HHC February: CBL & Cupcake

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Hella Holo Customs featured guests for February are Colors By Llarowe and Cupcake. Their polish creations are all stunning! These will be available on February 7 through February 21 to HHC Members only. You'll need to join the facebook group to get the sale links.




Turn of the Tide
a sea blue linear holo with intense pink to gold shimmer
Just look at that pink shimmer!! Two coats. Topcoat. Great formula.







Lion, Scarecrow, Tin Man
an intense magenta purple with deep blue micro flake that gives a deep blue flame

Wow! This polish left me speechless as I stroked it onto my nails. It has a bright blue holo flame and is such a vivid purple. It is my favorite purple so far this year, ya'll. Leah Ann has set the bar high for 2018 bests!
Two coats, could have gotten away with one. Topcoat. Great formula.

My name suggestion was chosen for this polish! I firmly believe this is CBH's big sister or maybe CBH all grown up, so I came up with a name in the same family. I'm honored that Leah Ann chose the name I suggested!







I'm Frond of You
lilac purple prism holo flake with various size aqua flake.
Two coats. Topcoat. Great formula, however; this polish contains ultramarine blue and has the skunky odor that pigment causes. I noticed it most when I first opened the bottle of polish, and much less after topcoat and drying. Because I swatched these back to back, I was only able to wear this polish long enough to shoot photos so I can't speak to whether the odor goes away or not.







189 Feet Tall
a silver linear holo with heavy blue shimmers and silver holo microglitters.

My name suggestion was chosen for this polish too! 183 feet is how tall the Cinderella Castle is from water level, but when measured from the bottom of the concrete moat it is 189 feet tall and is Disney's official measurement. Since the castle is what inspired the polish, I thought it only fitting. I'm honored that Sara chose the name I suggested!
Super sparkly and beautiful! Two Coats. Topcoat. Great formula.






Freshwater Magic
a lilac linear holo with blue shimmer and a sprinkling of gold holo microglitter.
Loving this shade of purple, perfect for the upcoming holiday and springtime! Two Coats. Topcoat. Great formula.






Dusty Romance
a rose colored mauve crème based linear holo wih flecks of silver shimmer
One Coat. Topcoat. Yes, you read that correctly, I only used one coat in my photos! Fantastic formula.






All six of these HHC polishes are stunning! My favorites in this collection are Lion, Scarecrow, Tin Man because hnnnng! and Dusty Romance, the one coater!

November Hella Holo Customs: Ever After and Anonymous Lacquer

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Hella Holo Customs featured guests for November are Ever After and Anonymous Lacquer. They've made beautiful polishes which are available now through December 4th to HHC Members only.



I See The Light - a sky blue holo with pink, orange, and gold shifting flakes and gold sparkle.
The flakies in this are everything! Difficult to capture fully on camera but super flashy and amazing in person. Two coats with topcoat shown.





Falling Reflections - antique wisteria with copper to green UCC, gold and rainbow chameleon flakes colors and leaves reflecting off the water in autumn
Such a beautifully done shade, perfect for any time of year and office appropriate. Two coats with topcoat shown.





Tinman's Kiss - a bronze to copper multichrome holo with purple flakes and blue shimmer.
I'm still wearing this one and I keep wanting to do a dry brush over it with turquoise and maybe some stamping in another color. Such a pretty shade! Two coats with topcoat shown.






Deep Secret - deep burgundy leaning purple linear holo
One coater ya'll! Yup, just one coat with topcoat here, super stunningly rich and deep. Perfectly named!





Harley Daze - silver ultra linear holo. Mildred added purple shifting pigment to amp up the holo effect.
Loving the touch of purple in this, makes it more unique than other silver holo polishes. Two coats with topcoat shown.





Twilight's Dawn - blue with a red shift linear holo and added red shifting pigment to add some extra sparkle to the shift.
This one made me happy when I first saw the bottle. It reminded me of days past when I played with blue and bright orange playdoh. It was so hard to capture on camera but this totally has that neon-ish looking orange shift and shimmer in it. Blue lovers need this! Two coats with topcoat shown.





All six HHC polishes are absolutely beautiful and it's good to see Anonymous and Ever After back again. My favorites in this collection are Deep Secret because of its deep rich shade that's still holo and a one coater and I See the Light for it's stunning flakes - I need all the colors in this finish. It's simply beautiful!

Bee's Knees: FU** Cancer

I have watched as Bee's Knees Lacquer launched and grew and more recently, the brand is taking off in popularity. My first order from them was in October and one of the polishes I bought was their October Cancer charity polish. I love that they do a charity each month, you should see the November polish!



The name label has in caps FU (a pink sideways ribbon, that implies the other two letters really well) Cancer. And just look at the cute bee trail detail!



These first three photos are shown under my usual light set up, with my usual poses. Here, the polish looks like a beautiful coppery, mauve, brown shade with strong holo.





However; when held at different angles and different distances from the light, it's super multichromatic! Just look at it shift! Golden, green, mauve, coppery, brown, pinkish!?





It is a stunning one coat wonder, super holo, dream to apply. The brush - yes the brush is a big deal. It is super soft, and that's how I like them!

I really want to try stamping with it at some point, I think it will be perfect for that too.

Are you convinced to check out this brand yet?
No? Perhaps a few minutes in the fan group would help! There are beautiful swatches there and Owners Sarah and Tim are active and caring. Go now - you'll be glad you did!

Literary Lacquers: A Rose For Emily duo

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Literary Lacquers recently launched a new duo inspired by the wonderfully creppy short story, A Rose For Emily by William Faulkner

A Rose for Emily - Adobe Rose Creme Nail polish
I wore two coats with topcoat, formula was excellent.




The Best You Have - clear holographic sparkle and medium hex black, grey, orange, and navy hexes.
I wore one coat with topcoat over A Rose For Emily.





These are both available now at the Literary Lacquers Etsy shop!