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Showing posts with label Glitter Gal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Glitter Gal. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Glitter Gal 10 to Midnight


Today's manicure is Glitter Gal 10 to Midnight. 10 to Midnight is a silvery grey base with linear holographic particles. Indoors it looks like a gunmetal grey shimmer, but outdoors in the sunlight the holo shows up like so:





This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of 10 to Midnight, one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc, and one coat of Seche Vite tc.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Glitter Gal Dark Brown Sparkle


This mani is a Glitter Gal Dark Brown Sparkle Holo.
Dark Brown Sparkle is a brown with large rainbow holographic particles.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of polish, and one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc.
Indoors in artificial light:



Outdoors in full sun:

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Glitter Gal Deep Green Sparkle


This mani is a Glitter Gal Deep Green Sparkle Holo.
Deep Green Sparkle is a dark green with large rainbow holographic particles.
Awesome. Very pigmented. The non-linear twin of Lizard Belly 3D Holo (a little less blue leaning perhaps).
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, three coats of polish, and one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc.
Indoors in artificial light:


Outdoors in full sun:

Monday, October 3, 2011

Glitter Gal White Sparkle


This mani is a Glitter Gal White Sparkle Holo.
White Sparkle is a sheer white frost base that flashes peachy pink with large rainbow holographic glitters.
This polish is SHEER. This is three coats and there's still VNL.
I'm kinda on the fence on this one. I'm not one for traditional/quiet shades and I'm not sure layering would improve this one...
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, three coats of polish, and one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc.
Indoors in artificial light:


Outdoors in full sun:

Friday, September 30, 2011

Glitter Gal Light As A Feather

Indoors in artificial light:


This mani is a Glitter Gal 3D Holo named Light As A Feather.
LAAF is a sort of white (but more like pale blue) base with subtle linear rainbow holographic particles.
This was quite difficult to photographic accurately, and the holo looks a little more wan that it does in person.
I layered this polish because I had heard complaints about it's sheerness.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, one coat of Manglaze Mayo, two coats of polish, and one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc.


Outdoors in direct sunlight:


Thursday, September 29, 2011

Glitter Gal Lizard Belly

Indoors in artificial light:

I had to do some kind of crazy order to follow up those fantastic Lynnderella Halloween glitters, so I decided to try some Glitter Gal polishes I've been hearing about on the internets (psst...I don't really do Holos). I have ordered many times from Overall Beauty, so when they got Glitter Gal there I was motivated to add them to my usual BB Couture order.
This mani is Glitter Gal Lizard Belly. It's on backorder right now because it's awesome (and these pictures don't even show how holographic this really is).
Glitter Gal has two lines: 3D Holo is linear holos and 3D Sparkle has scattered holo glitter.
I ordered two linear holos and three of the 3D Sparkles. I'll be sharing them all with y'all.
I heard that these bottles are small, but they are REALLY SMALL.
Check it out:

That means this shit is expensive. $14 a bottle amounts to $46.67/oz.
For comparison sake:
China Glaze retail is $4.99 for a 0.5 oz bottle --> 9.98/oz
Orly retail is $7.50 for a 0.6 oz bottle --> $12.50/oz.
OPI retail is $8.50 for a 0.5 oz bottle --> $17/oz.
Rescue Beaury Lounge retail is $18 for a 0.4 oz bottle --> $45/oz
Chanel is $25 for 0.4 oz bottle --> $62.50/oz.
Anyways, Lizard Belly is a green teal base loaded with vivid linear rainbow holographic pigment.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of polish, and one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc.
I dented the mani after these pictures. Should I be using a special holo base?


Outdoors in direct sunlight: