This is the last of my Golden Rose purchases - remember I only spent $20 on these beauties total! :) That makes my wallet very happy. Golden Rose Holographic 110 - Purplish Pink. Again, these bottles are smaller but so is the price at only $2.19. Fun times.
I didn't use a base coat or a top coat and this is 3 coats of polish.
Here's one sun picture - you can see a bunch of holo coming across.
So check out this pretty sun picture! I'm very happy.
Boring (but necessary) shade picture.
And finally an indoors with flash. Hello holo. :)
So this ends my little stint of Golden Rose polishes. Overall I've been very happy with them. I did just order the Nfu-Oh Aqua Base, so I'm excited to check it out with my holo polishes. I always prefer a base coat to prevent staining and protect your nails. I've been blogging since December 2009 and only had stained nails once (before I started using a base coat every time).
You can purchase Golden Rose polishes from their website. They offer free shipping for orders over $20 and free samples as well. Sadly, they do not ship internationally. You can like them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter.
Talk about saving the best for last, THIS IS THE BEST ONE I HAVE. Did I say that loud enough online? :) Golden Rose Paris 118 - Black is a charcoal black holo that is reminiscent of my favorite OPI "My Private Jet".
First I was using no base coat and no top coat and 2 coats of polish (see on my index and middle fingers) but then I realized I wanted a base coat so I used one coat of CND Blackjack and then 1 coat of 118. MAGIC.
Without CND, 118 is a bit watery as you can see a bit of VNL on my middle finger but you add that base coat and BAM. Hello holo! Seriously in love.
You can tell how much more pronounced a base coat of black is here in the shade.
And finally an indoors with the flash. Seriously, this is totally worth purchasing - especially for $3.50 a bottle! I can't wait to wear this again as a full manicure!
You can purchase Golden Rose polishes from their website. They offer free shipping for orders over $20 and free samples as well. Sadly, they do not ship internationally. You can like them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter.
In addition to my Golden Rose Paris polishes I bought, I also got 2 of the "Holographic Color Nail Lacquers". This is a smaller bottle at 6 mL/0.20 Fl Oz (OPI bottles are 15 mL/0.50 Fl Oz) with a smaller price tag (currently $2.19 USD). It is a tiny little bottle with a square faux top that you can pull off to review a normal round top. (Side note, I didn't realize that when I painted my nails - I learned it by accident today ^_^)
Once again I didn't use a base or top coat and this is 3 coats of polish. The formula was nice but I can't wait until I have an Aqua Base coat to try out. Here is 107 ... I think? On the website, 107 is listed as purple. This is totally not a purple. I THINK this is actually 108 (grey)...
... drool. I love holographics. Seriously.
Shade shows that this is definitely more opaque that the Paris version... I definitely like it.
Here's a weird looking indoors with flash picture. Sorry friends.
I definitely like this one and especially the price. I kind of wished I had bought more of this line but maybe that will be my next purchase. ^_^
You can purchase Golden Rose polishes from their website. They offer free shipping for orders over $20 and free samples as well. Sadly, they do not ship internationally. You can like them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter.
Here's another Golden Rose Paris Holographic for you! This is 102 Silver which I was hoping would be like a China Glaze Sexagon (or Hologram). I love how these are so blah in the bottle and always a rainbow on the nail. Go silver!
I did not use a base or top coat and this is 3 coats of polish.
Okay, so yes I'm a bit of a sad panda. I definitely need a base color coat so there's no VNL.
Boo shade. :) You can still see a bit of scattered holo in there.
And finally indoors with the flash - look at that holo! I'm slightly obsessed with holos, as I've seen a lot of us are.
You can purchase Golden Rose polishes from their website. They offer free shipping for orders over $20 and free samples as well. Sadly, they do not ship internationally. You can like them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter.
I have another Golden Rose Paris Holographic polish for you today! This is 112 which is listed on their website as "Iced Latte" but I'm not sure that's right? Anywho - the holo on this polish isn't quite as strong as the others but still quite pretty.
I did not use a base or top coat and this is 3 coats of polish.
You can see a bit of VNL here in the sun.
And one in the shade.
Yay indoors with flash! You can see the holo now! Especially check out that bottle.
You can purchase Golden Rose polishes from their website. They offer free shipping for orders over $20 and free samples as well. Sadly, they do not ship internationally. You can like them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter.
I have another Golden Rose holographic for you today! Paris 109 Lilac is a light purple holographic (um, duh Krystal) that is almost more pink to me than purple. I did not use a base or top coat and this is 3 coats of polish. I do still plan on getting Nfu-Oh Aqua Base probably next month.
You can see a bit of VNL on my pointer finger and just a tiny bit of nail on my ring finger. I think not only would an Aqua Base work well for this but also even maybe a base colored coat. You'll see what I mean in another post later this week. :)
Shade picture isn't as exciting but shade pictures of holographic polishes rarely are.
I felt like including a picture of the bottom of the bottle - I'm obsessed with the holo goodness in each bottle.
You can purchase Golden Rose polishes from their website. They offer free shipping for orders over $20 and free samples as well. Sadly, they do not ship internationally. You can like them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter.
I had really hoped that 2011 would be the year of holographics, but it's becoming apparent that this is the year of crackles. I had never heard of Golden Rose nail polishes until I was reading the blog Chromatic Misadventures and I knew I just had to have these considering the price. :)
So Golden Rose is a company in Illinois that has a large range of cosmetics including holographic nail polish for GET THIS - $3.50! Now the bottles are smaller at 0.39 Fl. Oz. (versus 0.5 Fl. Oz. in a bottle of China Glaze or Finger Paints) but they are holographic! As you can see, it's a little diamond shaped bottle with a long thin handle but I didn't find it hard to work with at all. I do wish their colors had names instead of numbers, but I'll deal.
For Paris 108 "Burgundy", I didn't use a base or top coat and this is 2 coats of polish.
Check out that opacity and coverage! Ohhh lovely.
In the shade, you lose the holo look but it's still quite pretty.
You can purchase Golden Rose polishes from their website. They offer free shipping for orders over $20 and free samples as well. Sadly, they do not ship internationally. You can like them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter.
