I've got here another two China Glaze Hologlam polishes. There's not much sun lately so I can't really swatch holographs...but be assured many more are coming ;) I got these at a Professional Beauty exhibition in London where they've had the whole collection. I didn't buy them all because the price was much steeper than for the regular polishes so these are some of my picks...
Not In This Galaxy - peachy bronze in the sun, peachy pink in the shade. It's really interesting how the colour is so different under artificial light and in the sun (leaving out the holo effect). The main thing to know about this polish, and all the Hologlams for that matter, that they dry VERY fast. That causes patching if you go over the same place twice with brush. It makes application very tricky. When I was applying NITG the polish was streaky but once it dried there were no streaks visible. As you can see, the holographic effect is not very strong even in direct sunlight.
Artificial light
When Stars Collide - aubergine purple holographic shade. Oh..the purple colour is so pretty, one of my two favourites! The holographic effect is not that strong but it is more contrasting with the dark colour so it looks like it's stronger than in Not In This Galaxy. The formula is the same as the previous polish - dries too fast, can and probably will cause patching.
Shade
So which one do you like the most? I really like When Stars Collide but I would prefer it to have stronger holo effect and better formula. I have previously reviewed CHG Galactic Gray HERE.
You can purchase the Hologlam collection at your usual stores or online, they are already available.
the 1st one is gorgeous <3
ReplyDeleteNot In This Galaxy looks so much better on you than on me. Love your pictures of them both!
ReplyDeleteWow... the hologram polishes are so in. I also want to get my hands on them...... :) not in this galaxy is so sexy......
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I think When Stars Collide is my absolute favorite from this collection! Love your swatches :)
ReplyDeleteGahh When Stars Collide is GORGEOUS! It's the only one I'm missing from the collection because it was OOS on Nail Polish Direct!
ReplyDeleteWhen stars collide is my fav!! I wan it!
ReplyDeleteWhen Stars Collide je nádherný, ten chci :))
ReplyDeleteI like When Stars Collide best too, but I think Not In This Galaxy looks really pretty in artificial light! :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colours! x
ReplyDeleteWhen Stars Collide is my favorite of the bunch!
ReplyDeleteI have to admite that this holo collection got me disapointed! I was hopping for something like the OMG collection! But they are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI *really* like "When stars collide"!
ReplyDeleteThese are both really pretty.
ReplyDeleteThe last one is a bomb! Loving it!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!
ReplyDeleteOMG ! I'm stunned by When Stars Collide ! Normally, I don't really like holo effect, but this polish... This is a dream ! I NEED it ! ^^
ReplyDeleteI think it's kind of funny to read you guys say that they're not strong holos... I live in Brasil and we don't have a wide range of options and I like to buy these online. I've got Nfu-oh 64 and I'm wearing when stars collide right now. It's sooooo much more holografic in my opinion xD I mean ok, maybe in the sun Nfu-oh wins, but in the shade nfu-oh's are not holographic AT ALL!! I don't know about the rest of the China Glaze collection but you can see the holo effect on When stars collide even in the shade! AAAAND you don't need an Acqua base, AAAND can apply a top coat, that it won't dull the effect... LASTS MUCH LONGER TOO!! So to me it's the winner by far... Such a beautiful holo...I'm getting Not in this galaxy and Retro Pink from Layla...then we'll see =P
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