Polarized is the silver of the collection. It's a micro silver glitter base with large green, red, pink, blue, yellow, orange and silver glitter.
Before I say anything else, here is what 2 coats of Polarized look like (plus 2 coats of top coat - it's very thirsty glitter):
OK, I have to stress that I am happy with this as a glitter polish (it is a very good dense glitter polish, completely opaque in 2 coats and super blingy) but I wouldn't call it a holo polish which is what I thought it would be when I first saw the promo shot for this collection back in November.
I was sceptical about the amazing'ness' of the holo in these, I was doubting if they would look that good on the nail and I guess it turned out they don't. Having said that, although my nails don't look as good as the girls' in the promo shot, I still love the mix between the larger multi coloured glitter and the finer micro glitter. As I said, it's still a very nice glitter polish and although the glitter is quite dense, I think it would look good in glitter sandwiches.
I know there are some mixed reviews on this collection. What are your thoughts?
gorgeous, x
ReplyDeleteI like it! It has just the right amount of other colored glitter pieces to make it look fun and sporty.
ReplyDeleteYes, it makes it pop a bit more. At least it's not just silver glitter!
DeleteAmazingggg!
ReplyDeleteCarnaval here in Brazil is coming soon, have you heard of it?
That kind of shiny color with glitter is awesome for it!
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Yes, I have Bia!! It's a pretty big deal over there isn't it? But there is so much bling in Rio that I'm sure it would overshadow even this polish!
DeleteIt looks so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sandra :-)
DeleteWow, I love this. I hate when glitter polishes need 10 coats in order to look how your nails look in that photo. This seems like the perfect glitter.
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A good glitter it is indeed - but not holo :(
DeleteIf you apply a thick coat, you can even get away with just 1!
its beautiful i love the rainbow in it.
ReplyDeleteThanks Tyne :)
DeleteThis is the first swatch I've seen of any of the Prismatic collection and actually liked it. :P It's really pretty, actually! Also, I tagged you in my latest blog post (I there are a lot floating around right now). Just showing how much I love your blog! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tag Courtney. It's a nice feeling to know people like my blog. I appreciate it :)
DeleteGive us holo glitter! ;) But yes it is pretty.
ReplyDeleteI second that. I'm still waiting for GC to come out with a collection as good as OMG in the holo department. I was truely hoping this one would be a mix of OMG and glitter!
DeleteYeah I wouldn't call that a holo either -- still super pretty, but yikes how's the removal?!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it's gona be a PITA but I'll let you know when I remove it!
DeleteLove :) I tagged you ^^ hope you don't mind ----> http://psychonails.blogspot.com/2012/02/11-questions-tag.html
ReplyDeleteThanks Eris :) I must get around to all those tags!
DeleteI actually didn't realize these were gonna be glitters when the promo came out-I wanted this collection so bad back then til someone told me they were glitters not holos-these are not for me!
ReplyDeleteThe promo pictures looked sooo good! I wanted them to be like that so badly!
DeleteThis is a super pretty glitter! But not going to lie, I'm kind of disappointed. I was hoping we'd have a true holo base with glitter. This almost looks like a color from the Eye Candy collection. I still like it though!
ReplyDeleteI feel you Melissa. Same here. I'm really happy with it as a glitter polish at least :)
DeleteI like it :]
ReplyDeleteI think this one is very pretty! I love glitter, so will probably buy a lot of these, but I'm still waiting for a new OMG-like collection. ChG teases us; there was Tronica, then the early promos for this, but no great holos. It's possible to make them these days; other companies are showing that. Maybe their volumes are too big to get that much holo powder or something.
ReplyDeleteI don't know what it is with them. If other companies can successfully make amazing holos, I don't see why CG can't do it again! Maybe your theory is correct, I'm sure there are other theories out there?!
DeleteThis polish is Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWOW, I really love the Prismatics! They are definitly no ordinary glitters. On the nail they look like scales of a fish...it's shifting color constantly when you move your hands. They are no holo's but duochromes with glitter in them: sooooo pretty!
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