Now as far as this glitter in the holo polish thing goes, I'm not so into it. I don't think that holo bases for glitters are a BAD thing because they do make for an extraordinarily rich and dimensional base, but with these latest NailNation 3000 creations I've tried, the prismatic display of the holographic pigment is almost completely lost when it's disrupted by the glitters. I'm not so much bothered by it as puzzled. Why use these expensive holo pigments when their ultimate glory is interfered with by other components? Maybe I just don't get it.
That said, I do like Mad Money. It applies beautifully, as have the other NailNation 3000 polishes that I've experienced. It has a lovely consistency, fluid and creamy, with excellent flow over the nail and good pigmentation with completely opaque coverage in two coats. Cleanup is pretty straightforward except for the glitters, which will cling to the skin and nail and must be swept or picked off. But it applies so well that little cleanup is necessary. Mad Money dries naturally in good time to a mostly smooth, shiny finish with a little texture from the glitters which can be felt but but only just.
Photos show two coats of Mad Money over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite. For those of you who notice such things, I've been doing one handed swatching lately thanks to two nail breaks on my right hand. I've patched them and they're growing out, but my patching isn't the best and the way it looks under polish bothers me. So one handed swatches are par for the course until I can get these breaks above the quick and take down the length over all of my nails.
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| NailNation 3000 Mad Money |
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| NailNation 3000 Mad Money |
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| NailNation 3000 Mad Money |
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| NailNation 3000 Mad Money |
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| NailNation 3000 Mad Money |
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| NailNation 3000 Mad Money |
It almost feels like blasphemy to say this in April when so many are finally getting to feel the first signs of spring after the huge polar vortex of a winter we just had, but doesn't this look like Christmas to you? It's dainty and doesn't scream Christmas with it's beautiful rich mossy green base but the microglitters are perfect Christmas colors and it has that special holiday feel on the nail. I'm going to remember it for next December's manicures.
love,
Liz
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