Like yesterday's 24 Karat Diamond, Black Holo Witch is a holographic microglitter bomb with a clear suspension base that can be used either as a topper or layered over itself as a full-coverage microglitter. What makes it special are the glitters. They are black AND holographic, which as Cristine says, is NOT the same as silver holographic microglitters in a black jelly base. "I prefer 100% pigmented glitters in a clear base, so you really get the purest of all holographic glitters and can see all the holos of the rainbow without being clouded or darkened by tinted jelly." The black microglitters are quite reflective aside from their holographic properties, and their presence lightens the black a bit and gives it a sort of powdery look in ambient light. Intensely holographic, they are at their best in direct light, producing a gorgeous blanket of pinpoint prismatic sparkle.
The microglitters here are super high quality, very tiny and fine. Cristine recommends sponging this polish on with a latex-free makeup sponge, a technique she has perfected to the point where she doesn't even need to do cleanup afterwards -- whatttt?! I really need to get some latex nail barrier and peel-off basecoat and try out this sponging of the glitter thing. In the meantime, I decided to try Black Holo Witch as a topper over a black creme, namely Memento Mori by NYC-based indie polish maker Cirque Colors, a one-coat jet black with a superb formula and a glossy finish.
I used two light coats of Black Holo Witch over Memento Mori. Black Holo Witch has a fluid, fairly smooth consistency with a medium viscosity and an easy, even spread over the nail. Do your cleanup as you go along to get those rogue glitters out of the picture! Black Holo Witch dries naturally in good time to a flat, textured finish. I used a layer of gel-effect topcoat followed by a layer of Seche Vite for a smooth, glossy finish.
Photos show two coats of Black Holo Witch over one coat of Memento Mori topped with a coat of Pretty Serious Plump Up the Volume and finished with a coat of Seche Vite.
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| FUN Lacquer Black Holo Witch over Cirque Memento Mori |
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| FUN Lacquer Black Holo Witch over Cirque Memento Mori |
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| FUN Lacquer Black Holo Witch over Cirque Memento Mori |
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| FUN Lacquer Black Holo Witch over Cirque Memento Mori |
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| FUN Lacquer Black Holo Witch over Cirque Memento Mori |
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| FUN Lacquer Black Holo Witch over Cirque Memento Mori |
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| FUN Lacquer Black Holo Witch over Cirque Memento Mori |
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| FUN Lacquer Black Holo Witch over Cirque Memento Mori |
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| FUN Lacquer Black Holo Witch over Cirque Memento Mori |
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| FUN Lacquer Black Holo Witch over Cirque Memento Mori |
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| FUN Lacquer Black Holo Witch over Cirque Memento Mori |
Apologies for the lack of sun shots, the ones I took just didn't represent the way the polish looks in person. But I think you can imagine the bling -- it's sensational! You can even see a trace of linear flare flash up and down the nail as you curl your fingers in the sun! For a better idea of the kind of sparkle Black Holo Witch generates, visit Cristine's review of the Simply Nailogical collection, here.
love,
Liz
Sparkles galore, huh?! As a side note - your cleanup descriptions often give me a laugh - always a good thing! To the polish, though (my mind's thoughts are very fragmented, tired, and if I don't put down what I am thinking immediately, I lose it and forget to write it.), what you said about the actual glitters being black, not silver glitter in a black jelly base. A few years back, I tried and tried to find a sort of chunky black glitter and was resoundingly unsuccessful. I wanted actual black glitters, not silver and not holo, that would reflect back black or at least reflect back as off a dark pavement at night after a rain. I guess they would have to make super shiny black glitter. I am sure I have seen such glitter in with other glitters but never just by itself. What few I have seen all have the holo properties. I didn't want the blingy sparkleness of holo - I just wanted shiny black glitter that reflected any light it caught. Sort of like the reflection you get off a crow's wing. That being said, if you want it holo, this polish more than fits the bill!
ReplyDeleteSince I almost always have lots of cleanup to do, it looms large in my thinking about the application experience. *lol* Just the other day I was considering cutting that aspect because it was so personal to me and maybe much less relevant to readers. It's a thought!
DeleteThe black glitters here give a very pinpoint kind of sparkle that is more streamlined and subtle compared to something like 24 Karate Diamond. With a double topcoat, the look is sleek with a kind of twinkling prismatic sparkle that moves over the nail with the light. It is blingy, though. My camera picked up a huge amoung of silvery reflectivity from the glitters in the sun, rendering them as grey, which isn't really how they look in person. It was puzzling.