I forgot to mention yesterday that during numerous flight transfers, I inevitably had some nail casualties. So be forewarned, I had to nubbinize! I haven't had short nails in a long while, and although my dexterity has improved, my nails look awkwardly short. I'll get use to it! The only problem with squares/squovals is the frequent corner chips. Hopefully I can get some length before that happens.
While on vacay, I managed to squeeze a little bit of time to scroll through my Instagram feed, and came upon some swatches from Lumina Lacquer. I instantly fell in love with Malificent, a blurple holographic glitter sister to
Digital Nails Supernova. I love the uniqueness of these holographic glitters because they're so fascinating to watch when exposed to light - it's like a million little sparks of rainbow exploding in all directions. The glitters are suspended in a clear base that I found highly viscous during application, making it difficult for me to maintain a small cuticle gap. I used two thin coats followed by a thicker third coat to achieve opacity. It dries to a gritty finish, so I recommend a topcoat followed by another quick dry topcoat for a smooth and shiny finish.
The first two pics are in the light tent to show the color, and the following are under direct light so you can see Malificent in its glory.
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Me likey those pretty sparkles!! A-hem, sorry, I must have slipped back to LO talk. I love the shade of this beauty, and I'm becoming a fast fan of those large holographic glitters. I think I may have to stalk those polishes if they come in other colors. A green would be fabulous! Overall, I'm really happy that I found Lumina Lacquers, it seems that this line has a lot of different finishes that are worth exploring. Make sure you stop by the storefront to see what she has to offer.
Mmm, sparkly! Hey Thithi, Digital Nails has another teeny holo glitterbomb out called So Sparkle, have you seen it? It's got flakies in it too, and color shifting glitters and mutichrome pigments and I don't know what all else. The more I look at it in the etsy shop, the more I think I want it. Did you see Soleil, the gold one, in the Lumina Lacquer shop? Did you get it? Inquiring minds want to know....
ReplyDeleteLumina Lacquer is one of my favorite indie brands! I just love all of the polishes. This one is gorgeous! I'm kind of broke at the moment so I haven't been able to get my hands on this one or some of the others I want, but they are definitely on my radar.
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