Monday, 14 January 2013

Gina Tricot Holographic Blue - swatches and review

For this Blue Monday I'll show you a blue Gina Tricot polish that they call "holographic". It's a really pretty polish but I wouldn't call it holographic. Yes, in some lighting you can see some kind of prismatic glitter but holo? No.
Let's take a look at it shall we? :)

 
 

GOOD TO KNOW:

Type of polish: Shimmer with a prismatic effect ;) (Label says holo, but I say no ;)).

Colour: A dark blue packed with silver shimmer and prismatic glitter.

Opacity: Very good! This is two fairly thick coats.

Drying time: Normal.

Formula: Good! It stays where you want it to, but it's best applied with light strokes to avoid bald spots on the first coat. Second coat applied much easier.

Brush: Very good! Thick, firm and easy to work with!

Shine: Shiny on its own. No top coat in these pictures.

Accurate colour, photo vs IRL: Accurate. What you see is what you get ;) More sparkly and glittery IRL of course! ;)

Grade: 4/5 :)

This is a nice blue polish with a beautiful finish of both shimmer and glitter. Maybe not my most beautiful blue polish, but I'd definitely recommend it to another blue-oholic ;) And I got it on sale for only 10 SEK! (£1 or $1.50!) A bargain! :)

Any thoughts on this blue polish?
Have you tried it?
kl.

14 comments:

  1. Jenny14 January 2013 at 16:51

    Inte värst holo nej... Men fint ändå. :)

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  2. Polished Marvels14 January 2013 at 20:53

    I am also a blueholic so tough guess - I LOVE this!!!!! But I agree, to call this a holo is plain exaggeration - prismatic is the word :-) xxx

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    1. Little Miss Nailpolish14 January 2013 at 21:53

      I couldn't agree with you more! They should be ashamed of themselves to call this holographic!! ;)
      CC's Halos are holo, NOT this! ;)
      It's still pretty though ;)
      xxx

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  3. Natalia A14 January 2013 at 21:07

    Ciao cara! I agree with you, is not a holo but a shimmer polish. But WHAT A SHIMMER! gorgeous! Your hands look specially elegant with this shade on.

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    1. Little Miss Nailpolish14 January 2013 at 21:55

      Grazie cara!! :D
      As a shimmer polish it's almost stunning! :D
      But as a holo... no... ;)
      Baci!
      xx

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  4. My Nail Polish Online15 January 2013 at 06:28

    I agree the polish isn't holographic. But it's so beautiful! I'll have to take a look at them the next time I'm at Gina Tricot :)

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    1. Little Miss Nailpolish17 January 2013 at 16:24

      Yes, it is beautiful!
      Go to Gina soon because it's on sale and that usually means discontinuation.
      Hurry hurry!! ;)

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  5. Sminkan15 January 2013 at 06:58

    Jättefint lack men det irriterar mig alltid när helt o-holo lack får holo i namnet. Men de är inte ensamma om det, GT, så det är bara att släppa det. Jag gillade den mörka blå färgen.

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    1. Little Miss Nailpolish17 January 2013 at 16:25

      Ja, det irriterar mig med! Och jag har dessutom två till s.k "holo" från de att visa. Jag kommer bli irriterad varje gång ;)
      Håller med att färgen är fin ändå - utan holo ;)

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  6. Gelic15 January 2013 at 11:42

    Det är ett fint lack, men man blir ju besviken när man ser att det bara är shimmer och eventuellt nått prismatiskt glitter som swishar förbi eller var det en synvilla?! ;)
    Tror nästan att märkena förlorar lite på att överdriva/ljuga om lack, tex kalla något för holo som definitivt inte är holo. För det är ju fint i sig och hade de kallat den för något annat så kanske jag fallit mer för den än jag gör nu.

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    1. Little Miss Nailpolish17 January 2013 at 16:28

      Håller med dig fullständigt!! Att kalla nåt holo eller duokromt, som sen inte är det, är bara att urholka varumärket och som får användarna att tappa förtroendet för märket! Korkat!!
      Tänk om den här hade hetat Winter Sky eller nåt istället? Det hade varit mycket bättre!

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  7. Anonymous15 January 2013 at 12:04

    Det är väldigt snyggt iaf! :D

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