1) I thought it would be easier than to pick and choose which polishes to try and holo-up.
2) It's a little spendy and I didn't want to waste it.
3) As a topcoat, it doesn't seem to wash out/lighten the colors as much as adding it directly to the polish.
4) I can still use my polish "regular" or I can use the holo topcoat. Adding directly to the polish keeps me from using it normally again.
Does it work?
Yes! I think it actually works better as a topcoat - see reason 3 above.
Here, I've swatched five colors side-by-side with and without the spectraflair topcoat.
I used Sally Hansen Insta-Dry topcoat - about 2/3 of a bottle - and added two small bits/scoops (about the size of a grain of rice each) and two little ball bearings because topcoats usually don't have those.
L to R: Butter London Bluey, Nicole by OPI Sealed with a Kris, NARS Koh Lanta, Orly Wandering Vine and Zoya Petra
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| Butter London Bluey |
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| Nicole by OPI Sealed with a Kris |
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| NARS Koh Lanta |
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| Orly Wandering Vine |
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| Zoya Petra |
Adding daylight photos (I can't really say sunlight photos because it decided not to come out today) - as always, you can click on photos to enlarge...
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| Butter London Bluey |
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| Nicole by OPI Sealed with a Kris |
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| NARS Koh Lanta |
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| Orly Wandering Vine |
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| Zoya Petra |
Have you tried Spectraflair yet?
Where do you get spectraflair? This is really cool. Would suit me perfect since I prefer buying cremes.
ReplyDeleteIt's just a powder, a very FINE powder (do not use in a room with a ceiling fan on, don't ask me how I know) and I got it from e-Bay seller annas.art.asylum and she was a pleasure to work with! I fashioned a lil scoop out of a plastic straw to use and I add a little at a time in the size of a grain of rice. But don't add too much or it actually reduces the linear holo effect.
ReplyDeleteThat looks awesome!
ReplyDeleteIt's so pretty of the Orly's green and Petra
ReplyDeleteI wish I had done this with my SpectraFlair!! I had a little and I used it in SC Sugar, Sugar (amazing) and DS Coronation, it was meh. This would have been a much better use of it.
ReplyDeleteWOW! Sheila! This is fantastic!
ReplyDeleteAs if I need another lemming! That looks really great.
ReplyDeleteTotally doing this. Just enough left for a bottle!
ReplyDeleteWow, I need some spectraflair in my life!!
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous!! I am looking for ball bearings on eBay but there are so many different sizes - what size are they do u know?
ReplyDeleteI think most people use 3/16th or 1/8th but I am not really a "frankener."
DeleteHello I'm from melbourne and have been trying to purchase spectraflair for a while without much luck as most ebay sites dont ship to Australia 😢 I'm also looking for hologram in a spray can could anyone please answer ?
ReplyDeleteHello I'm from melbourne and have been trying to purchase spectraflair for a while without much luck as most ebay sites dont ship to Australia 😢 I'm also looking for hologram in a spray can could anyone please answer ?
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