Nail Trends Part 5 and Giveaway Details!

The fifth and final nail trend that I am including in the giveaway is:  Glitter Holos!!

These are holographic polishes that are not linear, but instead have larger glitter particles that are holographic, resulting in a less uniform holo look.

Milani's 3D holographics are a great example.  For the giveaway, I have for you Milani's "Hi-Tech":

I did not have time to swatch this for you guys due to my polish mishap earlier, but here are few links with awesome swatches of "Hi-Tech":

Scrangie's swatch

Vampy Varnish's swatch

On to the giveaway!  The prizes are:

China Glaze Matte Magic effects top coat.

LA Girl's Fruity polish in "Blueberry Fizz".

Milani's 3D Holographic Polish in "Hi-Tech".

Color Club holo polish in "Worth the Risque".

Essie's "Shine of the Times".

This giveaway is open internationally.  The only requirement to enter is that you must be a follower of this blog.  You can enter by leaving a comment to this post with the following info:

1. Confirm that you follow thevenomouslife.blogspot.com. (Required)

2. Do you follow Venomous Cosmetics Facebook? (Extra entry)

3. Tweet about the giveaway. (Extra entry)

4. Blog about the giveaway. (Extra entry)

5. What is your favorite nail polish trend? (Extra entry)

This contest closes on February 14th, 2012 at 6pm EST.  The winner will be chosen with a random number generator and be announced shortly after.  Good luck all!

Much Love,
~T~

A Polish Oops..

So, this afternoon I received my first order from the Llarowe shop.  If you are not familiar with them, they sell Glitter Gal, Ludurana, Hits, Ozotic and a few other difficult to find (in the US) polish brands.  I know Glitter Gal is not a new brand to most polish fans, but I saw a few swatches of some of their holos and HAD to place an order!

I picked up Glitter Gal 3D Holo polishes in "Fuchsia" and "10 to Midnight", as well as HITS Mari Moon Multi-Chrome Polish in "Artsy".   

I was carrying the polishes into my living room to take pics, when I tripped over one of my sons toys and had an unfortunate polish oops.  The prettifulness of GG "Fuchsia" was broken in a puddle on the floor.  Very sad. 

                                                       

Fortunately, I had enough left in the bottle to paint my nails quickly before it dried up completely!

             

I have to say..wow!  This is really quite amazing.  The application was sooo smooth and dried fairly quickly.  If you like holos, one or more of these should be part of your collection!

They sell for $14.00 USD in Llarowe's shop, and the shipping is very reasonable and fast.  I would like to mention though, that Glitter Gal polishes are quite a bit smaller than the standard of OPI or China Glaze.

         (Glitter Gal "10 to Midnight" next to CG's "Traffic Jam")

On a side note, tonight I will get to the other blogs I have lined up regarding the new Venomous Cosmetics collection and the nail polish giveaway!

~Tracy~



Nail Trend Giveaway Part 2: Holos

Happy Sunday everyone!  Today is part two and it will be Holos. 

Holographic polishes have also been around for quite a while, but they are pure awesomeness nonetheless.  From the infamous and impossible to find (for a reasonable price) China Glaze OMG, to Nfu oh's #61-66, these look so amazing in the sun.

For the giveaway, I have for you:
Color Club's "Worth the Risque".  This will be pictured with CC's "Revvvolution".  "Worth the Risque" is the usual silver holo, that for some reason actually seems to show up more in artificial light.  There have been several cases of people ending up with the non-holo version of this polish from certain dealers, but I assure you, this one is the holographic version.

And the pics:

L to R: "Worth the Risque" and "Revvvolution"

This pic doesn't really do the polish justice.  These are notoriously difficult to photograph.

Here are some awesome swatches of "Worth the Risque":

Scrangie's swatch

Steph's Closet swatch

(Pictured in two coats with China Glaze Fast Forward Top Coat.)

Are you crazy for holos?