When you have an untried pile well larger than intended and all clamoring for your attention, you gotta come up with some way to pick one for the next round; my method is usually to poll the man. This time, he's adamant about both red and blue. "I'm going to look like superman or something, " I say. "Well, it has to stand out," he says.
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| outdoor, direct sunlight |
Well, alright then baby.
Brazillian brand Jade makes marvelous holos, typically of the jelly sort with a bright linear flame. The first coat always looks a little too sheer to work, but nope, nice opacity with 2 coats and a perfectly manageable formula. Vermelho Surreal (Surreal Red, if my Portugese is correct) leans just the slightest bit orange-wards of true apple red, and goes on quite easily.
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| indoor, bright CF lighting |
I've stamped over it using the the paisley henna-styled waves from the BP-10 plate, covering only my ring & middle fingers entirely and highlighting the pretty curves at the wave tips with the rest.
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| window-filtered shady daylight |
This is another go with Emily de Molly's Medium Blue stamping polish, which continues to be perfectly opaque and easy to work with.
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| bright afternoon sunlight |
Rating: Vermelho Surreal is an easy 4 out of 5 stars, with its only flaw being the quicker than I'd like weartime (typical for me and jelly polishes). The formula and color are fantastic. And I ended up liking this combo a lot more than I planned, so thanks, color-picking partner of mine.
Where to buy: this is the sad part - Jade is going out of business. Snap up any of their holos you find in destashes, or grab the last of them at
Color 4 Nails.
~Michelle
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