Lit from Within: I LOL at your Purple Holo Comparison!
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Thursday, July 11, 2013

I LOL at your Purple Holo Comparison!

Every once in a while, the nail polish gods smile on me, and I score a lemming.  I got a used bottle of China Glaze LOL! 

So, of course I had to put it on right away.

And, then, I had to see if any of my other purple holos even compared.  So, I picked four that I thought were closest, and here's how they looked:

purple holo comparison

NONE of them were a dupe for LOL.  LOL actually had the weakest linear holo of the bunch, but the most beautiful and strong color. 

purple holo comparison

In Real Life, I couldn't tell the difference between Color Club Eternal Beauty and Urban Outfitters Purple Holo.  The Jade was a little bit darker, a little bit bluer... but you can't tell in the pix.  The Born Pretty was kind of a disappointment.  It had neither the rich color of LOL, nor the fiery holo of the others.  It's more lilac than purple, and needed three coats to reach opacity.

purple holo comparison

I took my trusty Finger Paints Black Expressionism and my jumbo Cheeky XL plate and did a little stamping.  I wasn't ready to take these gorgeous purples off yet... but they were a little too different by themselves.  The stamp sorta evened everything out, especially from a distance.

purple holos stamped

I love the way a holo looks from under a stamp.  It just glows.

purple holos stamped

Here's the bottle shot:  Born Pretty Holo #9, Jade Fascinio Violeta, Urban Outfitters Purple Holo, Color Club Eternal Beauty, and China Glaze LOL.

bottle shot:  Born Pretty Holo #9, Jade Fascinio Violeta, Urban Outfitters Purple Holo, Color Club Eternal Beauty, and China Glaze LOL.

Which would you choose?  Will nothing but LOL do? 

8 comments:

  1. There all pretty! Great comparison post. I don't own much holos so I'll have to check some of these out :)

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    1. Oh... holos are my FAVE. I own tons, can't get enough. Don't know what it is about them!!

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  2. LOL is my favorite of the bunch.

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    1. That's what the hubs said, too. I wish it were a little more holo-y, but for color, it's the best.

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  3. I like LOL but I also really like the urban outfitter one! I also really enjoy how they all look under that stamp!

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    1. Isn't it funny how sometimes a little nail art can save the day? :) The UO holo is easy to get, and at $10 is around the middle of the pack for pricing of holos. It's so easy to use, too.

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  4. Pretty pretty pretty! And awesome comparison

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    1. Thanks, Essie Rae! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

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