Categorized: Duochrome

Did you know that Kat Von D now has nail lacquer out? Yep! It’s called High Voltage Nail Lacquer.

So far there are just four shades in smallish bottles (0.25 oz). but they are shimmery and fun! The shades are Mad Max (blue), No Regrets (fuchsia), Wonderchild (purple) and Sparklehorse (yellow). I don’t have Sparklehorse A. because it wasn’t available the same time as the other three and B. I am pretty sure that warm yellow will not look good on me anyway.

Each of her bottle caps are decorated with her black and silver rose tattoo design with her initials on top. They have a slight grip to them which makes holding them nice.

The one gripe I have is the wand is extremely short so basically you open it and have the brush immediately. Kind of strange but not really hard to paint with.

Some more info about them from Sephora:

These vibrant, vivacious nail lacquers were inspired by the neon trends of the ’80s. The high-quality, richly pigmented formulas will catch all eyes in the room with their bright, ultra-reflective shine. Infused with tiny particles of shattered glass, these are the boldest and shiniest polishes you’ll find. The extended wear, anti-chip formula is water and detergent resistant and provides UV protection to ensure the color’s fidelity.

These lacquers are formulated without toluene, formaldehyde, and DBP.

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Revlon has some new Nail Enamels out in a large-ish display I discovered at Rite Aid. These are different from their other new ones out, which are (thank god) in newer shaped bottles! I will have a review of those shortly.

There seemed to be about 15 or more of these and the display I saw was picked pretty clean. I know there was a green one in there but none left for me, so I grabbed the ones that seemed interesting.

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Who has two more Picture Polish Ozotic colors for ya? This gal does!

Ozotic 533 is a multi-chrome with holographic shimmer. It leans mostly towards the blue/purple side. The linear holographic shimmer is very strong and really amazing with this one.

Ozotic 520 is a multi-chrome that changes from red to orange to brown. When using a flash you will only see red but under low light you see burnt orange and brown much better.

These are definitely best used over a black or dark base to bring out the multi-chrome goodness best. You really only need 1-2 coats over your base to get a perfect effect.

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Ozotic 507 is a polish that every multi-chrome lover *must* have!

I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking do I really need this though? You’re thinking that you already have every multi-chrome you will ever want or need. You are thinking, well I already have Chanel Peridot and this is basically a dupe, right? Wrong!

Ozotic 507 comes in the new more rectangular bottle, which I actually really like the shape of. It looks neat and orderly.

The color changes from a heavy warm old gold to greenish-khaki to a bright green to a greenish-blue. The finish is a shimmery metallic and brush strokes are very minimal. I got excellent coverage with just two coats. Beautiful!

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Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice is here!

As you know, there has been much hype over the Models Own Beetlejuice collection ever since they announced it a couple months ago. I think nearly every nail blogger I am connected to on Twitter got it along with lots of you guys. But does the hype live up to my expectations? Yes and no.

Let’s talk formula. Some of these felt a tiny bit on the thick side, but I didn’t have any problems working with them aside from a couple being a bit streaky. I did use three coats for all colors just because I want maximum payoff and coverage.

I do think the names could have been more interesting though. It seems like all the thought went into the collection name and color concept and then they had no energy left. Better, less generic names would have made the collection a little more special for me.

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