Holo, again. It’s really a heavenly time for holos; next to Layla and Pupa, another Italian brand KIKO now released their holos! I remember they released so-called “hologram lacquer” few moment before, which seemed to be something duochrome-y and not a “holo” at all, BUT this time…KIKO released REAL HOLO. Yay!! :D
The collection is made by 4 shades, and today I’m going to show you 399/Silk Taupe and 400/Steel Gray. Another two shades are coming on next post, because the color had pretty interesting character…it’s real topcoat friendly, I mean, generally topcoat didn’t kill the holo effect, or even ENHANCED the effect.
Anyway let’s start with the swatches. All swatches are taken under 6500K daylight lamp, with 3 coats of polishes.
399/Silk Taupe, without topcoat. Silvery gold holo. Holo effect is not super strong but very smooth and pretty. Dries as matte, just like ChG FYI or similar.
399/Silk Taupe, with topcoat (essence better than gel nail top sealer). Just to be fair, I left one finger with NO topcoat; and I don’t see any difference between them. Even with final macro shot, I think it’s really impossible to guess which one I didn’t apply the topcoat…or could you? :)
400/Steel Gray, without topcoat. Charcoal gray holo. Looks a bit similar to color Club Revvvolution, but holo effect is much obvious. Cool, great color.
400/Steel Gray, with topcoat (same as before). I think now you can guess which finger I applied the topcoat; and also can understand what I felt as “topcoat friendly”. Topcoat definitely enhances holo effect on this color, which is not generally seen on classic holo polishes. Because of this effect, I felt KIKO’s holo polish has pretty unique formula; clearly not as same as others :)
Application itself was not easy; it’s better than old holos but still have “patchy” formula, that it didn’t go so well on normal basecoat and better on the aqua base. With the aqua base, I didn’t have any problem for application…it went smooth, enough coverage with 2 coats (even I did 3 here).
Now that’s it for today, I’m going to show you rest of two on the next post!! :D
KIKO限定、やはりgetされてたんですね！
ReplyDeleteコレなかなか面白い光り方しますね。
私も他の色も買っておけばよかったかも～。(>_<)
金額が表示されていなくって普通にレジに持って行ったら、
他のポリに比べてお値段高かったのでビックリ！レジに向かったのが２本でヨカッタと思った私です《笑》
でもよくよく考えたら安いけどｗ
あー確かにｗ一応ディスプレイにお値段表記あるんですが解りにくかったかも……お伝えしとくべきでしたね、すみません(´・ω・`)
Deleteでも面白いポリでしょー？Silk Taupeなんかはアートのベースにもいいんじゃないかなと思っています。でも色だけで行くと黒も悪くないんだよなー、というかむしろ結構好きな感じなので上手く活用したいなー……シルバーホロとかスタッズなんか合うかなーと思いつつ。
I found them in my local Kiko store and I took only these two that you showed us in this post! :-) So, I will wait for the next post to see the other two! :-)
ReplyDeleteNow it's on the post! :D
DeleteI think other two is also pretty, but still, I can say my fav is steel gray...this is something I didn't expect before :)
Gorgeous swatches Chiro!!
ReplyDeleteThank you!!!!! ;)
DeleteWhat do you mean with "aqua base" instead of normal base coat? I always thought all base coats are indeed the same?
ReplyDeleteAqua base is special basecoat which originally produced for patchy hard-to-apply holos (like Nfu Oh, GOSH, ChG OMGs...). It's main solvent is WATER instead of organic reagents which is normally used for usual basecoats.
DeleteI have no idea what really helps holo polishes to bind well, but it certainly helps you for easy application; especially for such a hard-to-apply polishes. If you google with "Nfu Oh Aqua base" or "GOSH aqua base", I think it'll also help you to know what they are!
Thanks for the info!
DeleteHeeelloooooooooo gorgeous polishes! I'm dribbling all over this post!
ReplyDeleteWhere are they available? Don't tell me in Germany,cause I'm running over!
x Joanna @ The Treasure Chest
They are really stunning!! :D
DeleteWell if not Germany, then Italy, Spain, France, UK and...Portugal I think? Just please check it out on KIKO's homepage ;)
OH WOOOW, they are gorgeous, thanks for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteYeah I'm happy having these :)
DeleteHappy you've enjoyed!!
I love the last one on you, very very pretty!
ReplyDeleteI think steel gray is the most stunning ;)
DeleteNothing but really lovely!