Sunday, August 14, 2011

Silver Holographic Glitter comparison

I finally received my Zoya order!!! I think the parcel went back to the US and was sent again, there were two stamps on it, which might explain that an order from June 23rd arrived on August 9th! Anyway, it's all fine now and I can show you the "silver holographic glitter" comparison I had in mind. Today, I'm presenting you OPI Servin' Up Sparkle, from the Glam Slam collection, China Glaze Nova and Zoya Luna. Of course, they're all very different, I never had any doubts about that, but they still fall in the same category. You see them in two coats.

from left to right: OPI Servin Up Sparkle, China Glaze Nova, Zoya Luna

from left to right: OPI Servin Up Sparkle, China Glaze Nova, Zoya Luna

from left to right: OPI Servin Up Sparkle, China Glaze Nova, Zoya Luna

Luna is the densest and most opaque, it's the only one you can wear alone in two coats. It has no holographic particles at all, and the base isn't clear, it's a bit milky, which helps the opacity. Nova is made of fine holographic glitter in a clear base but two coats is not nearly enough to give a full and even coverage. I usually layer it on a silver base, it's a very bling manicure but quite mesmerizing.
As for Servin Up Sparkle, it's clearly not made to be build on its own. It's made of two different types of particles, both larger and smaller than the ones in Nova. I didn't find it particularly easy to work with, the base is quite thick and the large glitter are hard to place on the nail. But it's a very nice top-coat if you want to bring some bling to any colour.
Servin'Up Sparkle is part of the Glam Slam UK sets, together with either Grape Set Match or Your Royal Shine-ness, but you can find it on its own on Ebay if you don't want to buy the others (but come on, who could resist Grape Set Match???).



J'ai enfin reçu ma commande Zoya!!! Je crois qu'en fait le paquet est retourné aux US et revenu ensuite, il était tamponné plusieurs fois, et ça expliquerait qu'une commande passée le 23 juin soit arrivé le 9 août. Enfin, tout est réglé maintenant et je peux vous montrer côte à côte les différents vernis pailletés argent/holographique que je possède. Je vous présente donc Servin' Up Sparkle d'OPI, Nova de China Glaze et Luna de Zoya. Bien sûr, ils sont tous très différents, je n'en ai jamais douté, mais je trouve intéressant de les voir ensemble, en deux couches. 

de gauche à droite: OPI Servin Up Sparkle, China Glaze Nova, Zoya Luna

de gauche à droite: OPI Servin Up Sparkle, China Glaze Nova, Zoya Luna

de gauche à droite: OPI Servin Up Sparkle, China Glaze Nova, Zoya Luna
Luna est le plus dense et le plus opaque, c'est le seule qu'on peut porter seul en deux couches. Il n'a aucune paillette holographique, et la base n'est pas transparente, elle est un peu laiteuse, ça aide l'opacité. Nova est rempli de fine particules holographiques dans une base claire, mais deux couches ne sont pas tout à fait suffisante pour une couvrance totale et homogène. Je le porte en général sur une base argent, ça fait une manucure très bling mais vraiment hypnotisante.
Quant à Servin' Up Sparkle, il n'est vraiment pas fait pour être porté seul. Il est fait de deux types de paillettes, larges hexagonales et très fines, plus que celles de Nova. Je ne l'ai pas trouvé très facile à appliquer, la base est assez épaisse et les paillettes hexa ne se placent pas facilement sur l'ongle. Mais c'est un top coat très sympa pour transformer n'importe quel vernis en tapis de diamants.
Servin'Up Sparkle fait partie des sets Glam Slam UK avec soit Grape Set Match ou Your Royal Shine-ness, mais on le trouve assez facilement seul sur Ebay si vous ne voulez pas acheter un set (mais comment résister à Grape Set Match??)

4 comments:

  1. question on the OPI...smooth or not smooth?? It looks really pretty and as a top coat I think it could be a great idea to bling bling my nails
    but you know how important it is for me to have a smooth result so I`m wondering...

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  2. It's quite smooth when you manage to place the hex glitters properly. But don't sweat over it, I'll make you try it, you'll make your own opinion :)

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  3. Could Luna be worn with one coat over another color, or is the base coat too opaque?

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  4. I'm afraid it might be too opaque, but stay tuned, I have a new silver glitter polish that I'll be posting about in a couple of days and I'll try layering Luna as well in the same post :)

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