Colors by Llarowe Little Red Corvette

OK so you might have seen my quick reference to Colors by Llarowe Little Red Corvette in my yesterdays NOTDs of the week post. But this polish is so complex, I wanted to show it in a separate post. Little Red Corvette is a blue based red holo with rainbows shifting from gold (only softly), red to ultraviolet. But not overly into your face and the rainbows were seen best in artificial light. Admittedly I could not coax the holo on the nail more visible than on the pictures below but IRL it would be as strong as you see it in the bottle (again IRL the look in the bottle is stronger than in the pictures).

I applied three coats of Little Red Corvette over Essence XXL Nail Thickener. Now let me assure you, that little gem has an immaculate formula that glides evenly and silky onto the nail. It is sheer and looks pink at one coat but the more layers you add the more it shifts from pink base to a deeper blue red base. I wanted to have it really red so I went for a third coat but it would be opaque at two coats. I applied Essence Better Than Gel Nails Top Sealer Fast Dry as Top Coat and could not detect any diminishing of the holo effect.

Thanks to the saturated base (well I admit, it reduces the holo effect) it never looked dull or flat indoors or in the shade and the red holo particles gave it an incredible depth and luminosity that made this polish as stunning as indoors as in the sun.

Are you in for a comparison of red holos?

From left: Glitter Gal Red 3D Holo, Colors by Llarowe The Devil Wears Polish, Colors by Llarowe Little Red Corvette, Hits Ares

Pinkie: Glitter Gal Red 3D Holo, two coats

Ring: Colors by Llarowe The Devil Wears Polish, three coats

Middle: Colors by Llarowe Little Red Corvette, three coats
Index: Hits Ares, three coats

The two Colors by Llarowe polishes have the same base - Little Red Corvette has a linear holo in mostly red and ultraviolet (with some gold), The Devil Wears Polish has a scattered holo in all colors that sparkle and twinkle at any move. The formulas of both of them are equally exquisite. 

Glitter Gal Red 3D holo and Hits Ares are both having a deeper red base and have a lot more golden holos in it than the other two. Formula on both is excellent Glitter Gal Red 3D Holo is very pigmented and covers in one coat, Hits Ares is sheer and needs three coats for opacity.

Glitter Gal Red 3D holo has the strongest holo effect but can look dull indoors. - Little Red Corvette has the most unusual holo rainbow and Hits Ares has the weakest holo of the above. The Devil Wears Polish is the odd number holo-wise - it is the only one with scattered holo but honestly my favorite out of the above. 

I hope you find my comparison helpful - thank you for visiting - I look forward to reading your comments!!! Please apologize for my lack in speed in replying to your comments - somehow life has been on a roll lately and I cannot reply as quickly as I wish - but I will get to it - big promise :-)

I ordered both Colors by Llarowe polishes with ….. yep Llarowe!!! I ordered Glitter Gal Red 3D holo with Harlow & Co and Hits Ares I got as gift from my Brazilian nail polish sister.

Christine

Glitter Gal Blue 3D holo

Today I have an older holo shade for you - Glitter Gal 3D holo:

The above pictures is taken in the sun, the below photo is indoors in daylight (to show you the saturated base color)

I applied three coats of Glitter Gal Blue 3D holo over Nfu Oh Aqua Base Coat. The first coat went on a bit sheer and to achieve a saturated opacity three coats are required. As you can see on my photo above three coats provide a very nice opacity and still hold some soft holo effect.

But enough of the talk - are you ready for some more photos taken in the sun?

I sacrificed the tone of my skin to show off this incredible rainbow of holo-madness!!!

I ordered Glitter Gal Blue 3D holo with Harlow & Co.

I look forward to reading your comments - thanks for visiting!!!

Christine

Neon Boldness: Glitter Gal Pink Zinc

No, I normally am not overly into neons. And yes, I am shocked about myself to have expanded my stash to a level that qualifies for a week's theme on my Blog. Now let's see what I have amassed over the last couple of weeks and months:

I start the week with Glitter Gal Pink Zinc which holds a special place in my heart as I got it as a gift from a wonderful colleague at work a couple of weeks ago. I had it ever since in my "soon to be put on my nails" drawer, patiently awaiting a sunny day.

I applied three coats of Glitter Gal Pink Zinc over Essence XXL Nail Protector. The consistency is a bit watery and not very pigmented. I found the intensity and saturation best at three coats. Pink Zinc dries to a half shiny finish - in the pictures you see it with Essence Better Than Gel Nails Top Sealer. 

 

Final thoughts: I was really pleased with the behaviour of Glitter Gal Pink Zinc. Application, despite the thin consistency, was excellent and I liked the result of a more neon jelly versus a regular neon cream. As you can see from the dent in my bottle, I already used a share of it - for pedis ;-)!!!

 

I look forward to reading your comments - thanks for visiting!!!

Christine

 

Glitter Gal Red 3D/Holo

Now that was a dark colored week - you agree? I wanted to finish it with a happy and joyous color in foresight of the upcoming Advent Season.

I love Glitter Gal holographic polishes and waited patiently to find Glitter Gal Red 3D/Holo to become available again with Harlow&Co.

I deliberately took the photos in artificial light only - I consider wearing this polish to the one or the other Holiday dinner, so I would need to go for a holographic polish that shows its magic also indoors in soft light:

I applied two effortless coats of Glitter Gal Red 3D/Holo over Essence XXL Nail Thickener. The polish applied perfectly - one of the features I like best with Glitter Gal Holo polishes - no Aqua Base Coat required!!! However I left it unadorned and did not apply any Top Coat.

In case you would like to get a deeper red color I suggest you would layer Glitter Gal Red 3D/Holo over a red cream. I would choose China Glaze Adventure red-y or Zoya Rekha - I have not tried though those combinations.

Do you own any Glitter Gal holo polishes? 

I ordered Glitter Gal Red 3D/Holo with Harlow & Co.

I look forward to reading your comments - thanks for reading!!

Christine