blue undertone.

Close-up

Formula overall was good, but I did notice I had to work really quick as the polish brush tends to drag the layer underneath if this is semi-drying. So I applied just 3 quick brush strokes to each nail and let them dry before I applied the second coat. Two coats is all it took! Another plus is that the polishes from the Khrome collection are awesome for Konad stamping!

Who has a spare bottle of Millenium to swap?

Hasta la vista, Laqueristas!

Catrice 300 Be my Millionaire + comparison Chanel Trapeze

Dear Lacqueristas,

Be my Millionaire is a vintage looking silver beige. Heavily frosted.

The buzz in the Lacquerworld is that this polish might be the dupe to Chanel's Kaleidoscope... I do not own this polish but I do own Chanel's Trapeze wich looks somewhat similar in the bottle.

In this picture every nail exept the pinky were polished with Catrice

On the nail they are very different and that has a lot to do with the finish. As I said, Be my Millionaire has a heavy frost that kills all the shimmer. Trapeze has a beautifull delicate finish that includes iridescent shimmer and is much more transperant.
Personally I'm not so keen on frosted polishes so I won't wear this polish as a full manicure.

Do you like frosty polishes? Wich frosty's are worthwhile?

Hasta la vista, Laqueristas!

China Glaze Sexagon

Dear Lacqueristas,

I think most of us lacqueristas know how to appriciate a good holo. Most of you probably own some, and I think Sexagon is one of the bestsellers when it comes to holo's.
It is a clear base (really!) with very fine, tiny flakes of holo's. The main colors of these particles are silver, but they flash blue, orange, green and purple depending on the angle of the light rays. The formula on this is great: dries super quick and finishes without a grainy feeling!
I played around a lil bit with it, and I figured I'd show you the results

Daylight, no direct sunlight. See how it looks just plain silver/grey? No holo to be seen! Untill....

...You get direct light (in this case the flash) to hit the polish. Mind you that holo's are extremely hard to catch on picture, so IRL the holo is much much more!

check out the comparison pictures after the jump.