I know I’ve mentioned before my fascination with holographic nail polish. As gorgeous as they are, they’re often difficult to photograph. The flashing-rainbow holographic effect depends on movement, and the perception of the human eye (and may elude the camera lens). Nevertheless, I thought I’d try to capture for you one of my favorites, China Glaze Sexagon.
China Glaze famously released two holographic collections, Kaleidoscope (in 2006) and OMG (in 2008). Each contained a silver holographic shade — Sexagon and OMG. Both shades are special for their fabulous density of holographic sparkle: opaque coverage. Some polishes look holographic in the bottle, but provide only topcoat-level sparkle.
As holographic (not glitter) shades, both offer the appearance of rainbow particles without actual glitter — they’re smooth as glass and very easy to remove.
I personally prefer Sexagon; the particles are larger (and I like bling). OMG’s particles are smaller, for a smoother appearance and more subdued effect. By now, both shades are discontinued and a little difficult to find, but if you stumble across either, I definitely recommend picking them up.
Looks fab, K!
oo that looks amazing! You really caught the holo-ness well on camera!
Wow, pretty! What do you use to keep your cuticles looking so nice? Mine are a disaster =(
That has inspired me to hunt that nail polish down!
Ok… this is the most glistening nail lacquer I’ve ever laid eyes on!
Wow your nails are absolutely immaculate! Seriously beautiful, I wish mine looked like that
I know of another amazing holo polish, it’s called Holographic by GOSH. They’re a drugstore brand in Europe (I live in the UK and just bought Holographic in Superdrug on a 3 for 2 deal, bargain!) but I know they have an International website.
Hope this helps all my fellow holo addicts!
it looks exactly like my OPI DS shimmer! its my favorite but the color tends to make my hands look a bit red