Entries for Wednesday December 28
China Glaze’s Soft Sienna Silks
- Manufacturer: China Glaze
- Availability: part of China Glaze's We Adorn You collection
- Color Range: semisheer white shimmer
- Staying Power: 4 out of 4 stars
- Cost/Amount: USD$6 for 14 ml / .5 fl oz
- Would you purchase again: yes
- Similar shades:
NOTE 03/25/2013: I will no longer be purchasing or reviewing any new China Glaze products, aside from the two that I have in the publishing queue. All previously-published posts will remain up. Info & links of interest
Orly’s Opal Hope
- Manufacturer: Orly Beauty
- Availability: part of the regular line
- Color Range: sheer shell-pink with green duochrome sheen
- Staying Power: 3 out of 4 stars
- Cost/Amount: USD$10 for 18ml / .6 fl oz
- Would you purchase again: yes
- Similar shades:
This is another “faux-French” color. There’s the barest coral-pink base color, with a blue-green duochrome flash. More coats deepens the iridescent effect, but the base color pretty much stayed “semisheer” even after three heavy-ish coats. Application was okay, though I had kind of been hoping for more of the coral-pink base color than I ended up getting. The finish is…odd. I think it might technically be a “frost”, because it does look a bit gritty. But the color is so fine, and the duochrome flash is so smooth, that it’s not really a typical “frost”. (And definitely no visible brushstrokes.)
Milani’s HD
- Manufacturer: Milani
- Availability: originally released as part of the 3D Holographic collection
- Color Range: silver scattered-holographic sparkle
- Staying Power: 4 out of 4 stars
- Cost/Amount: USD$4.99 for 14 ml / .5 fl oz
- Would you purchase again: yes
- Similar shades: China Glaze's Sexagon
This and 3D (the gold holographic) were the first colors I bought from Milani’s holographic collection. The holographic effects are more scattered - similar to the China Glaze Kaleidescope collection holos - and this one is a near-exact duplicate of Sexagon. The polish applies evenly, no bald spots, and I get full opacity after 3 coats. (I used two coats in these photos - and you can see the VNL on the index finger.) I advise using three separate coats, instead of trying to apply two coats heavily. You’ll get better results, and a faster drying time for the manicure.