Addicted to Holos: October box

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The Addicted to Holos October box has arrived and it's packed full of pretty polishes!
Addicted to Holos is a bi-monthly box featuring holographic polishes from Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer, Literary Lacquer, Philly Loves Lacquer, Sweet Heart Polish & The Polish Bar. The boxes are available for purchase via a week-long preorder at the beginning of every other month. The cost was recently reduced to $50 plus shipping.



Philly Loves Lacquer
Taisteal Sábháilte
A coralesque orange linear holo with gold flash and copper shimmer.

A pumpkin orange, right in time for fall. The gold and copper shimmers are pretty but the holo was difficult for me to see. The holo appears to be more scattered and sparse. The formula on this polish was better than most PLLs I've tried in the past. It was fluid and easy to apply. I wore two coats and topcoat.





The Polish Bar
Purple Mist
A medium purple linear holographic with tiny pewter holographic glitter.

Such a stunning polish almost a periwinkle but just enough red to call it purple. This has a metallic and subtle holo finish with a super smooth, easy to control formula. Two coats for opacity





Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer
Sepulcher by the Sea
Mint jelly linear holo with gold and pink glass flecks.

I consider this shade more of a sea foamy green than mint since it leans blue. More like the shade of a Tiffany jewelry box. I really enjoyed the sparkle of the glass flecks while wearing this polish. The holo in this one was subtle, but there is definitely a rainbow on the nail. Almost opaque in one coat so I went for two. The formula is nice and easy to apply.





Literary Lacquers
Phoenix In Her Blood
A black cherry linear holo (inspired by Shakespeare's Sonnet XIX).

I love black cherry flavored things and when I saw the description of this polish I craved the Kool-Aid. -giggle- A nice strong linear holo effect, the kind that I love! I wore two coats of this buttery formula.





Sweet Heart Polish
Sugar & Spice
A warm brown linear holographic with a pink flash and copper holographic glitter.

Milk Chocolate, smooth creamy but with sparkles! A glistening dessert, that is this polish. Two easy coats that applied themselves and just look at that sparkle!





The Addicted to Holos box for October will be available for preorder at http://www.addictedtoholos.bigcartel.com/ from 10/5/2015 through 10/12/2015. All polishes in the box are limited edition and only available for the month they are offered.

Addicted to Holos: August Box

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The Addicted to Holos box for August has arrived and I'm excited to share these pretty polishes with you!
The descriptions were provided to me, and I've added my own comments beneath those. Enjoy!



Sweet Heart Polish Hot August Nights
True green linear holo with gold and green micro glitter.

Lovely shade, buttery formula, opaque in two coats and just look at that sparkle! Cassandra is our host this month for the box and I think she created a fantastic polish!





Philly Loves Lacquer Fallen Ember
Deep brownish red holo filled with purple and blue flecks

I enjoy seeing what PLL will think of next! Her color / shimmer / glitter combinations are unnique and this one is beautiful - but the formula of PLLs are always a challenge for me to use. It is thicker than most indies I've tried and seems to dry really quickly so I end up with thicker coats. The polish is a great concept, and looks lovely in spite of its challenging application.






The Polish Bar Surf Blue
Light aqua linear holo

I feel like I'm cheating on purple with this polish - it had me at hello holo. I am falling deep in love with aqua and turquoise shades of everything! So. Much. Love. Perfect formula, opaque in two coats.





Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer Heat Lightning
Steel grey linear holo with pink and royal blue glass flecks.

Totally looks like stainless steel but much more sparkly! Opaque in one coat and a little on the thick side but still easy to work with.





Literary Lacquers Can't Work By Lime Light
Electric lime mega glitter linear holo, inspired by the poem Lime Light by Kay Ryan

I really like bright lime shades, they go perfect with purple or aqua and this one delivers! It's bright and sparkly and a pleasure to apply and wear. Opaque in two coats and super blingy in sunlight! Cate, in case you're reading this, you need this polish!





The boxes will be available for preorder at the shop from 8/10/2015 through 8/17/2015. All polishes in the box will be limited edition and only available for the month they are offered.

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February | April | June

Addicted to Holos: June box

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The Addicted to Holos box for June has arrived and I'm excited to share the polishes with you before their upcoming launch!

Literary Lacquer's Salt & Sweetness is a very rich shade of teal with blue flakes and liner holographic pigment. The richness and variation of color reminds me of time I spent snorkeling in the oceans off the coast of Hawaii. The formula for this polish is perfection as usual, and opaque in two coats.





Sweet Heart Polish made the palest blue holo called Summer Breeze which I think describes the color of this polish perfectly. The holographic finish is very strong in full sun, and I was still able to capture it under studio lighting. I wore two coats with topcoat and the formula was excellent.





June Bug is a creamy orange-ish shade with subtle holo shimmer made by Philly Loves Lacquer. I found the formula to be thick, but I was able to apply it in two thin coats. You may get away with one heavier coat, as this one is quite pigmented!





Love Potion from The Polish Bar is a strong holographic flirty shade of pink and it even has tiny holo glitters in it for an extra bit of sparkle. Perfect for hot summer days and quite eye catching! I wore two easy coats with topcoat for the photos.





Blue-Eyed Girl brings us Bikinis & Flip Flops, a great medium purple holo shimmer polish which has a matte finish! I snapped a photo of that first and then topcoated to really show off the shimmer. The formula was really smooth and easy to apply, no dragging or pulling the way some mattes are.

Matte



With topcoat





Are you excited about this upcoming box? I sure am! I really enjoyed the palette of colors, the perfect combination for summer. I think that these would also be great to use for nail art as well since there's a good contrast between these shades.

The Addicted to Holos box will be available for pre-order 6/8 - 6/15 at http://addictedtoholos.bigcartel.com/. See ya there!

Addicted to Holos: April box

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The Addicted to Holos box for April is here! I'm excited to share these shades with you, they're all very pretty and I love their names too!

Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer - Cotton Candy Clouds
Pinky-lilac creamy holo with strong green shimmer
Two Coats with topcoat, formula was a little on the thick side and may be opaque in one coat with careful application.





Literary Lacquers - Little Sleep Song
Creamy light grey linear holo with silver glass fleck and white flakies, inspired by the poem April Rain Song by Langston Hughes
Two Coats with topcoat, formula was a little on the thick side and may be opaque in one coat with careful application.





Sweet Heart Polish - April Showers
Juicy deep blue jelly linear holographic with tons of shifty flakes
Two Coats with topcoat, formula was smooth and very fluid.





Philly Loves Lacquer - Rain Boots and Puddles
Blueish teal linear holo with blue flecks and shimmer.
Two Coats with topcoat, formula was on the thick side.





The Polish Bar - End of the Rainbow
Light periwinkle blue holo with silver glass flecks
Four Coats with topcoat, formula was smooth and very fluid.





The preorders for the April box are $60 + shipping and will be open from 4/1/2015 through 4/8/2015 at addictedtoholos.bigcartel.com which is a shared shop between the five polish artisans.

All polishes in the box are limited edition and only available for the month they are offered. Be sure to get yours the week they launch!