Born Pretty Store Holo Polish - # 11 (Violet)

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Hello Lovelies! Phew! What a Monday! I don't think I've stopped running around until just now. I'm about ready to fall over, but I have new pretties that have arrived so sleep is not an option! Here's a hint - Keep an eye out for some movie related polishes!

I am a bit bummed out though. Remember all that damage to the nail that was left from the nipping and resulting infection? That has finally reached the center to tip of my free edge. The damaged areas are ultra thin and last night my pinky split vertically down the free edge. Thankfully I was able to patch it, but since I really don't want to lose my length already, I grabbed some Nail Repair today to keep on over the damaged spots on those nails. Since I use a peel off base coat as my very first layer of polish, I'm hoping that I won't have to keep repairing them and the damage can grow out with no further incidents. WIsh me luck!

Today I have one of the new Holographic Polishes from Born Pretty Store to share with you. I know you've probably seen this one several times, but it's so beautiful that I couldn't resist it.  Plus you all know how much I love Born Pretty Store. The second I saw that they had holos, I had to have one!

Born Pretty Store Holo Polish #11 is a lovely Violet Linear Holo. In sunlight, this baby has some pretty good holo cation going on. Indoors, you can see the holo fairly well in brighter lighting, otherwise it appears a dusty purple. It's really pretty either way, but we all want that linear effect right?

So, let's take a look! All photos are 2 coats of Born Pretty Store Holo Polish #11 topped with HK Girl Top Coat (yup! No dulling holos here!). These were taken outdoors, in full sunlight.  I apologize if these look grainy - they don't look that way in any of my photo programs so I have no idea what blogger did to them. :( If you click to enlarge them, they're not as weird.

Gorgeous! I love how vibrant this color is while still being a touch dusty. The holo is absolutely not shy in the light, as you can kind of see in the above photos. I still cant figure out why they're so grainy here but are fine anywhere else. But, since I love the holo in this so much, let's take a closer look so you can get a better idea of the holo goodness...

Oh hai Rainbow There you are! Yowza!!! That's some beautiful holo goodness right there, am I right?

Born Pretty Store Holo Polish #11's formula was very impressive. Perfect consistency with no annoying thickening. Application was truly wonderful, even though I used my regular ridge filling basecoat. I experienced very little balding at the cuticle line, no dragging, and dry time was lovely and fast. I did use top coat with this, since HK Girl does not dull holos.

I'm pretty impressed with this polish and really want to try out a few more of these Born Pretty holos. I wasn't expecting the holo to be quite this prevalent, or the quality to be this nice. I have some fairly high end holos that don't apply as well as this one.

You can find Born Pretty Store Holo Polishes by visiting BornPrettyStore.com. This particular polish is #11, item number 6409, or you can click here to go right to the polish. These beauties are currently on sale for $5.59 (normally $12.88) so now is the perfect time to try them. The bottles are rather small at only 6ml, but for that price? Hey, they're worth it! You can also save 10% on your entire order (I personally like to grab studs and glitters from Born Pretty, plus they have some really awesome new layering polishes) by using the code below at checkout!

What do you think of this polish? Have you tried any of the Born Pretty holos yet?

I'll be back tomorrow with Try It On Tuesday!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber


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Sally Hansen Lustre Shine: Plume!

Hello again Ladies! Three posts in one day! I think that's a record! But hey, I just had to share this last Lustre shine with you guys!

I saved Plume for last since it looked like just another Peridot dupe, but I have to tell you....I am surprisingly pleased! Plume is much more colorful that any of my Peridot dupes, and the color shift is much more pronounced. That crazy gorgeous shift is evident in normal lighting, and talk about saturated! This one is a true beauty, and I am so glad that I decided not to pass on it!

Most of my Peridot dupes have that slight gold to green shift. Plume stands out with a gold, to bright yellow gold, to glowing green shift. There's even a little bronze in there at certain angles. Until now I have been on the fence about these colors, but Plume has won my heart. Way to go Sally Hansen!

This 3 coats of Plume by herself:

Tell me this girl isn't GORGEOUS!! Honestly, this is the first Peridot-like polish that I have not stamped over. Plume is definitely a winner!

Formula:
Smooth and Silky, very little thickening on the bottleneck. This was a dream.

Application:
Plume applies smoothly and glides onto the nail like buttah! It does seem rather thin at first, but it builds up nicely. It's opaque at 2 coats, but I used 3 since I had some bubbling. That was due to my son shaking the ever loving heck out of the bottle though, and not the polish itself. The only issue with this gal is the usual drag that every color of this family seems to have, so let this dry between coats and it's a non issue.

Overall I am just pleased as punch with Plume. I never thought I would really love any of the Peridot-like polishes, but I was so very wrong. If you're looking for a fabulous, less expensive alternative to Peridot, I highly recommend you grab Plume while you can.

And that concludes my Lustre Shine series (until the mystery 2 are released anyway!). I hope I represented them well. Which ones are you dying for?

Thanks for stopping by, and as always, Happy Polishing!
-Kimber